Freedom Flight Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FREEDOM FLIGHT IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT FLIES HOT AIR BALLOONS TO SUPPORT THE PRISONER OF WAR / MISSING IN ACTION ISSUES. WE ARE PRIVATELY FUNDED BY RANDOM DONORS , LIKE YOU. WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS! OUR VOLUNTEERS MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR OPERATION. EVERYTHING FROM THE PILOTS, THE CREW, THE ARTWORK, THE WEBSITE, THE EVENTS ARE ALL DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEERS.
- Income
- $102,556
- Spending
- $96,876
- Reserves
- 11.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $76,098 spent. FREEDOM FLIGHT (FFI) IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT FLIES HOT AIR BALLOONS TO SUPPORT THE PRISONER OF WAR / MISSING IN ACTION (POW-MIA) ISSUES. FREEDOM FLIGHT IS PRIVATELY FUNDED BY RANDOM DONORS, AS WELL AS THROUGH EVENT SPONSORSHIP, SUCH AS FRATERNAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. FFI IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. FFI VOLUNTEERS MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR OPERATION. EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING, FROM THE PILOTS, THE CREW, THE ARTWORK, THE WEBSITE, TO INCLUDE THE EVENTS ARE ALL DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEERS. ADDITIONALLY, MANY OF THESE EVENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY PILOTS FROM AS MANY AS 22+ COUNTRIES, THEREBY SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF THE POW-MIA CAMPAIGN AND FURTHERING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OUR MISSION.
- FREEDOM FLIGHT, INC. (FFI) IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT FLIES HOT AIR BALLOONS TO SUPPORT THE PRISONER OF WAR / MISSING IN ACTION ISSUES TO VARYING DIVERSE, EXCEPTIONAL, AND WIDE-RANGING COMMUNITY EVENTS. MANY OF THESE ARE FESTIVALS AND FAIRS THAT PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTEERISM, AND COMMUNITY CAMARADERIE. INNUMERABLE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS ASSIST IN THE CONDUCT OF THESE FESTIVALS AND FAIRS. FFI IS PRIVATELY FUNDED BY RANDOM DONORS, MANY INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU. WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS! OUR VOLUNTEERS MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR OPERATION. EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING FROM THE PILOTS, THE CREW, THE ARTWORK, THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE EVENTS ARE ALL DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEERS.
- PARTICIPATION IN THE EXTENSIVE AND VARYING FESTIVALS AND FAIRS ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY CONDUCTED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, FROM COAST TO COAST . FESTIVALS ARE COMMUNITY ESTABLISHED, PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, NON-POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS WHOSE MISSIONS ARE TO CELEBRATE, TEACH, HONOR, AND STRENGTHEN THE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES OF FAITH, FAMILY, FREEDOM, AND COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY HONORING OUR PRISONERS OF WAR AND THOSE STILL MISSING IN ACTION FROM ALL WARS. FREEDOM FLIGHT IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT FLIES HOT AIR BALLOONS TO SUPPORT THE PRISONER OF WAR / MISSING IN ACTION ISSUES. WE ARE PRIVATELY FUNDED BY RANDOM DONORS, MANY INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU. FFI IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER NON-PROFIT. OUR VOLUNTEERS MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR OPERATION. EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING, FROM THE PILOTS, THE CREW, THE ARTWORK, THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE EVENTS ARE ALL DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEERS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1989.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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