Status Aviation Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE STRATUS AVIATION FOUNDATION ("SAF") IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING STEM-RELATED LEARNING THROUGH SCHEDULED EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND HANDS-ON TRAINING SESSIONS. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ON VARIOUS AVIATION PROJECTS, GAINING EXPOSURE TO THE MULTIFACETED ASPECTS OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY. SAF RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY, AND THROUGH ITS INITIATIVES, IT STRIVES TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $700
- Spending
- $33,744
- Reserves
- 48.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $33,044 spent. THE STRATUS AVIATION FOUNDATION ("SAF") CONDUCTS ITS PRIMARY AVIATION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH BRANDYWINE AVIATION & MAINTENANCE AT BRANDYWINE REGIONAL AIRPORT. SAF'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES ENCOMPASS COMPREHENSIVE AVIATION EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING FLIGHT TRAINING AND MECHANICAL TRAINING. THE FOUNDATION GOES BEYOND THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE, OFFERING DISCOVERY FLIGHTS TO PARTICIPANTS WHO ASPIRE TO PURSUE A CAREER IN AVIATION. THESE IMMERSIVE ACTIVITIES AIM TO INSTILL A DEEP UNDERSTANDING AND PASSION FOR AVIATION, PREPARING PARTICIPANTS FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE CAREERS IN THE FIELD.IN ADDITION TO ITS CORE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SAF ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE BROADER COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING BASIC SCHOLARSHIPS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS SERVE TWO PURPOSES: ASSISTING PARTICIPANTS WITHIN SAF'S PROGRAMS WHO MAY LACK THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO PURSUE AVIATION CAREERS AND CONTRIBUTING TO OTHER FOUNDATIONS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS.A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT AND MENTEE WAS RECENTLY HIRED BY PIEDMONT AIRLINES. HE STARTED WITH SAF BACK IN 2013 AS A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS OUR LATEST SUCCESS STORY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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