Aadf Legacy Airbase Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO HONORING UNITED STATES VETERANS BY DISPLAYING HISTORIC AIRCRAFT, EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR VETERAN RIDES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE PRESERVE AND SHARE U.S. WAR MEMORABILIA IN AN EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM SETTING, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. OUR MISSION IS TO ACQUIRE, CONSERVE, RESEARCH, AND EXHIBIT SIGNIFICANT ARTIFACTS THAT SHOWCASE THE IMPACT OF WAR ON PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. WE BRING AMERICAN WAR HISTORY TO LIFE WITH COLLECTIONS OF PERSONAL ARTIFACTS, WEAPONS,VEHICLES, UNIFORMS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND POSTERSTRACING THE LEGACY OF THE U.S. MILITARY,AIR FORCE, AND NAVY. THROUGH THESE EXHIBITS, WE SEEK TO HONOR VETERANS, EDUCATE CITIZENS, AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO APPRECIATE THE SACRIFICES AND STORIES THAT SHAPED OUR NATION.
- Income
- $97,922
- Spending
- $37,779
- Reserves
- 24.3 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)
- $37,779 spent. AADF LEGACY AIRBASE HONORS VETERANS BY SHARING HISTORY, GIVING BACK THROUGH STARTING TO BUILD A HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM THAT WILL HOUSE COLLECTIONS OF PERSONAL U.S. WAR ARTIFACTS, WEAPONS, VEHICLES, UNIFORMS, PICTURES, POSTERS AND MORE OF THE US MILITARY, AIR FORCE AND NAVY. A TOTAL OF 41 FLIGHTS WERE GIVEN IN 2024.
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 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 December 2024.
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 2015.
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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