Friends of the Lone Pine Airport
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE FRIENDS OF LONE PINE AIRPORT (FLPA) IS DEDICATED TO RESTORING AND REVITALIZING THE HISTORIC LONE PINE DEATH VALLEY AIRPORT, FOSTERING EDUCATION IN AVIATION, AND PROVIDING CULTURAL PROGRAMS. GOALS OF FRIENDS OF LONE PINE AIRPORT: RENOVATION AND UPGRADE OF HISTORIC AIRPORT BUILDINGS. ADVOCATE FOR UPGRADE OF TARMAC AND RUNWAY AREAS, LIGHTING, AWOS, ETC.. ADVOCATE FOR UPGRADES TO CONTINUE LIFE FLIGHTS OUT OF LONE PINE AT NIGHT. FOSTER EVENTS AND GATHERINGS AT THE AIRPORT. CREATE AN FLPA YOUTH IN AVIATION PROGRAM, AND A STEM PROGRAM FOR THE YOUTH OF OWEN'S VALLEY. BUILD A COMMUNITY OF AVIATORS AND AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS WHO LOVE THE LONE PINE DEATH VALLEY AIRPORT.
- Income
- $38,878
- Spending
- $29,847
- Reserves
- 38.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 December 31, 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 (2)
- $22,135 spent. THE RENOVATION OF THE HISTORIC AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING WAS COMPLETED IN 2025. THE ROOF AND CEILING WERE REPLACED, THE EXTERIOR WAS PATCHED AND PAINTED, THE WOOD FLOORS WERE REFINISHED, NEW WINDOWS WERE INSTALLED, THE FRONT OFFICE WAS REPAIRED AND PAINTED, THE BATHROOMS WERE RENOVATED, PAINTED, AND NEW FIXTURES WERE INSTALLED, THE KITCHEN WAS PAINTED AND A NEW FLOOR WAS INSTALLED, AND MANY OTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE. IN ADDITION, A DISPLAY OF PICTURES HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORY OF THE AIRPORT WERE HUNG IN THE BUILDING. A GRANT FROM THE RECREATION AVIATION FOUNDATION (RAF) MADE THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT POSSIBLE. ALMOST ALL OF THE RENOVATION WORK WAS DONE BY VOLUNTEERS. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED SEVERAL WORK PARTIES DURING THE YEAR WHERE VOLUNTEERS GATHERED AT THE AIRPORT TO COMPLETE THE VARIOUS PROJECTS.
- $1,100 spent. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION STARTED A YOUTH AND AVIATION PROGRAM FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO BUILD AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A DONATION OF THE PARTS OF A ZENITH CH650 AIRCRAFT. THE GOAL IS FOR THE STUDENTS TO BUILD THIS AIRCRAFT IN AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE LONG TERM GOAL IS TO CREATE A CERTIFIED CTE PROGRAM THROUGH COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND LONE PINE HIGH SCHOOL, ENABLING STUDENTS TO EARN BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CREDITS FOR THEIR WORK.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 November 6, 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 2025.
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 April 2022.
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 November 4, 2026.
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