Nonprofit · EIN 95-2555350
TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92131
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,953,398 | $1,757,310 | $196,088 | $3,767,960 | $88,989 | $3,678,971 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,858,826 | $1,708,139 | $150,687 | $3,431,673 | $45,335 | $3,386,338 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,354,776 | $1,351,088 | $3,688 | $3,084,676 | $1,556 | $3,083,120 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $500
- Program service revenue
- $324,535
- Investment income
- $240,851
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $63,537
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $44,056
- Other revenue
- $1,387,512
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $301,188
- Other salaries and wages
- $388,255
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $744,857
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,723
- Occupancy
- $39,157
- Travel
- $17,982
- Depreciation
- $13,610
- Program services (functional)
- $484,754
- Management and general (functional)
- $957,758
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,431,673
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,767,960
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $88,989
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,678,971
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $455,075
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,056,784
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,678,971
- Gross receipts
- $2,139,852
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 29
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPT GREGGORY KEITHLEY USN | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $173,654 |
| CAPT RODGER WELCH USN Ret | Officer Officer | 40 | $127,534 |
| RADM MIKE MANAZIR USN Ret | Chairman Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR KRISTEN FINDLAY USN | President Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ADM CHRIS AQUILINO USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VADM TED BRANCH USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LCOL THOMAS BOLEN USMC | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT ADAN COVARRUBIAS USN Re | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT WALT SLAUGHTER USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MELODIE PALMER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JIM GIGLIOTTI USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR COREY PRITCHARD USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR ANTONIA MIGGINS USN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VADM CHIP MILLER USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT BRAD RUSSELL USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPT JJ CUMMINGS USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR CAROLYN PETERSON USN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LCDR MARY CATE SULLY USN | Pres. Emeritus Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LCDR NICK JOHNSON USN | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LT MARK JBEILY USN | CFO Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT LONNY MCCLUNG USN Ret | President Emeri Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR NEIL ZERBE USN Ret | Secretary Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR TOM LAWSON USN Ret | CFO Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT STERLING G GILLIAM USN | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN USN R | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JIM DIMATTEO USN Ret | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR JIM GROSS USN Ret | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR TIM MURPHY USN Ret | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JAMES BATES USN | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT WALT STAMMER USN | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT BETH CREIGHTON USN | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR MEHDI AKACEM USN Ret | officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT MICHAEL LISA USN Ret | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPT GREGGORY KEITHLEY USN | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $165,210 |
| CAPT RODGER WELCH USN Ret | Officer Officer | 40 | $124,969 |
| RADM MIKE MANAZIR USN Ret | Chairman Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR KRISTEN FINDLAY USN | President Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RDML JJ QUINN USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LCOL JARROD DEVORE USMC | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT SHAWN MALONE USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VADM GERALD BEAMAN USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT ADAN COVARRUBIAS USN Re | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT WALT SLAUGHTER USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MELODIE PALMER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JIM GIGLIOTTI USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR COREY PRITCHARD USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR ANTONIA MIGGINS USN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VADM CHIP MILLER USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT BRAD RUSSELL USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JJ CUMMINGS USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT LONNY MCCLUNG USN Ret | Pres. Emeritus Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR NEIL ZERBE USN Ret | Secretary Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR TOM LAWSON USN Ret | CFO Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT WD KNUTSON USN Ret | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT STERLING G GILLIAM USN | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN USN R | officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JIM DIMATTEO USN Ret | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR JIM MAX GROSS USN Ret | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR TIM MURPHY USN Ret | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JAMES BATES USN | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT WALT STAMMER USN | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT BETH CREIGHTON USN | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR MEHDI AKACEM USN Ret | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT MICHAEL LISA USN Ret | Officer Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPT GREGGORY KEITHLEY USN | EXECUTIVE DIR. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $161,620 |
| CAPT RODGER WELCH USN RET | Vice President Officer | 40 | $102,660 |
| VADM GERLAD BEAMAN USN RET | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LCOL JARROD DEVORE USMC | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RADM MIKE MANAZIR USN RET | Chairman Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR ADAN COVARRUBIAS USN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT WALT SLAUGHTER USN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT SHAWN MALONE USN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MELODIE PALMER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT VALERIE OVERSTREET USN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JIM GIGLIOTTI USN RET | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR COREY PRITCHARD USN RET | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LCDR ANTONIA MIGGINS USN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VADM CHIP MILLER USN RET | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT BRAD RUSSELL USN RET | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JJ CUMMINGS USN RET | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RDML JAMES J QUINN USN RET | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CDR KRISTEN FINDLAY USN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT MICHAEL LISA USN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN USN | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR TOM LAWSON USN RET | Treasurer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR NEIL ZERBE USN RET | Secretary Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT LONNY MCCLUNG USN RET | Pres. Emeritus Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT WD KNUTSON USN RET | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT STERLING GILLIAM USN RE | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JIM DIMATTEO USN RET | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR JIM GROSS USN RET | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ANGIE KNAPPENBERGER | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR TIM MURPHY USN RET | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT JAMES BATES USN | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT WALT STAMMER USN | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAPT BETH CREIGHTON USN | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CDR MEHDI AKACEM USN | Vice President Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9696 BUSINESSPARK AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92131-1643
- Signed the 990
- Gregory Keithley, Executive Director
- Phone
- (800) 322-4665
- Website
- https://www.tailhook.net/
- Return prepared by
- Accounting Solutions as Inc
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2555350 or by the name TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The Tailhook Association is an independent, fraternal, nonprofit organization internationally recognized as the premier supporter of the aircraft carrier and other sea-based aviation.The purpose of the Association are: to foster, encourage, develop, study, and support the aircraft carrier, sea-based aircraft, both fixed and rotary wing, and aircrews of the United States of America; and to educate and inform the public in the appropriate role of the aircraft carrier and carrier aviation in the nations's defense system.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES OF THE CARRIER AVIATION JOURNAL.THE CARRIER AVIATION JOURNAL EDUCATES THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND WASHINGTON LEADERSHIP - IT INCLUDES: A BRIEF WRITTEN BY THE SENIOR OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP IN THE NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION COMMUNITY. HISTORICAL ARTICLES ABOUT THE GROWTH AND STRENGTHS OF THE US NAVY IN OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE SYSTEM. A SUMMARY OF ALL NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CHANGES OF COMMAND. ACTIVE DUTY SQUADRON PARTICIPATION IN ONGOING CONFLICTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.HOSTED A PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ALLOWING ACTIVE DUTY JUNIOR AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP DIRECT CONTACT WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS.HOSTED REGIONAL SYMPOSIUMS FOCUSING ON TACTICAL CAPABILITIES OF CURRENT AIRCRAFT AND WEAPONS SYSTEMS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-2555350
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(7): Social or recreational club
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,767,960
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,139,852
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,953,398 | $1,757,310 | $3,767,960 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,858,826 | $1,708,139 | $3,431,673 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,354,776 | $1,351,088 | $3,084,676 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,530,755 | $2,029,801 | $2,500,696 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-2555350).
Questions about TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION is 95-2555350.
- Is TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(7) since 1969.
- Are donations to TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 33 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $173,654 (CAPT GREGGORY KEITHLEY USN, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,953,398, expenses of $1,757,310 and total assets of $3,767,960 at year end.
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