Nonprofit · EIN 95-3512521
AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Also known as SO CAL CHAP OF NATL AERONAUTIC ASSN
Tax-exempt · EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $405,835 | $312,843 | $92,992 | $1,315,029 | $0 | $1,315,029 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $484,269 | $189,656 | $294,613 | $1,222,037 | $0 | $1,222,037 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $349,287 | $146,711 | $202,576 | $927,424 | $0 | $927,424 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $100,388
- Membership dues
- $4,570
- Program service revenue
- $111,494
- Investment income
- $193,953
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,255
- Program services (functional)
- $289,174
- Management and general (functional)
- $15,553
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,116
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,222,037
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,315,029
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,315,029
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,271,781
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,315,029
- Gross receipts
- $405,835
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 1937
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE G BUTTS | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JESSI SYNDER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J BRUCE CAMINO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick T Carey | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DICK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne M Fuentes | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AMANDA MEEKS-TURNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL MARINELLO | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Arthur W McAllister Jr | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PERRY | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Julie R Sims | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS PANNACCIULLI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE WALLIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN MICKEY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE G BUTTS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| PENNIE BURNHAM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J BRUCE CAMINO | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LUSH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher R Celtruda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DICK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne M Fuentes | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMANDA MEEKS-TURNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS HEINSHEIMER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL MARINELLO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Arthur W McAllister Jr | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PERRY | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Julie R Sims | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS PANNACCIULLI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE WALLIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK T CAREY | Vice President Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RYANN WILLIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN MICKEY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE G BUTTS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| PENELOPE CORNWALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ramona Cox | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL L BARR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher R Celtruda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert C Ettinger | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Suzanne M Fuentes | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RYANN WILLIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS HEINSHEIMER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL MARINELLO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Arthur W McAllister Jr | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PERRY | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Julie R Sims | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| William C Withycombe | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK T CAREY | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David L Zabalaoui | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 214 MAIN ST 489, EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245-3803
- In care of
- % MARINA CITY CLUB
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PATRICK T CAREY
- Signed the 990
- Arthur W McAllister Jr, Treasurer
- Phone
- (310) 428-3305
- Website
- WWW.AEROCLUBSOCAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ANGELA LH SAYERS CPA MBA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3512521 or by the name AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
- 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
TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SCHEDULED AIR TRAVEL TO SUPPORT AMERICA'S GROWING FACINATION WITH AVIATION SPORTS AND TO SUPPORT THE MILITARY ADVANTAGES OF AIR POWER.
Program accomplishments
- SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS PURSUING COURSES OF STUDY IN THE FIELDS OF AVIATION AND AEROSPACE.Expenses $212,894
- ANNUAL HOWARD HUGHES MEMORIAL DINNER TO HONOR AN INDIVIDUAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT BODY OF WORK THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF AVIATION AND AEORSPACE KNOWLEDGE OR TECHNOLOGY.Expenses $59,697
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
- 95-3512521
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,315,029
- Income (IRS master file)
- $405,835
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $405,835 | $312,843 | $1,315,029 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $484,269 | $189,656 | $1,222,037 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $349,287 | $146,711 | $927,424 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | -$56,560 | $161,669 | $724,848 | 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 95-3512521).
Questions about AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- What is the EIN of AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA is 95-3512521.
- Is AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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 AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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 AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PATRICK T CAREY.
- Who are the officers and directors of AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $405,835, expenses of $312,843 and total assets of $1,315,029 at year end.
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