EIN 13-5656187

Flight Safety Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
15
Year formed
1945
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Develop and publish solutions to safety issues in cooperation with the aviation community provide assistance and advice to humanitarian organizations involved in high risk aviation activities.
Total revenues
$3,730,138
2022
Total expenses
$3,340,101
2022
Total assets
$2,950,532
2022
Num. employees
15
2022

Program areas at Flight Safety Foundation

Seminars: Flight Safety Foundation hosted four events in 2022: bass in savannah, Georgia, Safety forum, in brussels, belgium, the networking dinner in Washington dc, and iass in atlanta, Georgia. Fsf's events are gatherings of aviation professionals, designed for people with responsibility for Safety in design, manufacturing, development, training, maintenance, and operations. Leading aviation specialists exchange information and offer directions for further risk reduction.
Communications: the fsf communications department disseminates information about aviation Safety, including the Safety initiatives developed by the Foundation at its main office in alexandria, Virginia, and a regional office in melbourne, australia. The department produces aerosafety world, the Foundation's online magazine, and is responsible for other elements of the Foundation's website, special reports, news releases, and social media.
Technical, research, library, and other: fsf's technical department engages with international organizations and work groups and focuses its efforts on safety-related research via funded programs. This also includes the australia subsidiary which provides aviation Safety training. Some of the funded programs are detailed in the next few bullet points:- skybrary: skybrary: fsf provides content review and editorial support that enhances the content and accuracy of Safety information.- regional Safety study: the focus is on Safety assessments in 4 regions: latin america, africa, middle east, and asia.- advanced aviation Safety management system: this work focuses on identifying the research needed to implement state-of-the-art techniques, capabilities, and policies for enhancing aviation Safety world-wide and for enabling innovation in aviation technologies and operations. - dual registration study: fsf studied the impact of international aviation sanctions on the ability to sustain and verify the Safety of western-built aircraft operated by air operators from countries affected by sanctions. A series of reports were produced that addressed regulatory noncompliance matters and provided expert assessment of Safety concerns.- Safety 2: fsf developed a new framework to leverage operational information to enhance Safety through applying best practices from positive outcomes in normal operations.- asia pacific Safety data sharing demonstration project: fsf, in collaboration with mitre and several participating civil aviation authorities in asia pacific identified Safety hazards and risks in air Safety and provided lists of potential mitigation approaches.
Membership services: Flight Safety Foundation is the leading voice of Safety for the global aviation community. We accomplish this by developing global solutions to key aviation Safety challenges, being the constant and forceful "just culture" advocate for all global aviation community members and providing opportunities for the members of the global community to come together, interact and learn from each other. These efforts are carried out through several signature programs including our basic aviation risk standard (bars) program, our premier members-only digital magazine, aerosafety world, and our aviation Safety events which are held worldwide.

Who funds Flight Safety Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Friendship FundProgram Support$10,000
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$5

Personnel at Flight Safety Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Hassan ShahidiPresident and Chief Executive Officer$337,554
Francis JackmanVice President Communications / Editor in Chief - Aerosafety World / Director Publications$167,075
Mark MillamVice President Technical / Vice President , Gsip / Vice President , Technical$179,560
Louise MartinVice President , Membership / Director of Membership / Director , Membership$123,716
Deborah KirkmanDirector , Advanced Aviation Systems / Associate Director , Aviation Systems$105,704
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Flight Safety Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$331,056
Program services$3,362,525
Investment income and dividends$29,887
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$5,965
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$705
Total revenues$3,730,138

Form 990s for Flight Safety Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-09-28990View PDF
2020-122021-10-08990View PDF
2019-122021-02-18990View PDF
2018-122020-01-31990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
January 1, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 19, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersPublic safety organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman servicesPublic safety
Characteristics
MembershipsConducts researchOperates internationallyReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1920 Ballenger Ave 4th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Website URL
flightsafety.org/ 
Phone
(703) 739-6700
Facebook page
FlightSafetyFoundation 
Twitter profile
@flightsafety 
IRS details
EIN
13-5656187
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1945
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
M40: Safety Education
NAICS code, primary
813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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