EIN 56-1937133

First Flight Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
1
City
Kitty Hawk
Year formed
1995
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The First Flight Foundation is an organization that joins with aviation partners to tell the complete Wright story and, specifically, the North Carolina Wright story.
Total revenues
$14,295
2023
Total expenses
$67,003
2023
Total assets
$1,216,853
2023
Num. employees
1
2023

Program areas at First Flight Foundation

To ensure the legacy of the wright brothers' work, lives and character and their impact on aviation, history, scientific methods, and mankind by preserving artifacts, written records and photographs. To make these resources available to the public through educational programs and organizations, museums, and related institutions, partnerships and collaboration, and digitally via the internet. To increase public awareness of the wrights' contributions to american and international cultures. To tell the complete north carolina-wright brothers aviation story and historic "First" in north carolina history. To collaborate and partner with national and international wright partners, specifically dayton,ohio, to tell the complete wright brothers' history.

Grants made by First Flight Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
North Carolina Museum of History FoundationDisplay Aircraft$31,000

Personnel at First Flight Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Karen WarlitnerExecutive Director$50,000

Financials for First Flight Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Investment income and dividends$22,439
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-8,144
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$14,295

Form 990s for First Flight Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-08990PFView PDF
2022-062023-05-10990PFView PDF
2021-062022-05-09990PFView PDF
2020-062021-05-10990PFView PDF
2018-062019-02-21990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
August 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
July 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
May 24, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
May 13, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1858
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
County
Dare County, NC
Website URL
firstflightfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(252) 491-5165
IRS details
EIN
56-1937133
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1995
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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