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Museum of Flight Foundation

Public charity
DBA: % PAYROLL DEPARTMENT
Other · TUKWILA, WA · EIN 91-0785826

About

The primary exempt purposes of the museum of flight are to preserve aviation and space history, and to provide education to the public about subjects related to flight.

In care of Payroll Department

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
314
Volunteers
509

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$75.7M
Expenses
$30.0M
Assets
$422.8M
Liabilities
$12.1M

Financial history

$75.7M$37.8M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $75.7M · Avg: $43.9M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$149K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
NORTH AMERICA
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$25K
Grants Given
$239K
MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION
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Address

9404 E Marginal Way S
Tukwila, WA, 98108-404

Governance

Voting board members54
Independent members54
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.1%
Permanent endowment %99.9%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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