Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc
To engage, educate, and accelerate the next generation of aerospace professionals.
Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc at a glance
In short: Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc gave $144K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $144K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $144,370
- -16.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $144,370
- -16.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $144,370
- Total assets
- $10,761,279
- -22.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Elevate Aerospace & Logistics Incubator Inc ($144K).
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2020) to $453K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $144K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Elevate Aerospace & Logistics Incubator Inc Lakeland, FL | To Cover Payroll and Costs | $144,370 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,761,279 | $2,515,300 | $2,890,327 | $144,370 | 1 | $-221,172 |
| 2024 | $13,877,806 | $2,451,353 | $4,372,245 | $173,049 | 1 | $-1,935 |
| 2023 | $21,929,163 | $1,543,643 | $4,255,367 | $362,750 | 5 | $36,700 |
| 2022 | $19,556,496 | $2,115,530 | $3,131,838 | $179,167 | 2 | $35,419 |
| 2021 | $18,367,989 | $4,085,587 | $2,371,226 | $170,000 | 1 | $53,758 |
| 2020 | $13,577,177 | $2,487,098 | $2,539,099 | $85,000 | 1 | $18,181 |
| 2019 | $6,455,144 | $1,609,655 | $1,577,054 | $453,445 | 1 | $33,640 |
About Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc
Based on IRS filings
Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lakeland, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $144K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc is led by Eugene Conrad, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 5 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eugene Conrad
President & CEO
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$163K (2023) → $240K (2025)
Dennis Dunbar
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$125K (2025)
Ricardo Garcia
Chairman
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Ahearn
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Gregoire
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Washburn
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roland Betker
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Thomas
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Brown
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Roberts-McCarley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Crump
Vice President & COO
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$134K (2024) → $120K (2025)
Julie Ehnle
CFO
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$12K (2024) → $53K (2025)
Jane Winter
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$128K (2025)
Elizabeth Tennyson
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harley M. Richards DDS
Vice Chair
Director → Co-Chairman, 2024
Co-Chairman → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Kincart
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Aj Jackson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bill Tiger Read (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Beaty (2022–2024) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Tracy Nealthru (2024) — CFO
- Former: John Leenhouts (2019–2023) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Tracy Neal (2021–2023) — CFO
- Former: Charles Ahearn (2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Beaty (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: John Schaefer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rick Garcia (2019–2021) — Chairman
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $240K, to Eugene Conrad (President & CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc
How much does Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc give each year?
Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc gave $144K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $173K across 1 grant.
How large is Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc?
Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc reported $10.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
What is Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc?
Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lakeland, FL. It holds $10.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc operate?
Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc's EIN?
Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3679477. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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