Air University Foundation
Air University Foundation seeks to raise funds to provide financial assistance to air university schools and agencies for the advancement of the study of air and space power.
Air University Foundation at a glance
In short: Air University Foundation gave $22K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $22,434
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $22,434
- Median grant
- $22,434
- Total assets
- $5,730,827
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Air University Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Air University ($22K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $38K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $22K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Air University Maxwell AFB, AL | Educational Support | $22,434 |
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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 | $5,730,827 | $426,694 | $276,852 | $22,434 | 1 | $322,921 |
| 2024 | $5,201,422 | $558,582 | $242,606 | $33,623 | Total only | $438,380 |
| 2023 | $4,586,280 | $139,931 | $256,874 | $38,381 | Total only | $3,184 |
| 2022 | $4,138,161 | $408,669 | $281,978 | $9,987 | Total only | $282,375 |
| 2021 | $4,690,475 | $2,211,567 | $211,510 | $14,513 | Total only | $440,995 |
| 2020 | $2,285,188 | $655,637 | $160,226 | $9,553 | Total only | $24,251 |
| 2019 | $1,725,460 | $299,664 | $206,567 | $30,002 | Total only | $146,571 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Air University Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Air University Foundation is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Maxwell AFB, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $22K. Net investment income was $323K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Air University Foundation is led by Joseph A. Panza Jr., Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph A. Panza Jr.
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$57K (2019) → $58K (2025)
Jack Hawkins Jr.
President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward F. Crowell
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn M. Carter
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Dierlam
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Norman B. Halpern
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ray White
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Taffet
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sieu Tang Wood
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Strange
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Baggiano
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vance Lynn Alexander
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willard Snyder
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jc Carter
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann McKimmon Sikes
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Jinright
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Dilaura
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Cochran
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Frye
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trent H. Edwards
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nim Frazer
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
D. Bruce Barton
Secretary & Treasurer
Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Bowen Ballard (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Don Taylor (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Greg McClellan (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jack Galassini (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: James E. Dotherow (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: John A. Shaud (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sherrie Myers (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Virginia Whitfield (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lance Tatum (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Olan G. Waldrop Jr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: General Charles G. Boyd (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Paul W. Airey (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tom Gwaltney (2019) — Trustee
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 $58K, to Joseph a Panza Jr (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Air University Foundation
How much does Air University Foundation give each year?
Air University Foundation gave $22K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $34K in grants paid.
How large is Air University Foundation?
Air University Foundation reported $5.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $427K.
What is Air University Foundation?
Air University Foundation is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Maxwell AFB, AL. It holds $5.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Air University Foundation operate?
Air University Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama.
What is Air University Foundation's EIN?
Air University Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-1106495. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 24, 2026)
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