Airline Pilots Historical Society

Public charity · Grantmaker Saint Charles, IL EIN: 36-4252545

Preservation and display of Aviation Artifacts for educational purposes and to provide funds for Childrens Hospitals and childrens parks and educational activities.

Airline Pilots Historical Society at a glance

In short: Airline Pilots Historical Society gave $11K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,950
-27.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,650
-75.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$800
Total assets
$384,614
-5.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Airline Pilots Historical Society funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Lurie Childrens Hospital: $10KLurie Childrens Hospital$10KHabitat for Humanity International: $800Habitat for HumanityInternational$800Experimental Aircraft Association: $150Experimental AircraftAssociation$150

The largest 2025 recipient was Lurie Childrens Hospital ($10K). Together the top 3 received $11K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ChicagoAmericusOshkosh

How Airline Pilots Historical Society gives

  • Giving fell 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2025) to $20K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lurie Childrens Hospital Chicago, ILCharitable Contribution$10,000
Habitat for Humanity International Americus, GA—$800
Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh, WI—$150
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$384,614$48,239$70,553$10,9503$7,511
2024$408,792$124,408$81,190$15,0001$9,590
2023$369,330$66,525$71,946$20,1001$7,256
2022$378,507$66,360$68,913$20,0001$1,312
2021$384,816$71,108$79,565$20,0001$2,815
2020$397,029$92,751$80,866$20,0001$4,097

About Airline Pilots Historical Society

Based on IRS filings

Airline Pilots Historical Society is a public charity, based in Saint Charles, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $385K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Airline Pilots Historical Society is led by Richard Louis, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Louis

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Levinson

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Louis

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Airline Pilots Historical Society

How much does Airline Pilots Historical Society give each year?

Airline Pilots Historical Society gave $11K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.

What is Airline Pilots Historical Society's typical grant size?

Airline Pilots Historical Society's median grant in 2025 was $800, and its average grant was $3,650, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Airline Pilots Historical Society give grants?

Airline Pilots Historical Society gives mostly in Illinois: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (7%).

How large is Airline Pilots Historical Society?

Airline Pilots Historical Society reported $385K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $48K.

What is Airline Pilots Historical Society's EIN?

Airline Pilots Historical Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4252545. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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