Cirrus Owners & Pilots Association

SANFORD, NC EIN: 61-1397946 Website

The Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) is a not-for-profit membership organization established to educate, promote the safety of and support the owners and pilots of certified aircraft manufactured by Cirrus.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.4M

+16.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$157K

+8.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$157K

+116.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$392K$783K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,433,212$1,228,800$1,018,053
Revenue$1,423,942$1,226,598$1,123,818
Expenses$1,287,421$1,111,679$1,025,066
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$94,452$32,887$11,770
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$39K$78K$118K$157K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

COPA Safety and Educatio…$157K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Tushar ShembekarPresident20
Mark van NiftrikDirector2
James N Grace IIITreasurer5
William T KingSecretary2
Robert W Fulton IIIVice President10
Peter T BrownDirector2
Kelly Nimmo-GuentherDirector2
David F St ClairDirector2
Ross RobillardDirector2
Douglas L BearyDirector2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

GrayslakeSanta Monica

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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