Foundation for Free Flight
Foundation for Free Flight is a public charitable foundation staffed by unpaid volunteers dedicatedto the preservation of hand gliding and paragliding in the united states.
Foundation for Free Flight at a glance
In short: Foundation for Free Flight reported $8K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $8,275 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,605,555
- +12.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $148,092
- +30.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $16,873
- -8.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $82,352
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Foundation for Free Flight funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $37K (2021). In 2025 it reported $8K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tree Toppers Inc Dunlap, TN | Site Preservation Fund | $25,000 |
| X-Alps Team Ketchum, ID | Competition Excellence | $11,817 |
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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 | $1,605,555 | $148,092 | $82,352 | $8,275 | Total only | $16,873 |
| 2024 | $1,428,670 | $113,689 | $80,302 | $14,500 | Total only | $18,413 |
| 2023 | $1,311,614 | $118,515 | $86,868 | $33,809 | Total only | $8,991 |
| 2022 | $1,123,965 | $81,517 | $63,347 | $5,200 | Total only | $6,000 |
| 2021 | $1,281,775 | $100,078 | $76,343 | $36,817 | 2 | $7,090 |
| 2020 | $1,159,262 | $112,208 | $42,269 | $10,000 | 1 | $11,515 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Foundation for Free Flight
Based on IRS filings
Foundation for Free Flight is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Truckee, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $8K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $17K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Foundation for Free Flight is led by Nick Greece, Executive Director on filings since 2021; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nick Greece
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$40K (2025)
Steve Kroop
President
Trustee → President, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Keller
Trustee
Vice President → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Belcourt
Trustee
Secretary → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Grubbs
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Bolosky
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Fischbach
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Sharpe
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Forbes
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Kolynich
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Leggett
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Jim Maze (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Douglas Sharpe (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David R. Leggett (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: James Kolynich (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: John Glennon Russell (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jon James (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Jayne Depanfilis (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Ross Wisdom (2020) — Treasurer
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Nick Greece (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Foundation for Free Flight
How much does Foundation for Free Flight give each year?
Foundation for Free Flight reported $8K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $15K in grants paid.
How large is Foundation for Free Flight?
Foundation for Free Flight reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $148K.
What is Foundation for Free Flight?
Foundation for Free Flight is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Truckee, CA. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Foundation for Free Flight operate?
Foundation for Free Flight has awarded grants in Idaho, Montana, Tennessee.
What is Foundation for Free Flight's EIN?
Foundation for Free Flight's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1132636. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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