Nbaa Charities

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 52-1900336
Public affairs

NBAA Charities raises funds to support a number of philanthropic organizations and initiatives that use general aviation airplanes for humanitarian purposes.

Nbaa Charities at a glance

Total assets
$656,511
+12.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$156,987
+21.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$150,174
+14.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Nbaa Charities funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Topeka

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10KTotal only2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $10K (2023). In 2023 it reported $10K 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.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$656,511$156,987$150,174——
2024$582,454$129,101$131,708——
2023$539,865$111,886$117,623$10,000Total only
2022$488,854$82,226$86,006$3,500Total only
2021$363,913$47,163$68,840$7,000Total only
2020$360,432$122,383$149,440$10,0001
2019$428,267$129,102$157,881$5,000Total only

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Nbaa Charities

Based on IRS filings

Nbaa Charities is a public charity focused on Public affairs, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $657K in total assets.

Focus Areas

Public affairs

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nbaa Charities is led by Edward M. Bolen, Chairman & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Edward M. Bolen

    Chairman & President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Schwalen

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Witzig

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Monte Koch (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Elizabeth Dornak (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lloyd Newton (2019) — Treasurer

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.

Frequently asked questions about Nbaa Charities

How large is Nbaa Charities?

Nbaa Charities reported $657K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $157K.

What is Nbaa Charities?

Nbaa Charities is a public charity focused on Public affairs, based in Washington, DC. It holds $657K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Nbaa Charities operate?

Nbaa Charities has awarded grants in Kansas.

What is Nbaa Charities's EIN?

Nbaa Charities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1900336. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 30, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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