Civil Air Patrol

Analysis

Civil Air Patrol is a registered charity in United States, based in Maxwell Afb, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1947, 79 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Civil Air Patrol reported income of $91.2m and spending of $79.4m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $77.3m to $91.2m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Civil Air Patrol sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University Emergency Medical Services Inc ($71.2m), Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc ($94.8m) and Hopewest ($59.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $722k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.1m. At year end it held assets of $218.0m against liabilities of $10.2m, net assets of $207.8m. It reported 182 employees.