Kiddie Hawk Air Academy

Analysis

Kiddie Hawk Air Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Littleton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Kiddie Hawk Air Academy reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.1m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Kiddie Hawk Air Academy sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gateway Mountain Center Inc ($2.1m), 2164 Inc ($2.1m) and Boy Scouts of America ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (4.1% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $549k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 2 employees.