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National Air Traffic Controllers Association Charitable Foundation

The NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is organized for the purpose of assisting charitable educational, scientific or other activities benefiting the common welfare.

$223k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$73kEducation$39kArts & Culture$31kHousing & Shelter$25kFood & Nutrition$15kAnimals$15kScience & Tech$14kCrime & Legal$14kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 3 grants below total $29,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $223,280 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $193,780 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$8,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$292k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY$14,500
Charlie Bates Astronomy Foundation$8,000
CRISIS SUPPORT ALAMEDA$7,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 50% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%Thorn: $8k → 14%Safespace: $8k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
CA
DE
NC
HI
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

59%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$148k · 3 repeat orgs$104k to everyone else

3 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
9

Total granted

$148k
$83k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+3%
+19%

Still filing today

67%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 27% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationFood & NutritionPublic BenefitEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CB
    Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project Inc
    7× · 2017–2024 · $53k · revenue -62%
  • AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
    2× · 2019–2020 · $51k · revenue +3%
  • BM
    BICYCLE MAN
    6× · 2017–2022 · $44k

Funded once

  • MAUI FOOD BANK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +138%
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAUI INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +242%
  • RT
    REBUILDING TOGETHER PHILADELPHIAgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +137%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Suncoast Humane Societyinc

Our mission is to encourage, honor and support the human-animal bond in the suncoast region of florida. our vision is to celebrate a community whose pets are safe and loved. suncoast humane society provides sheltering, prevention and…

Animals
2
Aloha House Inc

Promoting recovery and healthy lifestyles to individuals and families by providing compassionate, effective and comprehensive behavioral health services with the spirit of aloha.

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3
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
4
Hawaii Island Humane Society Spca

The mission of the hawaii island humane society is to prevent cruelty to animals, eliminate pet over population, and enhance the bond between humans and animals.

Animals
5
Refuge House Inc

To provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and to their children and families, as well as to eliminate such violence through community education and public advocacy.

Human Services
6
Santa Barbara Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Santa barbara humane operates two campuses located in santa barbara and santa maria providing care for community-owned and homeless animals. both campuses offer affordable high quality veterinary care, compassionate behavior training…

Animals
7
HomeAid Hawaii

To help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness build new lives through construction.

Housing & Shelter
8
Humane Society of Southern Arizona

To compassionately serve pets and the people who love them.

Animals
9
Maui Rescue Mission Inc

To provide for immediate hygienic needs of the homeless on maui and to provide connections to other life changing resources.

Arts & Culture
10
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
11
Haven Inc

To empower survivors to heal and engage all individuals and communities to address and prevent sexual assault and intimate partner violence

Crime & Legal
12
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County

Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Safespace Inc; the most unlike its peers is Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 14 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/13
Grantees still filing
9/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BICYCLE MAN: $44,000 · OtherBICYCLE MANHABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAUI INC: $14,515 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAUI INCREBUILDING TOGETHER PHILADELPHIA: $10,285 · OtherREBUILDING TOGETHER PHILADELPHIACITIZENS FOR A BETTER SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $7,500 · OtherCITIZENS FOR A BETTER SOUTH FLORIDA INCHOGAR CUNA DE SAN CRISTOBAL INC: $6,000 · OtherHOGAR CUNA DE SAN CRISTOBAL INCOPERATION RED WINGS FOUNDATION: $5,500 · OtherOPERATION RED WINGS FOUNDATIONAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $51,325 · HealthAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SU…Crisis Support Services of Alameda County: $7,000 · HealthCrisis Support Services of…Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project Inc: $53,000 · EducationCharlie Bates Solar Ast…SAFESPACE INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesTHORN: $7,500 · Human ServicesMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $14,515 · Food & NutritionMAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $14,500 · AnimalsFISH WITH A HERO INC: $9,500 · Public Benefit
Other$87,800Health$58,325Education$53,000Human Services$15,000Food & Nutrition$14,515Animals$14,500Public Benefit$9,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCharlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project Inc: $53,000 over 7y, 16% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $51,325 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $14,515 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAUI INC: $14,515 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $14,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFISH WITH A HERO INC: $9,500 over 1y, 11% of budgetSAFESPACE INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHORN: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCITIZENS FOR A BETTER SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $7,500 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetCrisis Support Services of Alameda County: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOPERATION RED WINGS FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY10.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization National Air Traffic Controllers Association Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from National Air Traffic Controllers Association Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 25%
  • Safespace Inc: 25% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 14 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $148k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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