California · Nonprofit
Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc
Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc (California) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $437,168 to it, the largest being THE CONFIDENCE FOUNDATION ($175,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $437k
- Net assets
- $383k
What Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc does
Mission
The mission of Fly Compton Foundation is to EXPOSE youth to the full ecosystem of aviation and aerospaceincluding piloting, aircraft maintenance, engineering, coding, robotics, airport operations, design, and leadership. EDUCATE students through immersive training and real-world application, equipping them with tangible skills, industry-recognized certifications, and workforce readiness. ELEVATE students into careers with confidence, credentials, and competitive advantage through mentorship, apprenticeships, and long-standing industry partnerships.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Zero to Solo Fly Compton Foundation offers a comprehensive aviation and STEM pipeline beginning with Zero to Solo, which introduces students as young as 8 years old to aviation fundamentals through ground instruction, simulation, and in-air training, preparing them to pass the FAA Written Examination and advance to Solo Camp. Solo Camp is a free, intensive capstone for participants at least 16 years of age who have passed the FAA Written Examination, culminating in a supervised first solo flight. Students then progress to Solo to Private, a program fully funded by Fly Compton Foundation, where they complete FAA requirements and prepare for their check ride to earn a Private Pilot Certificate. In addition, the organization offers hands-on technical and STEM programming through the Torqued Up Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Workshop, which provides training in aircraft systems, maintenance, safety, and engineering fundamentals, and Fly High SkyLab, an immersive lab focused on robotics, coding, aerodynamics, and engineering, building workforce readiness through project-based learning and mentorship.
$591,858 spentof which $19,178 as grants$65,843 earned by the program82% of program spendingCompton Air & Space Fair An annual community aviation and aerospace event that exposes thousands of youth and families to flight demonstrations, STEM activations, industry partners, and career pathways. The Fair welcomed over 5,000 attendees, featured 80+ vendors and exhibitors, and engaged more than 150 volunteersexpanding access to aviation and strengthening workforce development and economic opportunity in the community.
$76,507 spent11% of program spendingFlight Suit Design & Engineering Camp A STEAM-based program integrating aerospace science, materials engineering, and design. Students explore flight suit functionality and develop prototype concepts that merge innovation, safety, and creative problem-solving.
$49,443 spent7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $717,808.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $122k to $275k (+125%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 11% · 2025 16%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
94% of Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Demetrius Harris thru Dec'25
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $10k → $90k.
4 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 41% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 40% of grant income and the top three 70%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
44% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 56% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
84% of Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $181k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,152 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,152 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
66%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc?
- Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc (California) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $437,168 to it, the largest being THE CONFIDENCE FOUNDATION ($175,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $437,168 in grants to Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc?
- THE CONFIDENCE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $175,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 10 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing