Indiana · Nonprofit
FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC
FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC (Indiana) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $302,726 to it, the largest being ROBERT J PARRISH HARRIET A PARRISH AND DAVID ($150,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $234k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $303k
- Net assets
- $308k
What Fort Wayne Air Show Inc does
Mission
The fort wayne air show, inc. (fwas) was created as a non-profit community partner to the 122nd fighter wing base in fort wayne, indiana to help produce and support the community's first full-fledged air show and to form a base for possible future air shows. The 2012 and future fort wayne air shows are envisioned to have three-fold purpose: first, to demonstrate the majesty and power of military and general aviation to the citizens of northern indiana; second, to show community support of the military presence in fort wayne; and finally, to invite the public onto the ground of the 122nd air national guard base, so that they may appreciate the breadth and scope of its activities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
2024 was a year spent in preparation for the 2025 air show (taking place on july 12th & 13th at the 122nd fort wayne air national guard base).
$28,146 spent$91,521 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $28,146.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 $107k to $308k (+187%).
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.
60% of FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2022: the base held at 2 funders, grant income fell $182k → $13k.
2 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% 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 FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW 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
FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 83% · 2021 100% · 2022 50% — 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
100% of FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC's grant income comes from Indiana funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $15k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW 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 Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
47%
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 FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW 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 FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC?
- FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC (Indiana) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $302,726 to it, the largest being ROBERT J PARRISH HARRIET A PARRISH AND DAVID ($150,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $302,726 in grants to FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC?
- ROBERT J PARRISH HARRIET A PARRISH AND DAVID is the largest funder on record, with $150,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 5 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing