Ohio · Nonprofit
WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC
WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC (Ohio) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,488,400 to it, the largest being CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION ($2,000,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.1M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $2.5M
- Net assets
- $3.0M
What Women in Aviation International Inc does
Mission
Women in aviation international (wai) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation and aerospace career fields and interests. Our diverse membership includes astronauts, pilots, maintenance technicians, engineers, air traffic controllers, business owners, educators, journalists, flight attendants, high school and university students, air show performers, airport managers, and many others.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Annual conference: a platform for networking, education, and career opportunities, bringing together aviation professionals and enthusiasts.
$1,662,773 spent$2,682,179 earned by the program54% of program spendingAviation for women magazine: a quarterly publication featuring stories, resources, and updates relevant to women in aviation.aviation for girls magazine: an annual publication for readers ages 8-18, offering pages of hands-on activities featuring project ideas, aviation book recommendations, and unique aviation stories suitable for young readers and educational groups
$345,657 spent$169,533 earned by the program11% of program spendingMembership- recruits new members to increase the membership support base.
$324,993 spent11% of program spendingScholarships: wai provides numerous scholarships for flight training, engineering, maintenance, and career advancement.harvard emerging leaders: in partnership with harvard university, a professional development initiative tailored for rising women leaders in the aviation and aerospace industries. Includes on-campus sessions at harvard. Participants earn a certificate from harvard's division of continuing education, enhancing their leadership credentials.girls in aviation day: a global event aimed at inspiring young girls to explore aviation careers through hands-on activities and mentorship.mentor connect program: a mentorship initiative that pairs experienced professionals with mentees to guide their career development.chapters and local events: wai has chapters worldwide that host local events, workshops, and networking opportunities.wai on air podcast: it is the official podcast produced by women in aviation international (wai), featuring indepth conversations with women and men across the aviation and aerospace industry. It highlights personal stories, career journeys, challenges, and achievements-all with the goal of inspiring the next generation of aviation professionals.…
$754,731 spentof which $208,780 as grants$134,137 earned by the program24% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,088,154.
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 2021 to 2022, from $2.2M to $3.5M (+58%).
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: 2020 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
40% of WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (48% 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.
Chief executive
Lynda Coffman
CEO
Board chair
Michaela Lucas
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $12k → $88k.
5 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% 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 WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL 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
WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 86% · 2018 94% · 2019 83% · 2020 92% · 2021 94% · 2022 76% · 2023 57% — 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.
How long its funders stay
80% of WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $186k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC has grown faster than half of the 11,761 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,761 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $173k on record.
- Department of Homeland Security$135k
- Department of Defense$35k
- Department of Agriculture$3k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL 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 Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
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 WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL 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 WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC?
- WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC (Ohio) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,488,400 to it, the largest being CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION ($2,000,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $2,488,400 in grants to WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC?
- CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. 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 19 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