Experimental Aircraft Association Inc
Donations deductibleExperimental Aircraft Association Inc's network
29 people9 organisationsi29 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (29). Violet dotted lines (11) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
29 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 26 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 29 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Pelton Chair | CEO/Chairman of the Board | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alan Shackleton | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ben Diachun (also filed as Ben Diachun) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Charlie Precourt | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan Majka (also filed as Dan Majka) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan Schwinn (also filed as Dan Schwinn) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Darren Pleasance | Director - Thru 12/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Forster | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Pasahow | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dick Vangrunsven | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eric Gurley | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jeremy Behler | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jim Bourke | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jim Pfarr | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jim Phillips (also filed as Jim Phillips) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joe Brown (also filed as Joe Brown) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Keith Kocourek | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ken McKenzie (also filed as Ken McKenzie, Ken McKenzie) | Director - Thru 04/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lacey Pittman | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| LOU Seno (also filed as Lou Seno) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Van Tine (also filed as Mark Van Tine) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike Anderson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mike Goulian | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paul Schafer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Phil Martineau | Director - Thru 10/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Beattie | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shelly Dezevallos | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Stuart Auerbach | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Dusenbury | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
23 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Wierzbinski | Executive VP/CFO | since 2018 |
| Cassandra Bruss | Director, Human Resources | 2022 |
| Charles Becker | Director, Communitites & Chapters | 2021 |
| Christopher Farrell | Dir, Safety, Security & Hospitality | since 2022 |
| David Goelzer | Attorney | since 2018 |
| Dennis Dunbar | Director, Aircraft Operations | since 2020 |
| Douglas Macnair | VP, Government Relations | since 2019 |
| David Chaimson | VP, Marketing & Business Dev. | since 2018 |
| Doug McNair | VP, Government Relations | since 2018 |
| James Busha | VP, Memb, Marketing, Publications | since 2018 |
| Jeremy Desruisseaux | Dir, Flight Proficiency PRGMS | since 2023 |
| Karen Kryzaniak | VP, Risk Management and HR | since 2018 |
| Katharine Diekfuss | Director, Marketing Operations | since 2023 |
| Kelly RUH | Dir Finance & HR, CFO - As of 12/23 | since 2024 |
| Ken Strmiska | VP, Donor Stewardship | 2019 |
| Kristine Pihlgren | Legal Counsel | since 2022 |
| Mike Difrisco | Director, Marketing | 2019 |
| Rick Larsen | VP, Communities & Memb Prog | since 2018 |
| Robert Hackman | VP Government Affairs | since 2024 |
| Renee Diana | IT Project Manager | 2018 |
| Sean Elliott | VP, Advocacy & Safety | since 2018 |
| Thomas Moule | IT Director | since 2018 |
| Tony Wihlm | Director, Finance | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 28 February 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Pelton | CEO/Chairman of the Board | 32.5 | $512k | $276k | $64k |
| James Busha | VP, Memb, Marketing, Publications | 50 | $345k | $67k | |
| Rick Larsen | VP, Communities & Memb Prog | 49 | $282k | $6k | $32k |
| Sean Elliott | VP, Advocacy & Safety | 50 | $257k | $61k | |
| Kelly Ruh | Dir Finance & HR, CFO | 37.5 | $202k | $67k | $27k |
| Kristine Pihlgren | General Counsel | 40 | $195k | $16k | |
| Thomas Moule | Director, It | 40 | $167k | $42k | |
| Robert Hackman | VP Government Affairs | 40 | $164k | $47k | |
| Christopher Farrell | Dir, Safety, Security & Hospitality | 40 | $157k | $45k | |
| Jeremy Desruisseaux | Dir of Flight Proficiency Prog | 40 | $142k | $45k | |
| Charlie Precourt | Vice Chairman | 10 | $0 | ||
| Stuart Auerbach | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Jim Phillips | Secretary | 10 | $0 | ||
| Mike Anderson | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Richard Beattie | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Behler | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Jim Bourke | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Joe Brown | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Shelly Dezevallos | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Ben Diachun | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Susan Dusenbury | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| David Forster | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Mike Goulian | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Eric Gurley | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Keith Kocourek | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Phil Martineau | Director - Thru 10/24 | 10 | $0 | ||
| Dan Majka | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Ken McKenzie | Director - Thru 04/24 | 10 | $0 | ||
| David Pasahow | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Jim Pfarr | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Lacey Pittman | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Darren Pleasance | Director - Thru 12/24 | 10 | $0 | ||
| Paul Schafer | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Dan Schwinn | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Lou Seno | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Alan Shackleton | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Mark van Tine | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Dick Vangrunsven | Director | 10 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Experimental Aircraft Association Inc
- EIN
- 390917537
- Address
- 3000 Poberezny Rd, Oshkosh, WI, 54902-8939
- State
- Wisconsin
- Mission
- Experimental aircraft association, inc. Is dedicated to growing aviation through participation and education. We strive to deliver educational offerings and activities which guide new participants and reduce barriers to participation. Eaa (continued on schedule o)ignites and nurtures interest by embracing the "spirit of aviation" in all that we do. Eaa is organized and operated exclusively... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U030 Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1955
- Principal officer
- Kelly Ruh (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1993
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJack Pelton
≥8years on the filingsAlan Shackleton
≥8years on the filingsCharlie Precourt
≥8years on the filingsDan Majka
Latest return
year to 28 February 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 28 February 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $91.8m
- Total liabilities
- $48.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $43.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $10m
- Program service revenue
- $33.5m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2.1m
- Employees
- 1,170
- Volunteers
- 6,000
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $53.9m | $49m | $4.8m |
| 2023 | $50.8m | $48.8m | $2.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Father Carr's Place 2b | General support | $0 |
| Oshkosh Area Community Pantry Inc | General support | $0 |