Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc
Donations deductibleAerospace Center for Excellence Inc's network
11 people12 organisationsi11 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (16) 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
11 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Garcia Chair | Chairman | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Charles Ahearn (also filed as Chuck Ahearn) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Charlie Gregoire | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Chuck Brown | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Elizabeth Tennyson | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Eric Washburn | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Harley Richards | Vice-Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeff Kincart | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Roland Betker | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sara Roberts-McCarley | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Stephen Thomas | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Dunbar | Executive Director | 2025 |
| Eric Crump | Vice-President & COO | since 2024 |
| Eugene Conrad | President/CEO As of 09/26/2022 | since 2022 |
| Jane Winter | Vice President Strategic Partnerships | 2025 |
| John Leenhouts | President/CEO Until 09/26/2022 | since 2018 |
| Julie Ehnle | CFO | since 2024 |
| Tracy Neal | CFO | since 2018 |
| Tracy Nealthru 82624 | CFO | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Conrad | President & CEO | 35 | $240k | $23k | |
| Jane Winter | Vice President Strategic Partnerships | 35 | $128k | ||
| Dennis Dunbar | Executive Director | 35 | $125k | ||
| Eric Crump | Vice-President & COO | 35 | $120k | ||
| Julie Ehnle | CFO | 35 | $53k | $14k | |
| Ricardo Garcia | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Harley Richards | Vice-Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Kincart | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Tennyson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sara Roberts-McCarley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charlie Gregoire | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chuck Ahearn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chuck Brown | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Washburn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roland Betker | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Thomas | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Aerospace Center for Excellence Inc
- EIN
- 593679477
- Address
- 4075 James C Ray Dr, Lakeland, FL, 33811-1242
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- To engage, educate, and accelerate the next generation of aerospace professionals. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Julie Ehnle (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2001
- 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)
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Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsCharles Ahearn
≥7years on the filingsElizabeth Tennyson
≥7years on the filingsHarley Richards
≥7years on the filingsJeff Kincart
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10.8m
- Total liabilities
- $553k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $10.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.1m
- Program service revenue
- $236k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $302k
- Employees
- 77
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.5m | $4.4m | Deficit $1.9m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elevate Aerospace & Logistics Incubator Inc | To cover payroll and costs | $144k |