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US nonprofit · EIN 752559486 · Dallas, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 752559486) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026); California Attorney General (7 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Challenge Air for Kids and Friends Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$519k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$527k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$147k
$19k liabilities
Net assets
$129k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
4.8 years on average
Staff
0
530 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2020. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2020 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Challenge Air for Kids and Friends Inc's network

12 people3 organisationsi12 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

12 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carol CornsTrustee2024
2 yrs
Dave WheelerTrustee2021
5 yrs
David VaughanTrustee, Emeritus2021
5 yrs
Delane Schieferstein JRPresident2021
5 yrs
Dennis LauterbackTrustee2023
3 yrs
Jeff ShaffnerTrustee, Emeritus2021
5 yrs
John SessionsTrustee2021
5 yrs
Joseph MontagSecretary/Treasurer2021
5 yrs
Kris LonborgTrustee2021
5 yrs
Larry RobicheauxTrustee2023
3 yrs
Michael WilonskyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Raul RuizVice President2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
April CulverCEOsince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
April CulverCEO40$109k
Kris LonborgTrustee2$0
Raul RuizVice President2$0
Joseph MontagSecretary/Treasurer25$0
Delane Schieferstein JrPresident6$0
John SessionsTrustee2$0
Dave WheelerTrustee2$0
Michael WilonskyTrustee2$0
David VaughanTrustee, Emeritus1$0
Jeff ShaffnerTrustee, Emeritus1$0
Dennis LauterbackTrustee2$0
Larry RobicheauxTrustee2$0
Carol CornsTrustee2$0

Colorado roster

12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253020872). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Delane SchefiersteinPresident
Dave Wheeler
Carl Corns
Robert Robicheaux
Dennis Lauterbach
Kris Lonborg
John Session
David Vaughan
Joseph MontagSecretary/Treasurer
Mike Wilonsky
April Culver
Raul RuizVice-President

About

Legal name
Challenge Air for Kids and Friends Inc
EIN
752559486
Address
8001 Lemmon Ave Suite 216 Hangar 2, Dallas, TX, 75209-2613
State
Texas
Mission
Challenge air for kids & friends, inc., exists to build confidence and self-esteem in children and youth with special needs through the gift of flight. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
O50 Youth development
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Youth Development
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1993
Principal officer
April Culver (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsDave Wheeler
≥5years on the filingsDavid Vaughan
≥5years on the filingsDelane Schieferstein JR
≥5years on the filingsJeff Shaffner

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$147k
Total liabilities
$19k
Net assets or fund balances
$129k
Contributions and grants received
$510k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
530

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$519k$527kDeficit $8k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

2 entitiesiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Challenge Air for Kids & Friends likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
19 November 2024
Registered agent
Jessica J Evans (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.

Challenge Air For Kids And Friends, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Active
Formed
11 October 1994
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.