Tailwinds Academy of Aviation
Donations deductibleTailwinds Academy of Aviation's network
11 peoplei11 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.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.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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alina Gagliola | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bonnie Day | Director (Thru 4/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Derek Grier | Director (Thru 3/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Geoff Hopkins | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Howard Cooper | President & Founder | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Irving Halter | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jeff Frank | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Richard Hopkins | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Smith | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ryan Tollini | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sarah Hopkins | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briana Fleming | Secretary/Director of Operations | 40 | $61k | ||
| Howard Cooper | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Hopkins | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Frank | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Alina Gagliola | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Irving Halter | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Geoff Hopkins | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Hopkins | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Tollini | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jameel Worthy | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Tailwinds Academy of Aviation
- EIN
- 932010057
- Address
- 9800 Ashton Rd, Philadelphia, PA, 19114-1018
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- Tailwinds academy of aviation (the academy) is providing career-oriented flight training to underserved and underprivileged students and adults in the school district of philadelphia. (continued on sch o).the services include: - offering comprehensive, no-cost flight training to eligible philadelphia students. - removal of financial barriers to aviation careers for underserved youth.... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B30 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 0 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2023
- Principal officer
- Howard Cooper (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2024
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥2years on the filingsAlina Gagliola
≥2years on the filingsBonnie Day
≥2years on the filingsDerek Grier
≥2years on the filingsGeoff Hopkins
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $279k
- Total liabilities
- $492k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $213k
- Contributions and grants received
- $7k
- Program service revenue
- $800k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $6k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 15
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 | $302k | $302k | $0 |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-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.Tailwinds Academy of Aviation 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: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 22 June 2023
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (5)
- Briana Fleming Secretary
- Howard J Cooper Governor
- Howard J Cooper President
- Howard J. Cooper Incorporator
- Richard Hopkins Treasurer
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.