Organizations Filed Purposes:
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 IGNITES AND NURTURES INTEREST BY EMBRACING THE "SPIRIT OF AVIATION" IN ALL THAT WE DO. EAA IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. EAA COOPERATES WITH AND ASSISTS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS RELATING TO AVIATION ACTIVITIES, PROMOTES AND ENCOURAGES AVIATION SAFETY, PROMOTES AND ENCOURAGES GRASS ROOTS EFFORTS RELATING TO AVIATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTES AND ENCOURAGES AVIATION THROUGH EDUCATION.
DEDICATION TO GROWING AVIATION THROUGH PARTICIPATION & EDUCATION. DELIVER EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS & ACTIVITIES WHICH GUIDE NEW PARTICIPANTS & REDUCE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION.
AIRVENTURE - THE LARGEST AVIATION EVENT OF ITS KIND IS HELD EACH YEAR IN LATE JULY. AIRVENTURE EDUCATES THOSE ATTENDING ON AVIATION AND AIRCRAFT THROUGH EXHIBITS, DEMONSTRATION AIRSHOWS, EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS.
MEMBERSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS - "SPORT AVIATION" IS A MONTHLY PUBLICATION ISSUED TO MEMBERS WITH A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ON AVIATION. "AIRVENTURE TODAY" IS A DAILY NEWSPAPER PRINTED EVERY DAY DURING AIRVENTURE. OTHER VARIOUS PRINTED AND DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS ARE PRODUCED ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE MEMBERS OR AIRVENTURE ATTENDEES. INCLUDES COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION TO ASSIST WITH TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ON AVIATION MATTERS AND PROMOTING MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION.
EAA PROVIDES FLIGHT EXPERIENCES IN VINTAGE AND HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT AT LOCAL AIRPORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY AND ROLE OF AIRCRAFT OVER TIME AND INSPIRE A FUTURE GENERATION TO ENGAGE IN AVIATION. THESE AIRCRAFT SERVE AS A LIVING HISTORY THAT HOLDS A REMARKABLE CONNECTION TO THE PAST. MAKING THESE AIRCRAFT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC INCREASES THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ROLE OF AVIATION IN COMMERCE AND SECURITY, THE ENGINEERING ADVANCES THAT PROMOTED AVIATION AND THE WAYS IN WHICH AIRCRAFT REDEFINED WORLD TRAVEL. THIS YEAR OVER 19,000 FLIGHT EXPERIENCES WERE PROVIDED AND OVER 5,000 GROUND TOURS WERE GIVEN ON OUR AIRCRAFT THAT TOURED THE UNITED STATES. TOUR STOPS ARE HOSTED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SHARING STORIES ABOUT THE PLANES ON THE TOUR AND EDUCATING THE ATTENDEES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF AVIATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jack Pelton | CEO/CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 35 | $335,165 |
| Brian Wierzbinski | Executive VP/CFO | 42.5 | $272,664 |
| David Chaimson | VP, Mark. & Bus Dev.-Thru 1/20 | 40 | $257,110 |
| Rick Larsen | VP, Communities & Memb Prog | 40 | $243,263 |
| Sean Elliott | VP, Advocacy & Safety | 40 | $221,237 |
| Karen Kryzaniak | VP, Risk Management & HR | 40 | $208,669 |
| Doug Mcnair | VP, Government Relations | 40 | $180,894 |
| James Busha | Director, Publications | 40 | $171,055 |
| Thomas Moule | Director, IT | 40 | $169,488 |
| David Goelzer | Attorney | 40 | $161,805 |
| Dennis Dunbar | Director, Aircraft Operations | 40 | $122,680 |
| Tony Wihlm | Director, Finance | 42.5 | $117,612 |
| Ken Strmiska | VP, DONOR STEWARDSHIP | 0 | $39,522 |
| Heather Penney | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Ben Diachun | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Ken Mckenzie | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Mark Van Tine | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Norm Dewitt | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Dick Vangrunsven | Director | 10 | $0 |
| David Lau | Director - Deceased 12/28/2019 | 10 | $0 |
| Jack Harrington | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Susan Dusenbury | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Mark Solper | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Vic Syracuse | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Connie Bowlin | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Robert Armstrong | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Cody Welch | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Paul Schafer | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Phil Martineau | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Alan Klapmeier | Director | 10 | $0 |
| James Clark | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Alan Shackleton | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Lou Seno | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Dan Schwinn | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Darren Pleasance | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Barry Davis | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Joe Brown | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Mike Goulian | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Richard Beebe | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Keith Kocourek | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Dan Majka | Director | 10 | $0 |
| David Pasahow | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Richard Beattie | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Jim Phillips | Secretary | 10 | $0 |
| Stuart Auerbach | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
| Charlie Precourt | Vice Chairman | 10 | $0 |
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