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Year, State Incorporated
1941, DC
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Stated Purpose
"to support America's communities with emergency response, diverse aviation and ground services, youth development, and promotion of air, space and cyber power."
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. The organization reports that its nearly 65,000 citizen-volunteers devote their time, energy and expertise toward emergency services including the well-being of their communities, while also promoting education and helping shape future leaders through CAP?s cadet program. CAP reports that it has 27,120 cadet members and 37,446 adult members serving in 1,142 units in 52 Wings throughout the country, including in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. CAP reports that its Emergency Services and Operations program encompasses one of the largest single-engine piston aircraft fleets in the world, operating 560 powered planes that fly about 100,000 hours annually to fulfill search and rescue disaster response, homeland security, counterdrug, humanitarian services and orientation flight missions. The Cadet programs work with cadets, ages 12-21, through programs focused on character, leadership and aerospace. The programs focus on preparing cadets, academically, morally and physically, for their future career choices. Cadets have an opportunity to explore careers and job shadowing, and demonstrate interest in aerospace, cyber, small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), STEM, aviation and military service. The Aerospace Education program reaches more than 600,000 students nationwide. CAP also publishes and distributes free educational programs based on national academic standards-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and aerospace education curricula for kindergarten through college-age classrooms.
For the year ended September 30, 2019, Civil Air Patrol's program expenses were:
Emergency services |
$33,795,106 |
Cadet programs |
$10,528,050 |
Aerospace education and training |
$5,371,634 |
Communication maintenance |
$3,951,071 |
Counterdrug |
$1,218,154 |
Drug demand reduction |
$309,511 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$55,173,526 |
*2018 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Membership appeals, Planned giving arrangements
Fundraising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $79,355,988, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Civil Air Patrol's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended September 30, 2019.
Source of Funds |
Government appropriations and grants |
$44,005,225 |
Governmental contributions |
$21,830,531 |
Contributions |
$12,180,803 |
Other program revenue |
$4,141,808 |
Membership dues |
$3,187,988 |
Fundraising |
$1,339,429 |
Other revenue |
$1,027,267 |
Registration fees and events |
$976,819 |
Net unrealized and realized gains on investments |
$201,617 |
Investment income |
$161,810 |
Sale of materials, supplies and surplus property |
$160,744 |
Interest income |
$59,830 |
Total Income |
$89,273,871 |
- Programs: 73%
- Administrative: 20%
- Fundraising: 7%
- Other: Less than 1%
Total Income |
$89,273,871 |
Program expenses |
$55,173,526 |
Fundraising expenses |
$5,905,676 |
Administrative expenses |
$14,435,754 |
Other expenses |
$99,910 |
Total expenses: |
$75,614,866 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$13,659,005 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$154,716,301 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$701,843 |
Ending Net Assets |
$169,077,149 |
Total Liabilities |
$6,601,540 |
Total Assets |
$175,678,689 |
Note 1: In the above financial section, "other changes in net assets" represents gain on disposition of property and equipment.
Note 2: In the above financial section, "other expenses" represents strategic communications.