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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-1937133

First Flight Foundation

A private foundation in Kitty Hawk, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $6,030 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,030

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,085,494

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,178,933

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,216,853

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,271,571

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,367,852

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,413,439

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,504,640

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. North Carolina Transportation MuseumSpencer, NC

    Wind & wings outreach

    $1,500
  2. US Operation Air DropDecatur, TX

    Hurricane helene air support

    $1,030
  3. America's 911 FoundationLeesburg, VA

    Mission outreach

    $1,000
  4. Friends of Flight 93Stoystown, PA

    Flight 93 national memorial

    $1,000
  5. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Hurricane helene air support

    $1,000
  6. Berlin Airlift FoundationFarmingdale, NJ

    Hurricane helene air support

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,00050% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $1,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina2 grants $2,500
  2. Texas1 grant $1,030
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $1,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Karen WarlitnerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $55,000
  • Kevin BakerPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Mike MickelVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amanda Wright-LaneSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lisa LoyBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • John HarrisBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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