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American Association of Airport Executives

Grantmaking foundation in Alexandria, Virginia · EIN 51-0094939

Total giving
$460KTax year 2024
Total assets
$35MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES (AAAE), FOUNDED IN 1928, IS THE LARGEST PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR AIRPORT EXECUTIVES IN THE WORLD, REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF AIRPORT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AT PUBLIC-USE AIRPORTS OF ALL SIZES. AAAE'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO HELP AIRPORT EXECUTIVES FULFILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE AIRPORTS AND COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, TO ENHANCE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALISM AND HELP AIRPORT EXECUTIVES STAY AHEAD OF THE GROWING DEMANDS PLACED ON THEM, TO REPRESENT AIRPORTS BEFORE CONGRESS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO PROVIDE VITAL COMMUNICATION LINKS AMONG AIRPORT EXECUTIVES TO HELP THEM PERFORM THEIR DUTIES ON BEHALF OF THEIR AIRPORTS AND COMMUNITIES, TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT PROFESSION AND TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, TO FURTHER PURSUE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY, TO PROVIDE FAST AND EASY ACCESS TO TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR THE MEMBER.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$4K2020
$540K2021
$650K2022
$2.4M2023
$460K2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
American Association of Airport Executives Foundation$280K2022
Great Lakes Chapter Aaae$16K2022
Northeast Chapter Aaae$16K2022
Northwest Chapter Aaae$16K2022
South Central Chapter Aaae$16K2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.aaae.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.