Arts, Culture & Humanities
Daedalian Foundation
JBSARANDOLPH, TX
Total revenue
$418K
Total expenses
$710K
Net assets
$3.6M
Grants received
$250K
24 grants
EIN
741365823
Tax year
2024
Mission
The foundation's mission is threefold: to inspire young americans to pursue careers as military aviators via scholarships, flying instruction and other educational opportunities; to perpetuate the spirit of patriotism, love of country and the high ideals of self-sacrifice exemplified by the american pilots of world war i; and to raise and invest funds to advance the goals of the foundation's mission. At year end the foundation had 8,980 members.
Programs
2 programs
To provide scholarship opportunities to students who have demonstrated the desire and potential to become a commissioned military aviator. Daedalian flying training scholarships recognizes the efforts of candidates by providing the ground and flight training necessary to achieve a solo flight in a general aviation fixed wing aircraft. The foundation awards excellence in education with presentations to the top graduates of the flying training courses of the air force air education and training command, the naval air training command, the army aviation school, and the united states air force academy outstanding cadet in the order of graduation. The foundation also awards the prestigious junior reserve officer training corps (jrotc) medal to encourage the development of patriotism and service in jrotc participants interested in pursuing a military career.
Matching and other scholarships to encourage study and training in activities leading to careers as commissioned military pilots.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
17 listed
BRIG GEN CHAD MANSKE USAF RET
CHAIRMAN
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2 hrs/wk
LT COL KATHRYN STAIGER
VICE CHAIRMA
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2 hrs/wk
LT COL MIKE BUCK USAF RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
COL EDWARD J SHEERAN USAF RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
LT COL MICHAEL A BUCK USAF RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
COL FRANCIS L KAPP USAF RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
MAJOR JULIAN GLUCK USAF
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
LT COL OLGA CUSTODIO USAF RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
KRYSTAL HERNANDEZ
EXECUTIVE DI
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10 hrs/wk
MAUREEN DEFELICE
EXECUTIVE DI
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10 hrs/wk
MR PHILLIP ZABRISKIE
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
COL DANIEL MEYERS USA RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
LT COL CHARLES BAUMANN USAF RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
LT COL BILL ERCOLINE USAF RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
LT COL DANIEL MULLINIX USAF RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
COL JOHN DIPIERO USAF RET
TRUSTEE
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1 hrs/wk
MICHELE PEARCE
ADVISOR
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1 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$250K from 9 funders · 24 grants · 2018–2024
$83K · 7 grants · 2018–2024
$68K · 5 grants · 2020–2023
$62K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$19K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$10K · 1 grant · 2023
$4K · 4 grants · 2020–2023
$3K · 1 grant · 2021
$1K · 1 grant · 2020