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Independent Pilots Association

Robert Travis

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Labor, agricultural and horticultural organizations that are educational or instructive, including unions, created for the purpose of improving conditions of work, and products of efficiency.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$14.7M (2022)

Expenses
$14M (2022)

Total Assets
$22.2M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$3.55M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,706,138
Expenses
$14,011,258
Net Income
$694,880
Net Assets
$18,659,504
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $14,674,074
99.8%
Investment Income $345,039
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $81,160
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$424,991
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $30,856
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,484,942
32.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,487,879
32.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,210,578
Total Liabilities $3,551,074
Net Assets $18,659,504
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $692,286 $0 $91,579
Robert Travis (President) $635,302 $0 $0
Lyndon Shumaker (Secretary) $618,648 $0 $0
Michael Major (Treasurer) $618,501 $0 $0
Steven Whyte (Vice President) $617,924 $0 $0
William Brian Norris (At Large Representative #2) $616,647 $0 $0
Paul Lucas (At Large Representative #1) $594,055 $0 $0
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $237,649 $0 $63,073
Brian Gaudet (Public Affairs) $195,058 $0 $88,583
Melissa Dimeny (Hr Manager) $182,423 $0 $69,644
Carrie James (Attorney) $167,626 $0 $62,874
Kathryn Barber (Accounting Manager) $153,080 $0 $60,096

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,065,745
Expenses
$11,387,032
Net Income
$3,678,713
Net Assets
$19,692,631
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $14,498,100
96.2%
Investment Income $298,013
2.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $73,005
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$6,281
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $202,908
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,453,238
30.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,752,971
33.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,397,076
Total Liabilities $3,704,445
Net Assets $19,692,631
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Travis (President) $605,355 $0 $0
Lyndon Shumaker (Secretary) $589,480 $0 $0
Steven Whyte (Vice President) $588,537 $0 $0
Michael Major (Treasurer) $584,503 $0 $0
Paul Lucas (At Large Representative #1) $555,774 $0 $0
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $447,540 $0 $82,049
Brian Gaudet (Public Affairs) $195,196 $0 $89,371
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $194,738 $0 $55,303
Melissa Dimeny (Attorney) $166,455 $0 $65,552
Carrie James (Attorney) $161,701 $0 $59,158
Pamela Sanders (Scheduling Manager) $134,995 $0 $57,116

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,709,794
Expenses
$11,405,161
Net Income
$2,304,633
Net Assets
$15,601,076
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $13,655,918
99.6%
Investment Income $131,050
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$102,944
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$9,753
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $35,523
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,480,503
30.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,783,818
33.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,024,642
Total Liabilities $3,423,566
Net Assets $15,601,076
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $660,930 $0 $78,957
Lyndon Shumaker (Secretary) $572,439 $0 $0
Robert Travis (President) $565,296 $0 $0
Steven Whyte (Vice President) $543,031 $0 $0
William Mingari (At Large Representative) $539,198 $0 $0
Michael Major (Treasurer) $520,652 $0 $0
Brian Gaudet (Public Affairs) $189,439 $0 $79,982
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $189,235 $0 $50,550
Melissa Dimeny (Attorney) $163,593 $0 $60,523
Carrie James (Attorney) $156,944 $0 $56,566
Leslie Tudor (Hr Manager) $132,782 $0 $61,631

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,041,432
Expenses
$11,701,104
Net Income
$340,328
Net Assets
$13,033,843
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $11,898,544
98.8%
Investment Income $196,258
1.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$107,415
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $23,853
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $30,192
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,097,956
26.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,983,962
34.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,790,400
Total Liabilities $3,756,557
Net Assets $13,033,843
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lyndon Shumaker (Secretary) $552,802 $0 $0
Robert Travis (President) $527,415 $0 $0
Steven Whyte (Vice President) $522,932 $0 $0
William Mingari (At Large Representative) $522,704 $0 $0
Nicolas Kosko (Treasurer) $475,282 $0 $0
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $419,688 $0 $77,133
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $189,771 $0 $49,643
Brian Gaudet (Public Affairs) $184,118 $0 $73,005
Melissa Dimeny (Attorney) $154,062 $0 $58,824
Carrie James (Attorney) $150,111 $0 $52,728
Pamela Sanders (Scheduling Manager) $127,505 $0 $50,344

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,597,966
Expenses
$11,651,980
Net Income
-$54,014
Net Assets
$12,285,372
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $11,269,790
97.2%
Investment Income $239,226
2.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$40,250
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $67,223
0.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $61,977
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,973,323
25.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,976,562
34.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,662,449
Total Liabilities $3,377,077
Net Assets $12,285,372
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Travis (President) $513,087 $0 $0
William Mingari (At Large Representative) $507,073 $0 $0
Steven Whyte (Vice President) $502,101 $0 $0
Thomas Kalfas (Secretary) $498,512 $0 $0
Nicolas Kosko (Treasurer) $476,347 $0 $0
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $406,082 $0 $70,121
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $179,528 $0 $43,476
Brian Gaudet (Public Affairs) $178,752 $0 $65,549
Melissa Dimeny (Attorney) $150,060 $0 $49,047
Richard Krausse (Scheduling Director) $148,837 $0 $55,733
Carrie James (Attorney) $146,667 $0 $48,989

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,580,164
Expenses
$11,501,746
Net Income
-$921,582
Net Assets
$12,821,041
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $10,278,575
97.1%
Investment Income $232,721
2.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$42,120
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $45,585
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $65,403
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,876,590
25.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,951,588
34.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,810,013
Total Liabilities $2,988,972
Net Assets $12,821,041
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Travis (President) $501,566 $0 $0
Harry A Trefes (At Large Representative #1) $494,307 $0 $0
Thomas Kalfas (Secretary) $485,988 $0 $0
Steven Whyte (Vice President) $479,998 $0 $0
Nicolas Kosko (Treasurer) $433,945 $0 $0
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $412,472 $0 $68,214
Brian Gaudet (Public Affairs) $193,179 $0 $65,053
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $176,184 $0 $42,165
Richard Krausse (Scheduling Director) $151,141 $0 $55,319
Melissa Dimeny (Attorney) $146,152 $0 $46,405
Carrie James (Attorney) $142,836 $0 $44,724

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,421,950
Expenses
$13,856,532
Net Income
-$1,434,582
Net Assets
$13,560,469
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $11,964,276
96.3%
Investment Income $497,593
4.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$46,751
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$37,608
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $44,440
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,574,296
25.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,840,486
27.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,465,100
Total Liabilities $2,904,631
Net Assets $13,560,469
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $1,413,928 $0 $65,057
Bill Cason (Treasurer) $434,385 $0 $0
Thomas Kalfas (Secretary) $423,522 $0 $0
Harry A Trefes (At Large Representative #1) $420,706 $0 $0
Robert Travis (President) $420,014 $0 $0
Erick Gerdes (Vice President) $396,684 $0 $0
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $191,725 $0 $44,460
Richard Krausse (Scheduling Director) $166,085 $0 $55,720
Brian Gaudet (Public Affairs) $158,555 $0 $58,706
Melissa Dimeny (Attorney) $144,764 $0 $44,227
Carrie James (Attorney) $140,173 $0 $42,069

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,041,604
Expenses
$12,146,849
Net Income
$894,755
Net Assets
$14,733,264
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $12,814,437
98.3%
Investment Income $219,450
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$47,052
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $8,178
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $46,591
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,287,162
27.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,315,351
27.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,934,520
Total Liabilities $3,201,256
Net Assets $14,733,264
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $1,192,593 $0 $66,468
Bill Cason (Treasurer) $424,211 $0 $0
Robert Travis (President) $409,212 $0 $0
Harry A Trefes (At Large Representative #1) $406,116 $0 $0
Thomas Kalfas (Secretary) $400,938 $0 $0
Erick Gerdes (Vice President) $387,624 $0 $0
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $176,015 $0 $40,327
Brian Gaudet (Public Affiars) $158,540 $0 $58,893
Richard Krausse (Scheduling Director) $153,156 $0 $52,851
Melissa Dimeny (Attorney) $122,537 $0 $38,565
Pamela Sanders (Scheduling) $122,451 $0 $38,523

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,928,681
Expenses
$12,562,753
Net Income
$365,928
Net Assets
$14,103,910
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $12,683,744
98.1%
Investment Income $206,723
1.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$44,978
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $29,431
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $53,761
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,137,756
25.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,829,600
30.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,311,551
Total Liabilities $4,207,641
Net Assets $14,103,910
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $1,129,905 $0 $72,949
Bill Cason (Treasurer) $419,616 $0 $0
Robert Travis (President) $396,678 $0 $0
Thomas Kalfas (Secretary) $386,774 $0 $0
Erick Gerdes (Vice President) $377,733 $0 $0
Harry A Trefes (At Large Representative #1) $354,101 $0 $0
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $167,179 $0 $41,378
Brian Gaudet (Public Affiars) $157,540 $0 $62,170
Richard Krausse (Scheduling Director) $142,653 $0 $53,594
Pamela Sanders (Scheduling) $113,743 $0 $40,255
Melissa Dimeny (Attorney) $113,239 $0 $43,957

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,831,343
Expenses
$12,878,717
Net Income
-$47,374
Net Assets
$13,780,313
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $12,633,939
98.5%
Investment Income $100,267
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$37,277
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $101,087
0.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $33,327
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,102,417
24.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,160,081
40.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,412,662
Total Liabilities $4,632,349
Net Assets $13,780,313
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William C Trent (Legal Counsel) $1,050,779 $0 $69,022
Bob Travis (President) $390,057 $0 $0
Thomas Kalfas (Secretary) $382,917 $0 $0
Erick Gerdes (Vice President) $379,111 $0 $0
Harry A Trefes (At Large Representative #1) $356,661 $0 $0
Bill Cason (Treasurer) $261,231 $0 $0
Dennis Madden (At Large Representative #1 (Partial Year)) $212,639 $0 $0
Paul Vislosky (Safety Director) $160,710 $0 $39,143
Brian Gaudet (Public Affiars) $152,540 $0 $57,573
Richard Krausse (Scheduling Director) $138,392 $0 $51,733
Pamela Sanders (Scheduling) $110,579 $0 $32,940
Melissa Dimeny (Attorney) $110,509 $0 $41,454

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,780,833
Expenses
$10,776,394
Net Income
$2,004,439
Net Assets
$13,821,262
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $13,101,842
> 100%
Investment Income $103,181
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$22,690
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$437,486
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $35,986
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,111,921
19.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,925,286
36.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,213,786
Total Liabilities $3,392,524
Net Assets $13,821,262

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,254,368
Expenses
$11,072,936
Net Income
$1,181,432
Net Assets
$11,765,700
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $12,132,066
99.0%
Investment Income $98,621
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$27,624
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $16,473
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $34,832
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,475,037
22.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,433,748
40.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,586,328
Total Liabilities $3,820,628
Net Assets $11,765,700

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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