Aerial Recovery is located in Nashville, TN. The organization was established in 2018. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Aerial Recovery is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2023, Aerial Recovery generated $3.0m in total revenue. All expenses for the organization totaled $2.7m during the year ending 12/2023. While expenses have increased by 120.2% per year over the past 5 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2023
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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AERIAL RECOVERY'S MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES & STOP EVIL. WE DO THIS THROUGH A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALING AND RESCUE OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE. OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ENSURES THAT WE PROVIDE EFFECTIVE RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS ACROSS THE GLOBE. ADDITIONALLY WE COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR MISSION.SUMMARY OF AERIAL RECOVERY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACTIVITIES: RESCUE, HEALING, RESTORATIONAT AERIAL RECOVERY, EVERY ASPECT OF OUR WORKFROM AIDING VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO CARING FOR ANIMALS AND HELPING SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKINGAIMS TO EMBODY OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: RESCUE, HEALING, AND RESTORATION. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR 'HEROES', EMPOWERED AND RESTORED, ARE VITAL TO SOLVING SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING GLOBAL CRISES. OUR VISION IS TO TRANSFORM SUFFERING INTO HOPE AND CREATE A SAFER, MORE COMPASSIONATE WORLD.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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AERIAL RECOVERY'S DISASTER RELIEF INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON PROVIDING RAPID AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CRISES. OUR 'HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS" ARE DEPLOYED TO DISASTER-STRICKEN AREAS, OFFERING IMMEDIATE AID AND SUPPORT TO AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. THESE OPERATORS, TRAINED TO HANDLE HIGH-STRESS AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS, BRING CRITICAL RESOURCES, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, SEARCH & RESCUE SERVICES, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED. THE INITIATIVE UNDERSCORES AERIAL RECOVERY'S DEDICATION TO SAVING LIVES AND MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS. TO DATE, AERIAL RECOVERY HAS AIDED OVER 8,000 PEOPLE CONDUCTING MISSIONS IN RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANES, TORNADOES, FLOODS, VOLCANOES, EARTHQUAKES AS WELL AS MAN-CAUSED DISASTERS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS HAITI, HONDURAS, AFGHANISTAN, THE BAHAMAS, THE UNITED STATES, TAJIKISTAN, ST. VINCENT, THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, UKRAINE,PAKISTAN, AND CUBA.
AERIAL RECOVERY'S RESCUE AND REHABILITATION EFFORTS EXTEND TO ANIMALS. REDEMPTION RANCH RESCUES AND REHABILITATES ANIMALS IN DESPERATE NEED. ONCE THE ANIMALS ARE REHABILITATED, THEY ARE USED FOR SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM ABUSE.
AERIAL RECOVERY'S FOUNDATIONAL INITIATIVE, HEAL THE HEROES, INVOLVES A YEAR-LONG TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM FOR STRUGGLING VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. PARTICIPANTS EMBARK ON AN IMMERSIVE RETREAT TO START THEIR HEALING JOURNEY, BOND WITH THEIR PLATOON, AND DISCOVER A RENEWED MISSION AND PURPOSE. THIS PROGRAM CULTIVATES MANY OF THEM INTO 'HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS'. POST-RETREAT, THESE 'HEROES' ARE OFFERED SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO EFFECTIVELY OPERATE IN AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS. THIS EQUIPS THEM FOR VITAL ROLES IN COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING, CONDUCTING DISASTER RESPONSE, AND LEADING HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS ALONGSIDE NGO PARTNERS. UPON PROGRAM COMPLETION, THEY ARE PREPARED TO LEAD AND SERVE IN AREAS EXPERIENCING THE GREATEST ADVERSITIES.
AERIAL RECOVERY'S ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF ITS MISSION TO SAVE LIVES AND STOP EVIL. BY DEPLOYING OUR SPECIALLY TRAINING "HUMANITARIAN SPECIAL OPERATORS", THE ORGANIZATION COMBATS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON A GLOBAL SCALE. THESE OPERATORS, COMPRISED OF SELECT VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, LEVERAGE THEIR UNIQUE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES TO RESCUE VICTIMS, DISMANTLE TRAFFICKING NETWORKS, AND WORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BRING PERPETRATORS TO JUSTICE. AERIAL RECOVERY ALSO FUNDS AND OVERSEES A VARIETY OF AFTERCARE SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS THAT PROTECT AND PROVIDE HEALING AND REHABILITATION. IN SOME CASES, THIS INCLUDES SUPPORTING NON-PROFITS THAT FACILITATE ADOPTIONS OF RESCUED OR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. THESE INITIATIVES REFLECT AERIAL RECOVERY'S COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND ERADICATING ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST HEINOUS CRIMES.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Britnie Turner President/ceo | OfficerTrustee | 20 | $0 |
Jeremy Locke Vice President/coo | OfficerTrustee | 40 | $0 |
John Witherspoon Secretary | OfficerTrustee | 20 | $0 |
Tori Broyles Treasurer | OfficerTrustee | 8 | $0 |
Morgan Ortagus Director | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
Joseph Mccabe Director | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $256,084 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $0 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $2,763,933 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $3,020,017 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $65,186 |
Investment income | $0 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $0 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | -$84,772 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $3,019,765 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $10,000 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $65,854 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $0 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $732,134 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $0 |
Other employee benefits | $2,528 |
Payroll taxes | $62,779 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $0 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $235,668 |
Advertising and promotion | $36,957 |
Office expenses | $8,798 |
Information technology | $54,581 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $523,130 |
Travel | $278,058 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $0 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $55,231 |
Insurance | $47,766 |
All other expenses | $64,777 |
Total functional expenses | $2,697,925 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $141,740 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $0 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $0 |
Accounts receivable, net | $19,000 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $97,024 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $0 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $813,658 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $225,600 |
Total assets | $1,297,022 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $113,609 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $11,844 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $58,909 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $0 |
Total liabilities | $184,362 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $0 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $0 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $1,112,660 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $1,297,022 |