Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. See separate instructions. Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
AirSpace Minnesota
Employer identification number
45-5502052
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status
(All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4
5
section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)
6
7
8
9
receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of
its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses
acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)
10
11
e
By checking this box, I certify that the organization is not controlled directly or indirectly by one or more disqualified persons other than foundation managers and other than one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2).
f
If the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, or Type III supporting organization, check this box
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g
Since August 17, 2006, has the organization accepted any gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
(i) A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii)
Yes
No
and (iii) below, the governing body of the supported organization?
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11g(i)
(ii)
A family member of a person described in (i) above?
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11g(ii)
(iii)
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (i) or (ii) above?
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11g(iii)
h
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(i) Name of supported organization
(ii) EIN
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions))
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document?
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support?
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.?
(vii) Amount of monetary support
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 2
Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the
organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to
qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") ....
124,192
304,035
428,227
2
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......
3
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4
Total. Add lines 1 through 3
124,192
304,035
428,227
5
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included
on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..
6
Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.
428,227
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
7
Amounts from line 4..
124,192
304,035
428,227
8
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...
9
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)..
11
Total support (Add lines 7 through 10).
428,227
12
Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions)
..................
12
13
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.................................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f))
.........
14
15
Public support percentage for 2012 Schedule A, Part II, line 14
...............
15
16a
33 1/3% support test—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.......................
b
33 1/3% support test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.....................
17a
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2013.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization
.....................................................
b
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
................................................
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Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
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Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization
failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under
the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......
3
Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513..
4
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
6
Total. Add lines 1 through 5.
7a
Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...
b
Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c
Add lines 7a and 7b..
8
Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
9
Amounts from line 6...
10a
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b
Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c
Add lines 10a and 10b.
11
Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)
..
13
Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..
14
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.............................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
.........
15
16
Public support percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 15
...............
16
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
Investment income percentage for 2013 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
......
17
18
Investment income percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 17
.............
18
19a
33 1/3% support tests—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
........
b
33 1/3% support tests—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.....
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Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions
.....
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
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Part IV
Supplemental Information.
Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; and Part III, line 12. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
Explanation
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Additional Data
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SCHEDULE O (Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ
Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or to provide any additional information.
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
AirSpace Minnesota
Employer identification number
45-5502052
Return Reference
Explanation
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a
AirSpace Minnesota was formed to realize a vision to create an air and space learning center adjacent to MSP International Airport. Cited as a signature project in the Fort Snelling Light Rail Transit and Upper Post Master Plan, this initiative will provide a major catalyst in the critically needed revitalization of one of the state's most historically significant sites and create a new economic asset for the region. The campus plan includes new education resources including a Challenger Space Science Center and an interpretive center that will be home to the Minnesota Air National Guard Museum, Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame, Minnesota Aviation History and Education Center, Minnesota Submarine League and the NWA (Northwest Airlines) History Centre - all entities that now lack adequate facilities and resources to preserve and share their priceless stories and artifacts. This will serve learners throughout the region and provide a showcase for today's innovators, which is essential because the current pipeline of future workers literate in science, technology, engineering & math (STEM) will not meet future needs. According to a recent Wilder Research report, 57 percent of Minnesota fourth graders have high interest in science. By high school, however, only 4 percent of high school graduates are both able and interested in STEM. Young people have an innate desire to understand how things work and gain the skills to make things happen - but too few opportunities to see what's possible when dreams and skills connect. AirSpace Minnesota programming will work to provide students with dreams that fuel the motivation to persevere, capacity to attain necessary skills and a path to post-secondary education, training and careers. The three pillars of the mission work together to help learners see what happens when dreams and skills connect. Commemorate: Chronicle the region's innovation legacy and inspire learners through stories of role models past. Steps are underway to bring the history partners to a common base operating level in support of future requirements and projects with support via the Minnesota Historical & Cultural Grant program through the Minnesota Historical Society. The first AirSpace Minnesota Oral History Project, which captured stories of people underrepresented in the historical record, was completed in summer 2014. To build on the Minnesota Aviation & Aerospace Timeline & Interpretive Plan completed in 2013, an Interpretive Plan grant application was successfully submitted to the Minnesota Historical & Cultural Grant program. Target completion is December 2015. A grant supporting collections management enabled purchase of hardware and collections management software, the creation of a Collections Management Policy & supporting procedures, and collections cataloging capacity. Grant requests for the history partner organizations also were successfully made for computer upgrades, collections management software, policies, and training to support the launch of collections inventories. Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) produced five video vignettes for AirSpace Minnesota providing a taste of aerospace innovation, legacy and future opportunities. The videos were promoted to all Minnesota school districts in anticipation of the Founding Flyers Society launch on April 25, 2014 at the Golden Wings Flying Museum at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport. Over 300 guests experienced a once-in-a-lifetime conversation with Dr. Buzz Aldrin (first moon landing) and Dr. Harrison Schmitt (last moon landing) with Dr. John Olson of Sierra Nevada Corporation. Educate: Provide hands-on STEM experiences and grow STEM skills that connect with the classroom. Step one in achieving the long-term vision for a comprehensive air and space learning campus centers on bringing the Aviation Learning Center from the renowned Museum of Flight in Seattle to the Downtown St. Paul Airport. The opportunity to provide a STEM learning resource at the airport, also known as Historic Holman Field, will be unlike any other experience in the nation. Designed for learners of all ages, this education destination will serve school and youth groups from around the Upper Midwest. The Metropolitan Airports Commission has identified a site and provided AirSpace Minnesota with the opportunity to obtain a lease at the former Wings hangars, which provided thousands of people with flight instruction over the course of many years. Now these long-shuttered historic hangars are poised to be repurposed into a 21st Century launch pad of programming to help new generations access a brighter future. A "hangar-raising" has been launched to obtain the materials, labor and funds to renovate the Aviation Learning Center hangar and install the Learning Center components. Cirrus Aircraft has taken the lead on this effort by committing one of the central components: An SR22 plane valued at $300,000. At Holman Field, there will be an opportunity to feature some of the region's great aviation and aerospace legacy stories and connect students and educators with industry practitioners. In addition to the Aviation Learning Center, plans call for program resources including automation/robotics opportunities, maker space (3-D printing/fabrication) and special event facilities. Innovate: Connect with today's role models and showcase STEM careers. AirSpace Minnesota presented the Museum of Flight Flying Gizmo Show on the main stage for STEM Day at the Minnesota State Fair 2013 and partnered with the AIAA student chapter from the University of Minnesota to provide an activity for students. To honor people of all ages who have big dreams and use STEM skills to pursue those dreams, a Go Boldly Challenge was announced at the Minnesota State Science Teachers Association Conference in Mankato. Participants from elementary school age to adults were honored at the Go Boldly Expo on April 26 at the Downtown St. Paul Airport. Dr. Buzz Aldrin and Dr. Harrison Schmitt were joined by Minnesota astronaut Dr. Karen Nyberg and retired astronaut Col. Curt Brown and Dr. Olson at the free public expo for 2,000 participants that included book/autograph signings, presentations, career and aircraft displays. Significant media coverage celebrated the special guests and the need to inspire students to dream big and pursue their dreams using STEM skills. A summer partnership with the Boy Scouts Northern Star Council provided an opportunity for students to earn a rocket-building patch at air shows and the Minnesota State Fair. Collectively, these program opportunities illuminate the joy of flight and its capacity to ignite imaginations and support STEM learning.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11
Reviewed by Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c
Each trustee, officer, member of a committee with board-delegated powers, and employee signs a statement that affirms that such person has received a copy of the conflict of interest/duality policy, has read and understands the policy, and has agreed to comply with the policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19
The organization will provide the governing documents and financial statements upon request.
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.