Serving people in need by
arranging charitable flights for
access to health care and other
humanitarian purposes.
MISSION
Angel Flight Central proudly collaborates coast-to
-coast while arranging all flight-needs within the
10-State territory of:
• Kansas
• Missouri
• Iowa
• Nebraska
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Minnesota
• Wisconsin
• South Dakota
• North Dakota
FY201 Passenger Breakdown
Coordinated Flights by Fiscal Year
The Coordination Process
An AFC flight is counted as “coordinated” when all of the following have occurred:
The Flight Request Form is completed and submitted by the potential passenger
The AFC Staff and/or Volunteer Coordinator completes the screening process
The AFC Medical Release Form is signed and returned by the passenger’s physician
The flight request is shared privately with the AFC Volunteer Pilots
If a flight is traveling outside of the 10-State AFC region, additional communication and coordination occurs with the charitable aviation organization responsible for that geographic region
A flight can be in the air within 5-7 business days from the moment the initial flight re-
quest is submitted.
Angel Flight Central completed the above process
1,945 times during FY2021!
Golden Eagle Society Inductees listed in alphabetical order based on achievements and/or commitments received between 4/1/2020 through 3/31/2021.
This group includes people who have:
GOLDEN MEMBERS PLATINUM MEMBERS DIAMOND MEMBERS
Flown 100 missions Flown 250 missions Flown 500+ missions Volunteered 1,000 non-pilot hours Volunteered 2,500 non-pilot hours Volunteered 5,000+ non-pilot hrs $ Pledged/donated $100,000 in $ Pledged/donated $250,000 in $ Pledged/donated $500,000 in
cash or in-kind services cash or in-kind services cash or in-kind services
DIAMOND MEMBERS Dick Gooch Stan & Maggie Guillaume $ Tom & Denise Holcom $ Lewis Young
Joseph & Sandy Ratterman $ Signature Flight Support $ Southwest Airlines $
PLATINUM MEMBERS Executive Beechcraft $ Bill Goedken $ Herman Hood
Gordon Lewis
Ward Montgomery Art Mouyard National Christian Foundation $ Michele Stauffer
Jim and Lisa Stevens $ Melanie Tucker $
GOLDEN MEMBERS Anonymous $ Bob Bates Tom Baumann Ron Behm Judy Benjamin Ken Berg Jim Blotsky James Burrow Stephen T. & Joan Carter $ Ned Clapp III Nick Douthat Ty Carter Hunter Christophersen Bruce Cross Rex Ekwall Betty Sue Cliff Andy & Tracy DeMarea Michael DeMarea John Evans Michael Freeborn Stephan Fopeano Tim Frets Jonathan Fuller Becky Gilmore-Davis Dale Grahl Jeff Greenberg Carl D. Gum, Jr. Robert Hamilton Bob Helfferich Jim Hassenstab $ Jerry Hill Chris Hope
Greg Kaaz Dave Kalwishky John W. Kennedy/ BCBSKC $ Paul Knese Ginny LaSala Phil Love Don Martin Robert May Ed McKeown Geri McKeown Lee Mook Pat Neaves John Olson Polsinelli PC $
Robert Parker/Taylor, Perky & Parker Steven D. Pearson $ Randall Quast $ Nila Ridings $ Chauncey Robbins Michael Rogers Gus Rowell R. Dustan Sarazan
Steve Spang UMB Bank $ Larry W. Wheeler Robert Wilkerson Robert Zeitinger Tom Zumm
ANGEL FLIGHT CENTRAL HONOREES
AFC 2020-21
Pilot of the Year
Jim Blotsky
Fargo, North Dakota
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! FY2021 Grassroots Volunteerism
VOLUNTEERS “GIVING HOPE WINGS” IN 2021
I n the spirit of continuing to grow with the entrepreneurial spirit
of our founders, Angel Flight Central has hundreds of active
ground-volunteers called “Ambassadors.” As many grassroots organi-
zations find, their strength is in the networking of friends, family,
neighbors and acquaintances. AFC’s Ambassadors carry out the fol-
lowing essential activities within their own communities across AFC’s
10-State region when the nation is not suffering a pandemic.
Pilot Recruitment and Activities
Passenger and Community Awareness
Local Public Relations
Friend & Fund-Raising
FLIGHTS MADE POSSIBLE BY VOLUNTEER PILOTS
Total Flights Flown Apr 1, 2020 through Mar 31, 2021 by Volunteer Pilots per State
IOWA INDIANA Kansas Cont. MINNESOTA Cont.
John Hiatt 4 Richard Bascom 3 Kenneth Blackburn 3 Michael Makelbust 2 Scott Blomme 1 Travis Daniels 1 Chad Follis 1 David Gaylor 1 Joe Johnston 1 Gary Strohmeyer 1 ILLINOIS Lawrence Martin 14 Robin Blakkolb 7 Michael Baraz 6 Christopher Gillman 5 Gareth Eberle 3 Eric Rehm 3 William Truax 3 Matthew Berg 2 James Hanson 2 David Moeser 2 Jerrold Seckler 2 Thomas Zumm 2 Timothy Applegate 1 Lindell Hardt 1 James Orange 1 Bruce Swift 1 Lawrence Thalmann 1
Douglas McMillan 14 Brad Neihouser 10 Timothy Buckley 3 David McGill 3 Jon Bottorff 2 James David 2 John Turchi 2 Bernard Asdell 1 Gregg Jackson 1 Michael Myers 1 KANSAS Joseph Ratterman 15 Dwight Eiserer 11 Greg Kaaz 10 Aaron Tobias 7 John Burke 5 David Hiechel 5 Scott Lauridsen 5 Stephen Reid 4 James Ronnau 4 Tamara Willits 4 Hugh Irvin 3 Randall Loder 3 Gordon Doherty 2 Michael Fishman 2 Thomas Mcchesney 2 Byron Price 2 Paul (Nick) Douthat 1 John Evans 1 James Fallis 1
Scott Fitzgerald 1 Jordan May 1 Eric Voth 1
MINNESOTA John Lacey 17 John Lunseth 16 Art Mouyard 9 Gregg Strathy 8 Brian Larsen 7 Danie Marrs 6 Louis Olsen 6 Brad LaZerte 5 Kenneth Tannehill 5
James Conn 4 Jason Tronerud 4 Barry Dayton 3 Arthur Howard 3 Scott Stangeland 3 Wade Bryant 2 Jon Fuerstenberg 2 William T. King 2 Jonathan Pierce-Ruhland 2 Christopher Sherman 2 Blake Bristow 1 Patrick Brunner 1 Randy Darcy 1 Danny Dryer 1 Andrew Gerling 1 Timothy Gilk 1 Scott Hanson 1 Robert Herschman 1 Chad Jaycox 1 Jeffery Long 1 Stuart Simek 1
FLIGHTS MADE POSSIBLE BY VOLUNTEER PILOTS
Total Flights Flown Apr 1, 2020 through Mar 31, 2021 by Volunteer Pilots per State
MISSOURI MISSOURI Cont. NORTH DAKOTA OUTSIDE OF AREA
Daniel Reed 1 Mark Stone 1 Corey Tomczak 1 NEBRASKA
Jonathan E. Fuller 10 Robert Devin 6 Stephen Michael 6 James Hassenstab 4 Wade Mayfield 4 Ward Combs 2 Gonzalo De La Torre 2 Derek Whisler 2 Eric Leatherman 1
Jim Blotsky 17 Ronald Robson 10 Edwin (Ned) Clapp 9 Bob Simmers 2 SOUTH DAKOTA
James Schroeder 5 Todd Dathe 2 Shannon Kruse 1
WISCONSIN Robert Helfferich 13 John Fischer 9 Dan Silvers 8 Michael Cardosa 6 Dean Kapp 6 Brian Lerwick 2 Arnie Mengel 2 Scott Hawker 1 Michael Lesko 1
Stanton Echelmeier 12 Roger Mollman 12 Terry Parrotte-Webb 10 Richard Veach 9 Gary Ewert 7 John Prada 7 John Muller 6 Henry Gartman 5 Bradley Hansen 5 Donn Lux 5 David Brickhaus 4 Christopher Hope 4 Donald Kirk 4 Michael McGraw 4 Jason Fixsen 3 Gustaf Rowell 3 Nicholas Bideler 2 Aaron Cockrell 2 Craig Heidemann 2 Jerry Hill 2 Michael Rogers 2 Richard (Rick) Schemel 2 Jeanne Willerth 2 Clifford Bellone 1 Rudolph Cool 1 Michael Horn 1 Darryl Nelson 1 Jeffrey Ragsdale 1
Angel Flight Central is proud to be partners with
Southwest Airlines’ Medical Grant Program.
Barry King 3 AR David Burry 1 CO John Honour 5 FL Kirk Zastrow 5 FL Thomas Hornish 2 OH Charles Poll 1 OH David McClurkin 4 OK Robert Briggs 2 TN Wayne Maynard 6 TX Matthew Young 1 WY
Mission Leveraged Revenue
Angel Flight Central— Audited Statement of Revenue/Expenses for year ended March 31, 2021
Angel Flight Central is very proud to
meet the Better Business Bureau’s
“Wise Giving Alliance” Standards for
Charity Accountability; meaning that
the BBB Wise Giving Alliance
completes comprehensive, in-depth
evaluations of AFC’s governance,
fund raising practices, solicitations
and informational materials, as well
as how it spends its money
Mission Focused Expenses Angel Flight Central— Audited Statement of Functional Expenses for year ended March 31, 2021
Program Services Support Services
Missions (flights)
Community
Outreach
Services
National
Collaborations
Total Program
Services
Fundraising Management &
General Total In-Kind Transportation 1,799,175 $ - $ - $ 1,799,175 $ - $ - $ 1,799,175
In-Kind Goods & Volunteer Services 133,612 25,699 329 159,640 8,151 2,394 170,185
In-Kind Rent 35,549 10,267 938 46,754 4,637 3,809 55,200
TOTAL IN-KIND EXPENSES 1,968, 336 35,966 1,267 2,005,569 12,788 6,203 2,024,560
Salaries 106,119 83,288 11,496 200,983 40,118 34,322 275,423 Independent Contracts - - - - - -
Payroll Taxes 9,786 5,806 719 16,311 2,575 2,575 21,461
Employee Benefits & Training 1,530 1,741 314 3,585 1,112 702 5,399
Database and Internet 4,431 5,153 290 9,874 57 1,037 10,968
Travel & Conference (COVID CANCELLED) - - - - - - -
Travel- Camp Flights (COVID CANCELLED) - - - - - - - Rent 5,284 660 59 6,003 396 198 6,597
Office Supplies 1,071 51 4 1,126 31 530 1,687
Telecommunications 11,202 1,276 115 12,593 766 335 13,694
Professional fees 2,937 604 55 3,596 243 5,743 9,582
Depreciation - - - - - - -
Insurance 9,188 1,022 92 10,302 613 307 11,222
Bank Credit Card Fees 825 - - 825 741 3 1,569
Postage, Printing & Publications 163 373 185 721 3,026 33 3,780
Investment Expense - - - - - 1,450 1,450
Misc. 1,043 76 7 1,126 270 315 1,711
TOTAL SALARIES & OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 153,659 100,050 13,336 267,045 49,948 47,550 364,543
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 2,121,995 $ 136,016 $ 14,603 $ 2,272,614 $ 62,736 $ 53,753 $ 2,389,103
Honorary and Memorial Gifts Several contributions were given in honor and in loving memory of the following people.
IN HONOR OF:
AFC Pilots & Staff
Kelly Burris
Rick & Jan Angell
Leo Bednar
Brenna Booke
Donna Jean Boyer
Beth Conner
Jacob Floam
Doug Frost
Steve Fuhrken
Alexa Fuller
Jim Hassenstab
Alexander Hopper
Neil Jenkins
Greg Kaaz
Nancy Knapp
Julie Knost
John Lacey
IN MEMORY OF:
Thomas Baumann
Michael Bethke
Frederick Bodenhausen
Stephen Bolinger
Roger Brining
John Cianciolo
Eric Clark
Leigh Rosenburg Earnest
August (Gus) Elsener
David E. Hill
Tommy Jackson Jr.
Donald Jolla
Charlie Kutchin
Kim Loveless
Wes McCullough
Kent & Amy McKee
Kevin Mincer
Lee Mook
Neal Myers
Paul Nagel
Branch Geoffrey Pierce
Ivan Rodriquez
Bill Scheve
Allen Schroeder
Rebecca Schwan
Rick Smith
Jim Stigge
Ray & Ruth Thompson
Fred Turner
Garold Unruh
Floyd Worley
Patricia Young
Bob Zeitinger
David Lemke
Alejandro Maldonado
Ian McColpin
Oshea Family
Brian Parrett
Donna Pittman & Family
Neil Raynesford
James & Catherine Reilly
Susan Rogers
Jim Ronnau
Peter Sadlo
The Schenk Family
Rebecca Schwan
Ruth Etta Seck
Homer Shackles
Glenda Simpson
The Slawek Family
Don Sumple
Zeke Urbas
Anne Marie Youngers
Ronald Zappia
CURRENT LEADERSHIP AND STAFF
Advisory Council
Founder and Chairman Emeritus Past President (1995-1997/Wings Over Mid-America )
James H. Stevens, Jr. Retired President, Creative Planning, Inc., Overland Park, KS
Past President (1997-1999/Wings Over Mid-America/ Angel Flight Central) Past Chairman (2002/Angel Flight America)
Thomas H. Holcom Retired President, Pioneer Financial Services, Inc., Kansas City, MO Past President (2006-2007/Angel Flight Central)
Andy DeMarea Attorney at Law, Kenner Schmitt Nygaard, LLC, Kansas City, MO Past President (1999-2001/Angel Flight Central)
Stephen T. Carter Former Managing Principal, Right Management Consultants, Leawood, KS
Past President (2001-2003/Angel Flight Central)
Stan Guillaume Owner, Summit Group of Companies, LLC: Overland Park, KS
Legacy Trustee, Past Board Secretary
Michele Stauffer Former Owner, Kansas Aircraft; Overland Park, KS
Past President (2009-2011/Angel Flight Central) Board Member (2004-2011/Air Charity Network)
John W. “Jack” Kennedy Retired, Chairman & CEO Cobalt Ventures, Kansas City MO Past President (2011-2013/Angel Flight Central) Steve D. Pearson Attorney/Member, Cozen O’ Connor, Chicago, IL
2021-2022 Board of Trustees
OFFICERS Board Chairman/President, LaDeena James
President & COO; Cowell James Forge Insurance Group North Kansas City, MO
Past President, Michael J. McGraw
Chairman & Founder, Data Systems International, Kansas City, MO
Vice-Chairman, Joanne M. Barbera
Co-Founder & Member; Barbera and Watkins, LLC; Overland Park, KS
Treasurer, Scott Fitzgerald Senior VP of Investments, Merrill Lynch, Kansas City, MO
Secretary, Dianne White
Executive Director, MMOPA, Rogers, AR
MEMBERS Mark Green, DPM Kansas City Foot and Ankle Kansas City, MO
Jim Hassenstab Chairman, DMSI Software Omaha, NE Eric Kasseff EVP/Co-Founder, Acertus Lenexa, KS Bill Keen, CRPC, Founder and CEO, Keen Wealth Advisors Overland Park, KS Matthew J. Mitchell Co-Founder & CEO, Mitchell Private Holdings, LLC Lee’s Summit, MO David J. Moeser Senior Originated, BP, Retired Naperville, IL David Rainey Financial Planner, V Wealth Management
Overland Park, KS Joe Ratterman Charter Pilot, KCAC Aviation Overland Park, KS Peter J. Sadlo Financial Manager, The Market Street Group at Morgan Stanley, St. Louis, MO Jim Stowers III Owner, Oxford Companies, LLC. Kansas City, MO
Staff Team CEO/Executive Director Don Sumple Dir. Of Operations & Development Brendan Sneegas Flight Supervisor & Outreach Coordinator Ashley Wilkerson Flight Coordinator Lindsey Schifferdecker Manager of Administration & Finance Rebecca Nunn
Impactful Leaders 2021 Volunteer State Chairs: Chuck Huntley, Minnesota Rose Hassenstab, Nebraska
Pilot Identification Program Chuck Huntley
In-Kind Services Special thanks to those who provide valuable contributions of time, services and materials to help further the AFC Mission
IN-KIND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES $1,799,175 AFC Vol. Pilots & Aviation Partners IN-KIND SERVICES $100,000+ Southwest Airlines $50,000+ Signature Flight Support $20,000 - $49,999 Andy DeMarea Steve Pearson
Angel Flight Central, Inc.
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
10 Richards Rd, Kansas City, MO 64116
Deliveries to: 500 Richards Road
Phone: 816-421-2300
Toll Free: 866-569-9464
Fax: 816-421-2409
Email: [email protected]
Request Assistance/Volunteer/Donate @
www.angelflightcentral.org
Angel Flight Central, Inc., formerly Wings Over Mid-America, Inc., is a non-profit organization recognized by the IRS under I.R.C. sec. 501(c)(3).