Donors and Supporters
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Last Updated: Jul 16, 2026, 08:17 AM
Donor Support
TBMOPA FoundationJames C. Ray FoundationLudwick Family Foundation
The O’Donnell Family Foundation
Chris and Melody Malachowsky Family Foundation
Ricci Family Foundation
The Fullgraf Foundation-Megan S. Fullgraf
The Helms Foundation: Benefactors-Stephen & Charlotte Bell
Central American Airways: Steve Kiper, John Cotton, Riley Hook
Mark Hogan Memorial Scholarship
The Mark Hogan Memorial Scholarship has been funded by Mike and Elizabeth Bell in memory of their friend.
An additional donation was made in memory of Mark Hogan by John & Jackie Kaiser.
Donors Supporting New Training Aircraft
Follow this link to see the donors who made it possible to purchase two new training aircraft that are now in their second year of training Able Flight pilots.
Blue 7 Scholarship
See the impressive story of Zack Reising and how he is making it possible for others with a physical disability to become a pilot.
Individual Donors
- Dennis & Erlinda Akins
- David Allen
- David Barnes
- Douglas Blair
- Pat & Joyce Bradley
- Matt Brandon
- Ron and Margaret Brender
- Adam Broome
- Jeff Cain
- Craig & Lisa Christensen
- Stephanie Cibello
- Scott Crane
- Wayne & Kathy Daniels
- Brian Estes
- Justin Falls
- Jeffrey Goldberg & Allison Black
- Doug Gollan
- Amos Greene
- Randall Greene
- Matt Hansen
- Rufus Honeycutt
- Martin Ingram
- Bryan Kelly
- Ryan Kelly
- Dana Klein
- Kurt Larson
- Robert Magda
- Jason & Krista Miller
- Natallia Mirashnichenka
- Gabe Mongiello
- Sean O’Donnell
- Michael Olmstead
- Sandy Parry
- Julia Ray
- James Robert
- Paul Rodier
- Tony & Karina Ryan
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Roberto Santos
- Karl Schmidt
- Kelly Scott
- Tony Shipeck
- Bob Seidel
- Julia Spicer & Kevin Sheehan
- Julia A. Smith
- Bobbie Stelzle
- Charles Stites
- Sue Stites
- Steve Thorne
In Honor of
- Jessica Cox by Eric Leuty
- U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant and EOD Technician (Ret.) Johnny Joey Jones by Lindsay Blanton
- Patrick McMahon by Mary Brighton
- Sean O’Donnell by Carson Wahlig, Frederick Laderer
In Memory of
- Dwight Frye by Adam Broome, Dan Page, Charles Stites
- Captain Herlong “H” Averett by Tim Averett
- Charles McCombs by Robin Mathieu
- Steve Merritt, Founding Board Member and Treasurer of Able Flight, by Susan Blackley, Michael Baker Engineering, Inc., Andre DePaul, Dale Dexter, Bob Huets, John & Anne Huffman, Raleigh Mennonite Church, Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Jane Rippy, Charles Stites, Sue Stites, Richard Venutolo
- Harold, Essie and Roger Stites by Charles Stites
- Dean Youngblood by Allyson Youngblood