Elder Abuse Air Force

What Elder Abuse Air Force does

Elder Abuse Air Force is a U.S. nonprofit organization classified as a 501(c)(3) charity, founded in 2022 by Michael Bremner and headquartered at John Wayne Airport (KSNA) in Southern California. Its stated mission is to combat elder abuse through aviation-themed awareness activities, using flight operations and record attempts as a platform to draw public attention to the issue of elder mistreatment. The organization has pursued at least one transcontinental flight attempt, including a planned route toward Nova Scotia tied to a Guinness World Record claim for the oldest person to fly coast-to-coast.

The organization's "product" is effectively awareness campaigns executed via aviation events rather than any commercial good or service. There is no disclosed technology platform, software product, or proprietary technical component; the underlying capability rests on access to general aviation infrastructure, a founder-operator with flight credentials, and partnerships with aligned advocacy organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association. No patents, models, datasets, or technology vendors are referenced.

The business model is donation-based. Revenue is generated through fundraising campaigns, with approximately $2,000 raised in the 2022 founding year and roughly $5,450 from a subsequent campaign. There are no ticket sales, services, merchandise lines, or institutional grants identified in the available data. Operations appear to be run primarily by the founder with no disclosed paid headcount, and the customer base consists of small-dollar individual donors rather than corporate or institutional funders.

Name

Elder Abuse Air Force

Legal name

Elder Abuse Air Force

Website

https://elderabuseairforce.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Elder Abuse Air Force is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2022 and based at John Wayne Airport that uses aviation awareness missions and flight record attempts to draw public attention to elder abuse. It is funded entirely through small-dollar individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Advocacy and Elder Abuse Prevention

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

akta.pro primary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Civic Engagement, Volunteering & Leadership Education for Seniors (EDAAAMAK)

Keywords

• Elder abuse awareness
• Aviation awareness missions
• Nonprofit advocacy
• Alzheimer fundraising
• Senior fraud prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Costa Mesa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization raises funds through donations, primarily focused on supporting Alzheimer's research through partnerships with the Alzheimer's Association. Donations are collected via the Alzheimer's Association's fundraising platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Elder Abuse Air Force is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that uses aviation-based awareness missions to expose, prevent, and combat elder financial fraud and physical abuse against seniors. The organization flies awareness missions around notable landmarks to attract media attention, sets world record flights to generate press coverage, and raises funds for the Alzheimer's Association in support of seniors with cognitive impairment who are especially vulnerable to abuse. It also mobilizes a volunteer network of general aviation pilots across the US and Canada to participate in missions around World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

Product overview

Elder Abuse Air Force is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based at John Wayne Airport (KSNA) in Southern California. The organization does not offer commercial products or services. Instead, it operates awareness missions using aviation to expose, prevent, and combat Elder Financial Fraud and Physical Abuse against seniors. Core activities include flying awareness missions, setting world record flights to draw attention to elder abuse issues, and fundraising for related causes such as the Alzheimer's Association. The organization has no product portfolio, platform, or modules—its mission is purely advocacy and awareness-raising through aviation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• $5,450 raised for Alzheimer's Association through awareness flights
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alzheimer's Association of Orange County ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2025Elder Abuse Air Force partnered with the Alzheimer's Association of Orange County Chapter for their World Record flight circling the Hollywood Sign in October 2025. The mission aimed to raise awareness about the vulnerability of seniors with memory and cognitive impairment to financial fraud and physical abuse, and to raise funds for Alzheimer's research.
• The Alzheimer Association (National)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2025Elder Abuse Air Force participated in The Alzheimer Association's 'Do What You Love' campaign, setting a World Record circling the Hollywood Sign. Donations raised go directly to The Alzheimer Association for research and support programs.
• Condor SquadronminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Elder Abuse Air Force flew with the Condor Squadron around The San Fernando Valley and West Los Angeles after returning from the 2022 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day mission. The partnership generated media attention and raised awareness for elder abuse.
• Canadian Harvard Aircraft AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Elder Abuse Air Force flew in formation with the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association around Niagara Falls on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022, creating a visually impactful awareness event.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Wings of Rescue: Volunteer pilot organization that airlifts at-risk shelter animals. Comparable grassroots-aviation nonprofit leveraging flight events to drive awareness and partner engagement for a cause.
• Elder Justice Coalition: US advocacy coalition working to raise awareness of elder abuse and support elder justice legislation. Comparable mission advocacy for stronger elder protection laws, but operates through policy channels rather than aviation events.
• Corporate Angel Network: Nonprofit that arranges free flights on corporate aircraft for cancer patients. Comparable aviation-nonprofit model using donated flight capacity to deliver social value, though with a different beneficiary population.

Broad incumbents

• AARP Foundation: Large US nonprofit focused on issues facing people age 50+, including elder justice and financial fraud prevention. Comparable in mission area (elder protection) but operates through policy, litigation, and program delivery rather than aviation-based awareness.
• Alzheimer's Association: The largest US nonprofit focused on Alzheimer's disease, and EAAF's core fundraising partner. Comparable as a brand and donor base that EAAF leverages, though operating at vastly larger scale and with established research and care programs.
• National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA): US resource center dedicated to elder abuse prevention, providing research, training, and public awareness. Comparable as an elder-abuse awareness organization, though federally funded and research-oriented rather than aviation-driven.

Direct peers

• Veterans Airlift Command: Provides free air transportation to wounded veterans and their families via a volunteer pilot network. Comparable in the aviation-nonprofit intersection and reliance on community-led pilot mobilization, though focused on veterans rather than seniors.
• Pilots N Paws: Volunteer-pilot nonprofit that transports rescue animals. Comparable to EAAF in its model of using general aviation as a fundraising and awareness engine for a specific cause, with grassroots pilot participation.
• Angel Flight: A nonprofit network of volunteer pilots providing free air transportation for patients with medical needs. Directly comparable to EAAF as a cause-driven nonprofit that mobilizes general aviation pilots for non-commercial, mission-specific flights.

Others

• Direct Relief: Large humanitarian aid nonprofit that frequently uses aviation logistics for disaster response. Comparable only in that aviation enables its mission, but it operates at vastly greater scale and in health/humanitarian rather than elder-justice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles1 record

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