# Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs Air Museum is a flying, living history museum dedicated to educating the public about the role of Air Power in preserving American liberties & way of life. We preserve, exhibit & fly aircraft used in World War II, Korea & Vietnam. ## Organization facts - **Organization:** Palm Springs Air Museum - **Legal name:** PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM INC - **Organization type:** 501(c)(3) nonprofit - **EIN:** 33-0615350 - **IRS 501(c)(3) ruling:** 1994 - **Headquarters:** Palm Springs, California - **Primary cause:** Arts & Culture - **IRS classification:** NTEE A540 — Arts & Culture - **Cause confirmed by:** organization's own category selection on its CV Giving Day profile ('Arts & Culture') - **CV Giving Day status:** 2026 participant - **Official website:** https://palmspringsairmuseum.org - **Giving page:** https://www.mightycause.com/organization/PalmSpringsAirMuseum ## About Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs Air Museum is a flying, living history museum dedicated to educating the public about the role of Air Power in preserving American liberties & way of life. We preserve, exhibit & fly aircraft used in World War II, Korea & Vietnam. We honor veterans & educate future generations with programs, exhibits, and hands-on internships with local schools. SCHOOL & YOUTH TOURS - Guided Youth Tour Docents service over 6,000 students annually; Public schools are reimbursed for their buses. Science class, tour of the museum and lunch. INSPIRATION ONE & FIRST FLIGHT Students ages 12 to 17 get to fly in a Cessna 182 and get a flying lesson! Counts as one-hour in their pilot's logbook. YOUNG SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP FUND p rovide technical career-minded high school and college students the opportunity to develop professionally, civically, and socially. The PSAM Scholarship Fund Committee selects the scholarship recipient. To date, each recipient has received partial college scholarships for undergraduate studies. Palm Springs Air Museum is open 362 days a year from 10 to 5; children 12 & under get in free with paid adult admission; Education programs and warbird rides for sale occur most Saturdays November to May. Over 150,000 annually visit the Museum's five hangars totaling 91,000 square feet, housing 75+ flying and static aircraft - inside and outside. Free admission is offered to special needs populations and to public school groups.  Special events include Memorial Day Flower Drop & Air Fair, a Halloween themed Chili and Car Show, and a Santa Fly-In (themes change every couple of years). Our most recent "Snowtopia" featured real snow and Santa, and over 5,000 visited over 4 evenings. Signature exhibits include POW Bracelet Display; Tuskegee Airmen Mural, Women Pilots, Pearl Harbor diorama; Open Cockpit experiences on Saturday mornings; and partnerships for STEM education, First Flight where 50 high school students per year fly in a Cessna 182 and are encouraged to look at aviation careers, Airplane Mechanics Internship with a local high school, Air Traffic Control Day and Rocketry Explorations. Newest displays are the F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter, the B-29 Nose and Cockpit, and Movie Memphis Belle under restoration. There is also an Education Center / Library with over 13,800 volumes, many in first person; Flight simulators teach lift off & landing techniques; visitors are able to walk inside a B-17 and C-119 most mornings; and inside a flyable C-47 when the C-47 is not flying. The Young Science Professionals Scholarship program is now in its fifth year, awarding 4-year college scholarships to two individuals each year who are pursuing degrees in STEM / Aviation. Testimonials "The Palm Springs Air Museum is the patriotic center of the Coachella Valley" Joey E. "The Palm Springs Air Museum's real importance is as a source of education for our local school children." Richard O. "Thank you for having our class come to the PS Air Museum. We are grateful for everything we get to do. We appreciate the bus, the bracelet, the lessons, lunch, and most importantly the museum. The students love the whole experience. Please thank the cafe also." Valle Del Sol Elementary School, Coachella, CA ## Record - **Verified:** Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record. - **Participation years on record:** 2025, 2026 - **Years covered by our records:** 2025, 2026 (absence of a year does not mean the organization did not participate) - **Last reviewed:** August 19, 2026 - **Canonical page:** https://www.cvgiving.org/nonprofits/palm-springs-air-museum/ - **Provided by:** Desert Community Foundation (501(c)(3), EIN 95-4725924)