Pacific Mission Aviation 
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Summary
Our calling is to serve the Lord Jesus Christ by "Bringing Hope, Changing Lives." We are committed to sharing the Gospel and delivering essential and life-saving services that profoundly impact the lives of the remote island people of Micronesia and the Philippines.
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Contact information
Mailing address:
Pacific Mission Aviation
PO BOX 3209
Hagatna, 96932
Website: pmapacific.org
Phone: (671) 646-6464
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 980034842
CEO/President: Norbert Kalau
Chairman: Norbert Kalau
Board size: 5
Founder: Edmund Kalau
Ruling year: 2023
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1987
Purpose
God's Love is made tangible to those we serve as we meet the needs of the total person - body, soul and spirit. Born out of love and compassion for the people of the islands and a desire to be obedient to the Lord's command, PMA provides free emergency evacuations, sea searches, rescue and disaster relief, transports medical and food supplies, and provides logistical help to the islands.
Mission statement
The primary goal of Pacific Mission Aviation is to glorify God, and make our Lord Jesus Christ known to the peoples of Micronesia and the Philippines. Aircraft and boats are utilized to bring the gospel to remote island peoples who might otherwise remain unreached.
Statement of faith
We believe:
1. The Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God without error.
2. That there is one God, Creator of all things, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
3. In the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and His deity, in His atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, and His personal return in power and glory.
4. That God created man in His own image, that man fell into sin and is in need of salvation through regeneration by the Holy Spirit. That men are saved by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ.
5. In the ever-working ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.
6. In the resurrection of both the saved and lost: those who are saved, unto resurrection of eternal life with God, and those who are lost, unto resurrection of eternal damnation.
7. In participation in the Ordinances of Baptism by water and the Lord's Supper as commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ.
8. In the spiritual unity of believers in Christ, and the Church, of which Christ is the head.
9. That following Jesus Christ is a way of life, that Christians are called to live, give witness of Jesus Christ, and to serve in such a way that the Gospel may be shared with all the world.
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Transparency grade
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Mission Aviation
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1041 of 1338 | 8 of 8 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 944 of 1338 | 6 of 8 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 707 of 1338 | 7 of 8 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1030 of 1340 | 6 of 8 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $592,635 in government grants in 2025.
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 9% | 10% | 7% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 79% | 61% | 49% | 54% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 21% | 39% | 51% | 46% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 77% | 75% | 84% | 94% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 97% | 101% | 101% | 101% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 73% | 76% | 85% | 94% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 3% | -1% | -1% | -1% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 15% | 20% | 11% | 2% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.53 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.37 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 2.27 | 2.47 | 2.34 | 2.54 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.66 | 0.87 | 0.74 | 0.93 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 24.25 | 30.14 | 52.32 | 100.79 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.91 | 13.41 | 16.01 | 12.73 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 173% | 267% | 299% | 257% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cash | $3,156,704 | $3,530,283 | $3,189,282 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $390,842 | $201,131 | $223,829 |
| Short-term investments | $235,433 | $214,685 | $195,955 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $3,782,979 | $3,946,099 | $3,609,066 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $5,065,227 | $4,808,490 | $5,057,590 |
| Other long-term assets | $510,958 | $483,862 | $495,835 |
| Total long-term assets | $5,576,185 | $5,292,352 | $5,553,425 |
| Total assets | $9,359,164 | $9,238,451 | $9,162,491 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $21,984 | $4,622 | $3,605 |
| Other current liabilities | $103,518 | $70,799 | $32,204 |
| Total current liabilities | $125,502 | $75,421 | $35,809 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $489,512 | $474,112 | $469,085 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $489,512 | $474,112 | $469,085 |
| Total liabilities | $615,014 | $549,533 | $504,894 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Without donor restrictions | $8,459,156 | $8,410,069 | $8,501,467 |
| With donor restrictions | $284,994 | $278,849 | $156,130 |
| Net assets | $8,744,150 | $8,688,918 | $8,657,597 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Total contributions | $1,967,256 | $1,416,992 | $1,810,636 |
| Program service revenue | $1,227,500 | $1,454,264 | $1,539,620 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $505 | $496 | $282 |
| Other revenue | $31,109 | $0 | $800 |
| Total other revenue | $1,259,114 | $1,454,760 | $1,540,702 |
| Total revenue | $3,226,370 | $2,871,752 | $3,351,338 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Program services | $2,445,635 | $2,445,574 | $3,165,105 |
| Management and general | $651,709 | $318,904 | $70,374 |
| Fundraising | $176,717 | $137,406 | $132,991 |
| Total expenses | $3,274,061 | $2,901,884 | $3,368,470 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($47,691) | ($30,132) | ($17,132) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($47,691) | ($30,132) | ($17,132) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Norbert J Kalau | Chairman of the Board, President CEO | $63,946 |
| Melinda R Espinosa | CFO/Administrator | $54,988 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2025
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History
Pacific Mission Aviation (PMA) is an evangelical, multi-faceted mission organization serving in Guam, Micronesia and the Philippines. PMA was born out of love and compassion for the people of the islands and the desire to be obedient to the Lord's command (Matt. 28:18-20). PMA follows the Biblical concept of God's love for the total man: body, soul and spirit.
In January of 1956, Pastor Edmund Kalau and his wife Elizabeth started serving as missionaries in Palau and Yap (Micronesia). Pastor Kalau made numerous trips to the outer-islands with the then U.S. Trust Territory-operated field trip ships. On nearly all trips, sick people were taken aboard to be transported to the district center hospitals, but because of the long distances and slowness of the ships, many patients died en route.
Witnessing this again and again, Pastor Kalau was troubled in his heart and mind that there was no better or more effective way to help the outer-island people, especially with their medical needs. The idea of airborne help was envisioned.
Pastor Kalau personally raised funds in the U.S. and Germany and, with another pilot, ferried the first aircraft from U.S. to Yap in July 1974. The Mission Society for which the Kalaus served for over 20 years did not share the vision of an expanded aviation program.
Knowing the needs of the people and how much help could be provided with an airplane, especially in critical medical situations, and more importantly, knowing that this was what God had called them to do, the Kalaus chose to leave the Mission Society they served and obey God's direction in their lives. With three teenage children in school in the Philippines and no financial support, it was not easy. However, God was good in providing some faithful friends in Germany and the U.S. who came up with a modest support for them along with some extra funds for aircraft maintenance and fuel.
In 1975, PMA was incorporated in Guam, Territory of United States of America. PMA established Mission Stations in Yap and Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, and then in the Republic of Palau. With the same burden for souls in the Philippines, Flying Medical Samaritans (FMS), now Pacific Missionary Aviation, Philippines, was incorporated in 1982 in the Philippines.
Medical missionary vessels were put into service in Micronesia and the Philippines to reach atolls and islands with no airstrips. Church planting (Pacific Mission Fellowship), nurturing, support and evangelism intensified, especially in areas where once doors were closed, but now open because of the committed services of PMA. Other doors of opportunity opened. PMA was privileged to establish a Maritime and Fisheries Academy with a campus ministry in 1989, in conjunction with the Yap State government. This Academy was turned over to the FSM national government in 1998 and continues to operate to train young men in the maritime and fisheries industry. In Pohnpei, PMA established a Construction, Manpower and Development School, which was also turned over to the local Community College for them to continue this important aspect of training young people for a career. PMA has also established Youth Centers, a print shop, and now a Studio.
In the Philippines, in addition to church planting and nurturing, aviation and medical outreach ministry, an Orphanage was established in Oriental Mindoro, reaching out to children who are abandoned, neglected and abused. A Learning Center was also established to assist indigent families and serve malnourished children in the Polilio Islands. These ministries are geared towards the holistic teaching and nurturing of children.
The underlying vision in all these endeavors is to glorify God and to make our Lord Jesus Christ known primarily to the peoples of Micronesia and the Philippines.