THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC

EIN 72-1200790 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)

What they do

THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM TELLS THE STORY of THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE WAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD-WHY IT WAS FOUGHT, HOW IT WAS WON, and WHAT IT MEANS TODAY-SO THAT ALL GENERATIONS WILL UNDERSTAND THE PRICE of FREEDOM and BE INSPIRED BY WHAT THEY LEARN.FOUNDED ON THE VISION of NOTED HISTORIAN and AUTHOR STEPHEN AMBROSE, THE INSTITUTION OPENED ON JUNE 6, 2000, AS THE NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM. AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, VETERANS, and THE GENERAL PUBLIC LED to ITS 2004 DESIGNATION BY CONGRESS AS AMERICAS NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM. WITH THAT DISTINCTION, THE MUSEUM EXPANDED ITS MISSION to COVER THE COMPLETE, EPIC STORY of WORLD WAR II and DONNED A NEW NAME, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM.

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders71 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

63.13%of revenue went to mission work80.4% of expenses · Program services

7.12%of revenue went to fundraising9.1% of expenses

$78.51spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.27%of revenue went to management and office costs10.5% of expenses

$6.01in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

48.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$95,221,388

Mission workProgram services$60,112,68463.13% of revenue80.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$7,870,8348.27% of revenue10.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$6,777,1137.12% of revenue9.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$20,460,75721.49% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$74,760,63178.51% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 80.4% mission · 10.5% management · 9.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.51% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.6% mission · 8.6% management · 8.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.59% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.4% mission · 9.7% management · 9.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.39% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 76.6% mission · 13.9% management · 9.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.25% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 77.0% mission · 15.5% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.43% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.1% mission · 11.2% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.90% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.8% mission · 8.6% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.71% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 83.9% mission · 8.0% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.86% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$95,221,388

Expenses$74,760,631

Annual surplus $20,460,757 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$60,112,684 · 80.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$7,870,834 · 10.5% of expenses

Fundraising$6,777,113 · 9.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$95,221,388

Expenses$74,760,631

Assets$449,269,539

Income$98,960,914

Contributions$46,124,383

Mission work (program services)$60,112,684

Fundraising$6,777,113

Grants given$500

Average grant$500

Management and general$7,870,834

Stocks and bonds$46,515,931

Accounting fees$140,555

Investing fees$87,830

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

STEPHEN J WATSONPRESIDENT & CEO · 50 hrs/week $903,649Base $778,177 · Other $125,472

CATHY GREEN ROSENSTEINEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT A · 50 hrs/week $498,679Base $481,964 · Other $16,715

ALICIA ANN FRANCKVP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANC · 50 hrs/week $386,511Base $365,362 · Other $21,149

REBECCA ALBRECHT MACKIEFORMER EVP&COO(RESIGNED 7/31/23) $356,900

JAMES B WILLIAMSVP AND COO · 50 hrs/week $352,987Base $340,787 · Other $12,200

PETER DONOVAN CREANVP OF EDUCATION AND ACCESS · 50 hrs/week $323,529Base $315,542 · Other $7,987

KIM M LEDUFFVP OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE · 50 hrs/week $303,849Base $291,057 · Other $12,792

ROBERT W FARNSWORTHSENIOR VP OF CAPITAL PROGR · 50 hrs/week $289,365Base $283,342 · Other $6,023

STEPHANIE D VERDINVP OF MARKETING AND COMMUN · 50 hrs/week $277,001Base $256,982 · Other $20,019

WHITNEY SOENKSENVP OF TECHNOLOGY · 50 hrs/week $255,401Base $241,629 · Other $13,772

MICHAEL S BELLISWD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 50 hrs/week $253,019Base $244,932 · Other $8,087

SCOTT EVANSVP OF FACILITIES & CAPITAL · 50 hrs/week $251,514Base $226,773 · Other $24,741

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (71)

STEPHEN J WATSONPRESIDENT & CEO

CATHY GREEN ROSENSTEINEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT A

ALICIA ANN FRANCKVP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANC

REBECCA ALBRECHT MACKIEFORMER EVP&COO(RESIGNED 7/31/23)

JAMES B WILLIAMSVP AND COO

PETER DONOVAN CREANVP OF EDUCATION AND ACCESS

KIM M LEDUFFVP OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE

ROBERT W FARNSWORTHSENIOR VP OF CAPITAL PROGR

STEPHANIE D VERDINVP OF MARKETING AND COMMUN

WHITNEY SOENKSENVP OF TECHNOLOGY

MICHAEL S BELLISWD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SCOTT EVANSVP OF FACILITIES & CAPITAL

GORDON H MUELLERPRESIDENT & CEO EMERITUS

SARAH SIEVERTAVP BOARD & GOVT RELATIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS

KAREN J CRAIGAVP OF ACCOUNTING

ERIN CLANCEYAVP OF COLLECTIONS AND EXH

LANI E MCWILLIAMSAVP OF ADVANCEMENT SERVICE

STEPHEN NOTARIANNIAVP OF FINANCE

PETER J MERLONETRUSTEE

PETER N FOSSTRUSTEE

MASSEY VILLARREALTRUSTEE

PETE WILSONTRUSTEE

PETE NOVEMBERTRUSTEE

MICHAEL S BYLENTRUSTEE

MERRITT LANETRUSTEE

LAURA STEPHENSTRUSTEE

PHILIP G SATRETRUSTEE

R RYAN ADKERSONTRUSTEE

ROBERT J PATRICKTRUSTEE

ROBERT L PRIDDYTRUSTEE

SHARON ESTILL TAYLOR PHDTRUSTEE

SONIA A PEREZTRUSTEE

ST DENIS SANDY VILLERE IITRUSTEE

STEPHEN OSWALDTRUSTEE

SUZANNE T MESTAYERBOARD CHAIR

TED M WEGGELANDPAST CHAIRMAN

THOMAS A GRUBERTRUSTEE

TODD RICKETTSTRUSTEE

WILLIAM A GOLDRINGTRUSTEE

WILLIAM M OSBORNE IIITRUSTEE

JAMES A COURTERTRUSTEE

ARNOLD W DONALDTRUSTEE

BRANDON B BERGERTRUSTEE

C PAUL HILLIARDTRUSTEE

CAREN RUBINTRUSTEE

CHARLES W CHIP GOODYEARTRUSTEE

CHRISTINE TODD WHITMANTRUSTEE

DAVID NIERENBERGTRUSTEE

DEANNA RODRIGUEZTRUSTEE

DENNIS P LAUSCHATRUSTEE

DONALD T BOLLINGERTRUSTEE

FLEUR HARLANTRUSTEE

GLENN J SOLOMONTRUSTEE

GREGORY KOWALSKITRUSTEE

J TYLER HERBERTTRUSTEE

JACQUELIN SEWELL ATKINSONTRUSTEE

LTG CHARLES HOOPERTRUSTEE

JAMES E MAURINCHAIR ELECT

JAMES J REISS JRTRUSTEE

JAMES N GIANOPULOSTRUSTEE

JASON DESENA TRENNERTTRUSTEE

JEFFERY D HILDEBRANDTRUSTEE

JESSICA BRANDTTRUSTEE

JOHN D GEORGESTRUSTEE

JOHN E KOERNER IIIPAST CHAIRMAN

JOHN M HAIRSTONSECRETARY

JUSTIN AUGUSTINETRUSTEE

KEVIN G CLIFFORDTRUSTEE

LAWRENCE E BATHGATE IITRUSTEE

LISA PEARL PHD JDTRUSTEE

LOUIS CALDERATRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1992
Location: 945 MAGAZINE ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-3813
County: Orleans
In care of: CATHY GREEN ROSENSTEIN
Primary officer: CATHY GREEN ROSENSTEIN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(504) 528-1944

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LAPORTE APAC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)
Grant-giving organization: Yes