OREGON COAST MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM
EIN 80-0323013 · Historical Organizations (A80)
What they do
DURING THE OREGON COAST MILITARY MUSEUMS OPERATIONS IN THE YEAR 2024, THE FACILITY REDISIGNED CURRENT EXHITIONS, EXPERIENCES, and EVENTS to ENGAGE THE WIDER PUBLIC AUDIENCE AS THE MUSEUMS PRESENCE HAS SPREAD to NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.AS STATED LAST YEAR, THE MUSEUM is STILL WORINING TOWARD RELOCATION of THE FACITIY; FIRST STEPS HAVE BEEN MADE BY PURCHASING A NEW METAL FRAME BUILING to BE CONSTRUCTED. DISPLAYS HAVE BEEN REWORKED to BE MORE KID FRIENDLY. EFFORTS to CREATE A VETERAN COMMUNITY CENTER HAVE BEEN SLOWER THAN ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER PROGRESS is BEING MADE WITH OTHER GROUPS.SOME of THE OCMMS GOALS for 2025 is to CONTINUE EFFORTS to FUNDRAISE for THE PLANNED RELOCATION DUE to THE CURRENT FACILTY LIMITING OUR EFFORTS to EXPAND EDUCATON and HONORING of VETERANS. ADDITIONAL WORK WILL BE MADE to CONTINUE to EXPAND WORK RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL VETERANS and EXPAND AVAILABLE PROGRAMS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH CHILDREN BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALSO IN THE WORKS and WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE RESULTS BY
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ContactCAL APPLEBEEExecutive Director
In care of% THOMAS F SPAYD
Mailing addressPO BOX 2040, FLORENCE, OR 97439-0133
Main phone(541) 902-5160Source: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- May 2011
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