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William Klaers

President · National Museum of World War II Aviation INC

President at National Museum of World War II Aviation INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
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Roles reported
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Others who share this name
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Reported as President of National Museum of World War II Aviation INC, based in Colorado Spgs, CO.
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Also listed as President of Greatest Generation Naval Museum, uncompensated.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

National Museum of World War II Aviation INC President · $2.2M revenue · Colorado Spgs, COTHE NAT'L MUSEUM OF WWII AVIATION WILL PROVIDE UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE A DEEPER UNDER- STANDING OF THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Greatest Generation Naval Museum President · $840K revenue · Colorado Spgs, COGreatest Generation is an aerospace museum focusing on WWII Aviation. The goal of Greatest Generation is to provide Education about these aircraft,…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named William Klaers

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William Klaers 1 organization · Colorado Springs, COPikes Peak Regional Airshow

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$70K
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Director · FY2024
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Chairman · FY2023
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Secretary/Treasurer · FY2024
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Chairman · FY2024
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Board Member · FY2021

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org