Organizations primary exempt purpose is to restore or improve destroyers with museum status

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$362K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$754K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$579K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$621K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$754K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$591K
FY2021$564K
FY2022$659K
FY2023$489K
FY2024$737K
FY2025$754K
Expenses
$579K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$547K
FY2022$810K
FY2023$728K
FY2024$587K
FY2025$579K
Net assets
$621K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$669K
FY2021$686K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$446K
FY2025$621K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1983.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $317K Management & general 42% · $246K Fundraising 3% · $17K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Terry Miller$42,509$41,971$41,971

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Restores and improves historic destroyers for museum display.

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2 programs · $317K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Bull sessions, annual conventions and quarterly magazine encourage comaraderie among past & present destroyer men and enhance their knowledge & support of the U.S. Navy.

$279Kprogram expense
02

Grants were given to maintain, restore or improve destroyers with museum status.

$38Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 27 grants · $250K · 2019–2022
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$754K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Money outPt IX
$579K
Ln 25
Programscol B$317K
Managementcol C$246K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$621K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$350K
Total assetsLn 16$983K
LiabilitiesLn 26$362K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Total revenueLn 12$754K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$350K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$350K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$309K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$267K
Total assetsLn 16$983K
LiabilitiesLn 26$362K
Net assetsLn 32$621K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K$350K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$81K$309K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$709K$983K
LiabilitiesLn 26$263K$362K
Net assetsLn 32$446K$621K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$38K$38K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$0$80K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$107K$107K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$0$3K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$0$19K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$8K$6K$425
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$4K$22K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$390$0$0$390
Office expensesLn 13$6K$280$6K$10
OccupancyLn 16$75K$0$75K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$0$11K$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$0$9K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$145K$145K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$15K$13K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$579K$317K$246K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $754K$579K$175K$621K 990 PDF
FY2024 $737K$587K$150K$446K 990 PDF
FY2023 $489K$728K−$239K$296K 990 PDF
FY2022 $659K$810K−$151K$536K 990 PDF
FY2021 $564K$547K$17K$686K 990 PDF
FY2020 $591K$558K$33K$669K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $754,253 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $631,828$485,731
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,714$115,064
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,225$31,900
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $98,170$121,558
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $736,937$754,253
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,184$38,170
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $243,229$228,700
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $320,841$312,476
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $587,254$579,346
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $149,683$174,907
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $754,253 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $18,298 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$261,485
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$224,246
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$485,731
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $115,064$115,064
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,900$31,900
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $103,260 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$103,260
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $121,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $146,964$754,253
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $579,346 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $38,170$38,170
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $80,027 · Fundraising $5,792$85,819
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,135 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$107,135
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $2,821 · Fundraising $0$2,821
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $18,799 · Fundraising $0$18,799
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,870 · Management $5,831 · Fundraising $425$14,126
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,649 · Management $22,355 · Fundraising $0$26,004
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $390$390
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $280 · Management $6,136 · Fundraising $10$6,426
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $75,352 · Fundraising $0$75,352
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $0$1,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $11,409 · Fundraising $0$11,409
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $8,912 · Fundraising $0$8,912
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,877 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$144,877
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,912 · Management $13,258 · Fundraising $9,936$38,106
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $316,893 · Management $245,900 · Fundraising $16,553$579,346
Part X · Balance sheet $982,506 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $382,978$350,486
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70$178
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $40,390$35,009
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,249$3,382
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,199$17,790
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $80,802$308,714
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $166,938$266,947
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $708,626$982,506
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,224$51,305
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $51,437$43,320
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $166,938$266,947
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $262,599$361,572
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $438,989$620,934
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,038$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $446,027$620,934
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $708,626$982,506
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $620,934 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$754,253
XI-2 Total expenses$579,346
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$174,907
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$446,027
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$620,934

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