Armed Forces Heritage House

Tax-deductible

Burlington, NJ501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 27-2739858Revenue $93K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 1337, 08016-0937 · Burlington, NJTax-exempt since May 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To preserve, interpret, exhibit, and provide educational experience about the history, heritage, and culture of the United States Armed Forces

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$93K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$86K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$204K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$93K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$108K
FY2025$93K
Expenses
$86K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$25K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$86K
Net assets
$204K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$200K
FY2025$204K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $72K Management & general 17% · $15K

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

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritus, Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritus, Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritus, Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Officer, Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Preserves, interprets, and exhibits US Armed Forces history and culture through educational experiences.

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3 programs · $68K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Operational activities related to lectures, special events, tours and occupancy of the Burlington County Historical Societys Poley Center and the historic Captain James Lawrence House in Burlington NJ and, expenses related to the development and production of educational media including virtual learning and living history documentories.

$40Kprogram expense
02

Annual Membership Dinner and Golf Outing which are directed toward recognition of members, members of the miltary services, principal donors, and state and local government officials for the their contributions and services toward the advancement of the Armed Forces Heritage House.

$15Kprogram expense
03

Mobile Museum presentations at community events at various locations in Central and Southern New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.

$13Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$93K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$86K
Ln 25
Programscol B$72K
Managementcol C$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$204K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$411
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$93K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$204K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$58K$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86K$89K
Total assetsLn 16$207K$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$200K$204K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$11K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$720
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$21K$870
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$86K$72K$15K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $93K$86K$6K$204K 990 PDF
FY2024 $108K$89K$19K$200K 990 PDF
FY2023 $104K$91K$13K$181K 990 PDF
FY2022 $94K$60K$34K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021 $63K$25K$38K$134K 990 PDF
FY2020 $21K$33K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $92,740 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $66,128$42,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $35,816$43,744
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $269$411
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,546$5,852
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $107,759$92,740
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,000$4,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,866$82,461
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $88,866$86,461
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,893$6,279
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $92,740 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,852 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,675
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,058
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$21,958
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,733
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$43,744
VIII-3 Investment income$411
VIII-12 Total revenue$92,740
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $86,461 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,268$2,268
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,363 · Management $2,841$14,204
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,127$4,127
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,216$7,216
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,161 · Management $720$2,881
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,685$1,685
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,577$23,577
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,434 · Management $2,434$4,868
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,765 · Management $870$21,635
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $71,516 · Management $14,945 · Fundraising $0$86,461
Part X · Balance sheet $208,270 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,488$37,265
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,269$10,680
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,700$2,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $85,609$89,431
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $58,243$68,394
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $207,383$208,270
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,216$4,618
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,216$4,618
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,651$203,652
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $200,167$203,652
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $207,383$208,270
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $203,652 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$92,740
XI-2 Total expenses$86,461
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,279
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$200,167
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,794
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$203,652

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