The mission of the richard I. Bong veterans historical center is to preserve and honor the memory of major Bong and all the veterans of world war II as well as subsequent conflicts and to provide educational resources for the twin ports area community and beyond.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$596K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$532K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$596K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$622K
FY2021$596K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$717K
FY2024$750K
Expenses
$532K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$515K
FY2021$532K
FY2022$555K
FY2023$680K
FY2024$760K
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.8M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1994.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $365K Management & general 19% · $101K Fundraising 12% · $67K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Past Exec Di
$63,869Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Exec
$7,004Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Gidley$75,002$68,193———
Dustin Heckman———$63,869$73,029
Briana Fiandt——$57,488$7,004—

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

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  • 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 and honors veteran memories, offering educational resources to the community.

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1 program · $365K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Maintain the bong center and ensure the long-term preservation of its collections for public benefit as outlined in the mission statement.

$365Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$596K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Money outPt IX
$532K
Ln 25
Programscol B$365K
Managementcol C$101K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$428K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$92K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$139
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Total revenueLn 12$596K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$428K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$428K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 646
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K$428K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$32K$18K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$102K$45K$24K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$8K$4K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$7K$4K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$2K$8K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$146K$139K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K$99K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K$493
Total functional expensesLn 25$532K$365K$101K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $750K$760K−$10K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $717K$680K$36K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $534K$555K−$21K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $596K$532K$64K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $622K$515K$107K$3.7M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $596,018 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $262,911$255,295
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $192,129$275,253
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $127$139
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $166,607$65,331
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $621,774$596,018
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $202,534$207,830
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $312,094$324,607
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $514,628$532,437
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,146$63,581
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction 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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $596,018 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $29,121 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$92,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,895
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$255,295
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $275,253$275,253
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $139$139
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$34,605
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,605$1,605
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $305,979 · Excluded from tax $139$596,018
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $532,437 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,095 · Management $17,507 · Fundraising $23,342$72,944
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,863 · Management $24,470 · Fundraising $32,628$101,961
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,715 · Management $4,208 · Fundraising $5,611$17,534
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,772 · Management $3,694 · Fundraising $4,925$15,391
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,007$29,007
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,573$11,573
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,006 · Management $7,868$9,874
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,849$1,849
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $138,790 · Management $7,305$146,095
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,657 · Management $1,406$14,063
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $99,428 · Management $3,609$103,037
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,616 · Management $493$9,109
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $364,515 · Management $101,416 · Fundraising $66,506$532,437
Part X · Balance sheet $3,802,519 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $344,636$428,389
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,180$11,750
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $16,791$19,175
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,455,929$3,343,205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,829,536$3,802,519
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,646$13,048
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $103,646$13,048
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,725,890$3,789,471
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,725,890$3,789,471
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,829,536$3,802,519
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,789,471 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$596,018
XI-2 Total expenses$532,437
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,725,890
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,789,471

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