In keeping with our mission and primary goals, we continue to significantly impact this nation with the message of perpetually recognizing our military fallen heroes and their families. Our objectives can be summarized in four words: establish, educate, present and comfort. In this report you will read about the accomplishments in each of these areas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 4 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $75 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$273K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$728K
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$620K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$337K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$728K
FY2024▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$500K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$728K
Expenses
$620K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$620K
Net assets
$337K
FY2024▲ +93%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$337K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2008.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $563K Management & general 9% · $57K Fundraising 0% · $298

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

11 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$74,496Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Lutz’s $74K as Executive Di is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
George Lutz$74,496$76,800$75,300$70,800$70,800

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Honors fallen heroes and comforts their families through recognition and education.

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1 program · $563K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Honor and remember continues to influence the national and global conversation on remembrance. Many of you have been with us since the beginning and have seen our impact grow, while others are newer to this mission.

$563Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$728K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Other incomeLn 4–11$154K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Money outPt IX
$620K
Ln 25
Programscol B$563K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$298
Owns and owesPt X
$337K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$341K
Total assetsLn 16$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$129K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$154K
Total revenueLn 12$728K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$341K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$341K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$205K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K
Net assetsLn 32$337K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6300
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$295K$341K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$168K$205K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$478K$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26$303K$273K
Net assetsLn 32$175K$337K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$76K$42K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$100
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$297$198
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$262$262
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$825$412$413
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$311K$311K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$620K$563K$57K$298

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $728K$620K$108K$337K 990 PDF
FY2023 $437K$556K−$120K$175K 990 PDF
FY2022 $462K$477K−$15K$278K 990 PDF
FY2021 $500K$451K$49K$301K 990 PDF
FY2020 $409K$432K−$23K$221K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $728,264 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $260,990$476,739
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,054$88,908
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14$8,850
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $103,585$153,767
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $436,643$728,264
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $225,517$215,316
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $330,713$404,711
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $556,230$620,027
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$119,587$108,237
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $728,264 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $87,245 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$476,739
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$128,547
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$476,739
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $88,908$88,908
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,850$8,850
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$38,389
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $28,133$28,133
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $88,908 · Excluded from tax $124,228$728,264
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $620,027 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,496$74,496
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,144 · Management $41,600$117,744
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,800$4,800
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,570$3,570
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,765 · Management $2,941$14,706
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,144 · Management $2,448$4,592
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,500$9,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,625$30,625
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,066 · Fundraising $100$1,166
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,366 · Management $297 · Fundraising $198$7,861
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,369$6,369
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,913$19,913
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,030$7,030
IX-20 InterestPrograms $262$262
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $412 · Management $413$825
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,098$4,098
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $310,797$310,797
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,673$1,673
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $562,530 · Management $57,199 · Fundraising $298$620,027
Part X · Balance sheet $609,724 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $294,961$340,638
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $593$42,607
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,185$20,196
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,031$1,206
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $168,012$205,077
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $477,782$609,724
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,347$26,122
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $81,309$91,843
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $186,862$145,319
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $303,140$272,629
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,911$337,095
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $174,642$337,095
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $477,782$609,724
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $337,095 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$728,264
XI-2 Total expenses$620,027
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$108,237
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$174,642
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,673
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$41,543
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$337,095

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