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.
87¢ 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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FY2020 · 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 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
$232K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$409K
Spent
$432K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$221K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$409K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$500K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$728K
Expenses
$432K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$620K
Net assets
$221K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$337K

From the FY2020 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

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $376K Management & general 12% · $50K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$70,800Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • 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 · $376K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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General summary the honor and remember organization continues to have a significant influence on the mindset of our nation and our world. Many of you have supported us from our inception and watched our impact grow, while others of you have recently come on board.

$376Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$409K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Money outPt IX
$432K
Ln 25
Programscol B$376K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$221K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$310K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Government grantsLn 1e$41K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Total revenueLn 12$409K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$310K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$310K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$109K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K
Net assetsLn 32$221K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$318K$310K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$87K$109K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$438K$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K$232K
Net assetsLn 32$223K$221K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$120K$82K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$18K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$312
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$614$409
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$805$402$403
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$149K$149K
All other expensesLn 24e$552$552
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K$376K$50K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $408,696 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,157$266,474
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $90,362$42,440
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $128,215$99,776
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $488,743$408,696
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $208,070$210,263
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $377,347$221,449
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $585,417$431,712
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$96,674−$23,016
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
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 $408,696 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $91,877 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$41,316
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$225,158
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,087
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,474
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,440$42,440
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6$6
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $6,410$6,410
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,489
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $134,317 · Excluded from tax $6,416$408,696
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $431,712 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,800$70,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,224 · Management $37,728$119,952
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,156 · Management $1,232$4,388
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,770$1,770
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,467 · Management $2,886$13,353
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,012$4,012
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,950$6,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,000 · Fundraising $5,000$23,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,767 · Fundraising $312$2,079
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,342 · Management $614 · Fundraising $409$14,365
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,056$3,056
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,431$10,431
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,437$5,437
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $402 · Management $403$805
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,795$1,795
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $148,967$148,967
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $552$552
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $376,178 · Management $49,813 · Fundraising $5,721$431,712
Part X · Balance sheet $453,556 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $317,835$309,883
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,200$4,035
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $27,169$29,076
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,232$1,426
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $87,412$109,136
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $437,848$453,556
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,271$19,584
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $60,361$53,847
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $132,562$148,762
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $215,194$232,193
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $127,967$140,022
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $94,687$81,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,654$221,363
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $437,848$453,556
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $221,363 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$408,696
XI-2 Total expenses$431,712
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,016
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,654
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21,725
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$221,363

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