American Armory Museum FY2021 filing

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Educate about the sacrifice, bravery and enduring significance of the US military

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990-PFIndependent: 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-PF
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 surplus $14K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
990-PF Pt VIII
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$506
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$168K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$148K
Net assets
$67K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$168K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$168K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$210K
Expenses
$148K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$174K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$256K
Net assets
$67K
FY2021▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$152K
FY2025$107K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2016.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Operating & administrative 100% · $148K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-PF; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$78,442Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, CFO & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2020
Geoffrey Lippman$99,925$81,877$78,442

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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Programs and updates

Educates about the sacrifice, bravery, and enduring significance of the US military.

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1 program · $132K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The museum strives to educate future generations about, and impress upon them, the sacrifice, bravery and enduring significance of the united states military.

$132Kprogram expense

Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 1 grant · $1K · 2024–2024
Fairfield Pacific Little LeagueFY2024$1,200

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$1K
Median grantPart XV$1K
Largest grantPart XV$1K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$168K
Gifts and grants$159K
Other income$9K
Money out
$148K
Running costs$148K
Owns and owes
$67K
net assets
Cash and savings$15K
Total assets$67K
Liabilities$506
People
3
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$159K
Other income$9K
Total revenue$168K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$15K
Total assets$67K
Liabilities$506
Net assets$67K
Operations
Employees1
Volunteers0
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $210K$256K−$45K$107K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $253K$188K$66K$152K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $154K$172K−$19K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2023 $201K$174K$27K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 8, 2022 $168K$148K$20K$67K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $177K$143K$33K$47K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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