Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2002.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Preserves and shares the history of the nation's oldest port and its lighthouse.
Questions for Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program INC
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Archaeological Research
The research arm of the ST. Augustine lighthouse and maritime museum is the separately incorporated lighthouse archaeological maritime program (lamp). Lamp maintains an active program of both archival and archaeological research and employs archaeologists, a professional paleographer (expert on colonial spanish script), and an…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 59-3656411) · Dispute this lineArchaeological Research
The research arm of the ST. Augustine lighthouse and maritime museum is the separately incorporated lighthouse archaeological maritime program (lamp). Lamp maintains an active program of both archival and archaeological research and employs archaeologists, a professional paleographer (expert on colonial spanish script), and an…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 59-3656411) · Dispute this lineMaritime Archaeological Field School
Lamp oversees an intense accredited educational program allowing both undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to participate in a marine survey and underwater excavation of an historic shipwreck site.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 59-3656411) · Dispute this lineMaritime Archaeological Field School
Lamp oversees an intense accredited educational program allowing both undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to participate in a marine survey and underwater excavation of an historic shipwreck site.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 59-3656411) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $400K | $370K | $30K | $193K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 | $376K | $335K | $41K | $163K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 | $485K | $469K | $16K | $122K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 9, 2023 | $417K | $343K | $74K | $107K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2022 | $265K | $283K | −$18K | $27K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 | $274K | $360K | −$86K | $44K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file FY2021 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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