Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1964.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
84 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
20 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.
Gen Michael W Hagee Usmc Ret’s $102K as Director [thru 12/24] is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Michael W Hagee Usmcret | — | $105,779 | $100,650 | $96,190 | $94,392 |
| Gen Michael W Hagee Usmc Ret | $102,206 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary R Neffendorf | $80,312 | $75,805 | $72,896 | $68,736 | $67,575 |
| Bg Steven L Salazar USA Ret | $30,558 | — | — | — | — |
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 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Preserves and shares World War II Pacific Theater history to educate and inspire all generations.
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Museum Support
The organization oversees and manages, under agreement with the texas historical commission, the national museum of the pacific war. Visitation attendance in 2020 was 52,392.IN addition to ordinary operations during 2020 the admiral nimitz foundation raised funds and continued the process of renovating the nimitz gallery.
Retail Sales
The organization oversees and manages a museum store and a bookstore that sells references and souvenirs relating to the history of world war ii in the pacific.
Memorials and Memberships
The organization is supported by over 2,500 members and continues to expand a memorial wall of plaques in honor of world war ii heroes and a walk of engraved bricks that honors all men and women who have served.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $669K | $2.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $16.7M | $15.6M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3.1M | $2.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $20.9M | $21.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $238K | $394K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $20.7M | $21.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $23K | $23K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $164K | $132K | $27K | $5K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $259K | $51K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $8K | $7K | $796 | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $324K | $292K | $32K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $127K | $101K | $22K | $4K |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $44K | $44K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $134K | $134K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $77K | $19K | $19K | $39K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $192K | $151K | $7K | $33K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $158K | $120K | $25K | $13K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $135K | $115K | $21K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $111K | $109K | $2K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $4K | $4K | $306 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1K | $545 | $614 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $98K | $98K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $44K | $39K | $5K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.2M | $2.8M | $51K | $338K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $13K | $13K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.4M | $5.4M | $472K | $528K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $12.6M | $9.5M | $3.2M | $32.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $9.5M | $6.4M | $3.0M | $27.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $7.6M | $6.5M | $1.1M | $21.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $7.2M | $5.9M | $1.3M | $23.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $5.6M | $6.4M | −$857K | $21.2M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,583,614 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 18 of 19 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,583,614 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,440,634 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $21,568,978 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,174,812 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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