The 100th Bomb Group Foundation is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of first-hand historical accounts of the men, missions, and machines that fought in the skies over europe during wwii. The foundation's extensive website, archives, museum exhibits, publications and artifacts associated with this famous b-17 bomber unit provide a worldwide platform to educate generations, keeping alive the bravery and sacrifice which ensure our freedom still today.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $162K a year · 58% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$370K
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$160K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$370K
FY2025▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$454K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$370K
Expenses
$160K
FY2025▲ +97%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$27K
FY2021$201K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$81K
FY2025$160K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$589K
FY2021$842K
FY2022$975K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 1987.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $160K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive VP, Director
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Faley’s $5K as Executive VP, Director is at the 4th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Faley$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$3,750

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and shares firsthand WWII European air combat stories and memories.

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3 programs · $109K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Teh foundation holds biennial business meetings to kep the history and memories of these brave men alive.

$91Kprogram expense
02

Publication and distribution to membership (approx. 438 members) a quarterly "splasher six" publication.

$12Kprogram expense
03

The foundation accumulates historical information and photos for the foundation which are made available to members and historians on the website. The annual visits to the web site are in excess of 3,000,000.

$7Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$370K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Other incomeLn 4–11$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Money outPt IX
$160K
Ln 25
Programscol B$160K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$125K
Total revenueLn 12$370K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$151K$151K
Total functional expensesLn 25$160K$160K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $370K$160K$210K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 $230K$81K$149K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $338K$148K$190K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 10, 2023 $222K$89K$133K$975K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 $454K$201K$253K$842K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $63K$27K$36K$589K 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 $369,944 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $122,633$168,326
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,223$76,287
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $71,368$125,331
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $230,224$369,944
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,048$159,898
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $81,048$159,898
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $149,176$210,046
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $369,944 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $33,198 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$20,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$148,226
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$168,326
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $76,287$76,287
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $2,367$2,367
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $89,766$89,766
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $201,618$369,944
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $159,898 across 3 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,318$4,318
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,580$150,580
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,898 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$159,898
Part X · Balance sheet $1,524,450 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,516$128,666
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,138,665$1,370,561
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,223$25,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,314,404$1,524,450
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,314,404$1,524,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,314,404$1,524,450
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,524,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$369,944
XI-2 Total expenses$159,898
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$210,046
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,314,404
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,524,450

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