Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 53,772,518 | 38,543,298 | 37,862,729 | 58,814,583 | 49,438,772 | 238,431,900 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 53,772,518 | 38,543,298 | 37,862,729 | 58,814,583 | 49,438,772 | 238,431,900 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 5,369,280 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 233,062,620 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 53,772,518 | 38,543,298 | 37,862,729 | 58,814,583 | 49,438,772 | 238,431,900 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,631,139 | 2,895,685 | 1,163,369 | 3,655,366 | 13,086,027 | 23,431,586 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 1,153,038 | 1,102,888 | 895,702 | 113,937 | 638,942 | 3,904,507 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 265,767,993 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | THE WAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD-WHY IT WAS FOUGHT, HOW IT WAS WON, AND WHAT IT MEANS TODAY-SO THAT ALL GENERATIONS WILL UNDERSTAND THE PRICE OF FREEDOM AND BE INSPIRED BY WHAT THEY LEARN. FOUNDED ON THE VISION OF NOTED HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR STEPHEN AMBROSE, THE INSTITUTION OPENED ON JUNE 6, 2000, AS THE NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM. AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, VETERANS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC LED TO ITS 2004 DESIGNATION BY CONGRESS AS AMERICA'S NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM. WITH THAT DISTINCTION, THE MUSEUM EXPANDED ITS MISSION TO COVER THE COMPLETE, EPIC STORY OF WORLD WAR II AND DONNED A NEW NAME, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2000, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM HAS GROWN FROM A SINGLE EXHIBIT HALL TO A MULTIPAVILION INSTITUTION. SET ON A SEVEN-ACRE CAMPUS WITH SEVEN PAVILIONS AND AN EIGHTH AND FINAL PAVILION SET TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER 2023, THE MUSEUM IS HOME TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST WWII COLLECTIONS, FEATURING MORE THAN 250,000 ARTIFACTS AND OVER 12,000 PERSONAL ACCOUNTS FROM THE WWII GENERATION. THROUGH EXHIBITS, MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCES, AND THOUSANDS OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, THE MUSEUM TAKES VISITORS ON AN IMMERSIVE TOUR OF WORLD WAR II IN EVERY THEATER OF WAR. EACH WEEK, THOUSANDS TOUR ITS GALLERIES AND PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN WORLD WAR II, ONE OF THE MOST CATASTROPHIC AND TRANSFORMATIVE EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. AS DIRECT HISTORICAL MEMORY OF THE WAR RECEDES WITH THE PASSING OF THE WWII GENERATION, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM IS POISED TO TAKE A LEADING ROLE IN PRESERVING AND TEACHING THE STORIES OF THOSE WHO LIVED THROUGH IT. THE MUSEUM AIMS TO BECOME THE MOST ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE FOR TRUSTED KNOWLEDGE ON THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN WORLD WAR II. THIS IS NO SMALL TASK. COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITS THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS IS ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS UPON WHICH ITS EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH MISSION DEPENDS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS CONTAIN PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS THAT DOCUMENT THE EVENTS AND PEOPLE OF WORLD WAR II AND PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SEEKING TO EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND THIS PIVOTAL EVENT IN HISTORY. THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY: THE HERMAN AND GEORGE R. BROWN SALUTE TO THE HOME FRONT INCLUDES GALLERIES THAT EXPLORE THE ROAD TO WAR AND THEN HOW THE WAR WAS FOUGHT ON THE HOME FRONT. ALLIED VICTORY WAS AN EPIC UNDERTAKING FUELED BY STATESIDE INDUSTRY, INGENUITY, AND THE LABOR OF MILLIONS OF PATRIOTIC AMERICANS. THROUGH MULTIMEDIA AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, AND DRAWING ON ARTIFACTS AND ORAL HISTORIES FROM THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS, THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY CREATES COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS TO MAKE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HELPED WIN THE WAR. GATHERING STORM COVERS THE HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT PRECEDED THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II. RANGING FROM THE 1919 TREATY OF VERSAILLES AND HOPES THAT THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS WOULD ESTABLISH A PEACEFUL WORLD, TO THE RISE OF FASCISM IN THE 1920S, THE IMPACT OF THE WORLDWIDE ECONOMIC DEPRESSION, THE SURGING GERMAN AND JAPANESE AGGRESSION IN THE 1930S, AND THE APPEASEMENT POLICIES OF THE WESTERN DEMOCRACIES, THE GALLERY EXAMINES THE MOUNTING PRESSURES THAT WOULD ENGULF THE WORLD IN WAR. A HOUSE DIVIDED EXPLORES THE DEBATE BETWEEN ISOLATIONISTS AND INTERVENTIONISTS THAT GRIPPED AMERICA FROM THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE UNTIL THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR IN 1941. THE AMERICA BESIEGED GALLERY IS DOMINATED BY A 50-FOOT-WIDE PROJECTION SCREEN-A SUITABLY VAST SURFACE ON WHICH TO DISPLAY THE SHOCK AND CHAOS OF PEARL HARBOR ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 7, 1941. AMERICA RESPONDS - AFTER THE UNITED STATES ENTERED WORLD WAR II, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RESPONDED WITH RAPID AND TREMENDOUS EFFORTS TO MOBILIZE THE HOME FRONT FOR WAR. THE WAR AFFECTS EVERY HOME GALLERY EXPLORES HOW WORLD WAR II REQUIRED THE HELP AND DETERMINATION OF ALL AMERICAN FAMILIES. MANHATTAN PROJECT - FAR AWAY FROM PUBLIC SIGHT, THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION DURING WORLD WAR II WAS THE CREATION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB THROUGH THE TOP-SECRET MANHATTAN PROJECT. THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY HELPS ONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ALLIES FACED IN NORMANDY, FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PREPARATIONS BEFOREHAND TO THE DAUNTING CHALLENGES ONCE TROOPS LANDED ON NORMANDY BEACHES. VISITORS EXPLORE DEADLY FORTIFICATIONS AWAITING THE ALLIES, VIEW THE WEAPONS, UNIFORMS, AND GEAR OF THE GERMANS AND AMERICANS, AND MEET THE COMMANDERS OF OPERATION OVERLORD. THE ARTIFACTS AND STORIES OF INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION PUT A HUMAN FACE ON THE MOST DECISIVE DAY OF WORLD WAR II-JUNE 6, 1944. VISITORS HEAR FROM THE MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, AND SWORD BEACHES. BAYOU TO BATTLEFIELD: HIGGINS INDUSTRIES DURING WORLD WAR II TELLS THE REMARKABLE STORY OF WWII BOATBUILDER ANDREW JACKSON HIGGINS AND HIS HIGGINS INDUSTRIES WORKFORCE IN VIVID DETAIL THROUGH TEXT PANELS, ARTIFACTS, A VIDEO PRESENTATION, AND AN INTERACTIVE TABLE WITH HIGGINS HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDING A SERIES OF ORAL-HISTORY CLIPS FROM FORMER HIGGINS INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEES. THE EXHIBIT SHOWS HOW THE LANDING CRAFT VEHICLE PERSONNEL (LCVP)-ADAPTED FROM HIGGINS'S SHALLOW-DRAFT SWAMP BOAT CALLED THE EUREKA-REVOLUTIONIZED AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE BY ENABLING THE LANDING OF TROOPS AND SUPPLIES OVER AN OPEN BEACH. CAMPAIGNS OF COURAGE PAVILION - IN A WAR WHERE THE TERRAIN WAS AS DEADLY AS THE ENEMY, THIS PAVILION TELLS THE STORY OF AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS ABROAD-AND HOW THEY OVERCAME UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES ON MULTIPLE FRONTS TO WIN VICTORY IN WORLD WAR II. IN OVER 19,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBIT SPACE, TWO EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITIONS BRING VISITORS INSIDE THE EPIC STORY OF THE WAR IN ITS MOST INFAMOUS SETTINGS, BRINGING TO LIFE JUNGLES, BEACHES, MOUNTAINS, AND OCEANS IN 19 IMMERSIVE GALLERIES. FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED, CAMPAIGNS OFFERS VISITORS A VIEW OF THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS THROUGH THE PERSPECTIVE OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THEM. ROAD TO TOKYO: PACIFIC THEATER GALLERIES RETRACES THE GRUELING TRAIL THAT LED FROM PEARL HARBOR TO TOKYO BAY BY WAY OF NEW GUINEA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, THE HIMALAYAS, BURMA, THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC, CHINA, INDIA, AND ALASKA. EXHIBITS EXPLORE THE EVOLVING STRATEGY FOR FIGHTING RELENTLESS JAPANESE FORCES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, EXAMINING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES, AND THE STAGGERING RANGE OF EXTREME CONDITIONS THAT CONFRONTED AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES. CONVEYED THROUGH ARTIFACTS (INCLUDING A SHARK-FACED P-40 WARHAWK), ORAL HISTORIES, SERIALIZED "DOG TAG" PROFILES, SHORT FILMS, AND RECREATED ENVIRONMENTS, THIS IS THE STORY OF A WORLD THAT WAS UNIMAGINABLY ALIEN TO AMERICAN GIS, A CONFLICT OF SEARING BRUTALITY, AND A VICTORY SO DEVASTATING IT IS HOTLY DEBATED EVEN TODAY. BUT THIS IS ALSO THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT THAT CARRIED THE DAY: THE DOGGED HARD WORK OF SEABEES LITERALLY PAVING THE WAY FOR ISLAND-HOPPING AIRCRAFT, SCIENTISTS IN A RACE TO CREATE VACCINES AGAINST DEVASTATING NEW DISEASES, AND DARING COMMANDERS FACING EVER-CHANGING OBSTACLES WITH EQUAL PARTS INNOVATION AND COURAGE. EXHIBIT TREATMENTS BRING TO LIFE THE NAVAL AND AIR FORCES, THE SOLDIERS AND MARINES, AS WELL AS ENGINEERS CREATING THE MACHINERY TO CROSS VAST DISTANCES, CARRY MASSIVE CARGO, AND BUILD CITIES AT SEA. THIS IS THE STORY OF THE AMERICANS WHO FORGED A ROAD TO TOKYO THROUGH COURAGE, INGENUITY, AND GREAT SACRIFICE THAT ENDED THE WAR AT LAST. ROAD TO BERLIN: EUROPEAN THEATER GALLERIES BRINGS TO LIFE THE DRAMA, SACRIFICES, PERSONAL STORIES, AND STRATEGIES OF AMERICA'S CAMPAIGN TO DEFEAT THE AXIS POWERS AND PRESERVE FREEDOM. FROM FALTERING FIRST BATTLES IN NORTH AFRICA TO THE BLOODY STRUGGLE AT GERMANY'S DOORSTEP, THE IMMERSIVE GALLERIES IN ROAD TO BERLIN RECREATE ACTUAL BATTLE SETTINGS AND VILLAGES-WITH CRUMBLING WALLS, BOMB-TORN ROOFTOPS, ICY PATHWAYS, AND A CHILLINGLY REALISTIC SOUNDSCAPE-AS THE EVOCATIVE BACKDROP FOR PERIOD NEWSREELS, VIDEO HISTORIES, INTERACTIVE KIOSKS, MACRO-ARTIFACTS, AND DIGITAL DISPLAYS DIVE DEEPER INTO THE STORY. THE RESULT IS A RICHLY LAYERED, MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE THAT INVITES EXPLORATION AND CONNECTION. VISITORS ARE ABLE TO WALK IN THE SHADOW OF NORMANDY'S BRUTALLY DENSE HEDGEROWS AND IMAGINE THE CHALLENGES THAT FOLLOWED D-DAY; ATTEND A MISSION BRIEFING WITH THE BOMBER BOYS AND GAIN PERSPECTIVE INSIDE AMERICA'S ALL-IMPORTANT AIR STRATEGY; AND SEE PERSONAL ARTIFACTS-CIGARETTE BOXES, PHOTOGRAPHS-SCATTERED OVER REAL NORMANDY SAND, PROVIDING A TOUCHING PERSPECTIVE ON THE HUMAN COST OF THE WAR. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES, A 4-D FILM SHOWING EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM'S SOLOMON VICTORY THEATER, IS A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES FEATURES DAZZLING EFFECTS, CGI ANIMATION, MULTILAYERED ENVIRONMENTS, AND FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS FROM THE TRENCHES TO THE HOME FRONT. DURING WORLD WAR II, BOEING AND ITS PARTNERS WORKED TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A STAGGERING 98,965 AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING THE FAMED B-17 FLYING FORTRESS. THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH AVIATION GALLERY-LOCATED IN THE AIRSPACE OF THE US FREEDOM PAVILION: THE BOEING CENTER-FEATURES SIX FULLY RESTORED ICONIC WWII WARBIRDS. FROM THE ICONIC JEEP TO THE UBIQUITOUS SHERMAN, ALLIED FORCES DEPENDED UPON THE VEHICLES THAT AMERICAN ASSEMBLY LINES PRODUCED. THE VEHICLES OF WAR EXHIBIT FOCUSES ON THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF DAILY LIFE IN WORLD WAR II-OFTEN MAKING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH FOR THE TROOPS THEY SERVED. DIGITAL COLLECTIONS THE DIGITIZATION OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND IMPACTFUL WAYS THAT THE MUSEUM ACHIEVES ITS STRATEGIC GOAL OF PROVIDING BROAD ACCESS TO ITS CONTENT AND COLLECTIONS. DIGITIZATION SERVES MANY PURPOSES, BUT THE PRIMARY REASON FOR PERFORMING THIS ACTIVITY IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BROWSE THE MUSEUM'S HOLDINGS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AS WELL AS ALLOWING TEACHERS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS TO VIEW PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL AND WATCH VIDEO ORAL HISTORIES TO GAIN ACCESS TO FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF CRITICAL EVENTS OF THE WAR. IN 2011, THE MUSEUM COMMITTED ITSELF TO ENSURING THAT ITS COLLECTION IS AN UNPARALLELED RESOURCE OF PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL ON THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN WORLD WAR II THAT IS ACCESSIBLE ONLINE TO EVERYONE ANYWHERE. THE MUSEUM TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST DECADE TO DIGITIZE ITS ARCHIVAL MATERIALS, ALONG WITH ITS ORAL HISTORIES, WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING THEM AVAILABLE ONLINE TO RESEARCHERS AND THE PUBLIC. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS HAVE EXPANDED CONSIDERABLY (FROM APPROXIMATELY 31,000 ITEMS TO OVER 250,000). SPECIAL AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS IN RECENT YEARS, THE MUSEUM'S TRAVELING EXHIBIT PROGRAM HAS INCLUDED LARGER EXHIBITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAVEL AND PRESENTATION AT MUSEUMS ACROSS THE NATION. BY DEVELOPING LARGER EXHIBITIONS THAT WILL TRAVEL TO LEADING MUSEUMS IN MAJOR POPULATION CENTERS, THE MUSEUM IS DRAMATICALLY IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY TO ITS CONTENT AND BRAND. K-12 EDUCATION THROUGH A BROAD RANGE OF ON-SITE AND DISTANCE-LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN BOTH STUDENT CURRICULA AND TEACHER TRAINING FOR GRADES K-12, THE MUSEUM ASPIRES TO BE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE PREMIERE EDUCATIONAL LEADER ON THE LEGACIES OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN WORLD WAR II. THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDING SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO TELL THE WWII STORY IN A FULL AND MEANINGFUL WAY. THE MUSEUM'S GENEROUS SUPPORTERS HELP MAKE MANY OF THESE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FREE OF CHARGE TO LEARNERS. TO DATE, MORE THAN 800,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE VISITED THE MUSEUM'S CAMPUS, AND EVEN MORE HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE LEGACY AND LESSONS OF THE WWII GENERATION THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S ONLINE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. MUSEUM STAFF ARE CONTINUOUSLY EXPANDING THE INSTITUTION'S CORE CURRICULUM AS THEY EXPLORE NEW CHAPTERS OF THE WAR AND CREATE PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES THAT BRING THE ENDURING LESSONS TO YOUNG MINDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SINCE 2006, THE MUSEUM'S SIGNATURE DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAM HAS ENCOURAGED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LEARNERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE TO SHARE CRITICAL LESSONS AND POWERFUL STORIES OF WORLD WAR II. WITHOUT LEAVING THE CLASSROOM, WORLD WAR II COMES TO LIFE FOR STUDENTS THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S EXCLUSIVE ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE, CAPTIVATING PERSONAL TESTIMONY, AND INTERACTION WITH EXPERTS. NO MATTER WHAT A SCHOOL'S BUDGET OR LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY MAY BE, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAN GO ON IN-DEPTH EXPLORATIONS OF RELEVANT HISTORICAL TOPICS IN THE MUSEUM'S DYNAMIC VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS WHERE STUDENTS CAN BE TAKEN TO HISTORIC SITES ALL OVER THE WORLD. LED BY STUDENT REPORTERS, YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II IN THE PLACES WHERE HISTORY WAS MADE. THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S WEBINAR SERIES, STUDENTS CAN INTERACT LIVE WITH WWII EXPERTS, AUTHORS, HISTORIANS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, AND WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SINCE 2014, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM HAS OFFERED IMMERSIVE RESIDENTIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS ON ITS CAMPUS. HIGHLIGHTING POWERFUL WWII STORIES AND RICH PRIMARY SOURCES FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, THESE PROGRAMS HAVE TRAINED THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS. IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE MUSEUM HAS REACHED 120 SUMMER TEACHER INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS FROM 45 STATES WHO HAVE TRAINED NEARLY 3,000 OF THEIR COLLEAGUES AND OVER 100,000 STUDENTS BY WAY OF THE MUSEUM'S PRINT AND DIGITAL TEACHING TOOLS. THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF MUSEUM PARTNERS, EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS ARE ABLE TO ATTEND FREE OF CHARGE, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BRING THE LESSONS AND LEGACIES OF WORLD WAR II TO THEIR STUDENTS. AN ADDITIONAL 100 REAL WORLD SCIENCE PARTICIPANTS HAVE PUT THESE INTERDISCIPLINARY LESSONS TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. BY INTRODUCING TEACHERS TO THE WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES AT THE MUSEUM, BOTH ON-SITE AND THROUGH ITS VAST ONLINE RESOURCES, THE MUSEUM IS RAPIDLY EXTENDING ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION THROUGHOUT COMMUNITIES IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES. HIGHER EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING EQUALLY ESSENTIAL TO THE MUSEUM'S K-12 EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS OUTREACH TO ALL GENERATIONS INTERESTED IN STUDYING THE WAR. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RANGE FROM A WWII MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM TO TEACHER-TRAINING INITIATIVES TO LONGSTANDING PUBLIC EVENTS AIMED AT CONNECTING AUDIENCES WITH LEADING WWII SCHOLARS. THE HUB FOR ALL MUSEUM PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND DISTANCE-LEARNING OUTREACH IS THE HALL OF DEMOCRACY, WHICH FEATURES A GRAND SPECIAL-EXHIBITION HALL, STUNNING RESEARCH LIBRARY, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY. THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR AND DEMOCRACY SERVES AS THE RESEARCH CORE AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER OF THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM. THE INSTITUTE'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, SCHOLARLY PROGRAMMING AND RESEARCH TO PUBLIC AND EXPERT AUDIENCES FOCUSED ON THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II, ITS LEGACIES AND LESSONS, AND HOW THE WAR IS REMEMBERED AROUND THE WORLD TODAY. THE WWII MEDIA AND EDUCATION CENTER SERVES AS THE EPICENTER OF THE MUSEUM'S DIGITAL-BASED CONTENT PRODUCTION, RIGHTS MANAGEMENT, DISTANCE LEARNING, AND BROADCASTING, SUPPORTING THE MUSEUM IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND CONTENT DEVELOPMENT. HOUSED IN THE CENTER ARE STATE-OF-THE-ART BROADCAST, PRODUCTION, AND EDITING FACILITIES, A DEDICATED STUDIO FOR DISTANCE LEARNING, AND MULTIPLE PUBLIC SPACES FOR LIVE EVENTS, INCLUDING A CLASSROOM AND MEDIA AUDITORIUM, EACH CONTAINING FULLY INTEGRATED VIDEOCONFERENCING AND LIVESTREAMING CAPABILITIES. THE MEDIA AND EDUCATION CENTER RECENTLY DEVELOPED A NEW WORLD WAR II ON TOPIC PODCAST WHICH HIGHLIGHTS A CURATED SELECTION OF SOME OF THE BEST CONTENT. AIRING WEEKLY IN AN EASILY DIGESTIBLE FORMAT, ON TOPIC ALLOWS LISTENERS TO REDISCOVER FAVORITE LECTURES AND EVENTS OR CATCH UP ON GREAT CONTENT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MISSED. THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM ALSO SEEKS TO REACH LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND EDUCATION LEVELS IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE MUSEUM OFFERS AN ONLINE MASTER'S DEGREE IN WORLD WAR II STUDIES AND REACHES LIFELONG LEARNERS THROUGH ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES, AS WELL AS AN EXPANDED SYSTEM OF CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA, PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, AND PUBLICATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | EACH YEAR THE MUSEUM HOSTS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND DAYLONG SYMPOSIA THAT BRING SCHOLARS AND WWII ENTHUSIASTS TOGETHER FOR AN ENGAGING AND ENLIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THE MUSEUM HAS HOSTED THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORLD WAR II SINCE 2006-ATTRACTING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST SCHOLARS, AUTHORS, AND HISTORIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO DISCUSS KEY BATTLES, PERSONALITIES, STRATEGIES, ISSUES, AND CONTROVERSIES OF THE WAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY RETURNING PRESENTERS, THE CONFERENCE LINEUP ALSO FEATURES NEW HISTORIANS EACH YEAR TO SHARE THEIR LATEST FINDINGS. JOINING THE FEATURED SPEAKERS ARE HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES WHO TRAVEL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPIC EVENT. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NONACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS AND A MORE CONVERSATIONAL TONE FROM PRESENTERS, THE CONFERENCE STRIVES TO CONNECT WITH THE AUDIENCE THROUGH ENGAGING DISCUSSIONS, QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PERIODS, BOOK SIGNINGS, AND RECEPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. THE CONFERENCE ALSO CONNECTS AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE TO THE MUSEUM FOR ENGAGING CONVERSATION VIA LIVESTREAMED TELECASTS OF THESE EVENTS, FURTHERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUDIENCES TO INTERACT WITH THE HISTORIANS AND AUTHORS DURING THE PRESENTATIONS. EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL PROGRAM WHILE THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM PROVIDES VIVID INSIGHT INTO THE WAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, NOTHING CAN TELL ITS STORY MORE DRAMATICALLY THAN A VISIT TO THE SITES WHERE VICTORY WAS FOUGHT FOR AND WON. AS THE NATION'S FOREMOST EXPERT IN WWII HISTORY, THE MUSEUM'S TRAVEL PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATIONAL CONTENT BY CREATING CUSTOM-CURATED ITINERARIES WITH RENOWNED HISTORIANS AND EXPERT LOCAL GUIDES WITH UNPARALLELED KNOWLEDGE OF WWII LOCATIONS- FROM LESSER-KNOWN SITES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM'S TRAVEL PROGRAMS TO ICONIC LANDMARKS STEEPED IN HEROISM AND HISTORY. GUESTS EXPERIENCE A JOURNEY TO THE BEACHES, BRIDGES, CITIES, AND VILLAGES WHERE CRUCIAL BATTLES TOOK PLACE AND HISTORY-MAKING DECISIONS WERE MADE. TOURS GENERALLY INCLUDE THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS (ENGLAND, FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY) AND THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS (PHILLIPINES, JAPAN). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | SUZANNE MESTAYER AND SONIA PEREZ HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. SONIA PEREZ AND JOHN HAIRSTON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. SUZANNE MESTAYER AND PETE NOVEMBER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. JAMES MAURIN AND AND PETE NOVEMBER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. H. MERRITT LANE, III AND JOHN HAIRSTON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED AN INDEPENENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE TREASURER BEFORE IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK ARE REFERRED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE IS MONITORED THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES COLLECTED AT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING, CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED TO THE FULL BOARD. WHEN ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATES TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR ITS APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE, AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED TO REMAIN PRESENT DURING A MEETING, THE PERSON HAVING THE CONFLICT SHALL RETIRE FROM THE ROOM IN WHICH THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE IS MEETING AND SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL REFLECT THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS DISCLOSED AND THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE FINAL DISCUSSION OR VOTE AND DID NOT VOTE. A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST BYLAW SHALL BE FURNISHED TO EACH TRUSTEE AND SENIOR STAFF MEMBER WHO IS PRESENTLY SERVING THE MUSEUM, OR WHO MAY HEREAFTER BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH THE MUSEUM. THIS POLICY SHALL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY FOR THE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE OF TRUSTEES AND STAFF MEMBERS. ANY NEW TRUSTEE OR STAFF MEMBER SHALL BE ADVISED OF THIS POLICY UPON UNDERTAKING THE DUTIES OF SUCH OFFICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE PERSONNEL & RETIREMENT COMMITTEE SERVES IN AN ADVISORY ROLE TO THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION MATTERS. THE SUBCOMMITTEE HIRED TWO CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW AND BENCHMARK EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DATA. THE TWO CONSULTANTS PRESENTED THEIR RESULTS INDEPENDENTLY TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE IN APRIL 2020. THE TWO REPORTS DID NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCIES, NOTED NO COMPLIANCE ISSUES AND VALIDATED THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DATA REVIEWED WAS IN AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE FOR THE MARKET. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THESE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | INTERCOMPANY ADJUSTMENT AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS - WWII THEATRE 1,989,150. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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