Nonprofit · EIN 13-4358477
FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,250,545 | $1,873,247 | $6,377,298 | $11,066,755 | $79,758 | $10,986,997 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,756,921 | $2,231,639 | $525,282 | $4,709,223 | $165,453 | $4,543,770 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $2,868,907 | $1,881,060 | $987,847 | $5,762,394 | $169,044 | $5,593,350 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,726,835
- Program service revenue
- $355,064
- Investment income
- $168,646
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$14,532
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $267,541
- Other salaries and wages
- $267,764
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $591,091
- Professional fundraising fees
- $43,590
- Accounting fees
- $95,059
- Occupancy
- $28,174
- Travel
- $414,243
- Depreciation
- $935
- Program services (functional)
- $1,568,573
- Management and general (functional)
- $75,771
- Fundraising (functional)
- $228,903
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,709,223
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,066,755
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $79,758
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,986,997
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,075
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,689,378
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,012,919
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,974,078
- Gross receipts
- $9,147,297
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLY ROTONDI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $247,300 | $20,241 |
| ALEX KERSHAW | FRIENDS' RESIDENT HISTORIA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,000 | $19,889 |
| JOSIAH BUNTING III | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LT GEN MICHAEL G DANA USMC RET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BOHANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RADM JOHN BITOFF USN RET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PUCILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VADM JOHN A BALDWIN USNRET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH TERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LTG CLAUDE MICK KICKLIGHTER USA R | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY MARTINE DOLECKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN MCMAHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT TOBY ROOSEVELT III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ODEH L STEVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA GREER DENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUTH E RODGERS | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JANE WI DROPPA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLY ROTONDI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $225,000 | $19,327 |
| ALEX KERSHAW | FRIENDS' RESIDENT HISTORIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,447 | $11,115 |
| JOSIAH BUNTING III | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LT GEN MICHAEL G DANA USMC RET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BOHANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RADM JOHN BITOFF USN RET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PUCILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VADM JOHN A BALDWIN USNRET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH TERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LTG CLAUDE MICK KICKLIGHTER USA R | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY MARTINE DOLECKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN MCMAHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT TOBY ROOSEVELT III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ODEH L STEVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA GREER DENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH E RODGERS | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE WI DROPPA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLY ROTONDI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $200,000 | $15,971 |
| ALEX KERSHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $55,000 | $0 |
| JOSIAH BUNTING III | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE WI DROPPA | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH E RODGERS | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VADM JOHN A BALDWIN USNRET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RADM JOHN BITOFF USN RET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BOHANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LT GEN MICHAEL G DANA USMC RET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA GREER DENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP J GIOIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KELLEY | DIRECTOR-UNTIL NOV 2021 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LTG CLAUDE MICK KICKLIGHTER USA R | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY MARTINE DOLECKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN MCMAHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHENS F MILLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT TOBY ROOSEVELT III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ODEH L STEVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LT GEN VINCENT R STEWARTUSMCRET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH TERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE 321, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-2141
- In care of
- % RUTH E RODGERS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- HOLLY ROTONDI, 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE 316, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
- Signed the 990
- HOLLY ROTONDI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 675-2017
- Website
- WWIIMEMORIALFRIENDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PRAGER METIS CPAS LLC
Mission
FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL (FRIENDS), BASED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO TEACHING THE LESSONS OF YESTERDAY TO UNITE THE GENERATIONS OF TOMORROW. FOUNDED IN 2007 BY THE CREATORS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL, FRIENDS BRINGS TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND AGES FOR NATIONAL CEREMONIES AND EXPERIENCES AT THE MEMORIAL AND FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CENTERED AROUND THE THEMES OF UNITY, SHARED VALUES AND IDEALS, AND THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION:IN 2024, FRIENDS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. TO THIS END, FRIENDS HOSTED ITS NINTH ANNUAL FRIENDS OF THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL TEACHERS NETWORK AND CONFERENCE. IT WAS A VERY FULL AND PRODUCTIVE WEEK, ATTENDED BY 30 EDUCATORS REPRESENTING 14 STATES. CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED DAILY PRESENTATIONS AND TOURS BY ENGAGING PRESENTERS AND GUIDES, INCLUDING FRIENDS' RESIDENT HISTORIAN ALEX KERSHAW, AND A REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AT THE WWII MEMORIAL. DOZENS MORE EDUCATORS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY, AND VIDEOS OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND TOURS ARE ARCHIVED ON FRIENDS' WEBSITE (WWW.WWIIMEMORIALFRIENDS.ORG).IN 2024, FRIENDS CONTINUED TO HOST A MONTHLY VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE SERIES TO TEACH THE LESSONS OF YESTERDAY TO UNITE THE GENERATIONS OF TOMORROW. THE SERIES, FEATURING DISCUSSIONS WITH WORLD WAR II VETERANS, EDUCATORS, PUBLISHED AUTHORS, AND OTHER EXPERTS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS, IS HELD ON THE THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH. FRIENDS HELD EIGHT MONTHLY VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCES IN 2024 (JANUARY-APRIL AND SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER).FRIENDS CONTINUED TO COORDINATE IN-PERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS BY AUTHOR, HISTORIAN, AND STORYTELLER ALEX KERSHAW SHARING HEART-STOPPING STORIES ABOUT THOSE WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR II AND CHALLENGING STUDENTS TO ASK THEMSELVES THE SAME HARD QUESTIONS THAT CONFRONTED THEIR FOREBEARS.FRIENDS HOSTED INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TOURS, GUIDED BY RESIDENT HISTORIAN ALEX KERSHAW, TO LONDON, NORMANDY, AND PARIS IN MAY 2024 AND TO THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, AND GERMANY IN SEPTEMBER 2024.THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE JACK C. TAYLOR / ENTERPRISE RENT-ACAR WWII MEMORIAL EDUCATION ENDOWMENT.Expenses $1,290,530 · revenue $355,064
- COMMEMORATIVE:IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, FRIENDS HAS THE LEAD RESPONSIBILITY IN PLANNING, STAGING, AND FUNDING FIVE MAJOR NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS AT THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL ON VE DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, VJ DAY, VETERANS DAY, AND PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY. IN ADDITION, FRIENDS ANNUALLY HOSTS A D-DAY COMMEMORATION. THE 2024 COMMEMORATIONS INCLUDED A SPECIAL CEREMONY MARKING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEDICATION OF THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS MARKING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARIES OF THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AS PART OF THE 80TH COMMEMORATIONS, NAMES OF ALL THOSE KILLED DURING THOSE BATTLES WERE READ BY VOLUNTEERS AT THE NEWLY RESTORED CIRCLE OF REMEMBRANCE, NEXT TO THE NEWLY INSTALLED FDR D-DAY PRAYER. THE CEREMONIES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.FRIENDS PRESENTED THE 2024 BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES E. MCGEE UNITY AWARD TO CONGRESSWOMAN KAPTUR, THE LONGEST-SERVING WOMAN IN CONGRESSIONAL HISTORY, FOR HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISHING THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL ON THE NATIONAL MALL AND HER CONTINUED EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE NATIONAL MEMORY OF WORLD WAR II. THE ANNUAL AWARD IS NAMED FOR THE LATE RETIRED AIR FORCE BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES E. MCGEE, WHO EMBODIED AND LIVED BY THE HIGHEST AMERICAN IDEALS DURING HIS 102-YEARS. THE UNITY AWARD IS A SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP ACTIVELY WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND AND FOR LIVING UP TO THE MORAL INTEGRITY ESPOUSED BY GENERAL MCGEE AND HIS FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE "GREATEST GENERATION".Expenses $227,374
- LEGACY LECTURE:ON NOVEMBER 13TH, FRIENDS HELD THE TWELFTH ANNUAL HAYDN WILLIAMS WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL LEGACY LECTURE AT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY. WWII HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR JOHN C. MCMANUS DELIVERED A LECTURE, TITLED TO THE END OF THE EARTH: THE U.S. ARMY AND THE DOWNFALL OF JAPAN, WHICH EXPLORED THE COST OF VICTORY OVER JAPAN AND THE LONG-TERM LEGACIES THAT STILL RESONATE TODAY. THE HAYDN WILLIAMS WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL LEGACY LECTURE IS AN ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES THAT FEATURES PREEMINENT HISTORIANS AND OTHER EXPERTS SPEAKING ON THE LASTING SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II ON AMERICA AND THE WORLD.THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY THE HAYDN WILLIAMS WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL LEGACY LECTURE SERIESENDOWMENT.Expenses $50,669
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-4358477
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A128)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,066,755
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,147,297
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,250,545 | $1,873,247 | $11,066,755 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,756,921 | $2,231,639 | $4,709,223 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,303,291 | $1,681,567 | $6,115,920 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $2,868,907 | $1,881,060 | $5,762,394 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-4358477).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC is 13-4358477.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names HOLLY ROTONDI.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $247,300 (HOLLY ROTONDI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,250,545, expenses of $1,873,247 and total assets of $11,066,755 at year end.
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