NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC

Financials

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

945 MAGAZINE ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-3813

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

STEPHEN WATSON, 945 MAGAZINE STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130

Signed the 990

CATHY GREEN ROSENSTEIN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO

Phone

(504) 528-1944

Website

WWW.NATIONALWW2MUSEUM.ORG

Return prepared by

LAPORTE APAC

Mission

THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM TELLS THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN 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.

Program accomplishments

• THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUMCOLLECTIONS & PERMANENT EXHIBITS 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 (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) CONNECTIONS WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HELPED WIN THE WAR.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. CAMPAIGNS OF COURAGE PAVILION - 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. 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. 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.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. LIBERATION PAVILION, THE MUSEUM'S CAPSTONE EXHIBIT HALL, INCLUDES A NUMBER OF EXHIBITS THAT ILLUMINATE WHAT WORLD WAR II MEANS TODAY. FINDING HOPE IN A WORLD DESTROYED DEDICATES EIGHT GALLERIES TO EXPLORING THE IMMENSE STATES OF THE WAR AND THE COST OF VICTORY. VISITORS TRACE THE PERSECUTION OF EUROPE'S JEWISH POPULATION THROUGH THE STORY OF THE FRANK FAMILY, LEARN ABOUT THE CRUELTY OF THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMP SYSTEM AND HEAR FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS THAT CONVEY THE COMPLICATED EMOTIONS FELT BY HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND THEIR AMERICAN LIBERATORS. DISCOVERING A TROVE OF PRICELESS ART REVEALS THE MAGNITUDE OF LOOTING BY THE NAZIS DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE EFFORTS OF THE ALLIED MONUMENTS MEN AND WOMEN TO LOCATE AND RETURN STOLEN CULTURAL TREASURES. RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS FROM SERVICEMEMBERS OF DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS OFFER A GLIMPSE INTO THE CRITICAL ROLE FAITH PLAYED FOR MANY DURING WARTIME AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FREEDOM OF WORSHIP.FORCES OF FREEDOM AT HOME AND ABROAD:1945-PRESENT INCLUDES SIX GALLERIES THAT EXPLORE WORLD WAR II'S IMPACT IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD AND ITS LASTING EFFECTS TODAY. THE EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE EFFORTS TO REBUILD AND RESTORE JUSTICE IN THE WAKE OF THE WAR, EXAMINING THE EMERGENCE OF THE UNITES STATES AS A WORLD "SUPERPOWER" IN AN ERA MARKED BY PROSPERITY, SOCIAL CHANGE, AND THE TENSIONS OF THE COLD WAR. ARTIFACTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIALS PUT NAMES AND FACES TO THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY GERMANY AND JAPAN AS POLICY, INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS LINK WARTIME INNOVATIONS TO THE SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS THAT CREATED NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN CIVILIAN LIFE.THE FIRST PART OF THE FREEDOM THEATER EXPERIENCE PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO ABOUT HOW AMERICA BECAME INVOLVED IN WORLD WAR II AND EMPHASIZES PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S FOUR FREEDOMS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELIGION, AND FREEDOM FROM WANT AND FEAR. THE THIRD FLOOR FREEDOM THEATRE OFFERS AUDIENCES A MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON WHAT WAS AT STAKE DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE MEANING OF ALLIED VICTORY. THE PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS HOW FREEDOM ALMOST VANISHED FROM THE WORLD IN THE 1930S AND 1940S, EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE FREEDOM DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II, AND HOW EACH GENERATION HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY, PROTECT FREEDOM, AND ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS. AT A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN THE SHOW, THE THEATER AUDIENCE PLATFORM ITSELF ROTATES. THE MALCOLM S. FORBES RARE AND ICONIC ARTIFACTS GALLERY IN LOUISIANA MEMORIAL PAVILION HOUSES MORE THAN 50 ARTIFACTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S VAST COLLECTION FROM THE ONE-OF-A-KIND TO THE EVER-PRESENT, THE PERSONAL TO THE UNIVERSAL. THE GALLERY ALSO FEATURES VOICES FROM THE FRONT, AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS VISITORS CONNECT WITH THE WWII GENERATION IN A HIGH-TECH YET PERSONAL WAY. THE EXPERIENCE ALLOWS GUESTS TO HOLD CONVERSATIONS WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN INTERVIEWEES WITH THE HELP OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PUTTING REAL FACES TO HISTORY, OFFERING UNIQUE AND INTIMATE PERSPECTIVES, AND BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN GENERATIONS.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.
  Expenses $51,406,842 · revenue $22,846,089
• EDUCATION AND CONFERENCESEDUCATIONAL TRAVEL PROGRAMWHILE 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 (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL PROGRAM TOURS (CONTINUED): 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 EUROPEANEUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS (ENGLAND, FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY) AND THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS (PHILIPPINES, JAPAN).IN ADDITION TO THE OVERSEAS TOURS, THE MUSEUM HOSTS DOMESTIC MULTI-DAY EXPERIENCES BASED AT THE MUSEUM'S CAMPUS IN NEW ORLEANS. THE EXPERIENCE THE VICTORY PROGRAM ALLOWS GUESTS TO BECOME FULLY IMMERSED IN THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITS AND GALLERIES, ENJOY PRIVATE TOURS, AND PARTICIPATE IN LECTURES PROVIDED BY MUSEUM HISTORIANS. GUESTS ARE HOSTED AT THE MUSEUM'S HIGGINS HOTEL.K-12 EDUCATIONTHROUGH 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. THE EDUCATORS ARE HOSTED AT THE MUSEUM'S HIGGINS HOTEL. 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 LEARNINGEQUALLY 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.ONE OF THE INSTITUTE'S KEY PROGRAMS IS THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORLD WAR II. THE 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD NOVEMBER 22, 2025 AT THE HIGGINS HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER WITH OVER 352 ATTENDEES. THE SOLD-OUT CONFERENCE INCLUDED ACADEMICS, HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS AND VETERANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE EVENT FEATURED TOP SCHOLARS, AUTHORS AND HISTORIANS AND VETERANS DISCUSSING PIVOTAL WWII TOPICS THROUGH EXPERT PANELS, Q&A SESSIONS, BOOK SIGNINGS AND RECEPTIONS. SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE INCLUDED A DINNER WITH CURATOR KIM GUISE ON AXIS POWS IN LOUISIANA AND HISTORIAN JOHN C. MCMANUS HOSTING AN "ALLIED EXPEDITION OF INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS" DINNER. THE THREE-DAY PROGRAM SPANNED 17 PANELS ON BATTLES, FIGURES, DECISIONS AND DEBATES SUCH AS, "ITALY: LIBERATION AND OCCUPATION," "RAVENSBRCK" (WOMEN PRISONERS' STORIES), "US SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES", "NUREMBERG: A CONVERSATION, AND "CHANGING TIDES: THE US NAVY'S WWII TRANSFORMATIONS. THE CONFERENCE CONCLUDED WITH A CLOSING BANQUET AND A PRESENTATION ON "THE OLD BREED". ALONG WITH IN-PERSON ATTENDEES, THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REACHED AUDIENCES AROUND THE GLOBE WITH OVER 36,168 LIVE VIRTUAL VIEWS AND 194,660 ON-DEMAND VIEWS. 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.
  Expenses $8,705,842 · revenue $13,462,576

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

72-1200790

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

1992

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A540)

Assets (IRS master file)

$449,269,539

Income (IRS master file)

$98,960,914

Filing history

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 72-1200790).

Questions about NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC

What is the EIN of NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC is 72-1200790.

Is NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.

Are donations to NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM 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 NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEPHEN WATSON.

Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 71 people; 18 received compensation from the organization, the highest $778,177 (STEPHEN J WATSON, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $95,221,388, expenses of $74,760,631 and total assets of $449,269,539 at year end.

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