Nonprofit · EIN 94-2506639
NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,276,185 | $1,502,625 | -$226,440 | $385,865 | $29,189 | $356,676 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,357,545 | $2,138,086 | -$780,541 | $583,116 | $0 | $583,116 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $589,068
- Membership dues
- $4,990
- Program service revenue
- $636,053
- Investment income
- $31
- Net rental income
- $28,230
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $22,803
- Other revenue
- $51,033
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $80,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $290,023
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $437,970
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,230
- Occupancy
- $26,000
- Travel
- $382
- Program services (functional)
- $847,078
- Management and general (functional)
- $629,101
- Fundraising (functional)
- $26,446
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $583,116
- Total assets, end of year
- $385,865
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $29,189
- Net assets, end of year
- $356,676
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $311,176
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $45,500
- Gross receipts
- $1,302,720
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 85
- Year formed
- 1977
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEN WRIGHT | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $80,000 |
| ROSS DYKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON EATON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| BRIAN GOLDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT JARVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYNN KORWATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CEVAN LESIEUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KEITH MADDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'CALLAGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| COLEMAN RODENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS BERNARD | VICE-CHARIMA Officer | 6 | $0 |
| FORREST BOOTH | CHAIRMAN & C Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GREIG | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSI JOSE-HOLLEMAN | SECRETARY Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT LARIOSA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (START 6/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $49,042 |
| MATT LASHER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $38,750 |
| JON EATON | DIRECTOR/CHIEF ENGINEER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS FRIEDENBACH | DIRECTOR/CREW REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAT DUPES-MATSUMOTO | CORPORATE SECRETARY (UNTIL 4/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 36 | $0 |
| LINDA GREIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| LOUISE LEAVER | ASST TREASURER/INTERIM SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 18 | $0 |
| MIKE SAVINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| CAPT CEVAN LESIEUR | DIRECTOR/SHIP MASTER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| GABE MIKULICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVE WINTER | DIRECTOR/PORT ENGINEER (UNTIL 3/23) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CAPT LYNN KORWATCH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| FOREST BOOTH | CHAIRMAN & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $0 |
| JUDY COLLINS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARL NOLTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BRIAN GOLDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM BERNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| ROSS DYKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MILT MERIT | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PIER 45 SUITE 4A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133-0000
- In care of
- % KENNETH A WRIGHT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KEN WRIGHT, 45 PIER SUITE 4A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133
- Signed the 990
- KEN WRIGHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (415) 678-6088
- Website
- WWW.SSJEREMIAHOBRIEN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DAGGERT FINANCIAL PC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2506639 or by the name NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL IS TO RESTORE, PROMOTE AND OPERATE THE LIBERTY SHIP, SS JEREMIAH OBRIEN, AS A LIVING MUSEUM. THE GOAL OF THIS MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, THE STORY OF THE PATRIOTIC AND BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BUILT, SAILED AND DEFENDED THE 2,710 AMERICAN-BUILT WORLD WAR II SHIPS KNOWN AS LIBERTIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE NLSM IS A FULLY FUNCTIONAL WORLD WAR II LIBERTY SHIP, THE SS JEREMIAH O'BRIEN, DOCKED IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY. THE TOURS AND DISPLAYS ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF LIBERTY SHIPS, THE MERCHANT MARINE, THE HOMEFRONT EFFORT, AND THE US MARITIME HISTORY. THE CRUISES ARE A RICH LIVING HISTORY LESSONS IN HOW THESE SHIPS WERE BUILT, SAILED, AND CONTINUE TO OPERATE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE SHIP'S PROGRAM IS THE EDUCATION OF THE YOUTH ABOUT WORLD WAR II, PARTICULARLY THE CIVILIAN SHIPBUILDING EFFORT, THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC, D-DAY, ETC. THE NLSM OFFERS A HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP AND AN ONLINE HISTORY COURSE AS WELL AS AN OVERNIGHT STAY ABOARD WITH AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND SPECIAL TOUR IF THE SHIP. THE PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL LIBERTY SHP MEMORIAL IS TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND PRESENT THE LIBERTY SHIP, SS JEREMIAH O'BRIEN, AS A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BUILT, SAILED, AND DEFENDED THE SHIPS KNOWN AS LIBERTY SHIPS. ADDITONALLY, THE CHIP CONTINUES TO SERVER HER COUNTRY EACH YEAR AS A TRAINING PLATFORM FOR SEVERAL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES; INCLUDING HOMELAND SECURITY, THE US COAST GUARD, US NAVY, US ARMY, ALCOHOL FIREMARMS AND TOBACCO, AND SHERIFF AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS.Expenses $847,078
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
- 94-2506639
- 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
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $385,865
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,302,720
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,276,185 | $1,502,625 | $385,865 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,357,545 | $2,138,086 | $583,116 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,503,915 | $1,085,670 | $1,363,657 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 94-2506639).
Questions about NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC is 94-2506639.
- Is NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
- Are donations to NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP 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 NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP 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 NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP 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 NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KEN WRIGHT.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,000 (KEN WRIGHT, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,276,185, expenses of $1,502,625 and total assets of $385,865 at year end.
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