NAUTICUS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: NAUTICUS (EIN 54-1475802)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2024-05-15
IRS object ID: 202431369349300948
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-05-15T06:20:29-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	541517420	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WALL EINHORN & CHERNITZER PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	150 W MAIN ST SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORFOLK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23510	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541475802	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NAUTICUS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NAUT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7576641014	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 WATERSIDE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORFOLK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23510	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHEN KIRKLAND	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7576641014	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-05-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	STEPHEN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	KIRKLAND	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN M WATERS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01334859	PTIN
Phone	7576254700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-05-14	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	STEPHEN KIRKLAND	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 WATERSIDE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORFOLK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23510	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,787,375	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NAUTICUS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1988	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE WITH ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES THAT CELEBRATE OUR CONNECTIONS WITH TODAY'S MARITIME WORLD. THE NAUTICUS IS A CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM THAT USES THE NATURAL SETTING OF NORFOLK'S HARBOR TO SHOWCASE GLOBAL MARITIME COMMERCE AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST NAVY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	120	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	536	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,336,152	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,710,906	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,286,983	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,609,893	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$20,436	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$47,522	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$899,745	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$918,057	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,543,316	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,286,378	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,199,760	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,554,688	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$294,287	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,320,597	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$8,613,226	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,520,357	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$10,167,914	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,022,959	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$881,536	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$12,429,451	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$11,251,555	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$873,982	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$567,269	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$11,555,469	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,684,286	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	WE EXIST TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES AND BY SHARING ACCESS TO MARITIME RESOURCES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$9,597,711	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,137,703	RevenueAmt
Desc	NAUTICUS IS A MARITIME DISCOVERY CENTER LOCATED ALONG THE WATERFRONT IN DOWNTOWN, NORFOLK OFFERING A UNIQUE FORM OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR ALL AGES. THROUGH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND STEM TO STERN PROGRAMMING, NAUTICUS USES THE MUSEUM, BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN, SAILING CENTER, AND SCHOONER VIRGINIA TO TELL THE STORY OF THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT, INDUSTRY, AND THE MILITARY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,597,711	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	25	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	120	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7576641000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 WATERSIDE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORFOLK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23510	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt
PAUL FRAIM
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN REINHART
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK HONECKER
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KELSEY HOST SARCONE
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARYELLEN BALDWIN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDY BARRETT
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH BEASLEY
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WHITING CHISMAN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT CLARK
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM CROW
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALLEN FABIJAN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN GALLO
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMEET HABIB
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JORDAN WATKINS
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT WILBRICHT
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD WOLCOTT JR
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
W CLARK TAYLOR
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN KIRKLAND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	20.00		Yes (X)	$0	$142,291	$30,185	20.00

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$142,291	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$30,185	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
ROTO GROUP LLC
7001 DISCOVERY BLVD 2ND FLOOR	DUBLIN	OH	43017	REIMAGINE NAUTICUS DESIGN FIRM	$3,494,106
W M JORDAN COMPANY
11010 JEFFERSON AVE	NEWPORT NEWS	VA	23601	REIMAGINE NAUTICUS CONSTRUCTION FIRM	$1,942,897
BLUE STEEL LIGHTING DESIGN
525 BYRON STREET STE A	CHESAPEAKE	VA	23320	LIGHTING FOR WINTERFEST	$636,020
WORK PROGRAM ARCHITECTS INC
400 GRANBY STREET STE 301	NORFOLK	VA	23510	REIMAGINE NAUTICUS ARCHITECHTURE FIRM	$276,717
REGAN ASSOCAITES
1000 MONROE STREET	HERNDON	VA	20170	REIMAGINE NAUTICUS CONSTRUCTION FIRM	$139,949

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$650,000	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$6,060,906	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$306	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,710,906	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EVENT ADMISSION	713990	$1,095,405	$1,095,405
OTHER	713990	$168,416	$168,416
MEMBERSHIP	713990	$143,594	$143,594
PROGRAM FEES	713990	$134,190	$134,190
TUITION	611600	$68,288	$68,288

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,609,893	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$47,522	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$47,522	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$390,247	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$390,247	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$390,247	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$390,247	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,028,807	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$500,997	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$527,810	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$527,810	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,286,378	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,137,703	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$437,769	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,324,504	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,067,298	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$149,444	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$107,762	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$132,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,935	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,805	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,111	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,596	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,712	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,122	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$998	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$40,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,810	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,810	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,774	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,396	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,090	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$115,265	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$1,155	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,138	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$274	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,894	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,726	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$168	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$240,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$240,181	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,554	TotalAmt
Program Services	$115,303	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,251	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TRANSFERS TO CITY OF NO	$6,610,952	$6,610,952
ENTERTAINMENT	$549,191	$546,720	$2,471
CONTRACTS	$176,024	$175,958		$66
CONSULTANTS	$140,166		$140,166

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$450,959	TotalAmt
Program Services	$393,345	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,762	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,852	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,167,914	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,597,711	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$275,916	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$294,287	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,175	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,017,551	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,425,156	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,443,481	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,474,685	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$424,496	BOYAmt
EOY	$479,427	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$168,983	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$129,389	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,486,898	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,548,228	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,621,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,938,670	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$574,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$629,570	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,500	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,429,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,251,555	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$561,840	BOYAmt
EOY	$303,461	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$312,142	BOYAmt
EOY	$263,808	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$873,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$567,269	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,076,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,585,998	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,478,864	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,098,288	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,555,469	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,684,286	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,429,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,251,555	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$881,536	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$45,760	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$35,407	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,319,980	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,272,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,503,489	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,336,152	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,710,906	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,142,651	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$190,789	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$296,480	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$385,747	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$428,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$306,416	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,608,074	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,510,769	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,568,604	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,889,236	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,764,794	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,017,322	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$19,750,725	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,372,170	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$15,378,555	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$434,770	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$257,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$148,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$455,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$437,769	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,733,755	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$21,484,480	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$7,255,979	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.71580	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.62580	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$687,939	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$615,531	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$72,408	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,197,466	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,102,498	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,094,968	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,601,493	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$830,199	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$771,294	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,938,670	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,635,744	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$45,760	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$306,416	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$352,176	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,283,568	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$2,810	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$2,810	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,286,378	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,471,520	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$306,416	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$306,416	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$10,165,104	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$2,810	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$2,810	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$10,167,914	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE STATUTES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; ACCORDINGLY, THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT REFLECT A PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES.
PART III, LINE 1A	COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED ASSETS AND AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS,
PART III, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE, HISTORY, AND DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES OF THE OCEANS, BAYS, AND RIVERS IN AN ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL WAY. COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, EXHIBIT AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY.
PART X, LINE 2	THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE STATUTES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; ACCORDINGLY, THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT REFLECT A PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHEN KIRKLAND	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$0	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$142,291	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$30,185	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$0	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$172,476	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF NORFOLK, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S EMPLOYEE CONTRACT IS DESIGNATED BY THE CITY OF NORFOLK.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	CELEBRATE OUR CONNECTIONS WITH TODAY'S MARITIME WORLD, NAUTICUS IS A CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM THAT USES THE NATURAL SETTING OF NORFOLK'S HARBOR TO SHOWCASE GLOBAL MARITIME COMMERCE AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST NAVY. THE 501(C)(3) NAUTICUS FOUNDATION LEVERAGES CONTRIBUTED AND GRANT REVENUE FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND THE GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITRY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FINANCIAL MANAGER AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW PRELIMINARY DRAFTS OF THE FORM 990. ONCE THE 990 IS IN FINAL DRAFT FORM, IT WILL BE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND DISTRIBUTED, ON REQUEST, TO MEMBERS OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST NEED TO BE DISCLOSED AND ARE GIVEN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FOUNDATION MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 85,774. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,396. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,090. TOTAL EXPENSES 98,260.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, REVIEW OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITY OF NORFOLK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	810 UNION STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORFOLK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23510	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	546001455	EIN
Primary Activities	LOCAL GOVERNMENT	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CITY OF NORFOLK
C	$650,000	CASH
CITY OF NORFOLK
R	$6,610,952	FMV