PROJECT LIBERTY SHIP INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PROJECT LIBERTY SHIP INC (EIN 52-1600878)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-13
IRS object ID
202503179349303190
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo educate people of all ages about the instrumental role the American Merchant Marine, Naval Armed Guard, and Shipbuilders played in the allied victory in World War II accomplished through living history presentations aboard the authentically preserved SS John W. Brown.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTo educate people of all ages about the vital role of the wartime American Merchant Marine, Naval Armed Guard, and Shipbuilders, three largely unheralded groups, that were instrumental in the allied victory in World War II, as well as the sea lift for Korea and Vietnam, by presenting living history aboard the authentically restored Liberty Ship John W. Brown that is being preserved to honor the legacy of all American veterans.MissionDesc
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DescPreservation of, maintenance of and sailing of the Liberty Ship SS John W. Brown, which is a museum dedicated to the men and women of American industry who built the great Liberty Ship Fleet and to the Merchant Marines and U.S. Navy Armed Guard crews who sailed and defended them during World War II.On May 26, 2021, Project Liberty Ship (PLS) and SS JOHN W. BROWN surpassed the two million volunteer hours milestone! Those hours have been accumulated since August 1988 when the ship was towed back to Baltimore, the port where she was launched, for restoration as aoperationalhistoric ship. PLS/JOHN W. BROWN is one of the very few organizations of this type that is made up solely of volunteers there has never been any paid staff.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,449CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,445CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,328CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,221CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$60,160CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$167,603TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,573CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,830CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$52,403TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,221,014TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$330,226GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.70210PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93940PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsfalseDirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (true)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$8,332OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$8,332TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 TaxfalseForm4720Filed4912TaxInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities DescriptionAdvocating before the Maryland General Assembly; Devising, implementing and coordinating a strategy for achieving state funding.
Part IV - Additional Information

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,319,219BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$377,708ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,252InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$768,229OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$979,950EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$885,108BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$198,257ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$235,854InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,319,219EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,083,785BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$82,093ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$280,770InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$885,108EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,080,615BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$68,228InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$65,058OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,083,785EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,595,403BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$33,210ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$93,304InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$641,302OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,080,615EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.37000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.63000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,718,594OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$217,835DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,500,759BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$66,302OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$60,641DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,661BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,506,420TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,452,007TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$41,573NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$41,573RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,410,434RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$21,126InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$21,126RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,431,560TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,012,191TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,012,191ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$21,126InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$21,126ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,033,317TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, oThe Organization's collections include the World War II era Liberty Ship, the S.S. John W. Brown and works of art, library books, photographic archives, objects and specimens acquired by purchase or by donation. All collections are held for public exhibition, or education. The Organization's collections management policy includes guidance on the preservation, care, and maintenance of the collections and procedures relating to the accession/deaccession of collection items. In conformity with the practice generally followed by museums, no value is assigned to the collections in the statements of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recognized as reductions in undesignated net assets in the period of acquisition. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries for lost or destroyed collection items are recognized as increases in the appropriate net asset class and are generally designated for future collection acquisitions.
Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.The Organization's collections include the World War II era Liberty Ship, the S.S. John W. Brown and works of art, library books, photographic archives, objects and specimens acquired by purchase or by donation. All collections are held for public exhibition, or education. The Organization's collections management policy includes guidance on the preservation, care, and maintenance of the collections and procedures relating to the accession/deaccession of collection items. In conformity with the practice generally followed by museums, no value is assigned to the collections in the statements of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recognized as reductions in unrestricted net assets in the period of acquisition. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries for lost or destroyed collection items are recognized as increases in the appropriate net asset class and are generally designated for future collection acquisitions.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.Designated for dry dock expenses and long term investment.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Internal Revenue Service has not examined (audited) any income tax returns of the Organization thus the previous three (3) years are subject to examination. The Organization has not taken any questionable tax positions with respect to unrelated business income tax or anything that would jeopardize its 501(c)(3) status.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Diane Jerbi, President, and John Jerbi, Director, are mother and son.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6Members
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aMembers may elect members to governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bProposed change in the Bylaws or the removal of a Director must be voted on by the membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990 is provided to all Board members prior to filing in draft (PDF) format. Chairperson and accounting firm are available for questions. Board had a special meeting with the accounting firm present for any questions on Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cOfficers and other Board members frequently take actions that commit or obligate project funds or commit the project to a business decision it is expected that these actions will be done in a manner that best benefits the project without any expectation of personal gain by the individual. Officers and Board members sign the policy annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Available on site upon request.

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