2026-04-24T11:00:55-05:00 2025-06-30 721088864 LAPORTE APAC 111 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD 600 METAIRIE LA 700054958 990 2024-07-01 721200790 THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC NATI 5045281944 945 MAGAZINE STREET NEW ORLEANS LA 70130 CATHY GREEN ROSENSTEIN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO 5045281944 2026-04-24 1 0 JOHN S WILES CPA P01222673 5048355522 2026-04-24 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STEPHEN WATSON 945 MAGAZINE STREET NEW ORLEANS LA 70130 98960914 0 X WWW.NATIONALWW2MUSEUM.ORG X 1991 LA THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM TELLS THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 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.FOUNDED ON THE VISION OF NOTED HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR STEPHEN AMBROSE, THE INSTITUTION OPENED ON JUNE 6, 2000, AS THE NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM. AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, VETERANS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC LED TO ITS 2004 DESIGNATION BY CONGRESS AS AMERICA'S NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM. WITH THAT DISTINCTION, THE MUSEUM EXPANDED ITS MISSION TO COVER THE COMPLETE, EPIC STORY OF WORLD WAR II AND DONNED A NEW NAME, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM. 54 52 551 352 -25889 0 47382702 46124383 41590918 34239754 5541738 9748847 5670319 5108404 100185677 95221388 0 0 0 0 25495142 25470037 0 3326274 6777113 57252260 45964320 82747402 74760631 17438275 20460757 426298919 449269539 14849704 17332303 411449215 431937236 X 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. 0 0 51406842 22846089 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. 8705842 13462576 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. 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LO MUSEUM IN FRANCE IN 1995, AIRCRAFT, TANKS, CERTAIN MILITARY VEHICLES, AND MISCELLANEOUS ARTIFACTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE MONUMENTS MEN FOUNDATION DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021. THE MUSEUM DOES NOT RECORD DEPRECIATION ON ITS COLLECTIONS BECAUSE DEPRECIATION IS NOT PRESENTLY REQUIRED TO BE RECOGNIZED ON INDIVIDUAL WORKS OF ART OR HISTORICAL TREASURES WHOSE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OR SERVICE POTENTIAL IS USED SO SLOWLY THAT THEIR ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES ARE EXTRAORDINARILY LONG. IT IS THE MUSEUM'S POLICY TO CAPITALIZE ONLY THOSE ITEMS PURCHASED, NOT THOSE DONATED, UNLESS THE ITEM'S COST IS SIGNIFICANT AND IS ABLE TO BE VALUED OBJECTIVELY. DONATED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECORDED, EXCEPT IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES, DUE TO THE LACK OF AN OBJECTIVE BASIS OF VALUATION. PART III, LINE 4: THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM'S COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 250,000 UNIQUE ITEMS FROM WORLD WAR II, INCLUDING LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DIARIES, UNIFORMS, WEAPONS, BOATS, PLANES, TANKS, TRUCKS, PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, ARCHIVAL FILM AND LIBRARY MATERIAL. THIS MATERIAL IS USED IN PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND LOANS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE WHY WORLD WAR II WAS FOUGHT, HOW IT WAS WON, AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO US TODAY SO THAT ALL GENERATIONS WILL UNDERSTAND THE PRICE OF FREEDOM AND BE INSPIRED BY WHAT THEY LEARN. PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT, WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ENTITY IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. 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DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED $97,682 TO MR. WATSON'S PLAN. DURING CALENDAR YEAR ENDING 12/31/2024, REBECCA MACKIE RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TOTALING $356,900 AS PER THE TERMS OF HER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. JOHN GEORGES BOARD MEMBER 214445 ADVERTISING SPACE IN THE ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER WHICH IS THE LARGEST DAILY NEWSPAPER SERVING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LOUISIANA WHERE THE MUSEUM IS LOCATED. 0 X 5 10350 FMV X 38 949606 FMV X 1 3720000 FMV X 625 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USES THIRD PARTY CHARITABLE AUTOMOBILE RESOURCES TO PROCESS AND SELL DONATED AUTOMOBILES ON BEHALF OF THE MUSEUM. PART I, LINE 33: THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING A ZERO IN PART I, COLUMN (C), LINE 22 WHICH REFLECTS THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE REPORTED FROM THE DONATIONS ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1C. THE MUSEUM WAS UNABLE TO ASSIGN A VALUE TO THE ARTIFACTS AND DID NOT CAPITALIZE THE DONATED ARTIFACTS TO ITS COLLECTIONS, AS ALLOWED UNDER FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION 958-360-25 (ASC 958-360-25). FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2000, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM HAS GROWN FROM A SINGLE EXHIBIT HALL TO A MULTIPAVILION INSTITUTION. SET ON A SEVEN-ACRE CAMPUS WITH SEVEN PAVILIONS, THE MUSEUM IS HOME TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST WWII COLLECTIONS, FEATURING MORE THAN 250,000 ARTIFACTS AND OVER 12,000 PERSONAL ACCOUNTS FROM THE WWII GENERATION. THROUGH EXHIBITS, MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCES, AND THOUSANDS OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, THE MUSEUM TAKES VISITORS ON AN IMMERSIVE TOUR OF WORLD WAR II IN EVERY THEATER OF WAR. EACH WEEK, THOUSANDS TOUR ITS GALLERIES AND PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN WORLD WAR II, ONE OF THE MOST CATASTROPHIC AND TRANSFORMATIVE EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. AS DIRECT HISTORICAL MEMORY OF THE WAR RECEDES WITH THE PASSING OF THE WWII GENERATION, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM IS POISED TO TAKE A LEADING ROLE IN PRESERVING AND TEACHING THE STORIES OF THOSE WHO LIVED THROUGH IT. THE MUSEUM AIMS TO BECOME THE MOST ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE FOR TRUSTED KNOWLEDGE ON THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN WORLD WAR II. THIS IS NO SMALL TASK. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A MAJOR EVENTS FROM MAY 29 THROUGH JUNE 7, 2025, THE MUSEUM MARKED ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SPECIAL EVENTS TO HONOR THE WWII GENERATION AND THE VALUES THEY EMBODY, REFLECT ON THE MUSEUM'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND UNVEIL ITS PLANS FOR THE NEXT DECADE. SERVING AS THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF DURING THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY MAY 30TH, THE BILLY MICHAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO 51 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION WHO EMBODY THE AMERICAN SPIRIT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE EVENING OF MAY 30TH, THE 2025 AMERICAN SPIRIT AWARD HONORED THE MUSEUM'S ORIGINS, ITS YEARS OF GROWTH AND THE FOUNDATIONAL LEADERS BEHIND ITS SUCCESS. THE 2025 AWARD RECIPIENTS INCLUDED THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSEUM AND HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY: NEW ORLEANS BUSINESSMAN DONALD T. "BOYSIE" BOLLINGER, WWII VETERAN C. PAUL HILLIARD AND MUSEUM FOUNDING PRESIDENT AND CEO EMERITUS GORDON H. "NICK" MUELLER, PHD. ON JUNE 4, 2025, MUSEUM VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION & ACCESS PETER CREAN DISCUSSED WWII ERA IN NEW ORLEANS AND THE HISTORY BEHIND THE LOCATION OF THE MUSEUM IN A SPECIAL DINNER WITH A CURATOR EVENT. ON JUNE 5TH, 2025, FOUNDING PRESIDENT & CEO EMERITUS GORDAN H. "NICK" "MUELLER, PHD SHARED BEHIND THE SCENES STORIES ABOUT THE FOUNDING AND THE FIRST 25 YEARS OF THE MUSEUM DURING THE BOOK LAUNCH OF HIS LATEST WORK, PRESERVING THE LEGACY: CREATING THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM. WWII VETERANS AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS ATTENDED THE DR. HAL BAUMGARTEN D-DAY COMMEMORATION AND THE MUSEUM'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON JUNE 6, 2025. ON THE DATE OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY THE MUSEUM PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED VICTORY'S PROMISE- THE NEW 10-YEAR $300 MILLION COMPREHENSIVE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL IMPACT OVER THE NEXT DECADE. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WAS THE EYES OF THE WORLD, FROM D-DAY TO VE DAY PRESENTED BY THE PRIDDY FAMILY FOUNDATION AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 6, 2025. THIS MUSICALLY DRIVEN MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE CREATED BY HISTORIAN JOHN MONSKY AND PERFORMED BY BROADWAY STARS WITH THE LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CAPTURED THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE WAR IN EUROPE THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND SACRIFICED. TO END THIS HISTORIC CELEBRATION WAS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY FAMILY AND MEMBER DAY PRESENTED BY TIMBER AND PEGGY FLOYD ON JUNE 7, 2025. FREE ADMISSION WAS PROVIDED TO ALL VISITORS TO EXPLORE THE MUSEUM'S CAMPUS, INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS AND ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATED THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. SPECIAL EXHIBITS ON MARCH 26, 2025, ON AMERICAN SHORES: THE ALEUTIANS ISLANDS CAMPAIGN SPECIAL EXHIBIT OPENED WHICH EXAMINES THE OFTEN OVERLOOKED 1942 JAPANESE INVASION OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN ALASKA AND THE SUBSEQUENT EFFORTS TO RECLAIM THE ONLY NORTH AMERICAN SOIL SEIZED DURING WORLD WAR II. AT THE EXHIBIT OPENING, ALEUTIAN CAMPAIGN VETERANS IRA MILAN AND JESSE MAGEE, REPRESENTING BOTH THE ARMY AND NAVY, SERVED AS LIVING REMINDERS OF THIS OFT-FORGOTTEN THEATER OF WAR AND TESTAMENTS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING ALL ASPECTS OF WORLD WAR II. IN FY25, THE MUSEUM'S TRAVELING EXHIBIT OFFERINGS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OUR WAR TOO: WOMAN IN SERVICE-THE INSTITUTIONS LARGEST TRAVELING EXHIBIT TO DATE, FEATURING NEARLY 200 ARTIFACTS RELATED TO THE TRAILBLAZING EFFORTS OF AMERICA'S WWII MILITARY WOMAN. IN FEBRUARY 2025, THE TOURING EXHIBIT DEBUTED AT THE CALIFORNIA MUSEUM IN SACRAMENTO BEFORE TRAVELING IN MAY TO THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN. SO READY FOR LAUGHTER: THE LEGACY OF BOB HOPE WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF AMERICAN ENTERTAINER BOB HOPE'S UNIQUE PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II AND BEYOND IS NOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR ON TOUR AND IN EARLY 2025 BEGAN A FOUR-MONTH RUN AT THE BELL COUNTY MUSEUM IN BELTON, TEXAS. OVER THE YEARS, MANY GUESTS TO THE EXHIBITION HAVE EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR AND EVEN MEMORIES OF BOB HOPE'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WAR EFFORT. AS FY 25 CAME TO AND END IN JUNE, GHOST ARMY: THE COMBAT CON ARTISTS OF WORLD WAR II WHICH EXAMINES THE EXPERIENCES OF THE FIRST TACTICAL DECEPTION UNIT IN THE US ARMY, CONCLUDED ITS RUN AT THE MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN ST. LOUIS, WHERE IT WAS ON DISPLAY FROM OCTOBER 2024 TO MAY 2025. IN NEW ORLEANS, THE MUSEUM CONCLUDED ITS OWN RUN OF THE NEWLY REFRESHED FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO FIGHT: AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCES IN WORLD WAR II AN EXHIBIT EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES FACED BY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II AND PREPARING IT FOR NATIONAL TOURING. THESE APPEARANCES AT HOST VENUES ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO CONNECT WITH NEW AUDIENCES AND DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS NATIONWIDE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 SUZANNE MESTAYER AND SONIA PEREZ HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. SONIA PEREZ AND JOHN HAIRSTON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. SUZANNE MESTAYER AND PETE NOVEMBER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. JAMES MAURIN AND PETE NOVEMBER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. MERRITT LANE AND JOHN HAIRSTON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE TREASURER AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK ARE REFERRED TO THE BOARD CHAIR AND TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE GOVERNED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR TRUSTEES & OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM, INC. CONFLICTS ARE MONITORED THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED BY ALL TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS ANNUALLY. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, IT IS REPORTED TO THE AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR REVIEW AND HANDLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY. AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS RECUSED FROM REVIEWING BOARD MATERIALS, DISCUSSION, AND VOTING ON ANY MATTERS INVOLVING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL REFLECT DISCLOSURE OF THE CONFLICT AND ADHERENCE TO THE RECUSAL PROCEDURES. THE POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF BOARD LEADERSHIP. THIS COMMITTEE REVIEWS, NEGOTIATES, AND SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE MUSEUM PERIODICALLY ENGAGES OUTSIDE CONSULTS TO BENCHMARK THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE MUSEUM'S EXECUTIVE TEAM. THE COMMITTEE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, MONITORS THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THESE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 16A ON THE 2023 FORM 990 PREVIOUSLY FILED, THE AMOUNT OF PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER FEES REPORTED ON SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B(V) WAS $1,799,771. FOR THE 2024 FORM 990, THE AMOUNT IS $3,326,274. IN 2023, THE AMOUNT WAS OMITTED FROM PART I, LINE 16A. THIS FOOTNOTE IS INCLUDED FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES. 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