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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by KALMAR NYCKEL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,676,556
Total expenses
$1,950,854
Contributions and grants received
$705,207
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$408,355
Investment income
$65,741
Other revenue
$497,253
Total assets, end of year
$8,824,011
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,717,882
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,106,129
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,389,978
Management and general expenses
$425,407
Fundraising expenses
$135,469
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,389,978

Program services were 71.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $569,650

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $7,470

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $10,687

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $117,400

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $41,989

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SHIP SAILS AND CHARTER

    total $326,140 · related or exempt $326,140

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $82,215 · related or exempt $82,215

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $65,741 · excluded $65,741

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $249,876

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $249,876

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $249,876 · excluded $249,876

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $228,274

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $10,687

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $68,731

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $159,543 · excluded $159,543

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $30,021

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $30,021 · related or exempt $30,021

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $35,388 · related or exempt $35,388

  • 11b · Other revenue: EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

    total $22,425 · related or exempt $22,425

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $57,813

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $720,643 · program services $476,758 · management and general $169,359 · fundraising $74,526

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $152,604 · program services $84,806 · management and general $39,465 · fundraising $28,333

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,695 · management and general $60,695

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $32,610 · fundraising $32,610

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $72,263 · program services $31,982 · management and general $40,281

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $155,187 · program services $137,442 · management and general $17,745

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,220 · program services $5,097 · management and general $2,123

  • 20 · Interest

    total $39,828 · program services $39,828

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $484,073 · program services $418,680 · management and general $65,393

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,390 · program services $1,806 · management and general $20,584

  • 24a · Other expenses: SHIP OPERATIONS

    total $174,826 · program services $174,826

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $17,419 · program services $17,419

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,845 · management and general $4,845

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $3,759 · program services $1,334 · management and general $2,425

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,492 · management and general $2,492

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $162,707 · end of year $410,741

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $117,495 · end of year $44,875

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $258,765 · end of year $65,920

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $18,440 · end of year $28,241

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $81,293 · end of year $69,366

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $14,931,130

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,826,531

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,275,387 · end of year $7,104,599

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $782,406 · end of year $654,525

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $440,577 · end of year $445,744

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $159,250 · end of year $70,587

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $32,391 · end of year $51,521

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,143,448 · end of year $3,150,633

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $453,699 · end of year $445,141

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,137,462 · end of year $4,041,477

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,210,820 · end of year $1,064,652

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE KALMAR NYCKEL FOUNDATION (KNF) IS A VOLUNTEER-BASED EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION "TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE CULTURAL AND MARITIME HERITAGE OF DELAWARE AND THE DELAWARE VALLEY FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OF ALL."

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE UNIQUE PROGRAMMING RELATED TO THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, MARITIME AND COMMERCIAL HERITAGE OF DELAWARE AND THE DELAWARE VALLEY USING THE TALL SHIP KALMAR NYCKEL AS A PLATFORM.

  • OUR MODERN-DAY KALMAR NYCKEL THE OFFICIAL TALL SHIP OF DELAWARE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE REGION'S GREAT EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. AS A FULL-SCALE AND FAITHFUL REPRODUCTION OF THE SQUARE-RIGGED SHIP THAT FOUNDED THE COLONY OF NEW SWEDEN IN 1638, THE PRESENT-DAY KALMAR NYCKEL SERVES AS A FLOATING CLASSROOM AND INSPIRATIONAL PLATFORM FOR KNF'S AWARD-WINNING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. KALMAR NYCKEL VOYAGES OVER 2,400 NAUTICAL MILES EACH YEAR, SAILING FROM APRIL TO NOVEMBER, AND OUR SHIP AND SHORE PROGRAMS REACH MORE THAN 35,000 PEOPLE DURING A TYPICAL YEAR.

    Expenses $557,294 · Revenue $413,974

  • WITH OUR COPELAND MARITIME CENTER AND REVITALIZED SHIPYARD CAMPUS, WE HAVE BECOME A YEAR-ROUND DESTINATION FOR BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC VISITORS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND 250 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS. IN TYPICAL YEARS, OUR FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS, CLASSROOM PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY EVENTS REACH OVER 20,000 PEOPLE A YEAR. ANOTHER 15,000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES VISIT OUR SHIP FOR SAILING ADVENTURES AND DOCKSIDE TOURS.

    Expenses $832,684 · Revenue $82,215

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tina Betz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Brooks

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joseph Butera

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Collins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vernita Dorsey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ake Fagelberg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Friz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Va Harra Jr

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kyle Hill

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fred Hocker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Iversen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Kenny

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adam Knox

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary C Linarducci

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Massey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan McGlinchey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caroline McIlvain

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Meldrum

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Moritz

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kimberly Padley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Cloud

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Schragger

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kamela Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gerald G Forney

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nigel Veater

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Morton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philip S Reese

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CHRISTINA'S ANNEX LLC

    REAL ESTATE · DE · income $216,517 · assets $1,879,844

    Directly controlled by KALMAR NYCKEL FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 September 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202632579349300878

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