Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$10,051,135

Total expenses

$13,076,779

Contributions and grants received

$9,463,588

Grants paid

$5,250

Program service revenue

$33,134

Investment income

$3,357

Other revenue

$551,056

Total assets, end of year

$10,524,308

Total liabilities, end of year

$24,862,220

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

-$14,337,912

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$7,229,742

Management and general expenses

$1,507,609

Fundraising expenses

$4,339,428

Program service expenses (Part III)

$7,229,742

Program services were 55.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• 2022 NATIONAL MUSEUM PROGRAMTHE FOUNDATION OPERATED ALL REVENUE-GENERATING ACTIVITIES FOR THE MUSEUM, WHICH REOPENED IN JUNE 2021 AFTER BEING TEMPORARILY CLOSED AS A HEALTH PRECAUTION DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE ARMY OWNS, OPERATES, AND MAINTAINS THE MUSEUM, WHILE THE FOUNDATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVENUE GENERATION, FUNDRAISING, AND MEMBERSHIP. REVENUE GENERATING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: SPECIAL EVENTS, RETAIL SERVICE, FOOD SERVICES (CAFE AND CATERING), SIMULATORS, AND PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES.

  Expenses $6,840,638 · Revenue $731,199

• 2022 HISTORICAL AND EDUCATION PROGRAM:BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY DOES NOT PROVIDE SUCH SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, THE FOUNDATION SERVES THE ROLE OF ANSWERING INQUIRIES INTO MATTERS OF ARMY HISTORY. THE SUBJECT OF MANY OF THESE QUERIES OFTEN RELATES TO FAMILY HISTORIES, DETAILS OF A RELATIVE'S ARMY SERVICE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT THEY CAN ALSO COVER A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER SUBJECTS. THIS IS A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED BY FOUNDATION STAFF HISTORIANS WHO CONDUCT THE RESEARCH IN THE FOUNDATION'S OWN MILITARY LIBRARY, AT THE U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY, THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, AND VIA ONLINE RESOURCES. IN 2022, THE AHF STAFF RESPONDED TO NEARLY 400 INQUIRIES FROM MEMBERS, DONORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.FOUR ISSUES OF ON POINT WERE PUBLISHED IN 2022, WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,000 COPIES PER ISSUE MAILED OUT, MOST GOING TO MEMBERS AND DONORS. THE FOUNDATION HAS PUBLISHED ON POINT, WHICH STARTED AS A QUARTERLY EIGHT-PAGE NEWSLETTER AND IS NOW A FULL-COLOR, AWARD-WINNING, 68-PAGE MAGAZINE. ON POINT FEATURES ARTICLES ON A WIDE RANGE OF ARMY HISTORY AND ARTWORK, ALONG WITH MILITARY BOOK REVIEWS AND NEWS ABOUT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. THE PUBLICATION INCLUDES ARTICLES BY NOTABLE MILITARY HISTORIANS AND ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING HISTORIANS AND NOVICE AUTHORS TO GET PUBLISHED IN A HISTORY MAGAZINE. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED PUBLISHING ON POINT IN PRINT AND ONLINE AS WELL AS EXPANDING OUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT OVERALL. WE HAVE BEGUN A PROGRAM OF DIGITIZING PAST ISSUES OF ON POINT, WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING ALL PRIOR LONG-FORM COPIES AVAILABLE ONLINE, AS WELL AS PUBLISHING UNIQUE ARTICLES ON TOPICAL SUBJECTS IN COORDINATION WITH OUR MARKETING TEAM. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO DELIVER AHF'S ARMY JOURNAL AND HISTORY PRODUCTS ON A DIGITAL PLATFORM, INCREASING ACCESS AND VISIBILITY WHILE MAXIMIZING VALUE DURING A TIME WITH A SURGE IN DIGITAL CONTENT IN THE MARKETPLACE.THE DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997 TO RECOGNIZE AUTHORS WHO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE LITERATURE ON U.S. ARMY HISTORY. EACH YEAR NOMINATIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE AWARDS COMMITTEE BY PUBLISHERS AND JOURNAL EDITORS. A SMALL GROUP OF FINALISTS ARE SELECTED, AND A FINAL JUDGING IS MADE. THE AWARDS ARE FORMALLY PRESENTED AT THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL MEMBERS' MEETING. IN 2022, AHF PRESENTED $5,500 IN AWARD MONEY TO AUTHORS OF FIVE BOOKS AND TWO ARTICLES. AWARD-WINNING BOOKS INCLUDE: BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL JOHN A. RAWLINS: NO ORDINARY MAN, BY ALLEN J. OTTENS (INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS)OPERATIONAL/BATTLE HISTORY - ISLAND INFERNOS: THE US ARMY'S PACIFIC WAR ODYSSEY, 1944, BY JOHN C. MCMANUS (DUTTON CALIBER) INSTITUTIONAL/FUNCTIONAL HISTORY - THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA: FROM CONFEDERATION TO EMPIRE, 1775-1903, BY ROBERT WOOSTER (UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS)JOURNALS, MEMOIRS, AND LETTERS - TILL VICTORY: THE SECOND WORLD WAR BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE, BY CLEMENT HORVATH (PEN & SWORD MILITARY) UNIT HISTORY - MEN OF ARMOR: THE HISTORY OF B COMPANY, 756TH TANK BATTALION IN WORLD WAR II, PART ONE: BEGINNINGS, NORTH AFRICA, AND ITALY, BY JEFF DANBY (CASEMATE)AWARD-WINNING ARTICLES INCLUDE: ACADEMIC JOURNALS "THE GULF WAR AT 30," BY J. TRAVIS MOGER. ARMY HISTORY, WINTER 2021JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES "A SAVIOR OF THE CAPITOL," BY PAUL RUSSINOFF. MILITARY IMAGES, SPRING 2021THE BOOK AWARD WINNERS RECEIVE A PLAQUE HONORING THE BOOK AND A $1,000 CASH AWARD; THE ARTICLE AWARD WINNERS ALSO RECEIVE A PLAQUE AND A $250 CASH AWARD. THE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED AT THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL MEETING IN 2022 AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE U.S. ARMY AT FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA. THE ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER. ITS GOAL IS TO PROMOTE GREATER PUBLIC APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT AMERICA'S ARMY - REGULAR, RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD - HAS MADE TO THE NATION IN 247 YEARS OF SERVICE. THE FOUNDATION IS THE PRINCIPAL FUNDRAISER TO BUILD THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, WHICH OFFICIALLY OPENED ON NOVEMBER 11, 2020, AT FORT BELVOIR.IN ADDITION TO FUNDRAISING FOR AND MANAGING THE REVENUE GENERATING ACTIVITIES IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, THE FOUNDATION'S PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE REFURBISHMENT OF HISTORICAL ARMY BUILDINGS, ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION OF HISTORICAL ART, ARTIFACTS, AND DOCUMENTS; SUPPORT OF ARMY HISTORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION OF HISTORICAL MATERIALS ON THE AMERICAN SOLDIER; AND PROVIDING COUNSEL AND SUPPORT TO PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO THE SAME GOALS AS THE FOUNDATION.THE ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION'S INTERN PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN U.S. ARMY HISTORY TO GAIN PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE FOUNDATION'S STAFF HISTORIANS. USING THE AHF LIBRARY AND VARIOUS ONLINE AND ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AHF INTERNS (ASSISTANT HISTORIANS) PERFORM MANY OF THE SAME TASKS AS THE FOUNDATION'S REGULAR STAFF, INCLUDING WRITING AND EDITING ARTICLES FOR ON POINT, RESEARCHING AND ANSWERING HISTORICAL INQUIRIES, AND CONDUCTING IMAGE RESEARCH. AHF INTERNS HAVE GONE ON TO VARIOUS CAREERS AND OTHER ENDEAVORS AFTER COMPLETING INTERNSHIPS, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT AS HISTORIANS, CURATORS, AND TEACHERS, AS WELL AS ACCEPTANCE TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN HISTORY AND LIBRARY SCIENCE.

  Expenses $389,104 · Grants $5,250

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

7 September 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202302559349301850

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