- Revenue 2024
- $1,676,556
- Expenses 2024
- $1,950,854
Program services were 71.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 1124 E 7TH ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Other organizations at this address
1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us
We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.
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CHALLENGE PROGRAM
EIN 51-0386369
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.
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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
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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.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Tina BetzTINA BETZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christopher BrooksCHRISTOPHER BROOKS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joseph ButeraJOSEPH BUTERA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thomas CollinsTHOMAS COLLINS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Vernita DorseyVERNITA DORSEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ake FagelbergAKE FAGELBERG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert FrizROBERT FRIZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert Va Harra JrROBERT VA HARRA JR
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kyle HillKYLE HILL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Fred HockerFRED HOCKER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Maria IversenMARIA IVERSEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Melissa KennyMELISSA KENNY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Adam KnoxADAM KNOX
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gary C LinarducciGARY C LINARDUCCI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Wendy MasseyWENDY MASSEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Megan McGlincheyMEGAN MCGLINCHEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Caroline McIlvainCAROLINE MCILVAIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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George MeldrumGEORGE MELDRUM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christine MoritzCHRISTINE MORITZ
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kimberly PadleyKIMBERLY PADLEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andrew CloudANDREW CLOUD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nancy SchraggerNANCY SCHRAGGER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kamela SmithKAMELA SMITH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gerald G ForneyGERALD G FORNEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nigel VeaterNIGEL VEATER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $1,676,556
- Expenses
- $1,950,854
- Contributions
- $705,207
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $1,533,084
- Expenses
- $1,791,564
- Contributions
- $761,004
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,416,148
- Expenses
- $1,826,480
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,078,536
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,406,685
- Expenses
- $1,583,494
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,489,690
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,422,322
- Expenses
- $1,601,290
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,727,029
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,246,247
- Expenses
- $1,621,459
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,739,551
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,300,242
- Expenses
- $1,519,541
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,204,509
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,947,602
- Expenses
- $1,212,511
- Assets (EOY)
- $13,084,822
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $1,132,349
- Assets (EOY)
- $8,958,868
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2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $1,017,058
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,359,989
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2010 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $965,341
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,588,185
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$74,000
2022 PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
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$66,000
2024 EDUCATION
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2024 COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
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2023 COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$24,691
2024 CHARITABLE DONATION
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$20,273
2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$16,000
2023 HUMAN SERVICES
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$15,420
2022 CHARITABLE DONATION
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$11,662
2023 CHARITABLE DONATION
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Disregarded entities on its 2024 return
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CHRISTINA'S ANNEX LLC
REAL ESTATE · DE · income $216,517 · assets $1,879,844
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.