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VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND INC

EIN 52-1149668 ARLINGTON, VA

Revenue 2024
$8,598,229
Expenses 2024
$6,392,916

Program services were 67.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A85Z
Classification
1000
Street
1530 WILSON BLVD STE 550

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).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To honor and preserve the legacy of service and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War.

  • Memorial Legacy - The Organization preserves the legacy of the Memorial and promoting healing through public outreach and awareness, as well as promoting visitation of the Memorial to the general public. The Fund interacts with the public both in person and online to provide information about the Memorial's legacy. In person, Fund staff provide tours, answer questions about The Wall and its history, and do name rubbings for those that can't visit. Online, the Fund's website provides historical and educational information about the Memorial and those whose names are inscribed on it. The Wall of Faces portion of the website provides a page for each service member whose name is inscribed on The Wall and allows families, friends, and veterans to post remembrances and photos, extending the healing power and emotional impact of The Wall to millions of people through the internet. The Fund also uses social media and other digital content and technologies including a mobile app to share the story of the Memorial and its legacy with people all around the world.

    Expenses $2,182,115

  • The Wall That Heals - The Organization promotes healing and provides education about the impact of the Vietnam War through the traveling Memorial called "The Wall That Heals." The Fund exhibits a 3/4-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in cities and locations throughout the United States, making it possible for individuals who are unable to travel to Washington, D.C., to recognize, remember, and honor those who served and died, and to experience a connection with lost comrades and loved ones. The traveling Memorial also includes a mobile education center to teach visitors of all ages about the Vietnam War and the era.

    Expenses $792,196 · Revenue $384,989

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $415,250

  • In Memory - VVMF's In Memory program honors Vietnam veterans who served, returned home, and later died, but are not eligible for inscription on the wall under Department of Defense guidelines. Examples of causes of death that fit the criteria for inclusion in the program include: exposure to Agent Orange, PTSD/suicide, cancer, diabetes, and heart attack. The In Memory program also conducts a reading of the names and In Memory events.

    Expenses $375,851

  • Education Programs - The Organization seeks to educate students about the impact of the Vietnam War and preserve the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial through programs related to the education of students and teachers regarding the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Memorial's legacy in culture and society. The Fund's education programs reach teachers and students from grades 7 to 12, as well as higher education. The Hometown Heroes program, developed to promote a greater understanding of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam era, and the personal sacrifice of the individuals whose names are inscribed on the Memorial, provides curriculum to schools and community organizations to encourage students. The podcast Echoes of the Vietnam War tells the stories of Vietnam veterans and those still affected by it.

    Expenses $258,459

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $246,204

  • Outreach - Outreach efforts include all activities to make people aware of VVMF various programs and activities: presentations to visitor groups, veteran groups, or students about the Vietnam War; its veterans; and the Memorial. Outreach also makes people aware of the In Memory Program, The Wall That Heals, ceremonies and other activities that take place as part of VVMF's mission.

    Expenses $72,472

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

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.

  • Alan Buckelew

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • France Hoang

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Samantha Smtih Atkinson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Bannister

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Denis Faherty

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Hine

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Miguel Howe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith June

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Viet Luong

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marty Marks

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allen McCabe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael McMahon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Norman Murray

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Punches

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Megan Rihn Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Troy Thomas

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher J Knotts

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $308,585
    From this org
    $277,671
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,914
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,838
    Bonus
    $46,350
    Other
    $2,483
    Deferred
    $7,499
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,415
    Filer's total
    $308,585

  • Viktoras Zikas

    Chief Development Officer

    Total calculated
    $258,999
    From this org
    $220,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,746
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,404
    Bonus
    $29,849
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,376
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,370
    Filer's total
    $258,999

  • Heidi Zimmerman

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $151,179
    From this org
    $125,481
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,698
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,789
    Bonus
    $16,692
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,555
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,143
    Filer's total
    $151,179

  • Adam Arbogast

    Senior Director

    Total calculated
    $131,311
    From this org
    $105,374
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,937
    Hours/week
    40

  • Terry Walker

    Director of Accounting & Admin.

    Total calculated
    $119,474
    From this org
    $102,895
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,579
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $8,598,229
    Expenses
    $6,392,916
    Contributions
    $7,204,995
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $8,598,229
    Expenses
    $6,392,916
    Contributions
    $7,204,995
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,652,059
    Expenses
    $7,030,301
    Contributions
    $6,537,815
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,652,059
    Expenses
    $7,030,301
    Contributions
    $6,537,815
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $11,197,934
    Expenses
    $7,261,366
    Contributions
    $10,722,927
    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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,097,098
    Expenses
    $7,330,422
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,782,016

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,257,674
    Expenses
    $6,111,682
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,514,100

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,116,551
    Expenses
    $6,428,923
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,609,279

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,116,551
    Expenses
    $6,428,923
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,609,279

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,685,085
    Expenses
    $11,433,538
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,255,878

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,712,712
    Expenses
    $7,673,295
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,652,122

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,449,335
    Expenses
    $7,809,676
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,213,053

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,893,162
    Expenses
    $7,433,143
    Assets (EOY)
    $32,050,930

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,446,563
    Expenses
    $7,847,401
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,713,921

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $8,144,609
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,144,557

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.