Public Charity

NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL

NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL is a Public Charity headquartered in KANSAS CITY, MO. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $24.4M revenue, $12.7M expenses, $58.4M total assets. 57 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 436052673 KANSAS CITY, MO Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$24.4M
Total Expenses$12.7M
Total Assets$58.4M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL (MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL) IS AMERICA'S LEADING INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO REMEMBERING, INTERPRETING AND UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT WAR AND ITS ENDURING IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL FULFILLS THIS MISSION BY:- ESTABLISHING THE MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL AS THE FOREMOST INTERPRETER AND RESOURCE FOR INSIGHT INTO THE GREAT WAR AND ITS ENDURING IMPACT- PROVIDING FIRST-CLASS VISITOR AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE, AND DELIVERING INCREASINGLY ENGAGING AND ACCESSIBLE ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES; DEVELOPING AND ENRICHING PHILANTHROPIC RELATIONSHIPS AND PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY- ESTABLISHING THE MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL AS A 'MUST-SEE' DESTINATION, AND SOURCE OF CIVIC PRIDE- ENGAGING AND INSPIRING KEY CONSTITUENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXCELLENCE OF THE NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL.

Sample Grants Received

$319,270
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$23,651
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$17,255

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Andrew Deister
BOARD MEMBER Christopher Hernandez
VICE PRESIDENT CURATORIAL Chris Warren
BOARD MEMBER Courtney Kounkel
BOARD MEMBER Dale F Klose
BOARD MEMBER David Roller

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Top Grant Purposes

Arts, Culture & Humanities
$483,720 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$326,787 2 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$250,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$192,283 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$115,412 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $24.4M $12.7M $58.4M
2023 $19.3M $10.2M $45.7M
2022 $10.6M $9.8M $36.1M
2020 $14.9M $7.1M $31.9M
2019 $9.8M $9.1M $23.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $9.8M to $24.4M (+149%), with total assets most recently reported at $58.4M.

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