Ohio · Nonprofit
NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION
NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION (Ohio) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,738,439 to it, the largest being American Electric Power Foundation ($1,250,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.1M
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $49M
What National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation does
Mission
To honor american's contributions to our country through military service, to connect civilians with veterans and their experience. To inspire visitors to serve their communities and nation as active engaged citizens. And, to educate school children about the history and value of service.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Museum exhibitions & operations: designed to evoke strength and resiliency for veterans and their families, and understanding among civilians, we deliver a multi-medium of digital, interactive and virtual exhibitions and art encompassing uses of functional pieces like footlockers and storage chests as audio units, video, interactive visuals, historic memorabilia and photography alongside the artistic work of local and nationally-recognized photographers, videographers, and others.
$5,264,214 spent$299,176 earned by the program92% of program spendingEvents: we unite audiences to honor veterans, reflect and inspire service in all forms with our event panels, webinars, national military holidays, anniversaries, service celebrations, facility rentals by individuals and groups committed to and interested in supporting our mission, and more. Our events, including veterans day, memorial day, d-day and patriots day to cite a few, commemorate and provide reflection on national history and personal sacrifice in innovative strategies tailored to educate, promote resiliency, deepen understanding of service, and cultivate community in a supportive environment on-site and online.
$316,915 spent6% of program spendingEducation & veteran outreach: we introduce audiences from around the country to a new experiential way of learning and understanding the journey of the american veteran from all branches and eras of service. Educating all ages on the history and value of service from those who shaped our nation, our education efforts include k-12 content and curriculum tailored to ohio state standards in curriculum, on-site and virtual tours, volunteer, intern and fellowship programs, an accredited leadership certification (lcert) program in partnership with osu, and additional educational programming to honor and connect the veteran and broader communities with intentional experiences that foster strength, resiliency, personal growth and servant leadership.
$150,998 spent3% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,732,127.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $58M to $53M (−8%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 14% · 2023 7% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
88% of NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Lewis Von Thaer
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $50k → $480k.
2 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $22M from 4 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest National Veterans Memorial and Museum Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION raised.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 91% · 2022 50% · 2023 83% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
40% of NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION's funders are still giving 1 year after their first grant; 46% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION draws 83% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $13k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 4 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,136 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $488k on record.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services$483k
- Department of Defense$5k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 28 states
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Nvmm Holdings Ltd · disregarded
- National Veterans Memorial and Museum Foundation · exempt
- Columbus Downtown Development Corporation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION?
- NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION (Ohio) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,738,439 to it, the largest being American Electric Power Foundation ($1,250,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $1,738,439 in grants to NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION?
- American Electric Power Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,250,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM OPERATING CORPORATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 13 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing