Louisiana · Nonprofit
WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC
WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC (Louisiana) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $27,087 to it, the largest being GARY SINISE FOUNDATION ($27,087). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $23M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $27k
- Net assets
- $16M
What World War II Theatre Inc does
Mission
This corporation is organized, and it shall be operated exclusively for, charitable and educational purposes for the benefit of the national world war ii museum, inc. Including, without limitation, to construct and operate on or adjacent to the (continued on schedule o) campus of the national world war ii museum a theatre, hotel, conference center, and/or a u.s.o. Themed canteen and restaurant.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Since its opening in october 2019, the higgins has supported the museum's nonprofit mission in a number of important ways and remains a critical component of its educational outreach. Specifically, the higgins provides space to support the museum's expanding slate of visitor activities and educational programs; serves the museum's national visitors - 87% who come from out of state - with on campus lodging to fit their unique needs and schedules; ensures available accommodations at discounted prices for museum departments, program participants, and connected individuals year-round; creates new opportunities to expand the museum's exhibits and share its collection; and raises additional funds to support the museum's mission. (continued on schedule o) some notable events and activities hosted at the higgins hotel during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025 include the following:rosie the riveters' soaring valorin march 2025, in celebration of the annual rosie the riveter day, the gary sinise foundation brought 18 rosie the riveters on a soaring valor trip to the higgins hotel and the museum. The group was accompanied by local students from the academy of the sacred heart, who had the…
$21,409,994 spent$15,803,995 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $21,409,994.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2018 to 2019, from $17M to $58M (+248%).
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 15% · 2022 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
1% of WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (58% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 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.
Chief executive
Stephen Watson
President & CEO
Board chair
Brandon Berger
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC’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.
Where its funders are
WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Louisiana, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 550 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 550 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC
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 Louisiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 5 related entities
- The National World War II Museum Inc · exempt
- World War II Pavilions Inc · exempt
- World War II Campaigns Inc · exempt
- Warehouse District Development Inc · exempt
- Chalk #17 Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC?
- WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC (Louisiana) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $27,087 to it, the largest being GARY SINISE FOUNDATION ($27,087). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $27,087 in grants to WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC.
- Who is the largest funder of WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC?
- GARY SINISE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $27,087 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WORLD WAR II THEATRE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Louisiana. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing