Non-Profit Spending Reports

The National World War II Museum Inc

New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1200790 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 5,635 by total revenue

The national wwii museum tells the story of the american experience in (continued on schedule o) the war that changed the world-why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today-so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn.founded on the vision of noted historian and author stephen ambrose, the institution opened on june 6, 2000, as the national d-day museum. an overwhelming response from elected officials, veterans, and the general public led to its 2004 designation by congress as america's national world war ii museum. with that distinction, the museum expanded its mission to cover the complete, epic story of world war ii and donned a new name, the national wwii museum.

Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024

Total revenue
$95,221,388
Total expenses
$74,760,631
Total assets
$449,269,539
Salary base (all salaries and wages)
$21,766,176
Salaries, other pay and benefits
$25,470,037
Employees
551
Salary base per employee
$39,503

"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.

Leadership (65)

NameTitleRole Hours/weekTotal pay
Stephen J WatsonPRESIDENT & CEOBoard, Officer 50 $903,649
James E MaurinCHAIR ELECTBoard, Officer 4 None reported
John M HairstonSECRETARYBoard, Officer 4 None reported
Pete NovemberTRUSTEEBoard, Officer 4 None reported
Suzanne T MestayerBOARD CHAIRBoard, Officer 4 None reported
Ted M WeggelandPAST CHAIRMANBoard, Officer 8 None reported
Cathy Green RosensteinEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AKey employee 50 $498,679
Alicia Ann FranckVP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCKey employee 50 $386,511
James B WilliamsVP AND COOKey employee 50 $352,987
Peter Donovan CreanVP OF EDUCATION AND ACCESSKey employee 50 $323,529
Kim M LeduffVP OF PEOPLE AND CULTUREKey employee 50 $303,849
Robert W FarnsworthSENIOR VP OF CAPITAL PROGRKey employee 50 $289,365
Stephanie D VerdinVP OF MARKETING AND COMMUNKey employee 50 $277,001
Whitney SoenksenVP OF TECHNOLOGYKey employee 50 $255,401
Michael S BellISWD EXECUTIVE DIRECTORKey employee 50 $253,019
Scott EvansVP OF FACILITIES & CAPITALKey employee 50 $251,514
Gordon H MuellerPRESIDENT & CEO EMERITUSKey employee 30 $195,350
Arnold W DonaldTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Brandon B BergerTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
C Paul HilliardTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Caren RubinTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Charles W Chip GoodyearTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Christine Todd WhitmanTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
David NierenbergTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Deanna RodriguezTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Dennis P LauschaTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Donald T BollingerTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Fleur HarlanTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Glenn J SolomonTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Gregory KowalskiTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
J Tyler HerbertTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Jacquelin Sewell AtkinsonTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
James A CourterTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
James J Reiss JrTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
James N GianopulosTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Jason Desena TrennertTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Jeffery D HildebrandTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Jessica BrandtTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
John D GeorgesTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
John E Koerner IIIPAST CHAIRMANBoard 2 None reported
Justin AugustineTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Kevin G CliffordTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Laura StephensTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Lawrence E Bathgate IITRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Lisa Pearl PHD JDTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Louis CalderaTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Ltg Charles HooperTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Massey VillarrealTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Merritt LaneTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Michael S BylenTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Pete WilsonTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Peter J MerloneTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Peter N FossTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Philip G SatreTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
R Ryan AdkersonTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Robert J PatrickTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Robert L PriddyTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Sharon Estill Taylor PHDTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Sonia A PerezTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
St Denis Sandy Villere IITRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Stephen OswaldTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Thomas A GruberTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
Todd RickettsTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
William A GoldringTRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported
William M Osborne IIITRUSTEEBoard 2 None reported

Top 10 paid people listed

These 10 people received $3,947,871, which is 18.1% of the $21,766,176 salary base shared by 551 employees.

NameTitleRole Hours/weekFrom this org From related orgsOther pay Total
Stephen J WatsonPRESIDENT & CEOBoard, Officer 50 $778,177$0 $125,472$903,649
Cathy Green RosensteinEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AKey employee 50 $481,964$0 $16,715$498,679
Alicia Ann FranckVP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCKey employee 50 $365,362$0 $21,149$386,511
Rebecca Albrecht MackieFORMER EVP&COO(RESIGNED 7/31/23)Former 0 $356,900$0 $0$356,900
James B WilliamsVP AND COOKey employee 50 $340,787$0 $12,200$352,987
Peter Donovan CreanVP OF EDUCATION AND ACCESSKey employee 50 $315,542$0 $7,987$323,529
Kim M LeduffVP OF PEOPLE AND CULTUREKey employee 50 $291,057$0 $12,792$303,849
Robert W FarnsworthSENIOR VP OF CAPITAL PROGRKey employee 50 $283,342$0 $6,023$289,365
Stephanie D VerdinVP OF MARKETING AND COMMUNKey employee 50 $256,982$0 $20,019$277,001
Whitney SoenksenVP OF TECHNOLOGYKey employee 50 $241,629$0 $13,772$255,401

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