Us Navy Memorial Foundation

“The executive committee of the board of directors is authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors. The membership of the executive committee consists of the chairman of the board, vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer and all board committee chairmen, as well as the president and ceo of the organization.”

“Prior to the filing of the form 990 with the internal revenue service, each member of the finance and investment committee is given a copy for their review. Once the finance and investment committee has reviewed the returns, the returns are sent to the entire governing body, which has three days to review and submit questions. All questions are collectively answered electronically prior to submission of the 990.”

“Annually, at the spring meeting, the board and senior staff complete the conflict of interest statement. It is emailed or faxed to those not attending the meeting. When returned, the statements are reviewed by senior management. Senior management is usually aware of the conflict prior to adding the person to the board or to the staff. Between spring board meetings, the chairman advises the directors and senior staff that they are to update the conflict of interest statements in the event of a possible conflict of interest. In the event of a conflict of interest, the interested person may make a presentation at the meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest.”

“The compensation process at the united states navy memorial foundation is designed to provide compensation that is at the median level of foundations and associations in the national capital region. The leadership team at the united states navy memorial foundation, consisting of the president, ceo and the chief financial officer, meet annually to review the position descriptions and the level of work to ensure that the individuals in the foundation are effectively being compared to their peers in other organizations. During the compensation review process, the work performance of all employees are reviewed, and a determination is made regarding any increases in salary. Additionally, a decision is made about whether any raise is possible based on the foundation's financial condition. Annually, employees are reviewed on the basis of performance. The performance review document is written for each individual evaluating their performance against the goals that are established for the year. The compensation committee also reviews the aggregate salary structure for the remainder of the employees to ensure that the aggregate compensation appears fair and reasonable. The compensation for the president is reviewed annually by the compensation committee of the board. The total compensation pool for staff is also reviewed annually by this committee. The president and ceo's most recent compensation review was held in december 2022.”

“The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not made available to the public, however the audited financial statements and the 990 are available on the organization's website.”

“Summer internship program: the united states navy memorial hosts a summer internship program for students at the high school level to create a dialogue focused on united states military history through an interdisciplinary approach founded on the principles of historical preservation, education, and academic research.”

“Educational services - educate the public about the heritage of the united states as a maritime nation and the contributions of men and women in the sea services through exhibits, film and video presentations, lectures, tours, publications, and events. In 2022, the navy memorial continued its online education offerings to include a digital version of the junior sailor program, online course materials for k-12 on history and heritage, sea service traditions and archival research. In 2022, the united states navy memorial started hosting a summer internship program for students at the high school level to create a dialogue focused on united states military history through an interdisciplinary approach founded on the principles of historical preservation, education, and academic research. During the week-long program, students participate in interactive learning activities. They learn how to conduct interviews with sea service veterans to preserve their stories. The students also take part in historical preservation experiences with the library of congress and the national archives.”

“The foundation hosts several special events throughout the year to support its program activities. The events carried out during 2022 included the following: 1. Lone sailor awards dinner - recognizes the accomplishments of former members of the sea services and educates the public on the mission of the navy memorial. In 2022 we were able to make a full return to the in-person lone sailor awards dinner at the national building museum in washington, dc, where the awards were presented to the honorees. For those who were unable to attend the gala, the program was aired online five days later to an expanded global audience. 2. Delbert d. Black leadership award dinner - recognizes one outstanding first-tour command master chief, chief of the boat, or command senior chief whose performance and leadership of sailors embodies the navy core values and chief petty officer expectations and demonstrates those same ideals of service with sacrifice as demonstrated by mcpon black, and upholds the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. 3. Commemorative plaque program - permanent commemorative plaques of ships, reunion groups, historical events, individuals and families, etc. On the plaque wall within the visitor center. In 2022 the commemorative plaque wall was renovated and expanded to allow for an additional 3,000 commemorative plaques to be added in future years. 4. Sailor of the year - in order to expand the recognition of the outstanding sailors in the fleet, the navy increased the number of sailors recognized as sailors of the year from 4 in 2020 to 18 in subsequent years. The sailor of the year program at the navy memorial recognizes these sailors through the production of a broadcast quality, hour-long online program that features a video of each of the sailors of the year. The program is broadcast on the navy's birthday. Clips of that program are then added to the permanent sailor of the year exhibit which is located inside the delbert d. Black national chief's mess in the navy memorial's visitor center. 5. Fantail breakfasts - invitation only events that bring together senior navy leadership to discuss current navy projects and future plans with defense industry leaders. The fantail breakfasts are operated under chatham house rule. 6. Bridge wing chats - brings together senior navy leaders and junior officers for discussions on career paths, current topics affecting the navy, educational opportunities for professional development of junior officers, etc. 7. Movies on the memorial - navy-themed movies shown outside on the navy memorial plaza, free and open to the public. 8. Statue program - pays tribute to all members of the sea services by placing replicas of the lone sailor statue in cities around the us and abroad (normandy, france). The program also places smaller bronze lone sailor statues on us navy ships being commissioned. 9. Sitrep speaker series - the sitrep (situation report) speaker series was developed as a direct result of the covid-19 pandemic. The sitrep speaker series focuses on a one-on-one chat between the navy memorial president and ceo and a high-ranking guest from the navy or the department of defense. The topics discussed range from current operations and initiatives within the navy to the guest's personal thoughts on certain matters. 10. Veteran group visit program - the navy memorial enthusiastically hosts visits by active-duty and retired military groups, military reunion groups, veteran organizations, as well as high school and college groups throughout the year. In 2022 these groups made more than 140 visits to the navy memorial totaling more than 13,000 people. The navy memorials's veteran group visit program tailors each visit to meet the unique needs of that group. These visits also provide one of our most cherished opportunities for the navy memorial to honor, recognize, and celebrate the men and women of the sea services, past, present and future; and to inform the public about their serv”

“Consulting fees: program service expenses 38,579. Management and general expenses 17,629. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 56,208. Event production: program service expenses 401,960. Management and general expenses 28. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 401,988. Project management fee: program service expenses 56,368. Management and general expenses 4,803. Fundraising expenses 1,837. Total expenses 63,008. Video production: program service expenses 100,140. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 100,140.”