Greatest Generation Naval Museum
Donations deductibleGreatest Generation Naval Museum's network
5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| James M Slattery Chair | Chairman | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kurt K Peterson | Secretary/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Earle | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tom Perkins | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William Klaers | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Earle | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $70k | |
| William Klaers | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kurt K Peterson | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| James M Slattery | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Perkins | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Greatest Generation Naval Museum
- EIN
- 823613348
- Address
- 755 Aviation Way, Colorado SPGS, CO, 80916-2740
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Greatest Generation is an aerospace museum focusing on World War II aviation. During the Word War II era, America produced a wide variety of cutting-edge fighting aircraft, many of which are little known to the general public. The goal of Greatest Generation is to provide education about these aircraft, the history of military aviation, and the sacrifices that were made for this country by... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A54 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- Principal officer
- William Klaers (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKurt K Peterson
≥8years on the filingsMark Earle
≥8years on the filingsWilliam Klaers
≥6years on the filingsJames M Slattery
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $50k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $840k | $73k | $768k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Greatest Generation Naval Museum likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Merged
- Formed
- 11 December 2014
- Registered agent
- Capitol Corporate Services, Inc. (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.