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Nonprofit · EIN 25-1581762

USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC

Tax-exempt · EVANSVILLE, IN 47708

Financials

$1.1M$637K2023$986K$799K2024$977K$752K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$977,290$752,124$225,166$4,212,595$8,115$4,204,480
December 31, 2024990$985,608$799,387$186,221$3,910,851$7,274$3,903,577
December 31, 2023990$1,074,229$637,297$436,932$3,706,636$5,978$3,700,658
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$121,944
Membership dues
$39,315
Program service revenue
$593,279
Investment income
$102,613
Net gain from sales of assets
$5,976
Net income from sales of inventory
$158,842
Other revenue
$159,454

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$271,259
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$292,676
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$8,812
Occupancy
$61,415
Travel
$10,584
Depreciation
$108,415
Program services (functional)
$613,225
Management and general (functional)
$125,774
Fundraising (functional)
$13,125

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,910,851
Total assets, end of year
$4,212,595
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,115
Net assets, end of year
$4,204,480
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,220,915
Publicly traded securities
$1,759,235
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,204,480
Gross receipts
$1,410,685
Employees
8
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1988
State of legal domicile
IN

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN TALLENTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JERRY SIGWARTHVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SUSIE BLOOMSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRISTOPHER DONAHUEASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TERRY TULLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOE SPECHTASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ROBERT DUVALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES E GOODALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DON MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BOB POINTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN TALLENTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOHN HATTONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ROBERT DUVALSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SUSIE BLOOMASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TERRY TULLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
OWEN CHAPMANASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JAMES GOODALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BOB POINTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER DONAHUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN TALLENTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOHN HATTONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ROBERT DUVALSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SUSIE BLOOMASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TERRY TULLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
OWEN CHAPMANASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JAMES GOODALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BOB POINTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER DONAHUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
610 NW RIVERSIDE DR, EVANSVILLE, IN 47708-1064
In care of
% BRUCE VOGES TREASURER
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
TERRY TULL, 610 NW RIVERSIDE DR, EVANSVILLE, IN 47708
Signed the 990
TERRY TULL, TREASURER
Phone
(812) 435-8678
Return prepared by
RINEY HANCOCK CPAS PSC

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL, INC. IS TO EDUCATE ITS VISITORS TO THE ROLE OF THE LST IN WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND VIETNAM. IT IS OUR DESIRE TO PRESERVE THE MEMORY OF THESE SHIPS AND ALL THE COUNTLESS HEROIC MEN WHO DIED IN BATTLE DURING THE SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY. THE NAMES OF ALL WHO DIED WHILE SERVING ON LSTS WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE SHIP. BY PRESERVING THIS PRICELESS PIECE OF AMERICAN HISTORY, WE WILL BRING HONOR TO THE AMERICAN SHIP BUILDING INDUSTRIES THAT PRODUCED THEM, THE CREWS WHO SERVED AND DEFENDED THEM, AND THOSE WHO WERE CARRIED ONTO THE INVASION SHORES BY THEM.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC. ARTIFACTS, BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ORAL HISTORIES, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIAL RELATING TO THE SERVICE OF LSTS IN GENERAL, AND THE USS LST 325 IN PARTICULAR, WERE COLLECTED AND DISPLAYED.
    Expenses $613,225 · revenue $752,121

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
25-1581762
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1988
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,212,595
Income (IRS master file)
$1,410,685

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$977,290$752,124$4,212,595IRS
990December 2024$985,608$799,387$3,910,851XML
990December 2023$1,074,229$637,297$3,706,636XML
990December 2022$830,362$512,952$3,164,699IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 25-1581762).

Questions about USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC

What is the EIN of USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC is 25-1581762.
Is USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
Are donations to USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TERRY TULL.
Who are the officers and directors of USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $977,290, expenses of $752,124 and total assets of $4,212,595 at year end.

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