Nonprofit · EIN 58-1877044
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC
Tax-exempt · SAVANNAH, GA 31402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,271,930 | $2,344,582 | $927,348 | $10,520,157 | $178,724 | $10,341,433 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,479,715 | $2,147,795 | $4,331,920 | $9,548,051 | $133,966 | $9,414,085 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,138,494 | $2,229,873 | $908,621 | $5,207,392 | $125,227 | $5,082,165 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,200,237
- Program service revenue
- $421,025
- Investment income
- $111,686
- Net rental income
- $279,127
- Net income from fundraising events
- $103,093
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $151,712
- Other revenue
- $538,982
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $164,499
- Other salaries and wages
- $913,607
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,154,339
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,535
- Occupancy
- $287,930
- Depreciation
- $124,601
- Program services (functional)
- $2,036,773
- Management and general (functional)
- $210,802
- Fundraising (functional)
- $97,007
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,548,051
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,520,157
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $178,724
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,341,433
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,224,405
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,954,790
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,386,643
- Gross receipts
- $3,517,692
- Employees
- 39
- Volunteers
- 102
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT LOEHR | PRESIDENT AN Officer | 40 | $164,499 |
| ELTON D BROOKS JR | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAN DEGOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| EDWARD HAWIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRENT BRACEWELL | CHAIRMAN ELE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AMELIA SEARCY HARPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT PELA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH M HENSLEE JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ALDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J ROSS GREENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRIET ADAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY FRIEDMAN | ASSISTANT SE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CATHCART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES DAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHLOE MELAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICK PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LTC EG SHULER III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN J O'NEIL III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PARK BRADY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT A VANDER HAMM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J CHRISTIAN LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT MCCALLUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT LOEHR | PRESIDENT AN Officer | 40 | $156,991 |
| ELTON D BROOKS JR | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAN DEGOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| EDWARD HAWIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRENT BRACEWELL | ASSISTANT SE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMELIA SEARCY HARPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH G LINDSAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT PELA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH M HENSLEE JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ALDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J ROSS GREENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRIET ADAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY FRIEDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CATHCART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES DAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM HUFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHLOE MELAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LTC EG SHULER III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN J O'NEIL III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PARK BRADY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT A VANDER HAMM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT LOEHR | PRESIDENT AN Officer | 40 | $152,654 |
| ELTON D BROOKS JR | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DAN DEGOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| EDWARD HAWIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN J O'NEIL | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| E G SHULER JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT BRACEWELL | ASSISTANT SE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER HOFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMELIA SEARCY HARPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH G LINDSAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT PELA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH M HENSLEE JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ALDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J ROSS GREENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRIET ADAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY FRIEDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CATHCART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES DAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM HUFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHLOE MELAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LTC EG SHULER III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1992, SAVANNAH, GA 31402-1992
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SCOTT LOEHR, PO BOX 1992, SAVANNAH, GA 31402
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT LOEHR, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (912) 748-8888
- Website
- WWW.MIGHTYEIGHTH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CAINES HODGES & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AND OPERATES A MUSEUM IN POOLER,GA TO COMMEMORATE THE UNITED STATES 8TH AIR FORCE AND ITS HISTORY.
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE IS TO PRESERVE AND PRESENT THE RICH HISTORY OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE SO THAT PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE COURAGE, COMMITMENT AND SACRIFICE OF THESE AIRMEN. THE MUSEUM FULFILLS THIS MISSION BY COLLECTING HISTORICAL OBJECTS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, FAMILIES AND SCHOOL CHILDREN; AND THROUGH HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS. THE MUSEUM PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICES TO 80,000 PERSONS IN 2025 WITH MORE THAN 3.7 MILLION DIGITAL ENGAGEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.Expenses $2,036,773 · revenue $421,025
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-1877044
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,520,157
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,517,692
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,271,930 | $2,344,582 | $10,520,157 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,479,715 | $2,147,795 | $9,548,051 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,138,494 | $2,229,873 | $5,207,392 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,774,763 | $1,715,443 | $4,286,090 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 58-1877044).
Questions about NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC is 58-1877044.
- Is NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE 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 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE 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 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE 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 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SCOTT LOEHR.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,499 (SCOTT LOEHR, PRESIDENT AN).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,271,930, expenses of $2,344,582 and total assets of $10,520,157 at year end.
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