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Nonprofit · EIN 59-2569073

UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC

Tax-exempt · HUTCHINSON IS, FL 34949

Financials

$6.8M$3.5M2023$9.1M$4.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$9,090,006$4,692,139$4,397,867$25,807,769$1,308,099$24,499,670
December 31, 2023990$6,787,974$3,490,579$3,297,395$17,514,148$259,280$17,254,868
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,605,352
Membership dues
$60,820
Program service revenue
$601,590
Investment income
$225,491
Net income from fundraising events
-$412,808
Net income from sales of inventory
$34,577
Other revenue
-$342,427

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$650,768
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$390,000
Other salaries and wages
$1,338,372
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,921,602
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$15,293
Accounting fees
$61,185
Occupancy
$56,494
Depreciation
$307,996
Program services (functional)
$2,852,557
Management and general (functional)
$1,194,151
Fundraising (functional)
$645,431

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$17,514,148
Total assets, end of year
$25,807,769
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,308,099
Net assets, end of year
$24,499,670
Land, buildings and equipment
$14,933,256
Publicly traded securities
$2,006,191
Net assets without donor restrictions
$18,941,116
Net assets with donor restrictions
$5,558,554
Gross unrelated business income
$34,577
Gross receipts
$11,126,477
Employees
19
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1985
State of legal domicile
FL

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RICK KAISERCEO
Officer
40$225,000
GRANT MANNEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$115,000
JIM MYERCFO
Officer
40$50,000
RICK WOOLARDCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
DR JIM SHAFERVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
DAN KUREKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LCDR RANDY RHODESSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MIKE DONNELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER GARVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLIOT HERSHBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RYAN MCCOMBIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PHIL TAUBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSE ARTERIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN VIERADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
4 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
YOLLA KAIROUZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KAG CAGNONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SEAN ROSARIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RICHARD A KAISERCEO
Officer
40$235,000
CHARLES G MANNEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$135,000
LISA FULTONFINANCE OFFICER
Officer
40$115,558
ELLIOT HERSHBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL KUREKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JOHN LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
COL WILLARD B SNYDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CAPT RICK WOOLARDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
CAPT KAG CAGNONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PHIL TAUBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE DONNELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SEAN ROSARIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIPLAND HOWARDCA DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RYAN MCCOMBIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOSE ARTEIRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER GARVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
VADM JOE MCGUIREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR JIM SHAFERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
CAPT RYAN MCCOMBIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LCDR RANDY RHODESSECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0
DON MCCLURECA CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
3$0
JASON BOOHERCA DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
VADM TIM SZYMANSKICA DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID WATTSCA DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAPT BILL WILSONCA VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3300 N HIGHWAY A1A, HUTCHINSON IS, FL 34949-8520
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RICK KAISER, 3300 NORTH STATE ROAD A1A, FORT PIERCE, FL 34949
Signed the 990
RICK KAISER, CEO
Phone
(715) 828-5572
Return prepared by
BOYUM & BARENSCHEER PLLP

Mission

THE NATIONAL NAVY UDT-SEAL MUSEUM IS THE ONLY MUSEUM DEDICATED SOLELY TO PRESERVING THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE NAVY SEALS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS, INCLUDING NAVAL COMBAT DEMOLITION UNITS, OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES MARITIME UNITS, AMPHIBIOUS SCOUTS AND RAIDERS AND UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAMS. LOCATED IN FT PIERCE, FL THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE NAVY FROGMAN, THE MUSEUM PROMOTES PUBLIC EDUCATION BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE. WE HONOR OUR FALLEN ON THE BLACK GRANITE WALLS OF THE NAVY SEAL MEMORIAL HOUSED ON THE MUSEUM GROUNDS WHILE CARING FOR OUR FAMILIES THROUGH THE TRIDENT HOUSE AND NAVY MUSEUM SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO PRESERVE AND RELATE THE HISTORY OF THE NAVY SEALS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF ARTIFACTS, THE EDUCATION OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON SITE.
    Expenses $1,977,890 · revenue $601,590
  • TRIDENT HOUSE CHARITIES ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FAMILIES BY 1) PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FROM PRESCHOOL TO COLLEGE, 2) PROVIDING CRITICAL RESPITE AND ENCOURAGING HEALING FOR SPECIAL OPERATORS AS WELL AS GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND MILITARY PERSONNEL, 3) PROVIDE A WORKING K-9 PROGRAM FOR WARRIORS WITH MOBILITY LIMITATIONS, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND 4) PROVIDING FAMILY SUPPORT TO ACTIVE DUTY AND VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY FILLING IN THE GAPS WHERE FEDERAL FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE.
    Expenses $662,831 · grants $650,768
  • CALIFORNIA EXPANSION - THE NAVY SEAL MUSEUM SAN DIEGO. BUILDING A WORLD CLASS MUSEUM TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF THE US NAVY SEALS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS.
    Expenses $211,837

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, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
59-2569073
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
1985
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$25,807,769
Income (IRS master file)
$11,126,477

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$9,090,006$4,692,139$25,807,769XML
990December 2023$6,787,974$3,490,579$17,514,148XML
990December 2022$5,252,558$3,669,183$14,031,406IRS
990December 2021$4,225,376$3,522,845$11,703,499IRS
990December 2020–––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 59-2569073).

Questions about UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC

What is the EIN of UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC is 59-2569073.
Is UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
Are donations to UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION 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 UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RICK KAISER.
Who are the officers and directors of UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $225,000 (RICK KAISER, CEO).
How much revenue does UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $9,090,006, expenses of $4,692,139 and total assets of $25,807,769 at year end.

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