MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM INC
1446 CASEY KEY DRIVE, PUNTA GORDA, FL 33950 www.freedomisntfree.org

Total Revenue
$477,030
Total Expenses
$590,126
Net Assets
$731,011

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM IS TO PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT FOR THE RICH MILITARY HERITAGE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE SACRIFICES MADE BY ALL WHO SERVE, LIVING AND DECEASED, EMPHASIZING THAT FREEDOM ISN'T FREE. THE MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A MUSEUM IT'S AN EDUCATION-CENTERED INSTITUTION THAT WORKS DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER HISTORY AND STEM BASED INTER-ACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO A PERFORMANCE ARTS CENTER WHICH, THROUGH LIVE PERFORMANCES IN ITS THEATER, PROVIDES IMPACTFUL AND MOVING EXPERIENCES UTILIIZING THEATER, MUSIC AND DOCUMENTARIES FOCUSING ON US HERITAGE AND HISTORY. THE MUSEUM SERVES AS A DIRECT CONDUIT TO PROVIDING HUMAN SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF VETERANS THROUGH FACILITATING, HOSTING, AND SPONSORING SEVERAL VETERAN SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. THE MUSEUM IS A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE, HOSTING MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO UTILIZE THE MUSEUM'S FACIL

THE MAIN PROGRAM OF THE MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM INCLUDES THE MUSEUM'S GALLERIES, VIRTUAL REALITY AND SIMULATOR ACTIVITY AREAS, AS WELL AS THE MANY SHOWS AND EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE MUSEUM'S 247-SEAT GULF THEATER. MORE THAN 35,000 GUESTS AND MEMBERS VISITED THE MUSEUM IN 2019. IN APRIL OF 2019, THE MUSEUM RELOCATED FROM ITS 3,500 SQUARE FOOT STORE FRONT LOCATION IN FISHERMEN'S VILLAGE TO A 17,000 SQUARE FOOT STAND-ALONE BUILDING LOCATED TWO BLOCKS AWAY. LOCATED IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA, THE MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM'S PURPOSE IS TO HONOR ALL WHO SERVE. FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THROUGH MODERN CONFLICTS, AND ACROSS ALL FIVE MILITARY BRANCHES, THE MUSEUM UTILIZES MULTIPLE METHODS TO EDUCATE ITS VISITORS ON THE HERITAGE ASPECTS OF US MILITARY HISTORY. THROUGH A BLEND OF INTEGRATING ARTIFACTS, VETERAN MUSEUM GUIDES, COMPUTER-INTERATIVE, GRAPHICS, LIVE PERFORMANCE, AND AUDIOVISUAL; THE MUSEUM PROVIDES UNIQUE INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCES IN ITS 17,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILTY.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Michael WoosterVICE PRESIDE11$0
Marilyn Smith-MooneyDIRECTOR2$0
Cj MetcalfeDIRECTOR2$0
Lynne MatthewsDIRECTOR2$0
Rexford R KochPRESIDENT5$0
David Michael KleinDIRECTOR2$0
Charles KerschTREASURER3$0
Alois J Burda IiiDIRECTOR2$0
Jack HowardDIRECTOR2$0
Robert HarrisSECRETARY3$0
Fredric BuckinghamDIRECTOR2$0

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