Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO HONOR AND PRESERVE THE LEGACY OF SERVICE AND EDUCATE ALL GENERATIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE VIETNAM WAR.
THE ORGANIZATION PRESERVES THE LEGACY OF THE MEMORIAL AND PROMOTES HEALING THROUGH CEREMONIES, ACTIVITIES, REMEMBRANCE EVENTS AND VISITOR ENGAGEMENT BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT THE MEMORIAL. IN PERSON, ONLINE AND THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE MEMORIAL AND RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS FROM POTENTIAL VISITORS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A COMMEMORATIVE WEB SITE CALLED THE WALL OF FACES, THAT ALLOWS FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND VETERANS TO POST REMEMBRANCES OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE MEMORIAL, EXTENDING THE HEALING POWER AND EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF THE WALL TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE INTERNET.
THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES HEALING AND PROVIDES EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE VIETNAM WAR THROUGH ITS TRAVELING MOBILE EXHIBIT CALLED "THE WALL THAT HEALS". THE ORGANIZATION EXHIBITS A THREE-QUARTER SCALE REPLICA OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO RECOGNIZE, REMEMBER, AND HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED AND DIED AND TO EXPERIENCE A CONNECTION WITH LOST COMRADES AND LOVED ONES. THE TRAVELING MEMORIAL ALSO INCLUDES A MOBILE EDUCATION CENTER.
THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES STUDENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE VIETNAM WAR AND PRESERVES THE LEGACY OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS REGARDING THE VIETNAM WAR, THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL AND THE MEMORIAL'S LEGACY IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY. THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM GRADES 7 TO 12 AS WELL AS HIGHER EDUCATION. THE HOMETOWN HEROES EDUCATION PROGRAM, DEVELOPED TO PROMOTE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE VIETNAM WAR, THE VIETNAM ERA, AND THE PERSONAL SACRIFICE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE MEMORIAL, PROVIDES PROGRAM INFORMATION TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO WRITE BIOGRAPHIES OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM THEIR COMMUNITY WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE MEMORIAL. ONLINE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A WEB-BASED REPOSITORY FOR CONTENT AND EXHIBITS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED FOR A PHYSICAL MUSEUM. THE ONLINE VERSION EXTENDS THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT IN WAYS THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CAPABILITIES OF THE INTERNET. PRIMARY EXHIBITS INCLUDE THE WALL OF FACES GALLERY, SPECIAL TOPIC COLLECTION, ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL COLLECTION, AND TOOLS TO PLAN A VISIT TO THE MEMORIAL. THE INFORMATION ALSO ENABLES A PHONE-BASED MOBILE APP AND EXHIBITS FOR THE TRAVELING REPLICA OF THE WALL AND ITS MOBILE EDUCATION CENTER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jim Knotts | PRESIDENT & CEO | 50 | $226,564 |
| Viktoras Zikas | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 40 | $197,675 |
| Adam Arbogast | SENIOR DIRECTOR | 40 | $103,731 |
| John Woods | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Harry G Robinson Iii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Janis Nark | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael J Nardotti Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Mitchell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Allen Mccabe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marty Marks | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Buckelew | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Bannister | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Francis Hoang | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| John C Dibble | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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