Museum of the American Revolution

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024-2025, the museum continued to expand its reach and impact in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence in 2026. The museum delivered an innovative and engaging variety of mission-driven programs both onsite and online, including special exhibitions, living history events, public lectures, and family activities. For the fiscal year ended september 30, 2025, the museum welcomed 170,556 visitors, including 43,313 students and chaperones from 26 u.s. States, as well as france and germany. The museum kicked off its celebration of america's semiquincentennial with a special exhibition, banners of liberty: an exhibition of original revolutionary war flags. The exhibition brought together 17 original flags from the revolutionary era of the roughly 30 known to still survive today, making it the largest gathering of such flags since 1783, and was viewed by more than 33,000 visitors during its brief run. This year, 1,110,887 users visited our website, amrevmuseum.org, to plan their visit and explore our educational resources, including "proof of service", a new online interactive featuring rare original wartime papers to illustrate what life was like in the continental army, and new installments of our "pension project" video series. Through this work, the museum continues to deepen the impact of our onsite and digital storytelling, and further our educational mission at a time when many americans will spend time celebrating and reflecting on the revolutionary era.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 99.9%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 74.8%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 95.8%; rating input score 96; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -22.8%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.17; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings