Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey

Also known as Battleship New Jersey

Camden, NJ · EIN 22-3604324 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey reported $6.4 million in revenue and $6.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.11 went to program services, $11.74 to management and general costs and $2.15 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 52.1% of the total. Government grants made up 31.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $188,100 (CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 22% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.8M

Program services$86.11 $5.9M
Management & general$11.74 $802K
Fundraising$2.15 $147K

For context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $6.4M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$21.04 $1.3M
Government grants$31.09 $2.0M
Program service revenue$41.09 $2.6M
Investment income$0.77 $49,664
Other revenue$6.01 $385K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	86.1%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	11.7%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	2.1%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.04	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	52.1%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	31.1%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	41.1%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$188,100	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.75%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	5	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	46.4	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	20 of 20	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$5.9M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $3.0M

To restore, preserve & maintain the battleship. To educate the public of the historical achievemnets of the battleship. To modify the ship to enhance the public experience. To serve as a museum of historical artifacts

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
CEO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$188,100	$0	$0	$188,100

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $652K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$6.4M	$6.8M	86.1%	$26M	$188,100
2024 ⓘ	$12M	$6.7M	87.0%	$27M	$191,112
2023 ⓘ	$6.2M	$6.2M	85.9%	$22M	$144,480
2022 ⓘ	$6.6M	$4.9M	82.4%	$22M	$111,203
2021 (amended) ⓘ	$5.4M	$3.8M	79.1%	$20M	$126,918
2020 ⓘ	$2.7M	$3.4M	81.6%	$18M	$139,214
2019 (amended) ⓘ	$5.3M	$4.5M	82.3%	$19M	$135,000

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b20 · 20 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5103
Volunteers Part I, line 6130

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey totaling $603 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey reported that 86.1% of its $6.8 million in expenses went to program services, 11.7% to management and general and 2.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $188,100, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey get its money?

Of $6.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 52.1% came from contributions and grants (including 31.1% from government grants) and 41.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Home Port Alliance for the Uss New Jersey a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 22-3604324 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641359349311654 · read the filing
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202541359349310754 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412499349300021 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313149349304371 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202233569349300448 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111339349303176 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019 (amended), object 202131809349300328 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 22-3604324: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.