2017 Air Force Museum Foundation Annual Report

A I R F O R C E MU S EU M FO U N DATIO N

Making it P O S S I B L E Y E S T E R D A Y.

T O D A Y.

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2017 A N N U A L RE P O RT

DEAR

Friends

CHAIRMAN’S LETTER

Since the early days of powered flight, courageous Airmen have defined the Air Force mission to Fly, Fight, and Win. Through their courage and sacrifice, they have ensured the unique contributions of Airpower will endure long into the future. And, because of YOUR support, their stories will have a permanent home to inspire future generations.

As you’ll recall, the Air Force Museum Foundation gifted $40.8 million to the National Museum of the U.S. Air ForceTM for the design, construction, and outfitting of the new fourth building. On top of that, the Foundation provides an average of almost $250,000 each year to the Museum for ongoing educational activities, volunteer support, special events, special projects, and promotional efforts. So what does that mean? It means enabling over 250,000 educational experiences, mostly for children. It means supporting almost 32,000 guests celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid. It means proper appreciation for almost 600 volunteers. And so much more.

2018 promises to be an exciting year. The opening of the Memphis BelleTM exhibit to the public on May 17 marks exactly 75 years since she made her final bombing run against Nazi Germany. She was the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to return to the United States after completing 25 combat missions over Europe during World War II. Add in the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of World War I with the World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous September 22-23, and 2018 will be one for the history books.

As you will see, our Foundation team had a great year in 2017, and I’m very proud of what we’ve accomplished. The Air Force Museum Store, Air Force Museum Attractions, Development, and the Valkyrie and Refueling Cafés experienced unprecedented growth, in some cases smashing previous sales records.

We have been, and will continue to be, successful because of you. I appreciate every smile we see and every kind word we hear.

Thank you so much for making a difference.

Philip L. Soucy Chairman, Board of Trustees Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc.

My family and I are good, patriotic Americans, and we believe good defense is important to our country, so the history of the Air Force is important to see and know.”

~ Roy E. Hiser, Air Force Museum Foundation Member

Doolittle Raiders 75th Anniversary — Four B-25 Mitchell bombers fly over the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

as part of the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid. The aircraft pictured here are Panchito, Betty’s Dream, God and Country, and Barbie III. (Photo courtesy of Greg Morehead from Warbird Digest)

WORKING

Together

WE MADE 2017 AN AMAZING YEAR! This past year was an amazing one for us at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force as we continued to tell the Air Force story to the public and inspire our youth toward an Air Force or science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career — and your support certainly made a difference!

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The fourth building continued to bring in visitors to see the new galleries and take advantage of the STEM Learning Nodes.

The current and future technologies provided by the Foundation to use in these classrooms allowed us to enhance the innovative educational opportunities available at the Museum. With over 145,000 of our nearly 269,000 educational encounters taking place in the STEM Learning Nodes, your assistance helped to enrich our programs and make a positive impact — especially in the lives of our young students.

The generosity of the Foundation also allowed us to provide the materials for two free professional development workshops for deserving educators. The educators were then able to take these materials and use them in their own classrooms; they became STEM education force multipliers, which all started with your support.

Finally, what a moving success the commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid was last April! For those of you who attended, you saw first-hand the large crowds who were present at the event, which sometimes in the past has made it hard to navigate through the galleries. However with your help, we were able to implement the first phase of our Wayfinding initiatives — making it even easier to get around the Museum.

As we look forward, 2018 will be an exciting year with the opening of the Memphis Belle exhibit in May, and the World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous, commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I in September. We hope you will be able to attend these events, which are made possible in part because of your unwavering support.

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As the world’s largest military aviation museum, we have a responsibility to collect and preserve the history of the U.S. Air Force, and to tell the stories of those who have served our country. Thank you for all that you do in helping us accomplish our mission!

Lt Gen John L. “Jack” Hudson, USAF (Ret) Director, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

As a retired USAF officer, I cherish what the Museum does to educate our citizenry.�

~ Lowell P. Little, Air Force Museum Foundation Member

Aerospace Camps — Students launch rockets during Aerospace Camp at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

YOU MAKE IT Y E S T E R D A Y.

T O D A Y.

Possible

T O M O R R O W.

Thank you!

Last year you surpassed your historic average by providing more than $272,000 in direct support to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force . These funds mean that you inspire a child, honor a veteran, and preserve the past.

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Over the next few pages, we will share just a few of the ways you make it possible for us to fulfill our vision of honoring every Airman’s story with a permanent home to inspire future generations and complete our mission to raise funds and awareness to support the Museum.

Michael P. Imhoff Executive Director, Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc.

Vision Honoring every Airman’s story with a permanent home to inspire future generations

Mission Raise funds and awareness to support the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force™ mission

Been there many times. Enjoyed each and every visit. The only place I can go and find the 11 different aircraft I flew and share with my grandchildren.”

~ Bob Jessup, Air Force Museum Foundation Member

Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle™ — The Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle™ after National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

restoration crews applied paint. The aircraft is now on permanent public display in the WWII Gallery at the Museum.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

YOU MAKE

History

POSSIBLE

GIVING IT A PERMANENT HOME

History is front and center at the Museum as visitors experience exhibits that tell the story of the aircraft, missions, and personnel of the USAF. Your generous support makes expansion of the Museum’s exhibit space possible. With the opening of the fourth building, fully 94% of the one-million-square-foot Museum campus has been funded by you.

You also support enhancements to the experience Museum visitors enjoy. A great example is the new, comprehensive system of signs you funded for the Museum which makes it easier for visitors find their way around. Veterans can more easily locate the aircraft that reminds them of their service, allowing them to reminisce and share stories with their friends and family who visit with them. Those are the stories that you help preserve.

You get more bang for the buck at the AF Museum. Best museum I’ve ever been to.”

~ David C. Pueringer, Air Force Museum Foundation Member

Book Signing — Dennis R. Okerstrom, author of “Dick Cole’s War, Doolittle Raider, Hump Pilot, Air Commando,”

signed books in the Air Force Museum Store during the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid. Okerstrom was one of four authors available during the event. (Air Force Museum Foundation photo)

YOU MAKE

Education

POSSIBLE

BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE

Inspiring future generations is a key part of the vision of the Foundation, and your support makes it possible for the Museum to offer numerous educational experiences.

As Museum Director Lt Gen John L. “Jack” Hudson, USAF (Ret) noted, it is your generosity that enables the inclusion of current and future technologies in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Learning Nodes so that the Museum can provide “hands-on, minds-on” programs for pre-kindergarten children through senior adults.

Family Days are a perfect example of the fun and educational events that your support enables at the Museum.Young visitors experienced meteorology at a recent Family Day, with exciting, hands-on demonstrations including a tornado machine and a Van de Graaff generator to simulate lightning.

It’s a habit that I can’t break.”

~ Cynthia K. Brubaker, Air Force Museum Foundation Member, and Long-time Volunteer

Living History Film Series — A screening of the film “Hidden Figures” featured former NASA Administrator and Astronaut, Col Frederick D. Gregory Sr., USAF (Ret) as guest speaker. Col Gregory was a friend and professional colleague of all three mathematicians featured in the film and provided an inside perspective into the story of these women, known as “human computers.” (Air Force Museum Foundation photo)

YOU PRESERVE THE HONORING EVERY AIRMAN’S STORY

Legacy

Stories are the mission of the Museum — “We are the keepers of their stories.” You make it possible for the Museum and for the Foundation to honor those stories.

For example, thanks to your support we are able to bring stories to life through the Living History Film Series, which enables visitors to experience history through film and hear directly from knowledgeable and well-known speakers who engage, educate, and entertain young and old.

The story of the Museum and the story of the Foundation are inextricably linked with the stories you help museum visitors experience and share ­— your generosity provides a place to honor the past and inspire the future.

The USAF has defended freedom. I was privileged to be a part of it.

Its story is one I am proud to have witnessed and to remember.”

~ James M. Pfaff, Air Force Museum Foundation Member

The Refueling Café — The walls of the Refueling Café honor our Airmen with photos and recruiting posters from

throughout the history of the U.S. Air Force and its predecessor services. The items have come from many sources, including Foundation members. (Air Force Museum Foundation photo)

2017 F I N A N C I A L S GOING STRONG SINCE 1960

OPERATING UNITS In 2017 revenue from the Foundation’s operational units exceeded operating expenses by nearly $714,000.

The Foundation’s commitment to continuous improvement delivered operational productivity improvements and reduced expenses. In addition, our business units continued to adopt engaging and innovative ideas that enhanced the visitors’ experience.

OPERATING REVENUE:

OPERATING EXPENSES:

Other $206,402

Other $2,913

Café $396,946

Attractions $1,289,124

$4,796,609

Museum Store $3,107,626

Cost of Goods Sold $1,269,125

General & Admin $411,234 Advertising/ Marketing $162,741

$4,082,946 Compensation & Benefits $1,585,023

Café $32,303 Attractions Operations $416,118

NON-OPERATING UNITS The Foundation’s non-operating revenue included donations, investment income, and interest/dividends.

In 2017 non-operating revenue exceeded non-operating expenses by $1.42 million. Other fundraising successes in 2017, through estate contributions, sponsorships, and other donation requests, also contributed significantly to the Foundation’s bottom line.

NON-OPERATING REVENUE:

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES:

Donated to the Air Force $45,089

Other $14,490

Investment Income* $305,969

$2,495,639

Compensation & Benefits $431,940

Development $2,175,180

$1,076,482 Other $199,117 Museum Program Support $272,064

* Unrealized gain on investments of $482,061 are not included in these figures.

Advertising Marketing $48,213 General & Admin $80,059

C O R P O R A T E Partners W H O H AV E M A D E A N D C O N T I N U E T O M A K E A D I F F E R E N C E

SPONSORSHIPS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS $15,000+

$2,500+

Up to $500

Moët Hennessy USA JetBlue Airways

Maj Gen Frederick F. Roggero, USAF (Ret) Mr. Scott J. Seymour Deloitte Mr. Benjamin T. Guthrie MacAir Aviation LLC Mrs. Anita O. Emoff The Boeing Company

Mr. James Bower Mrs. Cindy Cole Chal Lt Col Richard E. Cole, USAF (Ret) Mr. Thomas D. Bianchi Ed Smith Flowers & Gifts, Inc. The Oakwood Florist

$10,000+

Our donors have a special relationship with the Museum. We’re grateful for their financial support and excited about the incredible impact their gifts will continue to have in the days ahead!” ~C hristopher Adkins-Lamb, Air Force Museum Foundation Chief Development Officer

Northrop Grumman Cassano’s, Inc. Anonymous Dayton Toyota Dealers Mr. & Mrs. W. Craig Willan Stowers Machinery Corporation

MAJOR 4TH BUILDING CONTRIBUTORS

G E N E R O U S Donors W H O H AV E M A D E A N D C O N T I N U E T O M A K E A D I F F E R E N C E $500,000+ Lockheed Martin Corporation Ohio CAT $100,000+ Anonymous Mr. Donald O. Kitterman $50,000+ Elsa M. Heisel Sule Charitable Trust Rolls-Royce North America The Ozmen Foundation, on behalf of Sierra Nevada Corporation $10,000+ Stowers Machinery Corporation Mr. Clair W. Potter Mr. Cy Spurlino Mr. Joseph A. Stolpa Moët Hennessy USA Cassano’s, Inc. Northrop Grumman Speedway LLC Cy and Betty Pierquet Memorial Fund JetBlue Airways Mr. & Mrs. W. Craig Willan Dayton Toyota Dealers $5,000+ Mr. Tom Bonney Ms. Doris A. Mleczko Mr. Michael P. Imhoff Gen Gary L. North, USAF (Ret) Mr. Scott J. Seymour Mrs. Lawanda P. Gordon Mr. Laurel E. Prince Mr. David Wyse Maj Gen Frederick F. Roggero, USAF (Ret)

Col & Mrs. Ron Hunt, USAF (Ret) Mr. John J. Briggs Anonymous Dr. Thomas J. Burns, PhD Mr. Philip L. Soucy Col Mona R.M. Vollmer, USAFR (Ret) KIHOMAC, Inc. $1,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Leon A. Mensing Mr. R. Daniel Sadlier MSgt & Mrs. Gerald L. Buit, USAF (Ret) Combined Federal Campaign – Miami Valley Mr. John H. Klette Jr. Ms. Frances A. Duntz Anonymous Ms. Karen Johnson Maj Thomas L. Davis, USAF (Ret) Mr. Richard S. Coyer CMSAF Gerald Murray, USAF (Ret) Mr. Benjamin T. Guthrie Deloitte MacAir Aviation LLC Mr. Ray Van De Riet Jr. Dr. Pamela A. Drew The Boeing Company Mr. Daniel J. Crumlish Mr. John Paul Clarke Mr. James Long Mr. Brian G. Johnson Ohio Gun Collectors Association Pritzker Military Foundation Dr. Paul T. Davis 13th “Jungle” Air Force Veterans Association

Mrs. Anita O. Emoff Brig Gen Paul R.Cooper, USAF (Ret) Mr. C. Joseph Styles Mr. & Mrs. Curtis A. Jerauld Dr. Ken Dunning Mrs. Lucy Dunning Lt Col Robert H. Scott, USAF (Ret) National Association of Military Retirees CMSgt Earl Spohr, USAF (Ret) Mr. Steven Fraim Col Susan E. Richardson, USAF (Ret) Capt Stephen M. Bailey Lt Col Robert M. Gelpke, USAF (Ret) Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Seely Lt Gen Michael A. Nelson, USAF (Ret) Mr. Donald A. Voigt Brig Gen Willard L. Meader, USAF (Ret) Combined Federal Campaign – Overseas Mr. Joel Butler Col Eric C. Murdock, (Ret) Maj Gen John T. Buck, USAF (Ret) Col Mark N. Brown, USAF (Ret) Mr. William Harrison Mr. Michael Gilson Col Pat Hanavan, USAF (Ret) Mr. James L. Jennings Mr. Marna A. Bosch Mr. William J. Schaff Col & Mrs. Dennis Crouch, USAF (Ret) Mr. Reginald Pudlow Mr. Ismael Molina-Serrano Mrs. Nancy Zeller Col William J. Schwehm, USAF (Ret) Mr. Charles A. Livingood

Mr. William J. Smith Jr. Dr. & Mrs. George P. Anderson Mr. Mike R. Nicol Mr. Stewart A. Griest Jr. Maj & Mrs. Robert T. Smith, USAF (Ret) Mr. Harry T. Flasher Mr. Harry L. Anderson III Mr. Richard Habermann Mr. Ron Brock Mr. Bruce Rockwell Mr. David Lemmon Lt Gen John L. Hudson, USAF (Ret) Col William S. Harrell, USAF (Ret) Mr. David L. Ariosto Mr. Robert J. Suttman II, CFA Mr. & Mrs. Lanny R. Patten Mr. Linden H. Welch Mr. Robert Gleason Lt Gen Richard Scofield, USAF (Ret) Lt Gen C.D. Moore II, USAF (Ret) Mr. Jack G. Connor Mr. Wesley C. Duamarell Mr. Jeffrey Levine Mr. Roger D. Duke Brig Gen Allison Hickey, USAF (Ret) Mr. Raj Raghavendran Mr. Timothy O. Cornell, CIMA Col Leigh E. Method SES USAF AF-CC Mr. Shaun Jones Dr. Jeffrey A. Lawson Mr. Ian Fontaine Mr. Kenneth Huff Mrs. Marna Wohlfeld Sporty’s Foundation

LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society was established to acknowledge and thank the many friends who have remembered and supported the Air Force Museum Foundation with their future charitable giving and estate planning. Their dedicated support ensures that the Air Force story will be preserved to inspire future generations to service, and to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

For information about planned gift opportunities, or if you would like to be included in the Legacy Society, please contact Megan Rehberg at 937-255-3855 or mrehberg@afmuseum.com.You can also visit our legacy giving website at afmuseumlegacy.org.

The asterisk below indicates the donor is deceased.

The Legacy Society members strengthen the Foundation through their forward-thinking generosity, and we are profoundly grateful.� ~M egan Rehberg, Air Force Museum Foundation Planned Giving Officer

Anonymous (2) Robert and Florence Banks * Alfred J. Barbano Jr. Larry Beaty B. Michael Beck Albert Pretzinger Beust * Mr. Thomas Henry Blakey * Mr. Homer K. Bowen Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Brown Col Mark N. Brown, USAF (Ret) Agnes M. Brown MSgt & Mrs. Gerald L. Buit, USAF (Ret) Robert W. Charni * William G. Coleman Richard Cronk * Col & Mrs. Dennis Crouch, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen & Mrs. Terrence L. Dake, USAF (Ret) Thomas L. Davis, Trustee, for the LVD Charitable Trust Evelyn F. Degutis * Laurence Holmes Dorcy Jr. * Pierre R. Fath Lloyd and Marian Fix * John Gardella Lt Col Robert M. Gelpke, USAF (Ret) Mabel Glaser * Alfred R. Goetz

Dr. Morris W. Goldberg * Mr. Edgar B. Gottschalk * Mr. Donald Gray Ms. Ruby L. Grill * Mr. James C. Guy * CDR Robert P. Harper Jr., USN (Ret) Mr. Paul M. Hawk * Mr. Robert Hellmers Lt Col John R. Henry, USAF (Ret) * Richard C. and Cheryl D. Henry Jack Hoffman * Charles J. Hotaling Jr. * Erik P. Humlie Harold A. and Madeline R. Jacobs Robert C. Jacoby Curt and Norma Jerauld Paul Kari Everett Kazup * Lester Ray King, Jr. * Fred and Juanita Koors Lawrence Krupianik Pete and Rita Lane John R. Lee Henry Ludwig * Donald Lynch * J. Patrick McCarthy Leon and Lorraine Mensing * Allan and Elizabeth Meredith * Richard and Crescent Emma Miller Steven M. Miller

Ronald Nass * Richard J. and LuAnn W. Noll Joseph O’Brien * Ralph Owens Michael Perigo Cy A. Pierquet Laurel and Lawanda* Prince Michael Prince Larry Reser Ronald Resh * Richard Rinebolt * CMSgt Albert J. Scheibly, USAF (Ret) * Col James B. Schepley, USAF (Ret) Jerold T. Selle Robert Sherman * Tim Shermer, Maj (Ret), Raleigh Police Department Robert T. and Mildred L. Smith Thomas Somermeier * Robert and Audrey Sparrow * Earl C. Spohr Jude D. Steele C. Joseph Styles Merrill and Hedy Thruston * Charles Trent Robert and Christina Waldvogel * Walter M. Williams Jr. * James F. Wright * Lt Col William R. Young

E X P E R I E N C E D Trustees A I R F O R C E M U S E U M F O U N D AT I O N

AIR FORCE MUSEUM FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr. Philip L. Soucy – Chairman Col Susan E. Richardson, USAF (Ret) – President Dr. Pamela A. Drew – Vice President Lt Gen C.D. Moore II, USAF (Ret) – Secretary Mr. Robert J. Suttman II, CFA – Treasurer Mr. John G. Brauneis Col Mark N. Brown, USAF (Ret) Dr. Thomas J. Burns, PhD Brig Gen Paul R. Cooper, USAF (Ret) Mr. Timothy O. Cornell, CIMA Mr. Roger D. Duke Ms. Frances A. Duntz Mrs. Anita O. Emoff Mr. David C. Evans

Col Frederick D. Gregory Sr., USAF (Ret) Mr. Benjamin T. Guthrie Maj Gen E. Ann Harrell, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Allison Hickey, USAF (Ret) Mr. James L. Jennings Dr. Thomas J. Lasley II CMSAF Gerald R. Murray, USAF (Ret) Gen Gary L. North, USAF (Ret) Gen Charles T. Robertson Jr., USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Frederick F. Roggero, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Darryl A. Scott, USAF (Ret) Mr. Scott J. Seymour Mr. Erik D. Smith Mr. Harry W. (Wes) Stowers Jr.

EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS Maj Gen Charles S. Cooper III, USAF (Ret) Mr. James F. Dicke II Mr. Charles J. Faruki Col William S. Harrell, USAF (Ret) Mr. Jon G. Hazelton Mr. Charles F. Kettering III Mr. Patrick L. McGohan Lt Gen Richard V. Reynolds, USAF (Ret) Mr. R. Daniel Sadlier Col James B. Schepley, USAF (Ret)

J O I N U S Today AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Kite Tales — Children and adults of all ages welcomed

spring with kite stories, kite building, kite flying, and other free hands-on educational opportunities during Family Day on April 22, 2017, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force™. (Air Force Museum Foundation photo)

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