Honolulu, HI

442ND LEGACY CENTER

EIN 81-2642707

Arts, Culture & Heritage Cultural Heritage & Traditions

Mission

To establish, develop, construct, equip and operate a Legacy Center celebrating the achievements of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and to act as an archival repository of records, artifacts, and memorabilia of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About 442ND LEGACY CENTER

442ND LEGACY CENTER is a Honolulu-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed as the successor to the 442nd Veterans Club to preserve and present the history of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the 100th Infantry Battalion, and related units. The organization maintains archival collections, artifacts, oral histories and a small museum program and operates from a building it owns in Honolulu. The Center operates as an educational and research resource for schools, scholars, veterans and visiting members of the public; rental income from residential units in the building partially subsidizes operations. The organization's EIN (81-2642707) has been confirmed in its public filings and tax returns, and it has active nonprofit filings and grant activity with the State of Hawaii related to renovation and archival improvements. In recent years the Center has begun a phased renovation to convert and upgrade the 442nd Veterans Clubhouse into a dedicated 442nd Legacy Center with improved archival storage, climate and fire protection, and exhibit space to better preserve and display the unit’s collections for future generations.

Notable achievements

Established archival collection

Maintains a curated archives of artifacts, photographs, documents and videotaped veteran interviews that preserves the history and personal stories of the 442nd RCT and associated units.

Completed Phase 1 renovation

Executed a Phase 1 repair/renovation (work begun November 2022 and completed May 2023) funded in part by prior state grant-in-aid resources to stabilize the building and begin creation of public exhibit and archival spaces.

Ongoing building conversion

Owns and is renovating the ground-floor veterans clubhouse into a formal Legacy Center (transition and renovation activity continued through 2024–2025) with the goal of improved archival climate control, fire protection and visitor exhibits.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.1M
Annual revenue: $233K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 81-2642707
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: www.442legacycenter.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated by independent charity evaluators and listed in nonprofit data resources based on filed Form 990s and public records (three-star type rating shown by major evaluators).

Recipient of prior State of Hawaii grant-in-aid funding and active applicant for continued state capital improvement funds to complete the Legacy Center buildout.

Official successor organization to the historic 442nd Veterans Club with incorporation and good-standing recognition from the State of Hawaii as a nonprofit corporation.

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