2026-04-17T11:44:55-07:00 2025-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2025-05-01 236397427 DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC DESC 8602143076 32 FOXCROFT AVON CT 06001 SCOTT RICHARD LEWIS TREASURER GENERAL 8602143076 2026-03-31 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2026-03-01 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LEROY ANDERSON KELLER 32 FOXCROFT AVON CT 06001 405123 0 X WWW.DSDI1776.COM X 1907 DC THE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES WHICH IT WILL HEREAFTER PURSUE ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). ITS GENERAL POWERS AND PURPOSES SHALL BE:(A) TO STRENGTHEN IN AMERICAN LIFE THE PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY ITS SIGNERS.(B) TO PROMOTE FELLOWSHIP AMONG THEIR DESCENDANTS.(C) TO INSPIRE AND CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF UNSELFISH PATRIOTISM.(D) TO AID AND ENCOURAGE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, THE PRESERVATION OF RELICS AND RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND MARKING OF HISTORIC SITES.(E) TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEN WHO, IN SIGNING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, MUTUALLY PLEDGED THEIR LIVES, THEIR FORTUNES, AND THEIR SACRED HONOR IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY.(F) TO PROVIDE A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE PURPOSES HEREIN SET FORTH. 40 40 0 70 0 0 69587 59683 32104 15887 98979 104279 2586 -2577 203256 177272 24000 30147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108149 68101 132149 98248 71107 79024 1969443 2202560 0 0 1969443 2202560 TO STRENGTHEN IN AMERICAN LIFE THE PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY ITS SIGNERS; TO PROMOTE FELLOWSHIP AMONG THEIR DESCENDANTS; TO INSPIRE AND CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF UNSELFISH PATRIOTISM; TO AID AND ENCOURAGE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, THE PRESERVATION OF RELICS AND RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND MARKING OF HISTORIC SITES; TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEN AS WELL AS THEIR WIFES WHO, IN SIGNING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, MUTUALLY PLEDGED THEIR LIVES, THEIR FORTUNES, AND THEIR SACRED HONOR IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY; AND TO PROVIDE A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF THESE PURPOSES. 0 0 46002 0 0 TO DRAW PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF HISTORICAL LANDMARKS AND TO INDICATE PUBLICLY, BY RESOLUTIONS, THEIR NON-POLITICAL SUPPORT OF PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGH IDEALS OF THE 56 SIGNERS 30147 30147 15887 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO DESERVING MEN AND WOMEN DESCENDED FROM ONE OF THE SIGNERS. 0 0 0 76149 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 40 40 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CT X X SCOTT R LEWIS 8602143076 32 FOXCROFT RUN AVON CT 06001 X LAWRENCE M CROFT PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL 1 X X 1 1 1 HOPE MIDDLETON WOOD PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL 1 X X 1 1 1 LEROY ANDERSON KELLER JR PRESIDENT GENERAL 8 X X 0 0 0 ARTHUR RAMSEY FIRST VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL 8 X X 0 0 0 SHERYLL POPE ALBERT SECOND VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL 5 X X 0 0 0 WENDY DAVIS-BUSHEY REGISTRAR GENERAL 8 X 0 0 0 JAMIE SINGER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR GENERAL 3 X X 0 0 0 DONALD C WARD JR ASSISTANT HISTORIAN GENERAL 3 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT LEWIS TREASURER GENERAL 8 X X 0 0 0 REGINALD NELSON ASSISTANT TREASURER-GENERAL 3 X X 0 0 0 MARIANNE BRINKER SECRETARY GENERAL 3 X X 0 0 0 SARA NELSON ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL 3 X X 0 0 0 JAMES S BAINBRIDGE ESQ CHANCELLOR GENERAL 2 X X 0 0 0 STACEY MARIE BOHNING CHAPLAIN GENERAL 2 X X 0 0 0 JOHN HAMILTON WORKS JR SPIRIT OF 76 EDITOR 3 X X 0 0 0 D JILL HAIMES GOVERNOR AT LARGE 2 X 0 0 0 STEVENSON WESTON CROFT INVESTMENTS 2 X X 0 0 0 STACEY MARIE BOHNING WEBMASTER 2 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE NELSON HISTORIAN GENERAL 3 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MURILLO GOVERNOR NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 X 0 0 0 ELLEN BRINKER GOVERNOR MASACHUSETTS 2 X 0 0 0 HENRY BEECHER GOVERNOR RHODE ISLAND 2 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH DI CENSO GOVERNOR CONNECTICUT 2 X 0 0 0 ELAINE LIVINGSTON GOVERNOR NEW YORK 2 X 0 0 0 GREGORY MUNRO GOVERNOR NEW JERSEY 2 X 0 0 0 BARBARA GREELEY GOVERNOR PENNSYLVANIA 2 X 0 0 0 MORGAN SHANK GOVERNOR DELAWARE 2 X 0 0 0 MADELYN STURGEON GOVERNOR MARYLAND 2 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE NELSON GOVERNOR VIRGINIA 2 X 0 0 0 SHERYLL POPE ALBERT GOVERNOR NORTH CAROLINA 2 X 0 0 0 ROBIN L RAWL GOVERNOR SOUTH CAROLINA 2 X 0 0 0 STEVENSON W CROFT GOVERNOR GEORGIA 2 X 0 0 0 LAURA H BELMAN GOVERNOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 X 0 0 0 STACIE PAGANO GOVERNOR AT LARGE 2 X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY DIANA HUNTER SMITH GOVERNOR AT LARGE 2 X 0 0 0 D JILL HAIMES SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR 2 X X 0 0 0 SHELLEY HORSLEY CRUZ GOVERNOR AT LARGE 2 X 0 0 0 A CHRISTIAN BURKE GOVERNOR AT LARGE 2 X 0 0 0 HUNTER GEORGE GOVERNOR AT LARGE 2 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BRUCE LAUBACH PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL 1 X X 0 0 0 NANCY MCBRIDE WARK IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL 1 X X 0 0 0 LUCY DUKE TONACCI PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL 1 X X 0 0 0 RIEMAN MCNAMARA PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL 1 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD HOWELL CORSON PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL 1 X X 0 0 0 JOHN CURTISS GLYNN PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL 1 X X 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30120 0 0 0 29563 0 59683 MEETING RECEIPTS 813410 15887 15887 0 0 0 0 0 0 15887 42620 0 0 42620 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 284259 0 222600 0 61659 0 61659 61659 0 0 0 2674 5251 -2577 -2577 0 0 0 177272 74969 0 42620 30147 30147 1780 1780 13226 13226 1996 1996 1159 1159 16961 16961 3312 3312 PROJECT EXPENSES 14972 14972 0 0 PROGRAM EXPENSES 14069 14069 0 0 BANK CHARGES & PROCESSING FEES 626 0 626 0 98248 76149 22099 0 19769 31790 65553 74501 1884121 2096269 1969443 2202560 0 0 0 X 1381680 1508309 587763 694251 1969443 2202560 1969443 2202560 79024 154044 0 0 49 0 X 0 0 0 X 56349 124004 82165 68318 59683 390519 56349 124004 82165 68318 59683 390519 390519 35158 73548 50381 54448 42620 256155 386 631 1515 4024 6556 653230 75422 0.59783 0.6073 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 MERCHANDISE SALES 1 MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS 30 30147 0 fmv Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO DSDI MEMBERS (IN GOOD STANDING) WHO ARE ENROLLED AS FULL-TIME STUDENTS FOR THE ENTIRE ACADEMIC YEAR IN A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL APPLICATIONS AND FUNDS ARE DISBURSED DIRECTLY TO THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 ELLEN BRINKER IS THE SISTER OF MARIANNE BRINKER AND MADELYN STURGEON. MADELYN STURGEON IS THE SISTER OF MARIANNE BRINKER AND ELLEN BRINKER. STEPHANIE NELSON IS THE SISTER OF SARA NELSON AND THE DAUGHTER OF REGINALD NELSON. STEVENSON WESTON CROFT IS THE BROTHER OF LAWRENCE M. CROFT. ARTHUR RAMSEY IS THE NEPHEW OF HOPE MIDDLETON WOOD. WENDY DAVIS-BUSHEY IS THE SISTER OF JAMIE SINGER. JAMIE SINGER IS THE SISTER OF WENDY DAVIS-BUSHEY. REGINALD NELSON IS THE FATHER OF STEPHANIE NELSON AND SARA NELSON. MARIANNE BRINKER IS THE SISTER OF ELLEN BRINKER AND MADELYN STURGEON. SARA NELSON IS THE SISTER OF STEPHANIE NELSON AND THE DAUGHTER OF REGINALD NELSON. LAWRENCE M. CROFT IS THE BROTHER OF STEVENSON WESTON CROFT. HOPE MIDDLETON WOOD IS THE AUNT OF ARTHUR MIDDLETON. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 ALL OFFICERS AND GOVERNORS ARE MEMBERS; DSDI DOES NOT ISSUE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a THE PRESIDENT-GENERAL HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT GOVERNORS TO FILL VACANCIES. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b THE MEMBERSHIP MUST APPROVE ALL BYLAW CHANGES WHICH IS A GOVERNANCE DECISION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990. THE FORM 990 WAS CAREFULLY REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION AND MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION: DOCUMENTS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.