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Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352271

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA

Also known as PENNSYLVANIA STATE SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

Financials

$1.4M$971K2021$1M$1.4M2023$1.4M$1.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
April 30, 2025990$1,386,394$1,154,891$231,503$7,581,483$0$7,581,483
April 30, 2024990$1,032,151$1,411,501-$379,350$7,046,659$0$7,046,659
April 30, 2022990$1,367,060$970,539$396,521$7,275,469$0$7,275,469
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$848,672
Program service revenue
$94,355
Investment income
$405,954
Net rental income
$70,298
Net gain from sales of assets
$246,558
Net income from fundraising events
-$44,517
Net income from sales of inventory
$576
Other revenue
$37,413

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$465,549
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$518,103
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$39,149
Occupancy
$27,608
Program services (functional)
$797,776
Management and general (functional)
$331,640
Fundraising (functional)
$25,475

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$7,046,659
Total assets, end of year
$7,581,483
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$7,581,483
Publicly traded securities
$7,028,741
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,372,706
Net assets with donor restrictions
$4,208,777
Gross receipts
$1,978,188
Employees
9
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1891
State of legal domicile
PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DENNIS S PICKERALDIRECTOR STENTON
Highest-paid employee
40$104,225$6,945
VIRGINIA J WHELANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE MICKEY L HERRFIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELISE W CARRSECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELE LW THACKRAHRECORDING SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARGOT M MCGINLEYCORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BARBARA S WOODTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LUCY M STRACKHOUSEREGISTRAR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LEE S GUERTINHISTORIAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARGARET H SENTMANASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
1$0$0
BLYTHE B DAVISASSOCIATE STATES REGISTRAR
Officer
1$0$0
LISA S TODDALLEGHENY COUNTY CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNE Y CALVERTLANCASTER/DAUPHIN/YORK CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELSEY E SKICPROGRAM CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DORA L ROGERSDEVELOPMENT CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
12 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ELIZABETH MACLEAN LAURENTHEADQUARTERS CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA QUINNMEMBERSHIP CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGARET M CONVERMUSEUM ALLIANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
GWENDOLYN W BRYANTMISSION ENGAGEMENT CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
COLLEEN H MCCAULEYGOVERNANCE CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARION T LANEMANAGER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY LOUISE SHENKMANAGER
Trustee or director
1$0
KAELYN CLARKCOMMUNICATIONS CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN BROSTROMASSOC. STATES REGISTRAR TO MAY 2024
Officer
1$0
MARY ANN B WIRTSPRESIDENT TO MAY 2024
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LYNN R SALVOMANAGER TO MAY 2024
Trustee or director
1$0
ALICE LEA TASMANDEVELOPMENT CMTE CHAIR TO MAY 2024
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DENNIS S PICKERALDIRECTOR STENTON
Highest-paid employee
40$106,605$7,046
MARY ANN B WIRTSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARGARET M CONVERFIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELISE W CARRSECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELE LW THACKRAHRECORDING SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
VIRGINIA J WHELANCORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BARBARA S WOODTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE MICKEY L HERRREGISTRAR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LUCY M STRACKHOUSEHISTORIAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARGARET H SENTMANASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
1$0$0
SUSAN BROSTROMASSOCIATE STATES REGISTRAR
Officer
1$0$0
LISA S TODDALLEGHENY COUNTY CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNE Y CALVERTLANCASTER/DAUPHIN/YORK CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELSEY E SKICPROGRAM CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALICE LEA TASMANDEVELOPMENT CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH MACLEAN LAURENTHEADQUARTERS CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMANDA QUINNMEMBERSHIP CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DORA L ROGERSMUSEUM ALLIANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GWENDOLYN W BRYANTPATRIOTIC SVCS/HIST ACTIVITIES CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COLLEEN H MCCAULEYGOVERNANCE CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARION T LANEMANAGER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNN R SALVOMANAGER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS LEE GUERTINSECOND VICE-PRESIDENT TO MAY 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JULIA S FORBESPATRIOTIC SERV CMTE CHR TO MAY 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SUZANNE S ULLRICHPROGRAM CMTE CHAIR TO MAY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY V ODOMALLEGHENY CTY CMTE CHAIR TO MAY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYN LOUISE HOLTLANC/DAUPH/YORK CMTE CHR TO MAR 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended April 30, 2022: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARY ANN B WIRTSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MARGARET M CONVERFIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MS LEE GUERTINSECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHELE LW THACKRAHRECORDING SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BARBARA S WOODTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHELLE MICKEY L HERRREGISTRAR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
AMANDA QUINNASSOCIATE STATES REGISTRAR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JULIA S FORBESPATRIOTIC SERVICE CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DORA L ROGERSMUSEUM ALLIANCE & STENTON CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
GWENDOLYN W BRYANTHISTORIC ACTIVITIES CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
GAYLA JACQUE MCCLUSKEYHISTORIAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
VIRGINIA J WHELANCORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WYLIE G RAABGOVERNANCE CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGARET H SENTMANASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZANNE S ULLRICHPROGRAM CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALICE LEA TASMANDEVELOPMENT CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH MACLEAN LAURENTHEADQUARTERS CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
LYNN R SALVOMEMBERSHIP CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY V ODOMALLEGHENY COUNTY CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLYN LOUISE HOLTLANCASTER/DAUPHIN/YORK CMTE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
LUCY M STRACKHOUSEMANAGER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1630 LATIMER ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-6308
Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
101 FERN HILL DR, Olyphant PA 18447
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BARBARA S WOOD, 1630 LATIMER ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
Kathleen M Zinskie, 101 FERN HILL DR, Olyphant PA 18447
Signed the 990
BARBARA S WOOD, TREASURER
Phone
(215) 735-6737
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA (NSCDA/PA) IS DEDICATED TO FURTHERING AN APPRECIATION OF OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE THROUGH HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PATRIOTIC SERVICE AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS.

990 for the year ended April 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE NSCDA/PA IS AN ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN THAT ACTIVELY PROMOTES AN APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE THROUGH PRESERVATION, PATRIOTIC SERVICE, AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS. SINCE 1899, THE NSCDA/PA HAS ADMINISTERED STENTON, THE C.1730 HOME OF WILLIAM PENN'S SECRETARY, JAMES LOGAN. TODAY, STENTON IS WHERE MANY OF THE SOCIETY'S EXCITING PUBLIC AND SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING HISTORY HUNTERS PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES OVER 3,000 PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLCHILDREN EACH YEAR. A MEMBER OF HISTORIC GERMANTOWN, STENTON WORKS CLOSELY WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP OF 16 EXTRAORDINARY HISTORIC HOUSES AND DESTINATIONS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND SHARE SOME OF PHILADELPHIA'S MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL ASSETS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)THE SOCIETY ALSO SUPPORTS WOODVILLE, A HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM LOCATED NEAR PITTSBURGH, AND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS RELATING TO PATRIOTIC SERVICE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, SUCH AS NATIONAL HISTORY DAY.
    Expenses $797,776 · revenue $94,355

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025April 30, 2026September 15, 2026Not on file
2024April 30, 2025September 15, 2025990 on file
2023April 30, 2024September 16, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-1352271
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Exempt since
1967
Accounting year ends
April
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$7,581,483
Income (IRS master file)
$1,978,188

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990April 2025$1,386,394$1,154,891$7,581,483XML
990April 2024$1,032,151$1,411,501$7,046,659XML
990April 2023$562,547$1,064,766$7,014,942IRS
990-N for 2021
Officer: Kathleen M Zinskie
April 30, 2022≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990April 2022$1,367,060$970,539$7,275,469XML
990April 2021–––IRS
990April 2020–––IRS
990April 2019–––IRS
990April 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2012
Officer: Sharon Capan
April 30, 2013≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-1352271).

Questions about THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA

What is the EIN of THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA is 23-1352271.
Is THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
Which annual return does THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA?
The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names BARBARA S WOOD.
Who are the officers and directors of THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA?
The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $104,225 (DENNIS S PICKERAL, DIRECTOR STENTON).
How much revenue does THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN PA have?
On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,386,394, expenses of $1,154,891 and total assets of $7,581,483 at year end.

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