Nonprofit · EIN 23-6397427
DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC
Tax-exempt · AVON, CT 06001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $177,272 | $98,248 | $79,024 | $2,202,560 | $0 | $2,202,560 |
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $203,256 | $132,149 | $71,107 | $1,969,443 | $0 | $1,969,443 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $160,152 | $130,291 | $29,861 | $1,827,584 | $0 | $1,827,584 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $59,683
- Membership dues
- $30,120
- Program service revenue
- $15,887
- Investment income
- $104,279
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $61,659
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$2,577
- Other revenue
- -$2,577
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $30,147
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,780
- Program services (functional)
- $76,149
- Management and general (functional)
- $22,099
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,969,443
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,202,560
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,202,560
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,096,269
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,508,309
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $694,251
- Gross receipts
- $405,123
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 1907
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE M CROFT | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1 | $1 | $1 |
| HOPE MIDDLETON WOOD | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1 | $1 | $1 |
| LEROY ANDERSON KELLER JR | PRESIDENT GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR RAMSEY | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERYLL POPE ALBERT | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY DAVIS-BUSHEY | REGISTRAR GENERAL Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE SINGER | ASSISTANT REGISTRAR GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD C WARD JR | ASSISTANT HISTORIAN GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT LEWIS | TREASURER GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINALD NELSON | ASSISTANT TREASURER-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANNE BRINKER | SECRETARY GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA NELSON | ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES S BAINBRIDGE ESQ | CHANCELLOR GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY MARIE BOHNING | CHAPLAIN GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HAMILTON WORKS JR | SPIRIT OF 76 EDITOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
30 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| D JILL HAIMES | GOVERNOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVENSON WESTON CROFT | INVESTMENTS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STACEY MARIE BOHNING | WEBMASTER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE NELSON | HISTORIAN GENERAL Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MURILLO | GOVERNOR NEW HAMPSHIRE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN BRINKER | GOVERNOR MASACHUSETTS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HENRY BEECHER | GOVERNOR RHODE ISLAND Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DI CENSO | GOVERNOR CONNECTICUT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELAINE LIVINGSTON | GOVERNOR NEW YORK Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREGORY MUNRO | GOVERNOR NEW JERSEY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARBARA GREELEY | GOVERNOR PENNSYLVANIA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MORGAN SHANK | GOVERNOR DELAWARE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MADELYN STURGEON | GOVERNOR MARYLAND Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE NELSON | GOVERNOR VIRGINIA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHERYLL POPE ALBERT | GOVERNOR NORTH CAROLINA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN L RAWL | GOVERNOR SOUTH CAROLINA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVENSON W CROFT | GOVERNOR GEORGIA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA H BELMAN | GOVERNOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACIE PAGANO | GOVERNOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY DIANA HUNTER SMITH | GOVERNOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| D JILL HAIMES | SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SHELLEY HORSLEY CRUZ | GOVERNOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| A CHRISTIAN BURKE | GOVERNOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HUNTER GEORGE | GOVERNOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT BRUCE LAUBACH | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY MCBRIDE WARK | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY DUKE TONACCI | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RIEMAN MCNAMARA | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD HOWELL CORSON | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN CURTISS GLYNN | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2025: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY MCBRIDE WARK | PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| LEROY ANDERSON KELLER JR | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| BARBARA GREELEY | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WENDY DAVIS-BUSHEY | REGISTRAR-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JAMIE SINGER | ASSISTANT REGISTRAR-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DONALD C WARD JR | ASSISTANT HISTORIAN-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SCOTT LEWIS | TREASURER-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| ARTHUR RAMSEY | ASSISTANT TREASURER-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARIANNE BRINKER | SECRETARY-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SARA NELSON | ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JAMES S BAINBRIDGE ESQ | CHANCELLOR-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| REV W P DAPHNE HAWKES | CHAPLAIN-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| D JILL HAIMES | SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| HUNTER GEORGE | SPIRIT OF 76 EDITOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STACEY MARIE BOHNING | WEBMASTER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| RIEMAN MCNAMARA | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LUCY DUKE TONACCI | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE M CROFT | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOPE MIDDLETON WOOD | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT BRUCE LAUBACH | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD HOWELL CORSON | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN CURTISS GLYNN | PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MADELYN STURGEON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN L RAWL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA H BELMAN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELAINE LIVINGSTON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVENSON W CROFT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY DIANA HUNTER SMITH | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUTHER DREHER SHANK IV | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHERYLL POPE ALBERT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACIE PAGANO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DI CENSO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE NELSON | GOVERNOR HISTORIAN-GENERAL Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GREGORY MUNRO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HENRY BEECHER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN BRINKER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIN P HAYDE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHELLEY HORSLEY CRUZ | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REGINALD NELSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY M WARK | PRESIDENT GE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN HAMILTON WORKS JR | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LEROY A KELLER JR | 1ST VP GENER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BARBARA T GREELEY | 2ND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARIANNE BRINKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SCOTT RICHARD LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ARTHUR RAMSEY | ASST TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WENDY DAVIS-BUSHEY | REGISTRAR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAMIE SINGER | ASSISTANT RE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LYNN NELSON | HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DONALD WARD JR | ASST HISTORI Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES S BAINBRIDGE | CHANCELLOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WP DAPHNE HAWKES | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY SMITH | GOVERNOR-AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIN HAYDE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN BRINKER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HENRY BEECHER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELAINE LIVINGSTON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MADELYN STURGEON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN L RAWL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA H BELMAN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| D JILL HAIMES | GOVERNOR-AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVENSON W CROFT | GOVERNOR-AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HUNTER GEORGE | EDITOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUCY D TONACCI | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RIEMAN MCNAMARA | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD CORSON | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN C GLYNN JR | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE M CROFT | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOPE M WOOD | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| R BRUCE W LAUBACH | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFERY ADAMS WARD JR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUTHER DREHER SHANK IV | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHERYLL POPE ALBERT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACEY MARIE BOHNING | GOVERNOR-AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACIE PAGANO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DI CENSO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREGORY MUNRO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 32 FOXCROFT RUN, AVON, CT 06001-2509
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LEROY ANDERSON KELLER, 32 FOXCROFT, AVON, CT 06001
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT RICHARD LEWIS, TREASURER GENERAL
- Phone
- (860) 214-3076
- Website
- WWW.DSDI1776.COM
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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 SIGNERSExpenses $46,002
- ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO DESERVING MEN AND WOMEN DESCENDED FROM ONE OF THE SIGNERS.Expenses $30,147 · grants $30,147 · revenue $15,887
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Check at the IRS |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-6397427
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1949
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,202,560
- Income (IRS master file)
- $405,123
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $177,272 | $98,248 | $2,202,560 | XML |
| 990 | April 2025 | $203,256 | $132,149 | $1,969,443 | XML |
| 990 | April 2024 | $160,152 | $130,291 | $1,827,584 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $186,209 | $161,096 | $1,710,443 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 23-6397427).
Questions about DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC
- What is the EIN of DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC is 23-6397427.
- Is DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1949.
- Are donations to DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC 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 DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LEROY ANDERSON KELLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 45 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1 (LAWRENCE M CROFT, PAST PRESIDENT-GENERAL).
- How much revenue does DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $177,272, expenses of $98,248 and total assets of $2,202,560 at year end.
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