Nonprofit · EIN 26-2818438
RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Tax-exempt · EDWARDS, CO 81632
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $399,932 | $362,844 | $37,088 | $1,526,315 | $50,976 | $1,475,339 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $538,560 | $472,775 | $65,785 | $1,348,853 | $4,793 | $1,344,060 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $488,644 | $387,064 | $101,580 | $1,229,623 | $18,000 | $1,211,623 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $221,108
- Membership dues
- $109,799
- Program service revenue
- $149,283
- Investment income
- $29,541
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$8,812
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $94,008
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $102,970
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $5,706
- Program services (functional)
- $226,375
- Management and general (functional)
- $136,469
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,348,853
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,526,315
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $50,976
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,475,339
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,147,192
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,475,339
- Gross receipts
- $606,467
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE DINAUER | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $88,255 |
| Gwendolyn Pough | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA FLORES | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA BEASLEY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEMESURIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA MIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHAEL MCINTOSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RASHA DIAB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEIGH ELION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HOUDEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKAYLA TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN RAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON PRASCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN SKINNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEN CLARY-LEMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE DINAUER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,618 |
| GWENDOLYN POUGH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA BEASLEY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA FLORES | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEMESURIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA MIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHAEL MCINTOSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RASHA DIAB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEIGH ELION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HOUDEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKAYLA TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN RAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON PRASCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN SKINNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEN CLARY-LEMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE DINAUER | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $80,698 |
| MICHELLE BALLIF | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TAMIKA L CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA M CORRIGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELNISHA L DANGERFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RASHA DIAB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA HAWHEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THEON E HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEMESURIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHAEL MCINTOSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA MIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GWENDOLYN D POUGH PHD | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| VANESSA B BEASLEY PHD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| AMY YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 56 EDWARDS VILLAGE BLVD UNIT 124 -, EDWARDS, CO 81632-7803
- In care of
- % LESLIE DINAUER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Rhetoric Society of America, PO Box 1744, Edwards, CO 81632
- Signed the 990
- Leslie Dinauer, Executive Director
- Phone
- (401) 575-6458
- Return prepared by
- Plenty of Cents LLC
Mission
THE RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA IS COMMITTED TO PUBLIC FACING RESEARCH TEACHING PROGRAMMING COMMENTARY TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT IN RHETORICAL STUDIES.
Program accomplishments
- RSA Institute - A scholarly gathering connecting approximately 250 senior and junior scholars in their respective areas of interest. This event nurtures the production of conference papers and journal articles in the field of rhetoric.Expenses $165,766 · revenue $105,261
- RSA offers the fully-funded Waterhouse Emerging Scholars Program and the Lunsford Scholarly Writing Retreat to small groups of graduate students and junior scholars. The programs provide mentoring and professional development to young scholars and creates a community of support for these young scholars as they learn to navigate the academic environment and meet its publishing demands.Expenses $42,276
- Publications - Rhetoric Society Quarterly the official journal of the Rhetoric Society of America features original articles on all areas of rhetorical studies including theory history criticism and pedagogy. The journal addresses an interdisciplinary audience of scholars and students of rhetorics who work in communication studies English studies philosophy politics and other allied fields.Expenses $18,333 · revenue $44,022
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 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-2818438
- 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
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,526,315
- Income (IRS master file)
- $606,467
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $399,932 | $362,844 | $1,526,315 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $538,560 | $472,775 | $1,348,853 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $488,644 | $387,064 | $1,229,623 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $323,887 | $531,314 | $1,125,787 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 26-2818438).
Questions about RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
- What is the EIN of RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA is 26-2818438.
- Is RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA 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 RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA 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 RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA 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 RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Rhetoric Society of America.
- Who are the officers and directors of RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $88,255 (LESLIE DINAUER, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $399,932, expenses of $362,844 and total assets of $1,526,315 at year end.
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