Nonprofit · EIN 53-0237718
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Also known as DC SOCIETY SAR
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2023 | 990 | $104,977 | $85,970 | $19,007 | $388,640 | $0 | $388,640 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2023
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $25,390
- Membership dues
- $22,794
- Program service revenue
- $78,729
- Investment income
- $858
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$12,235
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $915
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $80
- Accounting fees
- $9,126
- Program services (functional)
- $72,197
- Management and general (functional)
- $13,773
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $369,987
- Total assets, end of year
- $388,640
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $388,640
- Publicly traded securities
- $331,441
- Gross receipts
- $233,823
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1890
- 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 April 30, 2023, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM ORSWELL RITCHIE JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MELVIN HAYS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS ANDREW READMOND | SR. VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY LYNN NEWMAN | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BOWLES PENDER III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LAWRENCE MILLER | REGISTRAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW COMER DYE | CHANCELLOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REID PIERCE COLLINS | LIBRARIAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN MICHAEL CRAMNER | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BARTON SMITH | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DEWITT STONESIFER | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT CHARLES BOESE | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN DANIEL BRIGHTBILL | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER VERNON HERNDON | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN AUSTIN HESS JR | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JADAN PETER ELLIS HORYN | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERSON NORDLINGER III | NSSAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD EUGENE PATTEN | ALTERNATE NSSAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN PHILLIP PRIGMORE | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN PATRICK REDMOND | HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD FREDERICK RODRIGUEZ JR | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PAUL RODRIGUEZ | DC SAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DOUGLAS SINKS | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDAL CORNELL TEAGUE | DC SAR TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLIN MATTESON TIMBERS | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1801 E ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-2417
- In care of
- % PAUL MELVIN HAYS
- Principal officer (990 for 2022)
- PAUL MELVIN HAYS, 1801 E ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
- Signed the 990
- PAUL MELVIN HAYS, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (401) 580-9200
- Website
- WWW.DCSSAR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BADGER SUMRALL & COMPANY
Mission
THE OBJECTS OF THIS SOCIETY ARE PATRIOTIC, HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SHALL INCLUDE THOSE INTENDED OR DESIGNED TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THOSE PATRIOTS WHO, BY THEIR SERVICES OR SACRIFICES DURING THE WAR OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, ACHIEVED THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, TO UNITE AND PROMOTE FELLOWSHIP AMONG THEIR DESCENDANTS, TO INSPIRE THEM AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WITH A MORE PROFOUND REVERENCE FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT FOUNDED BY OUR FOREFATHERS, TO ENCOURAGE HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN RELATION TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE THE RECORDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SERVICES OF THE PATRIOTS OF THE WAR, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTS, RELICS, AND LANDMARKS, TO MARK THE SCENES OF THE REVOLUTION BY APPROPRIATE MEMORIALS, TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARIES OF THE PROMINENT EVENTS OF WAR AND THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, TO FOSTER TRUE PATRIOTISM, TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND THE INSTITUTIONS OF AMERICAN FREEDOM, TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES EXPRESSED IN THE PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTIO
Program accomplishments
- COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS INCLUDING: JULY 4TH WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY AND COMMEMORATION, THOMAS JEFFERSON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, YORKTOWN CELEBRATION, SWEETHEARTS AND PATRIOTS GALA, AND DINNERS AND OTHER LEADERSHIP MEETINGS; SUPPORT OF LIBRARY HOLDING HISTORICAL MATERIAL WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' MATERIALS.Expenses $71,622 · grants $340 · revenue $78,729
- AWARDING PUBLIC SERVICE MEDALS, CERTIFICATES, AND AWARDS TO MEMBERS, ROTC STUDENTS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE AND RESCUE OFFICERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $575 · grants $575
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | Not on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | Not on file |
At risk of automatic revocation
None of the last three returns is in the IRS public files. The IRS revokes tax-exempt status after three consecutive years without a return. Recent filings can take a few weeks to appear.
IRS record
- EIN
- 53-0237718
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Exempt since
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $388,640
- Income (IRS master file)
- $233,823
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | April 2023 | $104,977 | $85,970 | $388,640 | XML |
| 990 | April 2022 | $126,663 | $104,756 | $369,987 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | $55,129 | $60,201 | $412,961 | 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 53-0237718).
Questions about NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION is 53-0237718.
- Is NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
- Which annual return does NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 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 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 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 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2023.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2023 names PAUL MELVIN HAYS.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2023 lists 25 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2023 it reported revenue of $104,977, expenses of $85,970 and total assets of $388,640 at year end.
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