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Nonprofit · EIN 54-6048585

MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC

Tax-exempt · LOCUST GROVE, VA 22508

Financials

$1.7M$894K2023$419K$993K2024$796K$1.1M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$796,134$1,143,786-$347,652$4,334,478$51,836$4,282,642
December 31, 2024990$418,814$993,198-$574,384$4,465,310$69,848$4,395,462
December 31, 2023990$1,726,848$894,426$832,422$4,740,339$48,434$4,691,905
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$561,754
of which government grants
$256,872
Program service revenue
$167,878
Investment income
$60,599
Net gain from sales of assets
$19,470
Net income from sales of inventory
$5,020
Other revenue
$5,903

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$111,400
Other salaries and wages
$436,982
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$593,662
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$5,495
Accounting fees
$36,657
Occupancy
$15,508
Travel
$5,049
Depreciation
$56,690
Program services (functional)
$806,701
Management and general (functional)
$312,861
Fundraising (functional)
$24,224

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,465,310
Total assets, end of year
$4,334,478
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,836
Net assets, end of year
$4,282,642
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,979,473
Publicly traded securities
$2,127,812
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,584,435
Net assets with donor restrictions
$698,207
Gross receipts
$799,893
Employees
18
Volunteers
126
Year formed
1956
State of legal domicile
VA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER HURST-WENDEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$100,786$10,614
KEITH HOFFMANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
BRUCE L DAVISFIRST VP
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WILLIAM H JOHNSON JRSECOND VP
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BARBARA PRICESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
LINCOLN SNYDERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
J CRAIG KEMPER JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUNNY REYNOLDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ASA RECTOR ESLOCKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PROF HORST SCHMIDT-BOCKINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VOLKER SCHUTTENHELMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CATHI CLORE FROSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
20$0$0
TIMOTHY SUTPHINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER HURST-WENDEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$97,740$8,857
KEITH HOFFMANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
BRUCE L DAVISFIRST VP
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WILLIAM H JOHNSON JRSECOND VP
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
BARBARA PRICESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
LINCOLN SNYDERTREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
J CRAIG KEMPER JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUNNY REYNOLDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ASA RECTOR ESLOCKERTRUSTEE - STARTED 11/2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PROF HORST SCHMIDT-BOCKINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VOLKER SCHUETTENHELMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CATHI CLORE FROSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
20$0$0
TIMOTHY SUTPHINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER HURST-WENDEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$91,346$11,800
KEITH HOFFMANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
BRUCE L DAVISFIRST VP
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
WILLIAM H JOHNSON JRSECOND VP
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
BARBARA PRICESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
STEPHEN D CHANKOTREASURER
Trustee or director
25$0$0
J CRAIG KEMPER JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUNNY REYNOLDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
LINCOLN SNYDER-STARTED 102023TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PROF HORST SCHMIDT-BOCKINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VOLKER SCHUETTENHELMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
CATHI CLORE FROSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
20$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 279, LOCUST GROVE, VA 22508-0279
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
KEITH HOFFMAN, P O BOX 279, LOCUST GROVE, VA 225080279
Signed the 990
LINCOLN SNYDER, TREASURER
Phone
(540) 423-1700
Return prepared by
KEITER STEPHENS HURST GARY & SHREAVES

Mission

INSPIRE UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE RICH HISTORY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF GERMANNA THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY, EDUCATION, GENEALOGY, AND PRESERVATION.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SINCE 1956, HISTORIC GERMANNA HAS OWNED AND MANAGED ABOUT 176 ACRES OF RIPARIAN DECIDUOUS FOREST CALLED SIEGEN FOREST LOCATED BETWEEN THE RAPIDAN RIVER AND VIRGINIA ROUTE 3 (GERMANNA HIGHWAY) IN ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA. HISTORIC GERMANNA DEVELOPED HIKING TRAILS ON THE LAND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SKILLED PROFESSIONALS AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING AREA BOY SCOUTS. HISTORIC GERMANNA IS COMMITTED TO WISE STEWARDSHIP OF THIS HISTORIC AREA BY WORKING WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND PRIVATE-SECTOR CONSERVATION GROUPS, AS WELL AS MAKING THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THIS HISTORIC SITE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.IN 2021, HISTORIC GERMANNA STARTED THE PROCESS OF PLACING THE SIEGEN FOREST PROPERTY UNDER HISTORIC EASEMENT WITH THE VIRIGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES (DHR). HISTORIC GERMANNA APPLIED FOR AND WAS SUCCESSFULLY AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (VLCF) OF $629,901 AND A GRANT FROM THE AMERICAN BATTEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM (ABPP) FOR $628,910. HISTORIC GERMANNA FINALIZED THE EASEMENT OF THIS PROPERTY IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, AND AT THAT TIME, RECEIVED THE GRANT FUNDING FROM VLCF AND ABPP. HISTORIC GERMANNA ORGANIZES AND EXECUTES SEVERAL EVENTS FOCUSED ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT HISTORIC GERMANNA'S SITES, ALONG WITH PROGRAMS USING THE SITES AS BACKDROPS.HISTORIC GERMANNA HELD FOUR PUBLIC EVENTS IN 2025: 1) ANNUALHISTORIC GERMANNA CONFERENCE & REUNION, 2) MADISON-MONROE DEBATE REENACTMENT AT HEBRON LUTHERAN CHURCH, 3) HISTORIC GERMANNA HOSTED OVER 60 VOLUNTEERS FROM APEX CLEAN ENERGY AS PART OF THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTESVILLE'S DAY OF CARING ACROSS HISTORIC GERMANNA'S SITES, AND 4) SPRING EPHEMERAL WALK IN THE SIEGEN FOREST WITH VIRGINIA MASTER NATURALIST CAROLYN SMITH.HISTORIC GERMANNA HELD FOUR VIRTUAL LECTURES IN 2025: 1) AN EVENING WITH GERMANNA WITH JASON BURNS WHO PROVIDED A PRESENTATION ON "3D DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION AND THE GORDON FARM", 2) AN EVENING WITH GERMANNA WITH ELIZABETH COMER WHO PROVIDED A PRESENTATION ON "USING DNA TO CONNECT LIVING PEOPLE TO ENSLAVED IRONWORKERS AT CATOCTIN FURNACE, AND 3) AN EVENING WITH GERMANNA WITH KEITH HOFFMAN AND SHANNON DOHERTY WHO PROVIDED A PRESENTATION ON "INTRODUCTION TO WEB PORTAL FOR JOHN BLANKENBAKER'S GERMANNA HISTORY NOTES", AND 4) VIRTUAL LECTURE HOSTED BY GERMANNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH VICTORIA FERGUSON, DR. CAROLE NASH, CATHERINE HILL, DR. ERIC LARSEN, AND JENNIFER HURST-WENDER WHO HELD A PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT "THE MANY LAYERS OF INDIGENOUS PRESENCE AT HISTORIC GERMANNA". THE FIRST THREE PRESENTATIONS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT WWW.VIMEO.COM/GERMANNA/VIDEOS.HISTORIC GERMANNA'S FORT GERMANNA VISITOR CENTER (VISITOR CENTER) HOUSES A MUSEUM AND THE EVELYN C. MARTIN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH LIBRARY; THE HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER (DEDICATED IN 2019) AND MEMORIAL GARDEN ARE LOCATED ON THE SIEGEN FOREST CAMPUS, ADJACENT TO THE LOCUST GROVE CAMPUS OF GERMANNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHOSE 100-ACRE SITE WAS DONATED BY HISTORIC GERMANNA TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN 1969 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOUNDING THE COLLEGE.EDUCATIONEDUCATION IS CENTRAL TO HISTORIC GERMANNA'S MISSION. THE VISITOR CENTER HOLDS A LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND GENEALOGY RECORDS, AS WELL AS INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS THAT TELL THE GERMANNA HISTORY. IN 2023, HISTORIC GERMANNA HIRED AN EDUCATION MANAGER TO BETTER INTERPRET THE GERMANNA REGION'S HISTORY TO THE PUBLIC. HISTORIC GERMANNA HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON BUILDING AN INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM AT SALUBRIA AND INTERGRATING THE CENTURIES OF HISTORY AT GERMANNA INTO PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.SINCE ITS FORMATION IN 1956, HISTORIC GERMANNA HAS PUBLISHED 25 BOOKS THAT COVER A WIDE RANGE OF HISTORIC TOPICS RELATING TO GERMANNA, AS WELL AS GENEALOGIES OF MANY OF THE FAMILIES. SINCE 1957, HISTORIC GERMANNA HAS HELD AN ANNUAL JULY CONFERENCE AND REUNION, CONTINUING A TRADITION STARTED IN THE 1940'S BY ITS UNINCORPORATED PREDECESSOR. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES GUIDED TOURS OF HISTORIC SITES IN THE VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF ORANGE, CULPEPER, FAUQUIER, AND MADISON THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GERMANNA FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, DURING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE LOCAL AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SPEAKERS PRESENT TALKS ON TOPICS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST, GENEALOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.HISTORIC GERMANNA PUBLISHED A NEWSLETTER FOUR TIMES A YEAR THAT REFLECTS INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORIC GERMANNA ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS, AND INFORMATIVE ARTICLES.HISTORIC GERMANNA OPERATES AND MAINTAINS A WEBSITE, WWW.GERMANNA.ORG, THAT CONTAINS HISTORICAL INFORMATION, NEWS, OFFICER, TRUSTEE AND STAFF PROFILES, PROGRAM PROMOTION, HISTORICAL ARTICLES, AND A STORE WHERE ALL PUBLICATIONS AND RELATED ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED ONLINE.HISTORIC GERMANNA ALSO OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH SUPERVISED INTERNSHIPS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF A HISTORIC SITE AND ORGANIZATION.CULIVATION OF TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSTHE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TIES WITH ANCESTRAL VILLAGES OF GERMANNA COLONISTS AND SUPPORTERS OF HISTORIC GERMANNA LIVING IN GERMANY HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF HISTORIC GERMANNA'S MISSION SINCE ITS INCEPTION. TIES WITH RESEARCHERS AND GENEALOGISTS IN SIEGEN, GERMANY REMAIN STRONG TO THE PRESENT. OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS FROM GERMANY HAVE VISITED HISTORIC GERMANNA OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING SERVERAL BY VOLMAR KLEIN, A FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IN BERLIN, GERMANY.HISTORIC GERMANNA LEADS GROUP TOURS ANNUALLY TO GERMANY. EACH GROUP TOUR IS CUSTOM DESIGNE, WHETHERE THE PERSON IS A GERMANNA DESCENDANT OF THE FIRST OR SECOND GERMANY COLONY, HAS GERMAN ROOTS, OR HAS AN INTEREST IN GERMAN CULTURE. HISTORIC GERMANNA RECEIVED IN 2025 THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA'S "ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD" FOR HISTORIC GERMANNA'S PERMANENT CONSERVATION OF THE SIEGEN FOREST PROPERTY, WHICH INCLUDES 163 ACRES OF HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT LAND. THIS AWARDED WAS PRESENTED TO HISTORIC GERMANNA BY THE VIRIGINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION (DCR). THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD CELEBRATES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH.
    Expenses $344,130 · revenue $548,699
  • IN OCTOBER 2013, HISTORIC GERMANNA ACQUIRED A 62.2-ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE GORDON DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, WHICH HAD BEEN MANAGED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON (UMW) WITH A HISTORIC EASEMENT PLACE ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS SEVERAL KNOWN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, INCLUDING FORT GERMANNA, THE "ENCHANTED CASTLE", THE FIRST SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE AND THE GORDON PLANTATION. GERMANNA ARCHAEOLOGIST EXCAVATE THESE SITES ANNUALLY, WITH OVERSITE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES. THIS PROPERTY IS PROTECTED BY A CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONATED BY HISTORIC GERMANNA TO DHR.BEGINNING IN 2016, HISTORIC GERMANNA'S ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH DR. BERNARD MEANS (FACULTY MEMBER OF THE ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND SCHOOL OF WORLD STUDIES AT VIRGINIA COMMON UNIVERSITY). HISTORIC GERMANNA HAS HOSTED THE VIRGINIA COMMON UNIVERSITY (VCU) FIELD SCHOOL SINCE 2016. THE FIELD SCHOOL IS A SIX-WEEK HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ARCHAEOLOGY. THE STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO DATA COLLECTION METHODS ON A REAL WORLD, WORKING EXCAVATION SITE. IN THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ARCHAEOLOGY, FIELD SCHOOLS ARE SEEN AS A "GATEWAY" EXPERIENCE TO ENTERING THE PROFESSION. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HISTORIC GERMANNA AND VCU PROVIDES A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR VCU STUDENTS ON AN IMPORTANT VIRGINIA ARCHAEOLOGY SITE. HISTORIC GERMANNA HOSTS "PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY DAYS" AT THE FORT GERMANNA/ENCHANTED CASTLE SITE. THESE PUBLIC ACCESS DAYS PROVIDE VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SEE THE ARCHAEOLOGY SITE AND OBSERVE THE PROGRESS DURING THE YEAR. IN ADDITION, ARCHAEOLOGISTS DEVELOP AND SET UP RELATED ACTIVITIES AND DISPLAYS. HISTORIC GERMANNA HELD TEN PUBLIC EVENTS AT FORT GERMANNA/ENCHANTED CASTLE SITE AND HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER IN 2025: 1) FIVE EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOURS WITH GERMANNA ARCHEOLOGY IN CELEBRATION OF ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH WITH GERMANNA, 2) TWO PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY DAYS, 3) LAB NIGHT AT HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER WITH LAURA GALKE WHO PROVIDED A PRESENTATION ON "CELEBRATING OUR 'HAIR-ITAGE': POWERED WIGS AND HAIR CARE IN THE MID 1700S AND DENNIS LOBA SHOWCASED HIS WIG COLLETION AND KNOWLEDGE, 4) LAB NIGHT AT HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER WITH DR. ERIC LARSEN WHO PROVIDED A PRESENTATION ON "CONTAINED: A HISTORY THROUGH GLASS", AND 5) FAMILY LAB NIGHT AT HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER.HISTORIC GERMANNA HELD TWO VIRTUAL LECTURES IN 2025: 1) AN EVENING WITH GERMANNA WITH KELLY ARFORD-HORNE WHO PROVIDED A PRESENTATION ON "FROM ORANGE COUNTY TO LIBERIA AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DESCENDED STORIES AT GERMANNA", AND 2) AN EVENING WITH GERMANNA WITH GERMANNA ARCHAEOLOGY STAFF AND INTERNS WHO PROVIDED A PRESENTATION ON "GERMANNA ARCHAEOLOGY RECAP". THESE PRESENTATIONS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT WWW.VIMEO.COM/GERMANNA/VIDEOS.IN DECEMBER 2020, THE ARTIFACTS COLLECTIONS EXCAVATED AT THE ENCHANTED CASTLE SITE DURING THE 1970S AND 1980S, WERE TRANSFERRED FROM UMV TO THE HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER. THE COLLECTIONS, ON LOAN FROM DHR, INCLUDES ARTIFACTS, NOTES, DRAWINGS AND OTHER DATA FROM THE PREVIOUS EXCAVATIONS OF THE ENCHANTED CASTLE RUINS. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE CURRENTLY HOUSED IN THE HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER FOR THE PURPOSES OF STUDY, ANALYSIS AND EXHIBIT. HISTORIC GERMANNA WILL MAKE THESE COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS.IN 2018 AND 2019, HISTORIC GERMANNA CONSTRUCTED THE HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER, WHICH WAS PLACED INTO SERVICE IN MAY 2019 AS A HEADQUARTERS FOR HISTORIC GERMANNA'S ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM. THE HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER GIVES HISTORIC GERMANNA A PLACE TO CLEAN, STUDY, STORE AND EVALUATE ARTIFACTS FOUND ON THE HISTORIC GERMANNA PROPERTIES. THIS 3,000-SQUARE FOOT FACILITY HAS SPACE FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE OF ARTIFACTS, A LAB FOR THE CATALOGING AND STUDY OF THOSE ARTIFACTS AS WELL AS FACILITIES FOR CLEANING AND PRESERVING ITEMS FOUND IN THE FIELD. THE STORAGE PROVIDES A CLIMATE-CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT ENSURING THE PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS.THE HITT ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER IS A PLACE WHERE SCHOLARS CAN VISIT AND STUDY ARTIFACTS FROM HISTORIC GERMANNA'S COLLECTION, INCLUDING ARTIFACTS RECOVERED FROM ALEXANDER SPOTSWOOD'S ENCHANTED CASTLE, AND THE FORT GERMANNA, SALUBRIA AND THE HITT FARM SITES. IN 2025, GERMANNA ARCHAEOLOGY TOOK THEIR "ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM" PROGRAM TO SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN ORANGE COUNTY, AND HOSTED SEVERAL MORE STUDENTS ON-SITE.
    Expenses $316,528 · revenue $21,838
  • IN OCTOBER 2000, HISTORIC GERMANNA ACCEPTED STEWARDSHIP OF SALUBRIA, AN 18TH CENTURY GEORGIAN STYLE MANSION WITH 19.6 ACRES OF WOODED GROUNDS AND A TERRACED GARDEN LOCATED IN CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. A CONSERVATION EASEMENT HELD BY DHR ALSO PROTECTS THIS PROPERTY.OUTREACH AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMINGHISTORIC GERMANNA ORGANIZES AND EXECUTES SEVERAL EVENTS FOCUSED ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THE SITE, ALONG WITH PROGRAMS USING THE SITE AS BACKDROP.SEVERAL PUBLIC ACCESS DAYS ARE HELD AT SALUBRIA. THESE EVENTS CONSISTS OF TOURS OF THE PROPERTY WITH EXPERTS, FAMILY ACTIVITIES, BRICKMAKING AND QUILL PEN WRITING, AND DEMONSTRATIONS. THESE EVENTS ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPE AND WHAT THE PEOPLE OF SALUBRIA WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED.HISTORIC GERMANNA HELD SIX PUBLIC EVENTS AT SALUBRIA IN 2025: 1) SALUBRIA OKTOBERFEST AND HISTORY FAIRE TO KICK OFF CULPEPER'S 250TH WEEK, 2) SALUBRIA AFTER DARK TOURS, AN AFTER-HOURS HALLOWEEN TRADITION, 3) SALUBRIA ART DAY, 4) AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST'S PARK DAY CLEAN-UP AT HISTORIC SALUBRIA, 5) HISTORIC SALUBRIA'S HIGHWAY MARKER REDEDICATION AND UNVEILING, AND 6) PRESERVATION MONTHS TOUR AT HISTORIC SALUBRIA TO HONOR NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTHIN 2023, HISTORIC GERMANNA HIRED AN EDUCATION MANAGER TO BETTER INTERPRET THE GERMANNA REGION'S HISTORY TO THE PUBLIC. HISTORIC GERMANNA HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON BUILDING AN INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM AT SALUBRIA AND INTEGRATING THE CENTURIES ON HISTORY AT GERMANNA INTO PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.
    Expenses $140,989 · revenue $168,751
  • IN SEPTEMBER 2017, HISTORIC GERMANNA ACQUIRED A 7.4 ACRE PROPERTYWHICH CONTAINS A C.1800 LOG HOUSE BUILT BY AND FOR PETER HITT IN MARSHALL MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE DATING OF THE LOG HOUSE WAS CONFIRMED BY A DENDROCHRONOLOGY STUDY PERFORMED BY OXFORD TREE-RING LABORATORY IN 2017 AND IS AMONG THE OLDEST LOG HOUSES IN THE COUNTY. THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO THE 4.2 ACRE PROPERTY WHICH CONTAINS THE HISTORIC PETER HITT CEMETERY SITE. THESE TWO PROPERTIES ARE REFERRED TO BY HISTORIC GERMANNA AS THE HITT FARM. HISTORIC GERMANNA MAINTAINS THIS PROPERTY WITH THE GOAL OF CARING FOR IT AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS, CONSERVATIONISTS, AND DESCENDANTS.IN FEBRUARY 2007, HISTORIC GERMANNA ACQUIRED A 4.2-ACRE PROPERTY WHICH CONTAINS THE HISTORIC PETER HITT CEMETERY SITE LOCATED IN MARSHALL MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. HISTORIC GERMANNA MAINTAINS THIS HISTORIC PROPERTY WITH THE GOAL OF CARING FOR IT ANDKEEPING IT AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE RESEARCHERS, CONSERVATIONISTS, AND DESCENDANTS.
    Expenses $5,054 · revenue $5

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
54-6048585
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
1958
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,334,478
Income (IRS master file)
$799,893

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$796,134$1,143,786$4,334,478XML
990December 2024$418,814$993,198$4,465,310XML
990December 2023$1,726,848$894,426$4,740,339XML
990December 2022$453,673$735,390$3,778,700IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

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Questions about MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC

What is the EIN of MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC is 54-6048585.
Is MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1958.
Are donations to MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA 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 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA 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 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA 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 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KEITH HOFFMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,786 (JENNIFER HURST-WENDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF THE GERMANNA COLONIES IN VIRGINIA INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $796,134, expenses of $1,143,786 and total assets of $4,334,478 at year end.

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