Nonprofit · EIN 13-2944626
AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · CROSS PLAINS, WI 53528
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $289,291 | $394,741 | -$105,450 | $1,588,992 | $109,977 | $1,479,015 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $403,170 | $413,077 | -$9,907 | $1,461,284 | $125,232 | $1,336,052 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $308,722 | $369,996 | -$61,274 | $1,204,757 | $113,900 | $1,090,857 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $62,420
- Program service revenue
- $196,505
- Investment income
- $13,615
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $12,370
- Other revenue
- $16,751
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $128,414
- Other salaries and wages
- $47,524
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $191,216
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $65
- Accounting fees
- $11,121
- Occupancy
- $1,680
- Travel
- $5,841
- Depreciation
- $1,077
- Program services (functional)
- $320,464
- Management and general (functional)
- $61,675
- Fundraising (functional)
- $12,602
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,461,284
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,588,992
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $109,977
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,479,015
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,438
- Publicly traded securities
- $690,097
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,337,425
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $141,590
- Gross unrelated business income
- $3,520
- Gross receipts
- $292,291
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 81
- Year formed
- 1974
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBIE TREXLER | EXECTUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $121,000 | $5,319 |
| TERESA BRON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA BRIGHT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE WHITE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY CHAMBERLAIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL M ROSENTHAL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH YUTZY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESTHER R WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET GRILLET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LU NORLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY MERRITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA BIGELOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BOARMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN REECE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARLENE DALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUTH GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GINA MINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RENEE HOPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MADELINE AUGUSSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY BRINKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEIDI FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA GUTIERREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN LEGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAM MILLER-MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE OSTROWSKI-PLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HANNAH POLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBIE TREXLER | EXECTUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $121,000 | $3,603 |
| CARRIE OSTROWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFERY MORSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM MILLER-MITCHEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA LEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GUITERREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BLOSSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA MINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISHA CLEMENTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LU NORLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA WHICKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BOARMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY VALDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA BIGELOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN REECE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN LEGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET GRILLET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESTHER WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY BRINKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH YUTZY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY CHAMBERLIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA BRIGHT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA BRON | VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN ROSENTHAL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY MERRITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELINE AUGUSSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBIE TREXLER | EXECTUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $114,542 | $3,526 |
| DAN ROSENTHAL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA BRON | VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA BRIGHT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY CHAMBERLIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH YUTZY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY BRINKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESTHER WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELINE AUGUSSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET GRILLET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN LEGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN REECE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY MERRITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE BIGELOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BOARMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA WHICKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LU NORLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISHA CLEMENTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA MINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BLOSSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GUITERREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA LEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM MILLER-MITCHEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFERY MORSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE OSTROWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY VALDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 278, CROSS PLAINS, WI 53528-0278
- In care of
- % STACY CARLSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TERESA BRON, PO BOX 278, CROSS PLAINS, WI 53528
- Signed the 990
- TERESA BRON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (608) 237-7382
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC
Mission
THE PROMOTION OF THE SPORT OF HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE DRIVING AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AS TO DRIVING METHODS AND SAFETY
Program accomplishments
- PUBLICATIONSEDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS REGARDING THE SPORT OF HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE DRIVING.Expenses $104,094
- MEMBERSHIP SERVICESSERVED ALMOST 2,000 MEMBERS. MEMBERS RECEIVE OTHER EDUCATION AND SUPPORT MATERIALS AND SERVICES. ADS ALSO RECOGNIZES VARIOUS COMPETITIVE SHOWS DURING THE YEAR THAT USE THE ADS RULEBOOK AND ADS TRAINED OFFICIALS. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO YOUNG DRIVERS TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION IN THE SPORT OF CARRIAGE DRIVING.Expenses $216,370 · revenue $209,736
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
- 13-2944626
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N71)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,588,992
- Income (IRS master file)
- $292,291
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $289,291 | $394,741 | $1,588,992 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $403,170 | $413,077 | $1,461,284 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $308,722 | $369,996 | $1,204,757 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $271,085 | $369,339 | $1,059,190 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 13-2944626).
Questions about AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY INC is 13-2944626.
- Is AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY 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 AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY 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 AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY 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 AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TERESA BRON.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $121,000 (ABBIE TREXLER, EXECTUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $289,291, expenses of $394,741 and total assets of $1,588,992 at year end.
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