Nonprofit · EIN 14-1440924
THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · TICONDEROGA, NY 12883
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $11,164,028 | $6,735,487 | $4,428,541 | $33,375,202 | $932,135 | $32,443,067 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $8,907,947 | $6,218,398 | $2,689,549 | $28,688,254 | $980,139 | $27,708,115 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,661,070 | $5,788,456 | $1,872,614 | $25,833,075 | $1,050,640 | $24,782,435 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,108,341
- of which government grants
- $1,290,067
- Program service revenue
- $1,569,126
- Investment income
- $499,571
- Net rental income
- $176,259
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $170,595
- Net income from fundraising events
- $183,400
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $122,109
- Other revenue
- $986,990
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $698,503
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,866,719
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,113,220
- Professional fundraising fees
- $14,862
- Legal fees
- $6,621
- Accounting fees
- $57,171
- Occupancy
- $272,750
- Travel
- $112,645
- Depreciation
- $536,449
- Program services (functional)
- $5,363,079
- Management and general (functional)
- $869,394
- Fundraising (functional)
- $503,014
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $28,688,254
- Total assets, end of year
- $33,375,202
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $932,135
- Net assets, end of year
- $32,443,067
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $13,521,014
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,982,284
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $25,403,154
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,039,913
- Gross receipts
- $12,204,068
- Employees
- 100
- Volunteers
- 695
- Year formed
- 1950
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH HILL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $385,015 | $90,974 |
| CHRISTOPHER RICHARDS | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,350 | $25,054 |
| COLLEEN RICHARDS | TREASURER Officer | 40 | $129,874 | $24,331 |
| STUART LILIE | VP OF PUBLIC HISTORY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,624 | $32,332 |
| MARTHA STRUM | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $52,077 | $16,232 |
| SUSAN DARRIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MORETTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD LONGSTRETH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND CHASE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER L CLARKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHARINE PELICAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY REED SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SEFCIK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H CRAIG TREIBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS WILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID R GROGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROY DAVIS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN MACIONIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH HILL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $453,338 | $76,549 |
| COLLEEN RICHARDS | TREASURER Officer | 40 | $116,700 | $19,796 |
| CHRISTOPHER RICHARDS | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,600 | $6,085 |
| MARTHA STRUM | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $48,000 | $8,088 |
| BOB BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R GROGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS WILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIOT A COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H CRAIG TREIBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA BIRD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN J MACIONIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY REED SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHARINE PELICAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER L CLARKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND CHASE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD LONGSTRETH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MORETTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROLAND J ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANFORD W MORHOUSE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DARRIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH HILL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $317,457 | $74,385 |
| CHRISTOPHER RICHARDS | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,000 | $10,892 |
| COLLEEN RICHARDS | TREASURER Officer | 40 | $113,300 | $13,557 |
| MARTHA STRUM | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $46,350 | $13,305 |
| JUDY REED SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DARRIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS WILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROLAND J ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER L CLARKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H CRAIG TREIBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WERNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHARINE PELICAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND CHASE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA BIRD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD LONGSTRETH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MORETTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIOT A COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R GROGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANFORD W MORHOUSE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN J MACIONIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 390, TICONDEROGA, NY 12883-0390
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BETH HILL, PO BOX 390, TICONDEROGA, NY 12883
- Signed the 990
- BETH HILL, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (518) 585-2821
- Website
- WWW.FORTTICONDEROGA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE OTHE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, EDUCATE, AND PROVOKE AN ACTIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PAST AND ITS IMPORTANTANCE TO PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE FOSTER AN ON-GOING DIALOGUE SURROUNDING CITIZENS, SOLDIERS AND NATIONS THROUGH AMERICA'S MILITARY HERITAGE.
Program accomplishments
- PRESERVE, EDUCATE AND PROVOKE AN ACTIVE DISCUSSION OF THE PAST AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE AMERICA'S MILITARY HERITAGE, SPECIFICALLY COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY WAR HISTORY. PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE PUBLIC HISTORY, EDUCATION, EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS RESEARCH AND HORTICULTURE. PROGRAMS INTEGRATE ALL FORT TICONDEROGA FACILITIES INCLUDING THE MUSEUM LOCATED IN THE FORT, ARCHIVAL AND OBJECT COLLECTIONS, 27 HISTORIC STRUCTURES, AND 2,000 SURROUNDING HISTORIC ACRES INCLUDING CARILLON BATTLEFIELD, MOUNT DEFIANCE, MOUNT HOPE AND MOUNT INDEPENDENCE. PROGRAMS REACH AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 70,000 ANNUALLY, MORE THAN 3,000 K-12 AFFILIATE SCHOOLS IN ALL FIFTY STATES AND 200 UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE NATION AND GLOBALLY. THE DIGITAL REACH WAS MORE THAN 46 MILLION IMPRESSIONS IN 2025 THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND ACCESS TO DIGITAL OFFERINGS.Expenses $5,363,079 · revenue $1,569,126
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
- 14-1440924
- 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
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $33,375,202
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,204,068
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $11,164,028 | $6,735,487 | $33,375,202 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,907,947 | $6,218,398 | $28,688,254 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,661,070 | $5,788,456 | $25,833,075 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,936,536 | $5,357,998 | $23,608,730 | 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 14-1440924).
Questions about THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION INC is 14-1440924.
- Is THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
- Are donations to THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION 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 THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION 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 THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION 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 THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BETH HILL.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $385,015 (BETH HILL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,164,028, expenses of $6,735,487 and total assets of $33,375,202 at year end.
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