Nonprofit · EIN 20-2992779
JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP
Tax-exempt · LEESBURG, VA 20177
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,773,941 | $2,108,249 | -$334,308 | $812,042 | $40,091 | $771,951 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,820,159 | $2,311,645 | -$491,486 | $1,277,549 | $171,290 | $1,106,259 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,642,694 | $2,020,961 | -$378,267 | $1,690,287 | $92,542 | $1,597,745 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $854,579
- of which government grants
- $500,000
- Program service revenue
- $908,550
- Investment income
- $9,889
- Other revenue
- $923
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $752,185
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $285,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $197,739
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $583,083
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,250
- Occupancy
- $8,067
- Travel
- $457,403
- Depreciation
- $7,958
- Program services (functional)
- $2,006,645
- Management and general (functional)
- $99,032
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,572
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,277,549
- Total assets, end of year
- $812,042
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,091
- Net assets, end of year
- $771,951
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,336
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $590,420
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $181,531
- Gross receipts
- $1,773,941
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 4
- Year formed
- 2005
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM W SELLERS | PRESIDENT/ CEO Officer | 40 | $144,768 | $18,684 |
| MICHELLE BURRELLI | COO/ ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $101,296 | $6,668 |
| CHARLES LEDSINGER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN KILPATRICK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CAMPI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID F WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERTRAUD HECHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MERRITT | CO-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER R WALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLIS MCLOUGHLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA RAYMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH MERIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOMINIQUE CASTANHEIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON HRYNKOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM W SELLERS | PRESIDENT/ CEO Officer | 40 | $148,593 | $25,563 |
| MICHELLE BURRELLI | COO/ ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $101,858 | $14,831 |
| CHARLES LEDSINGER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN KILPATRICK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CAMPI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID F WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERTRAUD HECHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MERRITT | CO-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER R WALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLIS MCLOUGHLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA RAYMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN MERIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE CASTANHEIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON HRYNKOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM W SELLERS | PRESIDENT/ CEO Officer | 40 | $149,130 | $25,648 |
| MICHELLE BURRELLI | COO/ ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $94,427 | $14,283 |
| CHARLES LEDSINGER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN KILPATRICK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CAMPI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID F WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERTRAUD HECHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MERRITT | CO-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER R WALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLIS MCLOUGHLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA RAYMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN MERIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1384, LEESBURG, VA 20177-1384
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM W SELLERS, PO BOX 1384, LEESBURG, VA 20177
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM W SELLERS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (540) 882-4929
- Website
- HALLOWEDGROUND.ORG
- Return prepared by
- YOUNT HYDE & BARBOUR PC
Mission
TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH HISTORY EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HERITAGE TOURISM, AND THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES IN ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT HISTORIC REGIONS.
Program accomplishments
- HERITAGE TOURISM: DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AND NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, SUPPORTING OUR PARTNERS AND ENSURING THAT THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.Expenses $173,127
- EDUCATION: DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT DEFINING SITES OF AMERICAN HISTORY, INSPIRING STUDENTS AND VISITORS TO UNDERSTAND THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND THE LEADERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE DIVERSE PEOPLE WHO SHAPED OUR NATION.Expenses $1,804,987 · grants $752,185 · revenue $908,550
- PRESERVATION: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND HERITAGE DESTINATIONS, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF A REGIONAL APPROACH TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS THE IRREPLACEABLE CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND NATURAL, HISTORIC, RECREATIONAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES WITHIN THE JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.Expenses $28,531
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-2992779
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $812,042
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,773,941
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,773,941 | $2,108,249 | $812,042 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,820,159 | $2,311,645 | $1,277,549 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,642,694 | $2,020,961 | $1,690,287 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $2,090,525 | $1,792,212 | $2,036,849 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 20-2992779).
Questions about JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP
- What is the EIN of JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP is 20-2992779.
- Is JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP 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 JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names WILLIAM W SELLERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $144,768 (WILLIAM W SELLERS, PRESIDENT/ CEO).
- How much revenue does JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND PARTNERSHIP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,773,941, expenses of $2,108,249 and total assets of $812,042 at year end.
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