Nonprofit · EIN 25-1090680
FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · LIGONIER, PA 15658
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,492,979 | $1,797,144 | -$304,165 | $13,565,085 | $668,571 | $12,896,514 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,536,342 | $1,672,496 | -$136,154 | $13,410,806 | $712,305 | $12,698,501 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,461,309 | $1,711,386 | -$250,077 | $13,029,117 | $788,221 | $12,240,896 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,062,313
- Membership dues
- $48,026
- Program service revenue
- $257,155
- Investment income
- $118,661
- Net rental income
- $6,933
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $29,704
- Net income from fundraising events
- $11,305
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $36,612
- Other revenue
- $54,850
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $129,854
- Other salaries and wages
- $618,043
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $920,830
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $728
- Accounting fees
- $39,734
- Occupancy
- $133,785
- Travel
- $12,102
- Depreciation
- $366,532
- Program services (functional)
- $944,922
- Management and general (functional)
- $710,077
- Fundraising (functional)
- $142,145
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,410,806
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,565,085
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $668,571
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,896,514
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,267,154
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,712,535
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,355,951
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,540,563
- Gross receipts
- $1,700,922
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 33
- Year formed
- 1946
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY MANGES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $103,500 | $26,354 |
| RONALD M PETNUCH ESQUIRE | VICE PRESIDENT (RESIGNED) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RODERICK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN A SCALISE | SECRETARY (RESIGNED) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY JULIUSSEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS DONCHEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE CHAVEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY A MAYER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JO ROSSI | TRUSTEE (RESIGNED) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES JACOBINA | TRUSTEE/ VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HARSHBERGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE STONER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK NEFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN MALISSA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM MCARTHUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEN SAUSMAN | TRUSTEE/ SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHAS FAGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS TERRIT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA S FISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IAN OLDAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROTHER BRUNO HEISEY OSB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| R SCOTT STEPHENSON PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY MANGES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $104,385 | $23,873 |
| RONALD M PETNUCH ESQUIRE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RODERICK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN A SCALISE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY JULIUSSEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS DONCHEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE CHAVEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY A MAYER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JO ROSSI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES JACOBINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HARSHBERGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE STONER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK NEFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN MALISSA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MCARTHUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN SAUSMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAS FAGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY MANGES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $97,500 | $22,909 |
| RONALD M PETNUCH ESQUIRE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RODERICK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN A SCALISE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY JULIUSSEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS DONCHEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE CHAVEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY A MAYER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JO ROSSI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES JACOBINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN HARSHBERGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE STONER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK NEFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN MALISSA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH KINNEY BENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV PAUL R TAYLER OSB PH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 S MARKET ST, LIGONIER, PA 15658-1242
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JAY JULIUSSEN, 200 SOUTH MARKET STREET, LIGONIER, PA 15658
- Signed the 990
- JAY JULIUSSEN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (724) 238-9701
- Website
- WWW.FORTLIGONIER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DELUZIO & COMPANY LLP
Mission
WE INSPIRE ALL TO BECOME BETTER-INFORMED CITIZENS BY ENGAGING THEM IN THE STORIES OF FORT LIGONIER AND HOW IT SET THE STAGE FOR THE FOUNDING OF OUR COUNTRY AND CHANGED WORLD HISTORY.
Program accomplishments
- EACH YEAR FORT LIGONIER WELCOMES 20,000-25,000 VISITORS. VISITORS INCLUDE STUDENTS IN K-12 (PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND HOME SCHOOLS), COLLEGE STUDENTS, MOTORCOACH TOURS, SCOUTS, EDUCATORS, HISTORIANS AND FAMILIES. THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR, FORT LIGONIER HOSTS A VARIETY OF LIVING HISTORYPROGRAMS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS. OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HASDEVELOPED NEW TOUR PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TOINTEGRATE HISTORY WITH MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,ENGINEERING, THE ARTS AND MATH.Expenses $944,922 · revenue $330,404
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
- 25-1090680
- 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
- 1949
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,565,085
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,700,922
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,492,979 | $1,797,144 | $13,565,085 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,536,342 | $1,672,496 | $13,410,806 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,461,309 | $1,711,386 | $13,029,117 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,289,104 | $1,545,181 | $13,253,074 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 25-1090680).
Questions about FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION is 25-1090680.
- Is FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1949.
- Are donations to FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION 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 FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION 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 FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION 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 FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JAY JULIUSSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $103,500 (MARY MANGES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,492,979, expenses of $1,797,144 and total assets of $13,565,085 at year end.
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