Nonprofit · EIN 52-1401505
BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20038
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $19,511,145 | $1,985,867 | $17,525,278 | $35,085,957 | $193,109 | $34,892,848 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,501,870 | $1,592,320 | $909,550 | $17,238,142 | $107,977 | $17,130,165 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $21,365,433
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,543,873
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,004,481
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,398,161
- Other revenue
- -$3,398,161
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $159,618
- Other salaries and wages
- $117,273
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $305,397
- Professional fundraising fees
- $165,431
- Accounting fees
- $66,477
- Travel
- $3,160
- Program services (functional)
- $1,423,182
- Management and general (functional)
- $289,768
- Fundraising (functional)
- $272,917
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,238,142
- Total assets, end of year
- $35,085,957
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $193,109
- Net assets, end of year
- $34,892,848
- Publicly traded securities
- $28,031,093
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $24,153,184
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,739,664
- Gross receipts
- $40,404,119
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH LEWIS | EXECUTIVE DI Key employee | 40 | $181,010 | $3,608 |
| ALEXANDRA SEILER | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,674 | $9,599 |
| HON SELWA ROOSEVELT | CHAIRMAN EME Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH F PEROT | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTAIN BARDES DAMGARD | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON STUART HOLLIDAY | TREASURER, T Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENEVIEVE MCSWEENY RYAN | SECRETARY, T Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA B ALLBRITTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE LIPTON CAFRITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA DE BORCHGRAVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABEL DE LA CRUZ ERNST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WINTON S HOLLADAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE KANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL LAXALT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HON BONNIE MCELVEEN-HUNTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA MCLARTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE MURDOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON NANCY CAIN MARCUS ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA SAUL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN TOBIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON TREVOR D TRAINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REGINALD VAN LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH LEWIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $127,817 | $12,463 |
| MARILYN BAKER THRU JANUARY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(FORMER) Officer | 40 | $10,417 | $1,598 |
| HON SELWA ROOSEVELT | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH F PEROT | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL LAXALT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA B ALLBRITTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA DE BORCHGRAVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE KANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTAIN BARDES DAMGARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA C MCLARTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS ARTHUR ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN TOBIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL F BREWER THRU MAY | TREASURER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE LIPTON CAFRITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENEVIEVE MCSWEENEY RYAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABEL DE LA CRUZ ERNST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON BONNIE MCELVEEN-HUNTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON STUART HOLLIDAY EFF MAY | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WINTON S HOLLADAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINALD VAN LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE MURDOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON NANCY CAIN MARCUS ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA SAUL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON TREVOR D TRAINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 27208, WASHINGTON, DC 20038-7208
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELIZABETH LEWIS, PO BOX 27208, WASHINGTON, DC 200387208
- Signed the 990
- HON STUART HOLLIDAY, TREASURER, TRUSTEE
- Phone
- (202) 347-1795
- Website
- WWW.BLAIRHOUSE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHILTON TRUST COMPANY NA
Mission
RENOVATING AND REFURBISHING THE BLAIR HOUSE FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
Program accomplishments
- ESTABLISHED IN 1985, THE BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION IS A CHARITABLE, PRIVATE, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE STEWARDSHIP AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE HISTORIC BLAIR HOUSE. FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS THE OPERATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL NEEDS OF THE BLAIR HOUSE, WHILE IT IS THE FOUNDATION'S UNIQUE AND SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESERVE AND REFRESH THE FURNISHINGS, DECOR, FINE ART, AND GARDENS. OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS, THE FOUNDATION HAS UNDERWRITTEN AND OVERSEEN A BROAD ARRAY OF ANNUAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE HOUSE AND GARDENS THROUGH THE ONGOING AND GENEROUS SUPPORT OF PATRIOTIC AMERICANS.Expenses $1,423,182
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 | Not 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
- 52-1401505
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $35,085,957
- Income (IRS master file)
- $40,404,119
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $19,511,145 | $1,985,867 | $35,085,957 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,501,870 | $1,592,320 | $17,238,142 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,954,041 | $1,025,453 | $14,758,783 | 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 52-1401505).
Questions about BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION is 52-1401505.
- Is BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION 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 BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ELIZABETH LEWIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $181,010 (ELIZABETH LEWIS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $19,511,145, expenses of $1,985,867 and total assets of $35,085,957 at year end.
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