Nonprofit · EIN 52-6055577
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20045
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $656,194 | $614,378 | $41,816 | $1,210,333 | $163,622 | $1,046,711 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $916,431 | $817,141 | $99,290 | $1,288,819 | $353,792 | $935,027 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $702,613 | $690,088 | $12,525 | $1,010,444 | $241,190 | $769,254 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $632,428
- Investment income
- $23,766
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$376
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $760
- Accounting fees
- $10,711
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,288,819
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,210,333
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $163,622
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,046,711
- Publicly traded securities
- $751,278
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,044,550
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,161
- Gross receipts
- $736,592
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 300
- Year formed
- 1958
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEZ CHESAK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BEVERLY HURLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN MAXWELL | MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOYCE KIEHL | ASSOCIATE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAUREEN LITTLEJOHN | INTERNATIONAL AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY JO MANZANARES | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUZANNE WENZ | ASSOCIATE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THERESA MEDOFF | EDITOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOANNE HUDSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYDIA SCHRANDT | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM BYERS | ACTIVE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRI COLBY | ACTIVE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM FOLEY-MACKINNON | IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CAROL WALLER | TREASURER/PARLIAMENTARIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYDIA SCHRANDT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| VICKIE ASHFORD-THOMPSON | ASSOCIATE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHEZ CHESAK | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BEVERLY HURLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN MAXWELL | MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOYCE KIEHL | ASSOCIATE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM BYERS | ACTIVE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAUREEN LITTLEJOHN | ACTIVE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRI COLBY | ACTIVE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MERYL PEARLSTEIN | ACTIVE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH HARRYMAN LASLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KIM FOLEY MCKINNON | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANNA HOBBS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CAROL WALLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LARRY BLEIBERG | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYDIA SCHRANDT | MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM BEYERS | ACTIVE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VICKIE ASHFORD | ASSOCIATE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SYLKE NEAL-FINNEGAN | ASSOCIATE AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLIOT GILLES | PARLIAMENTARIAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 529 14TH ST NW STE 1280, WASHINGTON, DC 20045-2205
- In care of
- % KELLEN COMPANY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- VALERIE CAMMISO, 529 14TH STREET NW SUITE 1280, WASHINGTON, DC 20045
- Signed the 990
- VALERIE CAMMISO, CAE
- Phone
- (212) 297-2129
- Website
- WWW.SATW.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DAVIS JOSEY & KEATING LLC
Mission
THE SOCIETY'S MISSION IS INSPIRING TRAVEL THROUGH RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM. THE SOCIETY PROMOTES JOURNALISM, PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ITS MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGES THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF TRAVEL RESOURSES WORLDWIDE.
Program accomplishments
- ANNUAL CONVENTION TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM, PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ITS MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF TRAVEL RESOURCES WORLDWIDE AND TO ELECT OFFICERS AND REPORT ON PREVIOUS YEARS ACTIVITIES.
- MEMBERS ARE DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS, BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION (EASTERN, CENTRAL STATES, WESTERN AND CANADIAN), AND THEN COUNCILS (FREELANCE, EDITORS, ASSOCIATES AND DIGITAL PUBLISHERS) IN ORDER TO HOLD MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO INTRODUCE MEMBERS TO NEW DESTINATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS ISSUES AND TO OBTAIN SKILLS TRAINING RELEVENT TO WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING AND PROMOTE PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROVIDE TRAVEL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDE FORUMS FOR DISCUSSION AMONG JOURNALISTS AND ENHANCE SKILL LEVELS AMONG THE MEMBERS.
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
- 52-6055577
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,210,333
- Income (IRS master file)
- $736,592
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $656,194 | $614,378 | $1,210,333 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $916,431 | $817,141 | $1,288,819 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $702,613 | $690,088 | $1,010,444 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $666,030 | $766,442 | $897,226 | 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 52-6055577).
Questions about SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS INC
- What is the EIN of SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS INC is 52-6055577.
- Is SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1959.
- Are donations to SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS 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 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS 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 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS 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 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names VALERIE CAMMISO.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $656,194, expenses of $614,378 and total assets of $1,210,333 at year end.
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