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Nonprofit · EIN 53-0205423

SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20008

Financials

$3.8M$4.1M2022$5.3M$4.3M2023$4.3M$5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$4,327,705$5,010,396-$682,691$35,111,826$860,816$34,251,010
June 30, 2024990$5,324,542$4,308,119$1,016,423$33,096,696$1,056,627$32,040,069
June 30, 2023990$3,756,156$4,148,665-$392,509$31,044,707$905,429$30,139,278
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,687,659
of which government grants
$286,322
Program service revenue
$971,183
Investment income
$625,814
Net gain from sales of assets
$223,200
Net income from sales of inventory
$43,049
Other revenue
$43,049

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$45,500
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$484,092
Other salaries and wages
$1,699,600
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,689,471
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$64,941
Occupancy
$240,069
Travel
$102,997
Depreciation
$184,560
Program services (functional)
$3,657,373
Management and general (functional)
$820,648
Fundraising (functional)
$532,375

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$33,096,696
Total assets, end of year
$35,111,826
Total liabilities, end of year
$860,816
Net assets, end of year
$34,251,010
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,169,149
Publicly traded securities
$17,019,570
Net assets without donor restrictions
$16,405,380
Net assets with donor restrictions
$17,845,630
Gross receipts
$9,379,032
Employees
25
Volunteers
34
Year formed
1937
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
F ANDERSON MORSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$221,619$31,285
SUSAN BENJAMINDIRECTOR OF FIN AND ADMIN
Officer
40$157,852$35,168
GLENN HENNESSEYDIRECTOR OF MKT AND COMM
Highest-paid employee
40$103,735$38,350
THOMAS LANNONLIBRARY DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$123,238$13,750
JUAN M MESAEVENTS MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$107,363$27,131
EMILY PARSONSDEPUTY DIR AND CURATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$115,898$3,968
JOEL THOMAS DAVES IVPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
FRANCIS ELLERBE GRIMBALLVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
MARK CALHOUN WILLIAMSSECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
WILLIAM POSTELL RAIFORD PHDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
CORDELL LEE BRAGG III MDASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
WILLIAM ALLEN MARSHALLASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
BRYAN SCOTT JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES KEITH PEOPLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FERDINAND HENRY ONNEN IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
36 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
THOMAS EDWARD CROCKER JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY PETER DUBOISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH BRANCH CRAIGE KLUTTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES ALBERT STEPHENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGORY JOHN SPROATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HENRY ROBERTS MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM JOSEPH LONGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN MARK STEPHENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LOYS MARQUIS DE COLBERT CANNETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEAN-FRAN COMTE DE CAFFARELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE WRIGHT LENNONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EDWARD PAUL GIBSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK CROSBY WARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES MCKIM SYMINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN MCCONVILLE SHANNONASST TREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
MICHAEL PAUL PILLSBURY PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HERBERT JAQUES MOTLEY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCIS GORHAM BRIGHAM IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANK MAURAN IVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WALTER GURNEE DYER REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER MARK NICHOLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN STANTON WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DELBERT ALAN SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM PFINGST CARRELL IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN BENJAMIN JEFFRIESDIRECTOR/AUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
H LAURENCE FRITZ JRAUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN M ALLEN-PETRIEAUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN A BLAKEAUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GERMAN P CULVER JRAUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT CAMPBELL FARMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HUGH LAUGHLIN ROBINSON IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANK KEECH TURNER JRPRESIDENT 2022-2025
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
KENNETH DUANE ROACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID PETER KOLLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS HEYWARD MOTTE HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM LOWE SHEFTALL IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
F ANDERSON MORSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$225,650$29,396
SUSAN BENJAMINDIRECTOR OF FIN AND ADMIN
Officer
40$152,481$39,414
GLENN HENNESSEYDIRECTOR OF MKT AND COMM
Highest-paid employee
40$101,231$50,050
JUAN MESAEVENTS MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$104,498$16,000
EMILY PARSONSDEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CURATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$112,154$3,893
FRANK KEECH TURNER JRPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
JOEL THOMAS DAVES IVVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
FRANCIS ELLERBE GRIMBALLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
WILLIAM POSTELL RAIFORD PHDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
CORDELL LEE BRAGG III MDASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JOHN MCCONVILLE SHANNONASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
STEPHEN BENJAMIN JEFFRIESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PAUL PILLSBURY PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HERBERT JAQUES MOTLEY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCIS GORHAM BRIGHAM IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK MAURAN IVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER GURNEE DYER REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MARK NICHOLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH DUANE ROACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS SINCLAIR HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM PFINGST CARRELL IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN CHRISTOPHER HARVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID PETER KOLLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK CROSBY WARDAUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY JOHN SPROATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYAN SCOTT JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES KEITH PEOPLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FERDINAND HENRY ONNEN IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS EDWARD CROCKER JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT CAMPBELL FARMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK CALHOUN WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH BRANCH CRAIGE KLUTTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD RENZ RAIFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS HEYWARD MOTTE HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD PAUL GIBSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM LOWE SHEFTALL IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN MARK STEPHENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOS MARQUIS DE COLBERT CANNETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEAN-FRANOIS COMTE DE CAFFARELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE WRIGHT LENNONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN M ALLEN-PETRIEAUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN A BLAKEAUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GERMAN P CULVER JRAUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
H LAURENCE FRITZ JRAUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 39 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JACK D WARREN JREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 2/18/2022)
Officer
40$412,910$42,600
F ANDERSON MORSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$195,943$25,758
GLENN HENNESSEYDIRECTOR OF MKT AND COMM
Highest-paid employee
40$172,359$24,250
SUSAN BENJAMINDIRECTOR OF FIN AND ADMIN
Officer
40$147,385$30,075
EMILY PARSONSDEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CURATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$108,777$2,176
FRANK KEECH TURNER JRPRESIDENT GENERAL
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
JOEL THOMAS DAVES IVVICE PRESIDENT GENERAL
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
FRANCIS ELLERBE GRIMBALLSECRETARY GENERAL
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
WILLIAM POSTELL RAIFORD PHDTREASURER GENERAL
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
CORDELL LEE BRAGG III MDASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JOHN MCCONVILLE SHANNONASSISTANT TREASURER GENERAL
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
STEPHEN BENJAMIN JEFFRIESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PAUL PILLSBURY PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HERBERT JAQUES MOTLEY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCIS GORHAM BRIGHAM IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK MAURAN IVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER GURNEE DYER REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MARK NICHOLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH DUANE ROACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS SINCLAIR HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM PFINGST CARRELL IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN CHRISTOPHER HARVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID PETER KOLLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK CROSBY WARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY JOHN SPROATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYAN SCOTT JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES KEITH PEOPLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FERDINAND HENRY ONNEN IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS EDWARD CROCKER JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT CAMPBELL FARMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK CALHOUN WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH BRANCH CRAIGE KLUTTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD RENZ RAIFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS HEYWARD MOTTE HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD PAUL GIBSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM LOWE SHEFTALL IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN MARK STEPHENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOS MARQUIS DE COLBERT CANNETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEAN-FRANOIS COMTE DE CAFFARELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2118 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20008-3640
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
F ANDERSON MORSE, 2118 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20008
Signed the 990
F ANDERSON MORSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 785-2040
Return prepared by
COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC

Mission

THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI PROMOTES THE MEMORY AND THE IDEALS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE MEN WHO LED THE AMERICAN AND FRENCH FORCES TO VICTORY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THROUGH MUSEUM, LIBRARY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT ANDERSON HOUSE, THE SOCIETY'S HEADQUARTERS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • HISTORIC PRESERVATION - THE SOCIETY RESTORES AND MAINTAINS ANDERSON HOUSE, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1905 AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. ANDERSON HOUSE IS A WASHINGTON, D.C., LANDMARK AS WELL, AND ONE OF THE BEST-PRESERVED HISTORIC MANSIONS ON EMBASSY ROW.
    Expenses $1,432,064
  • MUSEUM - THE SOCIETY OPERATES ANDERSON HOUSE AS A MUSEUM, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC YEAR-ROUND, SIX DAYS A WEEK. THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS AND CONTINUOUSLY ADDS TO ITS MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, WHICH CONSIST OF COLLECTIONS FOCUSING ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY, AND THE ANDERSON FAMILY AND ANDERSON HOUSE. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO SCHOLARS FOR STUDY, ARE DISPLAYED AT ANDERSON HOUSE AND, THROUGH LOANS, AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS, AND ARE PRESENTED IN VARIOUS WAYS ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITES. THE SOCIETY MOUNTS A CONTINUOUS SERIES OF TEMPORARY MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS FOR THE PUBLIC AT ANDERSON HOUSE AND OFFERS VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS ON ITS WEBSITES.
    Expenses $1,140,880
  • EDUCATION AND OTHER PROGRAMS: THE SOCIETY CONDUCTS A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT ANDERSON HOUSE AND OTHER VENUES, AS WELL AS ONLINE AT WWW.AMERICANREVOLUTIONINSTITUTE.ORG. THE SOCIETY ALSO PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RELATED TO THESE THEMES IN PRINT AND ONLINE, INCLUDING BOOKS, EXHIBITION CATALOGS, LESSON PLANS, POSTERS, AND FACSIMILES OF PRIMARY SOURCES FROM THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. EIGHT SETS OF TRAVELING TRUNKS TELLING THE STORIES OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY AND THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AT SEA USING PRIMARY SOURCE-BASED LESSONS AND REPRODUCTION CLOTHING AND ARTIFACTS ARE CIRCULATED AT NO COST TO TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. A SUITE OF DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IS FEATURED UNDER THE CLASSROOM SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING: A FULL LESSON PLAN SERIES COMPOSED BY INSTITUTE STAFF AND MASTER TEACHERS, CLASSROOM VIDEOS, AN ONLINE STRATEGY GAME, REVOLUTIONARY CHOICES (ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN APP FOR MOBILE DEVICES). IN THE PAST, THE SOCIETY HAS PUBLISHED BOOKS SUCH AS "WHY AMERICA IS FREE", "AMERICA'S FIRST VETERANS", AND "FREEDOM: THE ENDURING IMPORTANCE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION." THE SOCIETY ALSO UNDERTAKES ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOLARS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS. THIS INCLUDES LIBRARY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS AND A TEACHERS ASSOCIATES PROGRAM THAT INVITES EDUCATORS TO BECOME ASSOCIATES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INSTITUTE.
    Expenses $687,137
  • LIBRARY - THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS A PROMINENT SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY AT ANDERSON HOUSE, DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE ART OF WAR IN THE ERA OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FIVE DAYS A WEEK. THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS AND CONTINUOUSLY ADDS TO ITS LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, CHIEFLY THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED MATERIALS BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, BROADSIDES, MAPS AND PRINTS. THE SOCIETY HAS A GROWING SCHOLARLY CATALOG OF THESE WORKS.
    Expenses $397,292 · grants $45,500

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
53-0205423
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
1938
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$35,111,826
Income (IRS master file)
$9,379,032

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$4,327,705$5,010,396$35,111,826XML
990June 2024$5,324,542$4,308,119$33,096,696XML
990June 2023$3,756,156$4,148,665$31,044,707XML
990June 2022$7,746,929$4,587,248$28,928,587IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 53-0205423).

Questions about SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI

What is the EIN of SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI is 53-0205423.
Is SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.
Are donations to SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI 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 THE CINCINNATI due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names F ANDERSON MORSE.
Who are the officers and directors of SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 51 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $221,619 (F ANDERSON MORSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,327,705, expenses of $5,010,396 and total assets of $35,111,826 at year end.

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