Nonprofit · EIN 54-6053662
NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · MIDDLEBURG, VA 20118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,535,960 | $3,669,047 | $866,913 | $28,194,061 | $161,914 | $28,032,147 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,369,851 | $2,931,976 | $437,875 | $26,407,191 | $178,515 | $26,228,676 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,126,762 | $4,423,444 | -$296,682 | $25,583,317 | $261,299 | $25,322,018 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,209,874
- Membership dues
- $505,753
- Program service revenue
- $74,591
- Investment income
- $511,191
- Net rental income
- $18,009
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $48,810
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$300,413
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $15,459
- Other revenue
- -$259,696
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $365,975
- Other salaries and wages
- $884,407
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,370,851
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $51,249
- Occupancy
- $124,614
- Travel
- $41,864
- Depreciation
- $411,869
- Program services (functional)
- $2,452,703
- Management and general (functional)
- $916,926
- Fundraising (functional)
- $299,418
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $26,407,191
- Total assets, end of year
- $28,194,061
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $161,914
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,032,147
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,890,091
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $20,744,554
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,287,593
- Gross receipts
- $14,437,631
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 2
- Year formed
- 1951
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH VON HASSELL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $350,249 | $15,724 |
| CLAUDIA PFEIFFER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $202,540 | $6,076 |
| ELEANOR O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,699 | $9,817 |
| MANUEL H JOHNSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE B MARS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT P IRWIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY M BRENTZEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE M EPSTEIN | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIMI ABEL SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LANDON BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD G CALDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL R CRANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCES MASSEY DULANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES FLEISCHMANN V | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK S GRISWOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTIN T HOLLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAZZ JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE E KURZIUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOROTHY MATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLARKE OHRSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE L OHRSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK J OHRSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN C PARSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY G SHOCKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HENRY R SLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REMY TRAFELET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| F TURNER REUTER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNABELLE GARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY J GREENAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA G VALENTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS B WHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH VON HASSELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $282,234 | $10,148 |
| CLAUDIA PFEIFFER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $202,540 | $5,925 |
| ELEANOR O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,903 | $4,823 |
| MANUEL H JOHNSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE B MARS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT P IRWIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY M BRENTZEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE M EPSTEIN | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIMI ABEL SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LANDON BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD G CALDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL R CRANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCES MASSEY DULANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER C FINLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK S GRISWOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN T HOLLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAZZ JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE E KURZIUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN H MULLIN III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARKE OHRSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE L OHRSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK J OHRSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN C PARSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| F TURNER REUTER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY G SHOCKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY R SLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REMY TRAFELET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA G VALENTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH VON HASSELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $334,211 | $10,147 |
| CLAUDIA PFEIFFER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $197,500 | $5,925 |
| ELEANOR O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,711 | $4,823 |
| CATHERINE BRENTZEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT P IRWIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARKE OHRSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD G CALDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| F TURNER REUTER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE M EPSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY R SLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE B MARS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE L OHRSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCES MASSEY DULANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MANUEL H JOHNSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA VALENTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIMI ABEL SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN C PARSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN H MULLIN III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL R CRANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWERENCE E KURZIUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LANDON BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER VOGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY G SHOCKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER C FINLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK S GRISWOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN T HOLLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE J REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1335, MIDDLEBURG, VA 20118-1335
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ELIZABETH VON HASSELL, PO BOX 1335, MIDDLEBURG, VA 20184
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH VON HASSELL, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (540) 687-6542
- Website
- WWW.NATIONALSPORTING.ORG
- Return prepared by
- YOUNT HYDE & BARBOUR PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND SHARE THE LITERATURE, ART, AND CULTURE OF EQUESTRIAN, ANGLING, AND FIELD SPORTS.
Program accomplishments
- FOUNDED IN 1954, THE ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED IN MIDDLEBURG, THE HEART OF VIRGINIA'S BEAUTIFUL HUNT COUNTRY. THE INVITING, 6-ACRE CAMPUS, WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH LIBRARY, AND FINE ART MUSEUM HIGHLIGHT THE RICH HERITAGE AND TRADITION OF COUNTRY PURSUITS. ANGLING, HORSEMANSHIP, SHOOTING, STEEPLECHASING, FOXHUNTING, FLAT RACING, POLO, COACHING, AND WILDLIFE ARE AMONG THE SUBJECTS ONE CAN EXPLORE IN THE INSITUTION'S GENERAL STACKS, RARE BOOK HOLDINGS, ARCHIVES, AND ART COLLECTION. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, AND FAMILIY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.Expenses $2,452,703 · revenue $97,299
- RESEARCH AND LECTURES ON EQUESTRIAN, ANGLING, AND FIELD SPORTS - INCLUDES A SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM.
- PUBLICATION OF BOOKS, NEWSLETTERS AND CATALOGUES ON EQUESTRIAN, ANGLING, AND FIELD SPORTS.
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
- 54-6053662
- 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
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B700)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $28,194,061
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,437,631
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,535,960 | $3,669,047 | $28,194,061 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,369,851 | $2,931,976 | $26,407,191 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,126,762 | $4,423,444 | $25,583,317 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,976,815 | $2,314,598 | $24,743,439 | 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 54-6053662).
Questions about NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED is 54-6053662.
- Is NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1956.
- Are donations to NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED 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 NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED 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 NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED 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 NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ELIZABETH VON HASSELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 33 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $350,249 (ELIZABETH VON HASSELL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,535,960, expenses of $3,669,047 and total assets of $28,194,061 at year end.
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