National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Dc Society
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 530237718
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2022
- Forms available
- Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2009
- Location
- Washington, DC, USA
- Phone
- 4015809200
- Rating
- 71
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $104,977
- Expenses
- $85,970
- Assets
- $388,640
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
25 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- WILLIAM ORSWELL RITCHIE JR (PRESIDENT)
- THOMAS ANDREW READMOND (SR. VICE PRESIDENT)
- GEOFFREY LYNN NEWMAN (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- WILLIAM ORSWELL RITCHIE JR (PRESIDENT)
- PAUL MELVIN HAYS (SECRETARY)
- THOMAS ANDREW READMOND (SR. VICE PRESIDENT)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The objects of this society are patriotic, historical, educational, and shall include those intended or designed to perpetuate the memory of those patriots who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the american revolution, achieved the independence of the american people, to unite and promote fellowship among their descendants, to inspire them and the community at large with a more profound reverence for the principles of government founded by our forefathers, to encourage historical research in relation to the american revolution, to acquire and preserve the records of the individual services of the patriots of the war, as well as documents, relics, and landmarks, to mark the scenes of the revolution by appropriate memorials, to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of war and the revolutionary period, to foster true patriotism, to maintain and extend the institutions of american freedom, to carry out the purposes expressed in the preamble of the constitutio
What it reported doing in 2022
Commemorative events and celebrations including: july 4th wreath-laying ceremony and commemoration, thomas jefferson birthday celebration, yorktown celebration, sweethearts and patriots gala, and dinners and other leadership meetings; support of library holding historical material with other organizations' materials.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 67% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 59
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 74
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 54.7%; rating input score 55
- Program expense ratio: 84%; rating input score 84
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 18.1%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.52; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 54.7% of revenue deployed · 84% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $72K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 25 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2022
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.