EPHRATA CLOISTER ASSOCIATES
EIN 23-1529681 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A82Z)
What they do
THE EPHRATA CLOISTERS HISTORIC BUILDINGS, COLLECTIONS, and PROGRAMMING INVITE THE EXPLORATION of THIS UNIQUE COMMUNITYS SPIRITUAL, CREATIVE, and INTELLECTUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY ENCOURAGING VISITORS to DEVELOP A PERSONAL CONNECTION to PENNSYLVANIAS SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN RELIGIOUS TOLERATION and INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM. THE EPHRATA CLOISTER ASSOCIATES is DEDICATED to THE CONTINUED PRESERVATION and PROMOTION of THE EPHRATA CLOISTER THROUGH THE SPONSORSHIP of SPECIAL CLOISTER RELATED EVENTS SUCH AS LANTERN TOURS, APPLE DUMPLING DAY, DAY of MUSIC, CHRISTMAS AT THE CLOISTER, THE STUDENT HISTORIAN PROGRAM and OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS for SPECIAL AUDIENCES. THE EPHRATA CLOISTER CHORUS, SPONSORED BY THE ASSOCIATES, is UNIQUE AS IT RELATES to THE MUSEUM and THE HISTORIC SITE. THE CHORUS PERFORMS SEVERAL of OVER 1,000 HYMNS WRITTEN AT THE SITE. IN ADDITION to EPHRATAS PAST, THE GROUP PERFORMS COMPOSITIONS FROM OTHER EARLY AMERICAN COMMUNITIES INCLUDING WORKS FROM THE SHAKERS, THE MORAVIANS, THE HA
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (9)
CHRIS LAUSCHVICE PRESIDE
CINDY MELLINGERDIRECTOR
DOUG GEHRDIRECTOR
ERIC MARTIN USNERDIRECTOR
KERRY SHOFFDIRECTOR
MADELYN MARKSSECRETARY
MEGAN SWARTZTREASURER
NANCY HESSPRESIDENT
SHEREE WOLFDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1967
- Location
- 632 W MAIN ST, EPHRATA, PA 17522
- County
- Lancaster
- In care of
- SUE FISHER
- Primary officer
- SUE FISHER, BOARD ADMINISTRATOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- SIMON LEVER LLC
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A82Z)