FRIENDS OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR GROVE
EIN 45-2637603 · Historical Organizations (A80)
What they do
IN FY 2024-2025, THE FRIENDS of THE MEDAL of HONOR GROVE CONTINUED ITS WORK ON THE ENHANCEMENT of THE ARBORETUM. MORE THAN 24 DEAD, DISEASED or DYING TREES WERE REMOVED and REPLACED BY 36 NEW SAPLINGS of PA NATIVE TREES. VOLUNTEERS HAVE TENDED THESE NEW TREES to ENSURE THEY REMAIN VIABLE. TREES CONTINUE to BE A FOCUS for THE GROUNDS COMMITTEE and FUNDING for THE REMOVAL of TREES is BEING SOURCED. THE EDUCATION CENTER SIGNAGE WAS UPDATED WITH THE STORIES of ANOTHER 10 MEDAL of HONOR RECIPIENTS. THE FRIENDS PLAN is to CONTINUE to ROTATE THE RECIPIENTS INFORMATION ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE NORTH CAROLINA and KANSAS SITES PLAZA BRICKWORK WAS RESET. PLANNING and FUND RAISING HAS BEGUN for TWO NEW SITES WITHIN THE MEDAL of HONOR GROVE, THE SISTER VERONICA MEMORIAL GARDEN and THE TOMB of THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER GARDEN. TWO GRANITE BENCHES DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES WERE REPLACED AT THE IOWA and NEBRASKA SITES. PLANNING for THE CONNECTING TRAIL FROM THE MEDAL of HONOR GROVE to VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL PAR
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (13)
BARBARA EDELMANDIRECTOR (FO
BETH HARVATHDIRECTOR
BILL TARACHAKDIRECTOR
ELAINE MATTTREAS/SEC (F
JOSH BUCZYNSKIDIRECTOR
JULIAN MCCRACKENTREASURER 1/
KIMBERLY MCGARVEYDIRECTOR
LARRY FRANGIOSA ESQVICE CHAIR
MARK RYAN ESQCHAIR
MATT KELLYDIRECTOR
PATRICK MOHANDIRECTOR
RICH DURACHKODIRECTOR
SUSAN DURACHKOSECRETARY 1/
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2011
- Location
- PO BOX 243, VALLEY FORGE, PA 19481-0243
- County
- Chester
- In care of
- % GREGORY CARY
- Primary officer
- MARK RYAN ESQ, CHAIR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- BEE BERGVALL & CO
- NTEE classification
- Historical Organizations (A80)
- IRS tax category
- Historical Organizations