THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI

EIN 53-0205423 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A54Z)

What they do

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 SOCIETYS HEADQUARTERS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $73.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders51 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

84.51%of revenue went to mission work73.0% of expenses · Program services

12.30%of revenue went to fundraising10.6% of expenses

$115.77spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

18.96%of revenue went to management and office costs16.4% of expenses

$7.01in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

62.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $682,691 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $252,904 for F ANDERSON MORSE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$4,327,705

Mission workProgram services$3,657,37384.51% of revenue73.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$820,64818.96% of revenue16.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$532,37512.30% of revenue10.6% of expenses

Total expenses$5,010,396115.77% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 73.0% mission · 16.4% management · 10.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.77% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 76.5% mission · 13.8% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.91% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 83.3% mission · 9.0% management · 7.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.45% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.9% mission · 8.7% management · 12.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.21% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 81.5% mission · 8.3% management · 10.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.38% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.8% mission · 7.4% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 131.47% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 7.8% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.51% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 86.4% mission · 5.9% management · 7.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.92% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,327,705

Expenses$5,010,396

Annual shortfall $682,691 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,657,373 · 73.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$820,648 · 16.4% of expenses

Fundraising$532,375 · 10.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,327,705

Expenses$5,010,396

Assets$35,111,826

Income$9,379,032

Contributions$2,687,659

Mission work (program services)$3,657,373

Fundraising$532,375

Management and general$820,648

Stocks and bonds$17,019,570

Accounting fees$64,941

Investing fees$66,885

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

F ANDERSON MORSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $252,904Base $221,619 · Other $31,285

SUSAN BENJAMINDIRECTOR OF FIN AND ADMIN · 40 hrs/week $193,020Base $157,852 · Other $35,168

GLENN HENNESSEYDIRECTOR OF MKT AND COMM · 40 hrs/week $142,085Base $103,735 · Other $38,350

THOMAS LANNONLIBRARY DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $136,988Base $123,238 · Other $13,750

JUAN M MESAEVENTS MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $134,494Base $107,363 · Other $27,131

EMILY PARSONSDEPUTY DIR AND CURATOR · 40 hrs/week $119,866Base $115,898 · Other $3,968

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (51)

F ANDERSON MORSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SUSAN BENJAMINDIRECTOR OF FIN AND ADMIN

GLENN HENNESSEYDIRECTOR OF MKT AND COMM

THOMAS LANNONLIBRARY DIRECTOR

JUAN M MESAEVENTS MANAGER

EMILY PARSONSDEPUTY DIR AND CURATOR

STEPHEN BENJAMIN JEFFRIESDIRECTOR/AUDIT COMMITTEE

JOHN M ALLEN-PETRIEAUDIT COMMITTEE

JOHN MARK STEPHENSONDIRECTOR

JOHN MCCONVILLE SHANNONASST TREASURER/DIRECTOR

JOHN STANTON WILLIAMSDIRECTOR

JOSEPH BRANCH CRAIGE KLUTTZDIRECTOR

KENNETH DUANE ROACHDIRECTOR

LOYS MARQUIS DE COLBERT CANNETDIRECTOR

MARK CALHOUN WILLIAMSSECRETARY/DIRECTOR

MARK CROSBY WARDDIRECTOR

MICHAEL PAUL PILLSBURY PHDDIRECTOR

ROBERT CAMPBELL FARMERDIRECTOR

JAMES MCKIM SYMINGTONDIRECTOR

THOMAS EDWARD CROCKER JRDIRECTOR

THOMAS HEYWARD MOTTE HAMILTONDIRECTOR

WALTER GURNEE DYER REEDDIRECTOR

WILLIAM ALLEN MARSHALLASSISTANT TREASURER

WILLIAM JOSEPH LONGANDIRECTOR

WILLIAM LOWE SHEFTALL IIIDIRECTOR

WILLIAM PFINGST CARRELL IIDIRECTOR

WILLIAM POSTELL RAIFORD PHDTREASURER

FRANK MAURAN IVDIRECTOR

BRYAN SCOTT JOHNSONDIRECTOR

CHARLES ALBERT STEPHENSDIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER MARK NICHOLSDIRECTOR

CORDELL LEE BRAGG III MDASSISTANT SECRETARY

DAVID PETER KOLLOCKDIRECTOR

DELBERT ALAN SMITHDIRECTOR

EDWARD PAUL GIBSONDIRECTOR

FERDINAND HENRY ONNEN IIIDIRECTOR

FRANCIS ELLERBE GRIMBALLVICE PRESIDENT

FRANCIS GORHAM BRIGHAM IIIDIRECTOR

FRANK KEECH TURNER JRPRESIDENT 2022-2025

JOEL THOMAS DAVES IVPRESIDENT

GARY PETER DUBOISDIRECTOR

GEORGE WRIGHT LENNONDIRECTOR

GERMAN P CULVER JRAUDIT COMMITTEE

GREGORY JOHN SPROATDIRECTOR

H LAURENCE FRITZ JRAUDIT COMMITTEE

HENRY ROBERTS MILLERDIRECTOR

HERBERT JAQUES MOTLEY JRDIRECTOR

HUGH LAUGHLIN ROBINSON IIDIRECTOR

JAMES KEITH PEOPLESDIRECTOR

BRIAN A BLAKEAUDIT COMMITTEE

JEAN-FRAN COMTE DE CAFFARELLIDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1938
Location: 2118 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20008-3640
County: District of Columbia
In care of: F ANDERSON MORSE
Primary officer: F ANDERSON MORSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailheadquarters@societyofthecincinnati.org Phone(202) 785-2040

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A54Z)