NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN RELIGION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $193K · expenses $95K · assets $121K

EIN
46-2990762
Address
240 E LOUDOUN VALLEY DR, PURCELLVILLE, VA 20132-3110
Website
www.nmar.org
NTEE code
A54
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Christopher Stevenson (its 2016 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2016 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Tell the story of religion in America

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Christopher Stevenson Director/president2017-2024 $0$21,198 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Tammy Schneider Director/vice president2018-2024 3 $0 reported 1
David Black Director/Treasurer2022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Colleen Prior Director/secretary2021-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Suhag Shukla Director2021-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Robert Aird Director2022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Teddy Reeves (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Janna Bowman (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Christopher Brinton (former) DIRECTORTREASURER2017-2021 3 $0 reported 1
Suzanne Fox (former) DIRECTOR2021 3 $0 reported 1
Gregory Rooney (former) DIRECTOR2018-2020 3 $0 reported 1
John Moore (former) DIRECTOR2018-2020 3 $0 reported 1
Robert Wilson-Black (former) DIRECTORSECRETARY2017-2020 3 $0 reported 1
Vito John Germinario (former) DIRECTOR2017-2020 3 $0 reported 1
Diana Eck (former) DIRECTOR2017-2018 3 $0 reported 1
Gregory Roney (former) Director2017 3 $0 reported 1
Tammi Schneider (former) Director2017 3 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Johnson (former) Director2017 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christopher Stevenson Director/president15 $0-$0 $01
Tammy Schneider Director/vice president3 $0-$0 $01
David Black Director/Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Colleen Prior Director/secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Suhag Shukla Director3 $0-$0 $01
Robert Aird Director3 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON DIRECTORPRESIDENT15 $0-$0 $01
TAMMY SCHNEIDER DIRECTORVICE PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
DAVID BLACK DIRECTORTREASURER3 $0-$0 $01
COLLEEN PRIOR DIRECTORSECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
SUHAG SHUKLA DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT AIRD DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON DIRECTORPRESIDENT15 $0-$0 $01
TAMMY SCHNEIDER DIRECTORVICE PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
DAVID BLACK DIRECTORTREASURER3 $0-$0 $01
COLLEEN PRIOR DIRECTORSECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
SUHAG SHUKLA DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
TEDDY REEVES DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT AIRD DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JANNA BOWMAN DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON DIRECTORPRESIDENT10 $19,774-$0 $19,7741
TAMMY SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER BRINTON DIRECTORTREASURER3 $0-$0 $01
COLLEEN PRIOR DIRECTORSECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
SUHAG SHUKLA DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE FOX DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
TEDDY REEVES DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JANNA BOWMAN DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY ROONEY DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
TAMMY SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER BRINTON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JOHN MOORE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON DIRECTORPRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT WILSON-BLACK DIRECTORSECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
VITO JOHN GERMINARIO DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $1K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON DIRECTORPRESIDENT3 $1,424-$0 $1,4241
GREGORY ROONEY DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
TAMMY SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER BRINTON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JOHN MOORE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT WILSON-BLACK DIRECTORSECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
VITO JOHN GERMINARIO DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY ROONEY DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
TAMMY SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER BRINTON DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
DIANA ECK DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
JOHN MOORE DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON DIRECTORPRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT WILSON-BLACK DIRECTORSECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
VITO JOHN GERMINARIO DIRECTOR3 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY RONEY Director3 $0-- $01
TAMMI SCHNEIDER Director3 $0-- $01
CHRISTOPHER BRINTON Director3 $0-- $01
DIANA ECK Director3 $0-- $01
JONATHAN JOHNSON Director3 $0-- $01
CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON Director/Pres.3 $0-- $01
ROBERT WILSON-BLACK Director/Secr.3 $0-- $01
VITO JOHN GERMINARIO Director3 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$192,702$95,087 $120,978$120,978 $192,702$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$164,543$144,386 $23,213$22,013 $164,543- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,436$80,344 $3,056$1,856 $70,436- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,889$127,967 $11,764$11,764 $83,889- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$160,662$232,545 $55,842$55,842 $160,662- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,150$42,435 $127,725$127,725 $157,150- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,447$158,373 $13,010$13,010 $4,447- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,998$33,734 $166,936$166,936 $180,998- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $112,850 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HUDSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$105,000 2024$75,000
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ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM Public charity Exact 2021 1$7,850 2021$7,850
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CULPEPER CAVALRY MUSEUM INCVAA54 $224,163$154,417 MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
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OCTAGON HOUSE FOUNDATION INCVAA54 $103,625$122,729 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OLD DOMINION CHAPTERVAA54 $176,632$170,408 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
MATHEWS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCVAA54 $131,466$19,312 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
LOUDOUN HERITAGE FARM MUSEUMVAA54 $329,260$313,470 EXECUTIVE DI$53,049 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONVAA54 $370,080$490,290 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (RETIRED)$26,870 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
BEDFORD MUSEUM AND GENEALOGICAL LIBRARYVAA54 $140,145$150,786 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
THE WATERMENS MUSEUMVAA54 $168,093$211,291 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF OFLAG 64 INCVAA54 $159,650$159,666 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTH BOSTON-HALIFAX COUNTY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS AND HISTORYVAA54 $288,712$206,992 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
SMITHFIELD-PRESTON FOUNDATIONVAA54 $362,947$355,261 Executive Dir.$86,000 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
US ARMY WOMENS FOUNDATIONVAA54 $266,213$193,139 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
CHRISTIANSBURG INSTITUTE INCVAA54 $328,051$323,604 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$75,151 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
MANASSAS BATTLEFIELD MUSEUM INCVAA54 $204,265$3,591 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
MCGHEE FOUNDATIONVAA54 $218,845$173,293 President Board Chair$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
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THE CITIZENS SOLDIERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCVAA54 $210,014$142,531 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA INC DAF sponsor$2,346,57913 12013–2024 MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INC
THE PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,203,86215 12013–2025 PUTNAM COUNTY MUSEUM INC
RALPH LANDAU FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,092,3308 12013–2020 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICANS IN WARTIME
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$743,34911 12014–2024 ALBANY REGIONAL MUSEUM CORPORATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$598,31529 112016–2024 SMITHFIELD-PRESTON FOUNDATION; VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC; INTERNATIONAL WOMENS AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM INC; MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INC and 7 more
CORS FOUNDATION Private foundation$472,7305 12011–2016 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICANS IN WARTIME
THE ALVIN E MALSTROM FOUNDATION Private foundation$378,74815 12011–2025 SANDY MUSEUM FOUNDATION
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC DAF sponsor$304,0003 12014–2016 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICANS IN WARTIME
AEC TRUST Private foundation$300,0006 12018–2024 MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INC
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WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$205,0006 12020–2024 BENTONVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$202,0005 32021–2023 AMERICAN ARMORY MUSEUM; OCTAGON HOUSE FOUNDATION INC; LOUDOUN HERITAGE FARM MUSEUM
COBB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$194,2136 12011–2025 MARIETTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $95,087 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $66,544 70.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,242 29.7%
Printing, publications, postage $301 0.3%
Total$95,087100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $144,386 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $141,393 97.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,648 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $345 0.2%
Total$144,386100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $80,344 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $62,930 78.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,785 20.9%
Printing, publications, postage $629 0.8%
Total$80,344100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $127,967 spent · pay $19,774 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $61,876 48.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,958 35.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $19,774 15.5%
Printing, publications, postage $359 0.3%
Total$127,967100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $232,545 spent · pay $59,087 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $109,259 47.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $59,087 25.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,799 24.4%
Printing, publications, postage $5,646 2.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,754 0.8%
Total$232,545100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $42,435 spent · pay $1,424 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $34,350 80.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,452 10.5%
Printing, publications, postage $2,209 5.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1,424 3.4%
Total$42,435100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $158,373 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $146,579 92.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,830 6.8%
Printing, publications, postage $964 0.6%
Total$158,373100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $33,734 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $20,694 61.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,782 32.0%
Printing, publications, postage $2,258 6.7%
Total$33,734100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2026$22,500$01
2025$24,876$01
Largest awards · 2 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2026National Endowment for the HumanitiesGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES CHALLENGE GRANTS 45.130RELIGION AND AMERICA?S 250TH COALITION CONFERENCE [THIS WILL BE A FREE AND PUBLIC-FACING CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE$22,500
2025National Endowment for the HumanitiesGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES RESEARCH 45.161"RELIGION AND THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES" CONFERENCE [THIS WILL BE A PUBLIC-FACING CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROL$24,876

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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