2025-07-31T16:26:57-05:00 2024-09-30 363168081 SIKICH LLC 1 CHURCH STREET SUITE 700 ROCKVILLE MD 208504163 990 2023-10-01 842144791 AMERICA250ORG INC AMER 2028711776 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 370 WASHINGTON DC 20004 JENNIFER CONDON EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 2028711776 2025-07-31 1 1 SUSAN J ROSENBERG P00059813 3017389040 2025-07-31 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X JENNIFER CONDON 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 370 WASHINGTON DC 20004 14456080 0 X AMERICA250.ORG X 2019 DE TO COMMEMORATE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY 7 6 28 6 0 0 16220 3252328 10997565 11118748 0 45004 0 40000 11013785 14456080 120000 175000 0 0 3263491 1697573 0 342566 380447 8203633 10011641 11587124 12226780 -573339 2229300 1991142 5006110 667742 1453410 1323400 3552700 X TO COMMEMORATE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY WITH INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE AMERICANS TO RENEW AND STRENGTHEN OUR DARING EXPERIMENT IN DEMOCRACY. 0 0 9969871 175000 11118748 AMERICA250.ORG, INC. ("AMERICA250", OR THE ORGANIZATION") IS THE SOLE SUPPORTING NON-PROFIT TO THE U.S. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION CHARGED WITH PLANNING THE MULTIYEAR COMMEMORATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT PEAKS ON JULY 4, 2026. IT IS A ONCE-IN-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICA'S COMPLICATED PAST AND IGNITE SHARED OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE THROUGH ENGAGING PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCES. THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO INSPIRE THE AMERICAN SPIRIT WITHIN ALL AMERICANS AND EACH AMERICAN, GROUNDED IN THE NATION'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES, FOR A CONTINUING JOURNEY TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION.AMERICA250.ORG, INC. IS THE 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE U.S. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION (THE "COMMISSION"). THE ORGANIZATION WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COMMISSION AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BRING THE VISION FOR AMERICA250 TO LIFE THROUGH NATIONAL AND GRASSROOTS PROGRAMMING, COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS, MARKETING, AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.2024 WAS A YEAR FILLED WITH ACHIEVEMENT, COLLABORATION, HUGE ACHIEVEMENTS AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTION FOR AMERICA250. BEGINNING IN 2024, WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE, AMERICA'S FIELD TRIP - A STUDENT CONTEST DESIGNED TO ENGAGE AMERICA'S YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. STUDENTS ANSWERED, "WHAT AMERICA MEANS TO THEM AND AWARDEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON INCREDIBLE, BEHIND-THE-SCENES FIELD TRIPS AT PLACES LIKE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, AND MORE. WE RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF INCREDIBLE SUBMISSIONS FROM STUDENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND EVENTUALLY ANNOUNCED THE 75 FIRST-PLACE AWARDEES FROM 27 STATES. WE SECURED COVERAGE AROUND THE COUNTRY IN OUTLETS, INCLUDING FOX, ABC BIRMINGHAM, SHELBY COUNTY REPORTER, HAWAII NEWS NOW, NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER, AND MORE. IN LATE MARCH, AMERICA250 CONTINUED TO ADVANCE OUR PROGRAMMING EFFORTS WITH THE COMMISSION'S OFFICIAL APPROVAL OF OUR PLAYBOOK, DETAILING THE LARGE-SCALE, HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMMING AMERICA250 IS PLANNING FOR 2026. IN MAY AMERICA250 SENIOR LEADERSHIP TOOK PART IN A PANEL ALONGSIDE GIANNI INFANTINO OF FIFA, JANET EVANS OF LA28, AND OLYMPIAN LINDSAY VONN AT THE MILKEN GLOBAL CONFERENCE TO SPEAK ABOUT HOW THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY, THE WORLD CUP, AND THE LA OLYMPICS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE UNITED STATES ON AN INTERNATIONAL STAGE, BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND REINVIGORATE THE AMERICAN DREAM. AMERICA250 CHAIR ROSIE RIOS SPOKE AT THE POINTS OF LIGHT CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON, TX, THE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY GEORGE H. W. BUSH, AND SHARED WITH AN AUDIENCE OF NONPROFITS AND VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS THE AMAZING WORK UNDERWAY AT AMERICA250. SHE TEASED AMERICA250'S NEXT TENTPOLE EFFORT LAUNCHING IN SEPTEMBER, AMERICA GIVES, AND CALLED ON THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ROOM FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO REINVIGORATE YEAR-ROUND GIVING AND SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES. SHE WENT ON TO SPEAK AT THE US CONFERENCE OF MAYORS WITH THE GOAL OF STARTING LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED AMERICA250 COMMISSIONS FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA.ON JULY 4TH, WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED "OUR AMERICAN STORY," A GROUNDBREAKING INITIATIVE TO GATHER AND PRESERVE THE VOICES THAT MAKE UP OUR NATION'S RICH TAPESTRY. WE ALL KNOW THE POWER OF STORYTELLING TO CONNECT, INSPIRE, AND TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES, AND OUR AMERICAN STORY INVITES AMERICANS TO NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR COMMUNITY WHOSE STORY DESERVES TO BE HEARD AND REMEMBERED. THESE STORIES, WHETHER FROM EVERYDAY AMERICANS, FAMOUS FIGURES, OR UNSUNG HEROES, REFLECT THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND RESILIENCE THAT DEFINE AMERICA. 9969871 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV GA X X PETER GICHURU 4433224237 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW SUITE 370 WASHINGTON DC 20004 ROSIE RIOS CHAIRPERSON 20.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM WALKER VICE CHAIRPERSON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNN F YOUNG SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHY GILLESPIE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 REGGIE BROWNE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOE CROWLEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY SEXTON PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 285690 0 9259 JENNIFER CONDON EXC. 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THE COMMISSION'S BOARD IS SUPERVISED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND PRIVATE CITIZENS APPOINTED BY CONGRESS MEMBERS. AMERICA250.ORG ALSO SUBMITTED TO THE IRS THAT THE COMMISSION WAS THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. THE IRS APPROVED THIS AND DETERMINED THAT AMERICA250.ORG WAS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE COMMISSION IS NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN RECOGNITION OF ITS PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS, BECAUSE IT IS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY CREATED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS (PUBLIC LAW 114-196). 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MOREOVER, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANNUAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS ON THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AND A FINAL REPORT UPON COMPLETION OF THE GRANT PERIOD. X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 EMILY SEXTON PRESIDENT 241890 0 43800 0 0 0 8281 0 978 0 294949 0 0 0 JENNIFER CONDON EXC. VP 189240 0 34622 0 0 0 9185 0 1717 0 234764 0 0 0 BRENDA ABLES VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES 175795 0 10905 0 0 0 6948 0 8983 0 202631 0 0 0 JENNIFER GORMAN GENERAL COUNSEL 172425 0 10000 0 0 0 7432 0 951 0 190808 0 0 0 PETER GICHURU VP OF FINANCE 159328 0 16300 0 0 0 7549 0 962 0 184139 0 0 0 JOSEPH DANIELS FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO 135188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135188 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A JOSEPH DANIELS - $135,188 SCH J PART I LINE 7 INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE BONUSES WERE PAID TO EMPLOYEES AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE VP OF FINANCE, OUTSIDE COUNSEL, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION OF THE AMERICA250'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS DELIBERATED AND AGREED UPON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AN EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE ESTABLISHED SALARY SCALE/RANGE FOR THE POSITION AND LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE FOR THE SELECTED CANDIDATE. THE SCALE/RANGE IS BASED ON COMPARABILITY WITH AVAILABLE MARKET DATA. THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES EXCEPT HIS/HERS, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC EMILY SEXTON - 6609 16TH ST N, ARLINGTON, VA 22205. JENNIFER GORMAN - 826 WALKER RD, GREAT FALLS, VA 22066. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PLANNING AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,368,269. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,368,269. CONSTITUENT PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTREACH EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,145,201. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,145,201. OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 638,908. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 638,908. OTHER MISC. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 91,072. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 50,519. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 37,512. TOTAL EXPENSES 179,103. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. US SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 370 WASHINGTON DC 20004 833454248 SUPPORT DC LINE 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 US SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION Q 11118748 CASH