Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,305,269 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($392,207). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $34M
- Funders on record
- 47
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $240M
What National Society Daughters of the American Revolution does
Mission
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (nsdar) was established to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved american independence. The society achieves this objective through programs which encourage historical research and publication, preservation of historical relics and documents, education and promotion of patriotic endeavors.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Historic preservationnsdar maintains a museum for the purpose of collection, exhibiting, and preserving objects related to both the american revolution and the american home from the colonial period through the early 20th century. The museum is open to members and the general public free of charge. Nsdar's americana collection includes manuscripts and imprint materials pertaining to life in colonial america, the revolutionary war era, and the early republic. Nsdar also maintains constitution hall, an auditorium dedicated to the us constitution.
$5,343,838 spentof which $10,228 as grants30% of program spendingHistorical and genealogy research:the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (nsdar) maintains an extensive genealogical library for purposes of research. The library contains approximately 225,000 volumes, as well as many unpublished typescripts not available elsewhere. The library is open to members and non-members.
$6,062,670 spentof which $251,971 as grants$287,245 earned by the program34% of program spendingEducation:nsdar makes contributions to dar-approved schools, many of which are located in appalachia. The dar marian anderson legacy scholarship is awarded to a student pursuing undergraduate or graduate study in music. Nsdar also awards scholorships in: (1) political science, (2) history, (3) government, (4) economics, (5) business law, (6) chemistry, (7) nursing, and (8) occupational therapy. Nsdar also publishes american spirit magazine, a bimonthly magazinefocusing on: (1) american history, (2) historic preservation, (3) patriotism, and (4) education.
$4,054,714 spentof which $1,502,461 as grants$1,013,999 earned by the program23% of program spendingBoard projects:the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution board of management oversees a variety of projects that align with their mission of promoting historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
$2,167,926 spentof which $1,264,328 as grants$5,901,789 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $17,629,148.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $233M to $204M (−12%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
51% of NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (58% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $46k → $193k.
19 of 47 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 73% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $565k from 6 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution California State Soc); $7k from one payer (the same organization on both sides, largest National Society Daughters of the American Revolution). These are real filings, and they are not money NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION raised.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 47 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 30% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
93% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 62% · 2018 75% · 2019 49% · 2020 37% · 2021 28% · 2022 23% · 2023 30% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
44% of NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
73% of NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $355k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 13 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $950k arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION's revenue grew 43% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 772 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.0M on record.
- Department of Defense$935k
- Department of Justice$66k
- Department of Homeland Security$41k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
64% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
81%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 28 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
- NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,305,269 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($392,207). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION have?
- IRS filings report 47 organizations giving $1,305,269 in grants to NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 25 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $392,207 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 47 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing