Virginia · Nonprofit
THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION
THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION (Virginia) receives grants from 346 organizations whose IRS filings report $43,506,801 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($4,440,016). 195 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $82M
- Funders on record
- 346
- Grants received
- $44M
- Net assets
- $376M
What The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union does
Mission
The mission of the mount vernon ladies' association is to preserve, restore, and manage the estate of george washington to the highest standards and to educate visitors and people throughout the world about the life and legacies of george washington, so that his example of character and leadership will continue to inform and inspire future generations.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Education: mount vernon continued to provide opportunities to educate teachers and students about the life and legacies of george washington through expanded public programming and digital resources, with approximately 290,000 students visiting the estate with school groups. The estate underwent significant operational changes in 2024 due to landmark revitalization work in the mansion and the creation of a new state-of-the-art education center. "george washington: a revolutionary life," reflects updated scholarship on george washington and the 18th-century world he lived in and is slated to open in july 2026, as america celebrates its 250th anniversary.over the course of six weeks in the summer of 2024, we welcomed 147 teachers from 46 states to mount vernon for our 25th year of in-person professional development experiences. Each week of programming in 2024 provided educators with opportunities to exchange ideas with visiting scholars and with one another, applying these insights to the classroom and impacting nearly 19,000 american students nationwide. Attendees stayed in historic old town alexandria, virginia, and engaged with partner history and civics institutions in the d.c.…
$27,929,171 spentof which $329,180 as grants$24,060,444 earned by the program52% of program spendingHistoric preservation and collections: in 2024, the preservation team continued its landmark initiative to preserve george washington's home for generations of future visitors. Preparations for this multi-year "mansion revitalization" project included the expansion of the underground bunker to house improved mechanical systems; the removal of 1990s-era ductwork; and the assessment and stabilization of the cellar's dry well, a 1785 architectural feature. The archaeology team excavated all rooms of the mansion cellar, in preparation for installing new underground ductwork; they also conducted a field school at the site of george washington's union farm, identifying likely evidence of two wells, garden plots, and domestic structures of the enslaved community on this outlying farm. The architecture team completed the exterior restoration of the mansion's east front; refreshed its first-floor bedchamber; completed framing and roof repairs of the mansion's north colonnade and framing and siding repairs of the wash house; and constructed a poultry coop. The fine and decorative arts (fda) team completed the acquisition of the peter presidential collection, including nearly 100 original…
$25,571,559 spent48% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $53,500,730.
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 2018 to 2019, from $286M to $329M (+15%).
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.
52% of THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION’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. 2 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.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 58 funders to 135 funders, grant income rose $1.2M → $4.8M.
48 of 346 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 38% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 346 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
THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 10% of grant income, and it takes 11 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 11 funders to its left
41% 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 THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 25% · 2018 12% · 2019 12% · 2020 16% · 2021 11% · 2022 18% · 2023 15% — 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 THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% 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
THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION draws 90% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 39 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $16M arriving through sponsors registered in 23 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
THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 772 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 772 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $304k on record.
- Department of Justice$67k
- Department of State$47k
- Department of Defense$46k
- Department of Homeland Security$40k
- Office of Personnel Management$40k
- Department of Commerce$30k
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 THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 35 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION?
- THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION (Virginia) receives grants from 346 organizations whose IRS filings report $43,506,801 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($4,440,016). 195 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION have?
- IRS filings report 346 organizations giving $43,506,801 in grants to THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION, 195 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $4,440,016 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 346 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