America250 Org Inc is located in Alexandria, VA. According to its NTEE Classification (W11) the organization is classified as: Single Organization Support, under the broad grouping of Public & Societal Benefit and related organizations. As of 09/2023, America250 Org Inc employed 39 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. America250 Org Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 09/2023, America250 Org Inc generated $11.0m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 4 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 34.0% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $11.6m during the year ending 09/2023. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Since 2021, America250 Org Inc has awarded 16 individual grants totaling $222,000. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2023
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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AMERICA250.ORG, INC. (AMERICA250, OR THE ORGANIZATION) FORMERLY KNOWN AS AMERICA 250 FOUNDATION, INC. IS THE ORGANIZATION 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 AMERICAS 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 NATIONS 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 NONCOMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS, MARKETING, AND FUNDRAISING
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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NATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS SIGNIFICANT WORK CONTINUED THROUGH QUARTER 4 TO CULTIVATE AMERICA250'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATES AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF FOUR STATE AND TWO TERRITORIAL COMMISSIONS IN DELAWARE, MAINE, MISSOURI, SOUTH DAKOTA, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, 39 STATES AND TERRITORIES HAVE ESTABLISHED OFFICIAL 250TH BODIES TO PLAN EVENTS FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S INVITATION ON JULY 4, 2023, MARKED AN IMPORTANT MOMENT TO INTRODUCE AMERICA250 AND ITS MISSION TO THE PUBLIC AND TO KICK OFF A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN BUILDING THE LARGEST, MOST INCLUSIVE COMMEMORATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY. AMERICA'S INVITATION IS AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN THAT WE WILL USE TO MAINTAIN A STEADY DRUMBEAT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO COMMEMORATE THIS HISTORIC MILESTONE. AHEAD OF THE CAMPAIGN LAUNCH, AMERICA250 LEADERSHIP ENGAGED LEADERS ACROSS NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INFORM AND INVITE LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING EFFORTS. THIS OUTREACH INCLUDED MEETINGS WITH NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINO, AAPI AND MANY OTHER LEADERS ACROSS CONSTITUENCIES. ON LAUNCH DAY, WE WERE THRILLED TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, AND AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE IN LAUNCHING AMERICA'S INVITATION IN MILWAUKEE AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD. THIS IS A COMMEMORATION FOR ALL AMERICANS AND WE BELIEVE THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE FOR IT TO BEGIN THAN IN AMERICA'S HEARTLAND CELEBRATING ONE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE PASTIMES, BASEBALL. ON LAUNCH DAY, MORE THAN 41,000 FANS SAW THE DEBUT OF THE AMERICA'S INVITATION VIDEO ON THE BREWERS' SCOREBOARD - AND HUNDREDS STOPPED BY OUR AMERICA250 BOOTH ON THE BALLPARK'S MAIN CONCOURSE TO LEARN ABOUT THE COMMEMORATION AND SHARE THEIR OWN STORIES. WE ANNOUNCED NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEXTDOOR, AN APP DEDICATED TO CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND YWCA USA, THE NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION, AS WE WORK TO MAXIMIZE ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE BROADEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE. THE LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S INVITATION GARNERED SIGNIFICANT EARNED MEDIA COVERAGE, INCLUDING AN ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY THAT RAN IN MORE THAN 200 PUBLICATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS STORIES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE HILL, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, FOX NEWS AND NPR STATIONS, AMONG OTHERS. WITH AMERICA'S INVITATION, WE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO SHARE THEIR OWN AMERICAN STORIES AND REFLECT ON WHAT THIS COUNTRY MEANS TO THEM AND THEIR HOPES FOR THE FUTURE - THROUGH PHOTOS, VIDEOS, POEMS, ESSAYS, SONGS, AND MORE. OUR CALL-TO-ACTION WAS AMPLIFIED ACROSS MAJOR BROADCAST AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING JULY 4TH - INCLUDING FROM THE STAGE OF PBS'S NATIONAL BROADCAST OF A CAPITOL FOURTH, AT LARGE-SCALE INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS, INCLUDING THE WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA AND GEORGE WASHINGTON'S HOME AT MOUNT VERNON IN VIRGINIA. AMERICA'S INVITATION WAS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN A NEWSLETTER TO 11 MILLION VETERANS, MILITARY FAMILIES, AND OTHER SUBSCRIBERS, ON THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS REACHING MORE THAN 5 MILLION FOLLOWERS, AND BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, AMERICORPS, THE U.S. MINT, AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE, STATE COMMISSIONS, AND OTHERS. IN THE WEEKS SINCE AMERICA'S INVITATION WAS UNVEILED, WE DEPLOYED AN EMAIL PROGRAM, DIGITAL AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING, AND ORGANIC SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS TO ENGAGE AMERICANS AND DRIVE STORY SUBMISSIONS. AMERICA250 IS ALSO LEVERAGING THE POWER OF MICRO- AND NANO-INFLUENCERS TO CONTINUE AMPLIFYING OUR MESSAGE AND ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, OUR AMERICA'S INVITATION CAMPAIGN COLLECTED NEARLY 1,100 PHOTO, VIDEO, AUDIO, AND TEXT SUBMISSIONS, REPRESENTING 49 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE SUBMISSIONS REFLECT A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS, PERSPECTIVES, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES - FROM A FOSTER MOM AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS SURVIVOR TO A FEMALE VETERAN WHO SERVED IN FOUR BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY, TO THREE GENERATIONS OF A FAMILY SHARING THEIR TRADITIONS OF SINGING AND DANCING AROUND THEIR PIANO TOGETHER. THE MAJORITY OF THESE STORY SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN THROUGH THE NEXTDOOR PLATFORM AND OUR PAID MEDIA AND EMAIL CAMPAIGNS. TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS, WE ARE SHARING THESE DYNAMIC STORIES WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SO THEY ARE ABLE TO SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED IN AMERICA250 AND FEEL THAT THIS HISTORIC COMMEMORATION BELONGS TO THEM. AMERICA250 IS PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL FOR THE VIDEOS CONTRIBUTED BY CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, INCLUDING THEN-HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY, SENATE LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER, HOUSE LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES, CONGRESSWOMAN BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN, AND CONGRESSMAN ROBERT ADERHOLT. THROUGH THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023, AMERICA250 HAS AIRED 587 SPOTS NATIONALLY ACROSS SEVERAL TELEVISION NETWORKS, INCLUDING OWN TV, LIFETIME CHANNEL, COOKING CHANNEL, HISTORY CHANNEL, AND HALLMARK CHANNEL FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 98 MILLION IMPRESSIONS. IN ADDITION, AMERICA250 HAS AIRED 9,424 SPOTS LOCALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 9.3 MILLION IMPRESSIONS. THE TELEVISION ADS AIRED IN 11 LOCAL MARKETS INCLUDING: ALBUQUERQUE-SANTA FE, NM; BANGOR,ME; GREEN BAY-APPLETON, WI; JACKSON, MS; MISSOULA, MT; OMAHA, NE; PHILADELPHIA, PA; RICHMOND-PETERSBURG, VA; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; TULSA, OK; AND WASHINGTON, DC. TO DATE, OUR DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN HAS REACHED AS MANY AS 18.5 MILLION AMERICANS, GARNERED 82.2 MILLION IMPRESSIONS AND 441,000 CLICKS, AND GENERATED 5,000 NEW EMAIL SIGN-UPS. OUR VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS, INCLUDING A 30-SECOND VERSION OF OUR LAUNCH VIDEO AND OTHER SPOTS FEATURING USER- GENERATED CONTENT, DELIVERED 29.3 MILLION COMPLETED VIDEO VIEWS WITH AN OVERALL COMPLETION RATE OF 58.6%, AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN 230,000 HOURS OF WATCH TIME. THIS PERFORMANCE HAS ALSO BEEN REMARKABLY SIMILAR IN EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY, CONFIRMING THAT OUR MESSAGE IS REACHING THE BROADEST AUDIENCE POSSIBLE. AMERICA250'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS EXPERIENCED A 639% INCREASE IN IMPRESSIONS, A 58% INCREASE IN AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT, AND A SOLID 39% AUDIENCE GROWTH SINCE THE LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S INVITATION IN JULY. WITH THE LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S INVITATION, WE HAVE CREATED A STRONG FOUNDATION TO BUILD ON OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS AS WE DEVELOP FUTURE CAMPAIGNS AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING. THESE METRICS DEMONSTRATE THAT AMERICA250 IS EFFECTIVELY INCREASING AWARENESS AROUND THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL AND OUR ROLE AS THE OFFICIAL ENTITY CHARGED WITH ORCHESTRATING THE NATION'S 250TH COMMEMORATION, DRIVING PARTICIPATION FROM THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND STRENGTHENING AMERICA250'S ABILITY TO ENGAGE NEW PARTNERS AND FUNDERS.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Rosie Rios Chairperson | OfficerTrustee | 20 | $0 |
Tom Walker Board Member | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
Lynn F Young Secretary | OfficerTrustee | 5 | $0 |
Cathy Gillespie Board Member | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
Austin Weatherford Board Member | Trustee | 20 | $0 |
Daniel Dilella Board Member | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
Vendor Name (Service) | Service Year | Compensation |
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Skdknickerbocker Llc Marketing | 9/29/23 | $178,500 |
Faculty Ny Llc Marketing | 9/29/23 | $441,040 |
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete Legal | 9/29/23 | $106,437 |
Lynch Pinnacle Group Fundraising Con | 9/29/23 | $113,884 |
Ernst & Young Consulting | 9/29/23 | $101,696 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $0 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $16,220 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $16,220 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $10,997,565 |
Investment income | $0 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $0 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $11,013,785 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $120,000 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $953,114 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $341,494 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $1,874,587 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $54,159 |
Other employee benefits | $159,771 |
Payroll taxes | $221,860 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $31,454 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $40,000 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $7,639,108 |
Advertising and promotion | $0 |
Office expenses | $8,662 |
Information technology | $142,262 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $148,356 |
Travel | $84,996 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $91,886 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $2,169 |
Insurance | $14,740 |
All other expenses | $0 |
Total functional expenses | $11,587,124 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $1,235,327 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $0 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $0 |
Accounts receivable, net | $381,585 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $234,245 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $9,660 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $95,675 |
Other assets | $34,650 |
Total assets | $1,991,142 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $333,685 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $234,243 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $99,814 |
Total liabilities | $667,742 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $1,323,400 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $0 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $1,991,142 |
Over the last fiscal year, America250 Org Inc has awarded $120,000 in support to 8 organizations.
Grant Recipient | Amount |
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HISTORY COLORADO PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PROGRAM | $10,000 |
STATE OF KANSAS - DEPT OF COMMERCE PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PROGRAM | $10,000 |
THE CITIZENSHIP TRUST PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PROGRAM | $10,000 |
DELAWARE HERITAGE COMMISION PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PROGRAM | $10,000 |
PHILADELPHIA250 PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PROGRAM | $50,000 |
IN SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PROGRAM | $10,000 |