Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← All organizations

MOUNT VERNON LADIES ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION

EIN 54-0564701 MOUNT VERNON, VA

Revenue 2024
$82,188,334
Expenses 2024
$64,241,277

Program services were 83.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A800
Classification
1000
Street
PO BOX 110

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PRESERVE, RESTORE, AND MANAGE THE ESTATE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AND EDUCATE VISITORS ABOUT HIS LIFE.

  • 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. METRO AREA TO FOSTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. OTHER TEACHER-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING, RANGING FROM STEAM WORKSHOPS TO STATE AND NATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE SESSIONS, ALLOWED MOUNT VERNON TO REACH MORE THAN 550 ADDITIONAL TEACHERS. OVER 5,000 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY, INCLUDING ONSITE LEADERSHIP SIMULATION PROGRAMS. NEARLY 500 VISITORS ATTENDED MOUNT VERNON THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TICKETS FOR KIDS, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES TICKET DONATIONS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. WE ALSO CONTINUE OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MUSEUMS FOR ALL INITIATIVE, SPONSORED BY THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES, WHICH OFFERS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ADMISSIONS TO THOSE RECEIVING FOOD ASSISTANCE. VISITORS TO MOUNT VERNON IN 2024 ENGAGED WITH A MULTITUDE OF DAILY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DISCOVERY CARTS, EXPLORING GEORGE WASHINGTON'S ICONIC HOME; STORY TIME PROGRAMS; FAMILY DAY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; 18TH-CENTURY FOODWAYS DEMONSTRATIONS; AND HISTORIC TRADES DEMONSTRATIONS. A SERIES OF THEMED WEEKEND PROGRAMS, RUNNING FROM JULY THROUGH DECEMBER, OFFERED AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT 18TH-CENTURY TOPICS, RANGING FROM HEALTHCARE TO TAVERN CULTURE, ANIMALS, AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, ADDED TO THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR EXPERTISE AND PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $27,929,171 · Grants $329,180 · Revenue $24,060,444

  • HISTORIC 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 WASHINGTON ITEMS, AND REINSTALLED THE MANSION'S LITTLE PARLOR AND THE WASH HOUSE, THE LATTER INTERPRETING WORK DONE BY ENSLAVED LAUNDRESSES DOLSHY AND VINA. THE FDA TEAM ALSO INSTALLED A NEW EXHIBIT OF WASHINGTON AND MOUNT VERNON COMMEMORATIVES IN THE WASHINGTON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND CONSERVED AND REHOUSED ADDITIONAL ORIGINAL WASHINGTON TEXTILES.

    Expenses $25,571,559

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ANNE NEAL PETRI

    REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • SUSAN MARSHALL TOWNSEND

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • CATHERINE MARLETTE WADDELL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • SARAH SEAMAN ALIJANI

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • MARY LANG BISHOP

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ANN HAUNSCHILD BOOKOUT

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • MARIBETH ARMSTRONG BORTHWICK

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • SARAH MILLER COULSON

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • CAROLYN SHERRILL FULLER

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ELIZABETH MEDLIN HALE

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • LUCIA BOSQUI HENDERSON

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ADRIAN MACLEAN JAY

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • KAREN MCCABE KIRBY

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • VIRGINIA DAWSON LANE

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • HELEN HERBOTH LAUGHERY

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ELIZABETH ROLLINS MAURAN

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • CAMERON KOCK MAYER

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • CATHERINE HAMILTON MAYTON

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • SUSAN BREWSTER MCCARTHY

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ANN SHERRILL PYNE

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • LAURA PEEBLES RUTHERFORD

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ANN CADY SCOTT

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • MARGARET HARTMAN NICHOLS

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ANDREA NOTMAN SAHIN

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • HILARY CARTER WEST

    VICE REGENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $82,188,334
    Expenses
    $64,241,277
    Contributions
    $43,002,958
    Grants paid
    $329,180
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $66,081,989
    Expenses
    $62,081,177
    Contributions
    $30,123,272
    Grants paid
    $258,025
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $62,315,604
    Expenses
    $50,623,277
    Contributions
    $29,742,069
    Grants paid
    $299,275

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $72,782,562
    Expenses
    $40,577,734
    Assets (EOY)
    $368,357,472

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $38,819,933
    Expenses
    $39,858,203
    Assets (EOY)
    $342,045,360

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $66,250,790
    Expenses
    $50,835,920
    Assets (EOY)
    $329,146,907

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $60,068,021
    Expenses
    $49,683,181
    Assets (EOY)
    $286,036,646

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $43,508,959
    Expenses
    $49,306,001
    Assets (EOY)
    $295,168,149

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.