25-000-each-for-ten-students---accepting-applications-nov-1-through-jan-31--302597130.html type: exa:news title: DAR America 250! Scholarships - $25,000 Each for Ten Students - Accepting Applications Nov. 1 Through Jan. 31 type: exa:news title: DAR is pleased to announce that our 2025-26 Annual Scholarship ... type: exa:news title: DAR awards $2,400 historic preservation grant
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$246.6M
+7.6% YoY
Annual Giving
$3.2M
+48.5% YoY
Grant Count
40
+33.3% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$79K
+11.4% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
NSDAR's stated objectives are promoting historic preservation, education, and patriotism. The organization accomplishes its mission through over 2,700 chapters in the United States and twelve foreign countries.
Primary Program Areas:
Historic Preservation: NSDAR maintains a museum for collecting, exhibiting, and preserving objects related to the American Revolution. The museum is open to members and the general public free of charge. NSDAR operates two National Historic Landmarks: Memorial Continental Hall (which houses the museum, period rooms, and library) and DAR Constitution Hall (which hosts events and annual meetings).
Collections & Research: The Americana Collection houses over 5,000 documents focusing on early America. The DAR Library includes 160,000 volumes of genealogical information. The museum houses a collection of over 30,000 objects and 31 Period Rooms dating prior to 1840.
Education & Scholarships: NSDAR awards over $150,000 in scholarships and financial aid annually to students. The organization offers various scholarship programs, including the DAR America 250! Scholarships ($25,000 each for ten students).
Veteran Support: DAR members volunteer more than 60,000 hours annually to veteran patients.
Community Support: The organization supports schools for the underprivileged with annual donations exceeding one million dollars.
Grantmaking
NSDAR operates a grantmaking program with the following characteristics:
Grant Range
$25,000
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
NSDAR operates through over 2,700 chapters in the United States and twelve foreign countries. The organization's national headquarters is located at 1776 D Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
2024 Financial Data:
- Total Revenue: $33,892,825
- Total Expenses: $32,356,771
- Total Assets: $246,622,226
- Total Liabilities: $6,770,000
2023 Financial Data:
- Total Assets: $229,200,000
- Annual Expenses: $28,800,000
- Giving Rate: 0.9% of assets
Staffing: NSDAR employs 196 staff members as of 2024.
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $246,622,226 | $229,156,397 | $203,784,359 |
| Revenue | $33,892,825 | $34,780,557 | $29,527,490 |
| Expenses | $32,356,771 | $28,825,613 | $24,135,424 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $8,156,724 | $7,453,389 | $3,420,480 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
161 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from National Society Daughters of the
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
- President General: Mrs. Denise Doring VanBuren
- Director of Development: Mrs. Sandra Pollack
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAMELA WRIGHT | PRESIDENT GENERAL | 40 | $60,000 |
| VIRGINIA SEBASTIAN STORAGE | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 20 | — |
| VIRGINIA LINGELBACH | CHAPLAIN GENERAL | 20 | — |
| LANABETH HORGEN | RECORDING SECRETARY GENERAL | 20 | — |
| JANET MCFARLAND | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY GENERAL | 20 | — |
| NANCY WRIGHT | ORGANIZING SECRETARY GENERAL | 20 | — |
| CHERYL EDWARDS | TREASURER GENERAL | 20 | — |
| CYNTHIA PARNELL | REGISTRAR GENERAL | 20 | — |
| SUZANNE HESKE | HISTORIAN GENERAL | 20 | — |
| CYNTHIA MCNAMARA | LIBRARIAN GENERAL | 20 | — |
| SUSAN METZGER | CURATOR GENERAL | 20 | — |
| JUNELLE MONGNO | REPORTER GENERAL | 20 | — |
| BEVERLY PRZYBYLSKI | NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARIAN | 20 | $24,000 |
| KATHRYN ASAY | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| ELIZABETH BILLHAM | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| PATRICE BIRNER | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| SUSAN BRODERICK | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| CANDANCE CAIN | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| ANNA CHOI | ST REGENT - NC (THRU 06/24), VP GENERAL | 4 | — |
| ELIZABETH-HAWLEY CLARK-URBAN | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| TAMMY CLEMONS | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| PATRICE DONNELLY | ST REGENT - AL (THRU 06/24), VP GENERAL | 4 | — |
| DEBORAH DUAY | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| MORGAN ELLIOTT | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| BETTY HARRAH | ST REGENT - GA (THRU 06/24), VP GENERAL | 4 | — |
| ELIZABETH HICKS | ST REGENT - DC (THRU 06/24), VP GENERAL | 4 | — |
| KATHLEEN HUSTON | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| AMANDA LAZARUS | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| LAEL MARLOW | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| BONNIBEL MOFFAT | ST REGENT - SC (THRU 06/24), VP GENERAL | 4 | — |
| HELLEN POLK | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| PAULA RENKAS | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| SUSAN TILLMAN | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| MAUREEN TIPTON | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| LEANN FETHEROLF TURBYFILL | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| KELLY VANWORMER | ST REGENT - MI (THRU 06/24), VP GENERAL | 4 | — |
| ELIZABETH WATKINS | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| CAROLE WEISS | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| CHARLOTTE WHITE | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| ROBERTA CECILE WIMBERLEY | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL | 4 | — |
| KAY YARBROUGH | VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| SARAH HEIB | STATE REGENT - AK | 4 | — |
| MALINDA WILLIAMS | STATE REGENT - AL | 4 | — |
| GALE MARKLEY | STATE REGENT - AR | 4 | — |
| SARAH ZIKER | STATE REGENT - AZ | 4 | — |
| SALLIE LOVORN | STATE REGENT - AZ (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| CHRISTINA RAMOS | STATE REGENT - CA | 4 | — |
| SHARON LEE MAAS | STATE REGENT - CA (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| LESLIE BRINKLEY | STATE REGENT - CO | 4 | — |
| LISA MELLAND | STATE REGENT - CT | 4 | — |
| YVONNE LISER | STATE REGENT - DC | 4 | — |
| BARBARA SENINGEN | STATE REGENT - DE | 4 | — |
| CYNTHIA ADDISON | STATE REGENT - FL | 4 | — |
| HELEN POWELL | STATE REGENT - GA | 4 | — |
| JULENE IGNACIO | STATE REGENT - HI | 4 | — |
| SARAH STEINKE | STATE REGENT - IA | 4 | — |
| EDITH BRUNIA | STATE REGENT - IA (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| JANICE BELLER | STATE REGENT - ID | 4 | — |
| CHRISTINA BANNON | STATE REGENT - IL | 4 | — |
| ELAINE SHOLTY | STATE REGENT - IN | 4 | — |
| CHERYL BAXTER | STATE REGENT - IN (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| REBECCA KLINE | STATE REGENT - KS | 4 | — |
| LINDA CONRAD | STATE REGENT - KY | 4 | — |
| CHERYL GOTT | STATE REGENT - LA | 4 | — |
| BEATRICE NUTT | STATE REGENT - MA | 4 | — |
| ELIZABETH CRANE | STATE REGENT - MD | 4 | — |
| MERNIE CRANE | STATE REGENT - MD (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| ELIZABETH CALHOUN | STATE REGENT - ME | 4 | — |
| DAWN BRADY | STATE REGENT - MI | 4 | — |
| CAROLYN LOEFFLER | STATE REGENT - MN | 4 | — |
| LISA PARKS | STATE REGENT - MO | 4 | — |
| RENEE POPE PACE | STATE REGENT - MO (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| CYNTHIA MAGNUM | STATE REGENT - MS | 4 | — |
| JENNIFER BUCKLEY | STATE REGENT - MT | 4 | — |
| CRICKET CRIGLER | STATE REGENT - NC | 4 | — |
| ANNE SCHURIG MUIR | STATE REGENT - ND | 4 | — |
| ANN COX | STATE REGENT - NE | 4 | — |
| MARCIA SHAVLIK | STATE REGENT - NE (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| KATHLEEN ADAIR STERNENBERG | STATE REGENT - NH | 4 | — |
| DIANA WAUGH OLIVER | STATE REGENT - NJ | 4 | — |
| ELEANOR ORTIZ | STATE REGENT - NM | 4 | — |
| MONA A CRANDELL HOOK | STATE REGENT - NV | 4 | — |
| CYNTHIA BELL | STATE REGENT - NV (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| PAMELA BARRACK | STATE REGENT - NY | 4 | — |
| SUSAN LEININGER | STATE REGENT - OH | 4 | — |
| GRACE ELLSWORTH | STATE REGENT - OK | 4 | — |
| NANCY LISLE | STATE REGENT - OK (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| MARTHA BURRELL | STATE REGENT - OR | 4 | — |
| NANCY SLAGLE | STATE REGENT - OR (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| MARGUERITE FRITSCH | STATE REGENT - PA | 4 | — |
| ANNE HARRIGAN | STATE REGENT - RI | 4 | — |
| ALICE CASKEY | STATE REGENT - SC | 4 | — |
| KATHERINE TARRELL | STATE REGENT - SD | 4 | — |
| EMILY ROBINSON | STATE REGENT - TN | 4 | — |
| SUSAN JOHNSTON | STATE REGENT - TX | 4 | — |
| MARCY CARTER-LOVICK | STATE REGENT - TX (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| HOLLIE GILLILAND | STATE REGENT - UT | 4 | — |
| KATHRYN MADSEN | STATE REGENT - UT (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| LAURIE NESBITT | STATE REGENT - VA | 4 | — |
| JANET WEAVER | STATE REGENT - VT | 4 | — |
| JACQUELINE RIDDELL | STATE REGENT - WA | 4 | — |
| CHRISTINE CROWDER | STATE REGENT - WA (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| SANDRA JEANNE SNOW | STATE REGENT - WI | 4 | — |
| JANE LARKE | STATE REGENT - WV | 4 | — |
| LINDSEY TAYLOR GROVES | STATE REGENT - WY | 4 | — |
| CLAIRE WHITE | STATE REGENT - WY (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| MAIRE-LAURENCE DE ROCHEFORT-SIRIEYX | STATE REGENT - FRANCE (THRU 06/24) | 4 | — |
| LESLEY BENN | GENERAL COUNSEL | 40 | $255,431 |
| TORGRIM FORBERG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $193,462 |
| PATRICIA BREICHNER | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES | 40 | $154,960 |
| SANDRA POLLACK | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | 40 | $152,741 |
| VICTOR KUNZE | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 40 | $152,258 |
| HEIDI CAMPBELL-SHOAF | MUSEUM DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR | 40 | $118,139 |
| CATHERINE LANDON | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS | 40 | $114,096 |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
NSDAR awarded a grant to the Library of Virginia to support conservation and digitization of founding-era records (2025)
Library of Virginia Receives National Society Daughters of the American RevolutionDAR America 250! Scholarships program announced, offering $25,000 each for ten students, with applications accepted November 1 through January 31
Scholarships are available from the National Society Daughters of the American2025-26 Annual Scholarship portal opened for applications
Historic preservation grants awarded to communities for local preservation projects
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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