America250 Org Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO COMMEMORATE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY WITH INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE AMERICANS TO RENEW AND STRENGTHEN OUR DARING EXPERIMENT IN DEMOCRACY.
- Income
- $46.4 million
- Spending
- $46.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $279,443, exc. vp
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 221% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $43.2 million spent. AMERICA250.ORG, INC. ("AMERICA250", OR THE ORGANIZATION") IS THE NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE U.S. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION (THE "COMMISSION"). THE BIPARTISAN COMMISSION WAS CHARGED BY CONGRESS WITH PLANNING THE MULTIYEAR COMMEMORATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT PEAKS ON JULY 4, 2026. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH THE COMMISSION AND WITH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS THROUGH NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES, COMMERCIAL AND NONPROFIT COLLABORATIONS, MARKETING, AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ALL 350 MILLION AMERICANS IN THE CELEBRATION. THE PROGRAM AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY AMERICA250.ORG, INC. INCLUDE A NUMBER OF NATIONAL, VALUES-BASED PROGRAMS, ALL OF WHICH ARE PART OF THE PLAYBOOK APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE COMMISSION IN 2024.TASK FORCE 250: FOLLOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE 250, AMERICA250 WORKED WITH TASK FORCE 250 AND CHRIS LACIVITA, EVENT STRATEGIES, INC. AND FORWARD STRATEGIES, TO ACCEPT PRIVATE FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S PRIORITY INITIATIVES (KNOWN AS PHASE 1), WHICH INCLUDED THE ARMY250 PARADE, A PUBLIC CONVENING AT FORT BRAGG, AND AN EVENT AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR ON JULY 3 TO OFFICIALLY KICK OFF THE NATIONAL "COUNT UP" TO JULY 4, 2026. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS WAS RAISED FROM PRIVATE DONORS TO FUND THE PRESIDENT'S PHASE 1 EVENTS. AMERICA250 ALSO WORKED WITH THE FIRST LADY ON THE WHITE HOUSE EASTER EGG ROLL AND THE USO TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL WHITE HOUSE 4TH OF JULY PICNIC HONORING ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY FAMILIES.OUR AMERICAN STORY: OUR AMERICAN STORY IS A NATIONAL EFFORT TO COMPILE ORAL AND VISUAL STORIES FROM ALL AROUND THE UNITED STATES, SUPPORTED BY AMERICA250 FOUNDING SPONSOR WALMART. AMERICA250 LAUNCHED THE INITIATIVE ON THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WALMART, AIRSTREAM, AND STELLANTIS MARKING THE START OF A NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO GATHER STORIES FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN EXPANDING OUR AMERICAN STORY'S GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT. FOUNDING PARTNER WALMART WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO PARKING LOTS NATIONWIDE AS STORYTELLING SPACES, ENABLING AMERICA250 TO MEET AMERICANS WHERE THEY ALREADY GATHER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONAL ACCESS IS BEING PROVIDED THROUGH CRACKER BARREL LOCATIONS AND KNIGHT FOUNDATION CITIES, FURTHER EXTENDING THE PROGRAM'S REACH ACROSS REGIONS AND TRAVEL CORRIDORS. THESE LOCATIONS SERVE AS TEMPORARY COMMUNITY STORYTELLING HUBS, ALLOWING AMERICA250 TO COLLECT STORIES IN AREAS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE DIFFICULT TO REACH. TOGETHER, THE COMBINATION OF MOBILE STUDIOS, DIGITAL STORYTELLING TECHNOLOGY, AND STATE-BASED DEPLOYMENT ENSURES THAT OUR AMERICAN STORY CAN EFFICIENTLY SCALE IN 2025 WHILE REMAINING GROUNDED IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS BLENDED MODEL ALLOWS AMERICA250 TO ASSEMBLE ONE OF THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTIONS OF AMERICAN STORIES TO DATE,CAPTURING A BROAD SNAPSHOT OF THE NATION AS IT APPROACHES ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY.AMERICA250 CONTRACTED WITH EVENT STRATEGIES INC AS THE LEAD PROGRAM MANAGER FOR OUR AMERICAN STORY IN 2025 WHICH YIELDED APPROXIMATELY 80 VIDEOS, A LAUNCH EVENT, AND MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR SUBCONTRACTOR DURING THIS PERIOD.AMERICA'S FIELD TRIP: AN EXPANDED NATIONAL CONTEST INVITES STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-12 TO SUBMIT ARTWORK, VIDEOS, AND ESSAYS, ANSWERING THE QUESTION, "WHAT DOES AMERICA MEAN TO YOU?" FOR THE CHANCE TO RECEIVE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AT ICONIC AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SITES. IN THE PILOT AND 2025 CONTESTS, AMERICA250 TAILORED THE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH AGE GROUP TO ALIGN WITH AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS IN GRADES 35 COULD CREATE ORIGINAL WRITING OR ARTWORK. STUDENTS IN GRADES 68 COULD SUBMIT ARTWORK OR A VIDEO UP TO TWO MINUTES. STUDENTS IN GRADES 912 COULD SUBMIT A WRITTEN ESSAY UP TO 1,000 WORDS OR A VIDEO UP TO TWO MINUTES LONG. DURING THE PILOT AND 2025 CONTESTS, A TOTAL OF 75 FIRST-PLACE AWARDEES, 25 PER GRADE BAND, RECEIVED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT ONE FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCE WITH TRAVEL, LODGING, AND A MEAL STIPEND PROVIDED FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR ADULT CHAPERONE. ANOTHER 75 SECOND-PLACE AWARDEES, 25 PER GRADE BAND, RECEIVED A $500 CASH AWARD. A $1,000 CASH AWARD WAS ALSO OFFERED TO THE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOP-SCORING SUBMISSION IN EACH GRADE BAND.AMERICA GIVES: AMERICA GIVES WAS LAUNCHED IN TIMES SQUARE ON DECEMBER 31, 2025. AMERICA GIVES IS AN INITIATIVE THAT CHALLENGES BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS, SCHOOLS, YOUTH GROUPS, FAITH-BASED NETWORKS, AND ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL KINDS TO COMMIT TO INCREASING THEIR LEVEL OF VOLUNTEERING AND IMPACT. AMERICA GIVES AIMS TO MAKE 2026 THE LARGEST YEAR OF VOLUNTEER HOURS EVER RECORDED IN US HISTORY. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, AMERICA250 HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AMERICA GIVES' WEBSITE AND SERVICE HOURS LIVE TRACKER, WHICH SHOWS AMERICANS IN REAL TIME OUR GROWING COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO SERVICE. AMERICA GIVES' LAUNCH WAS ALSO MARKED WITH AN EXCLUSIVE STORY FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, INTRODUCING THE INITIATIVE TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE AND UNDERSCORING THE SCALE OF THIS HISTORIC VOLUNTEER EFFORT. ADDITIONALLY, AMERICA250 CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY RECRUIT FOUNDING PARTNERS FOR AMERICA GIVES - INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR LEAGUES INTERNATIONAL, BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, LOVE HAS NO LIMITS, PGA HOPE, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, AND WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT. THESE ORGANIZATIONS JOIN THE RANKS OF OUR NEARLY 50 EXISTING FOUNDING PARTNERS: UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATION (USO), YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA, ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION, BLUE STAR FAMILIES, 9/11 DAY, KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AMERICORPS, AND THE PEACE CORPS - AMONG OTHERS. WALMART, COCA-COLA, THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, AND CITI ARE AMERICA GIVES' FOUNDING SPONSORS. TOGETHER, THESE ORGANIZATIONS ENABLE AMERICA250 TO EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE THE REACH AND IMPACT OF AMERICA GIVES. AMERICA GIVES AND ITS PARTNERS ARE GEARING UP FOR 202
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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