Friends of Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FRIENDS OF ODELL HOUSE ROCHAMBEAU HEADQUARTERS (OHRH) IS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS FORMED TO WORK WITH THE TOWN OF GREENBURGH, NY, WHICH OWNS THE BUILDING. THE HOUSE IS A NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN 1732 WHICH WAS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMTE DE ROCHAMBEAU, COMMANDER OF THE FRENCH FORCES WHO CAME TO AMERICA TO ASSIST GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE CONTINENTAL ARMY DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. IT WAS AT THIS SITE THAT THE TWO GENERALS MET FOR SIX WEEKS, SCOUTED THE BRITISH FORCES IN MANHATTAN AND MADE THE DECISION TO MARCH TO YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA. THAT DECISION RESULTED IN THE DECISIVE VICTORY THAT ENDED THE WAR.
- Income
- $100,910
- Spending
- $50,827
- Reserves
- 48.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 48.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 50% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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)
- $50,827 spent. NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES MUSEUMS THAT ARE RUN BY EDUCATIONAL NONPROFITS TO BE CHARTERED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS. IN APRIL 2025, THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS OFFICIALLY APPROVED OUR ORGANIZATION'S APPLICATION TO BECOME AN EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT AND WE NOW HOLD THE CHARTER TO OPERATE THE ODELL ROCHAMBEAU MUSEUM. THIS MEANS THAT SCHOOL VISITS ARE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THE REQUIRED SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION AND TEACHERS CAN BUILD TRIP TO THE MUSEUM INTO THEIR LESSON PLANS. OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE LEVEL. OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM INCLUDED: OUR PRESIDENT SPEAKING AT THE LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY ABOUT DOMESTIC COLONIAL LIFE, AND ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A FRENCH ALLIANCE CELEBRATION AT ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL AT TRINITY CHURCH IN NEW YORK. FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENTED A CLASS AT A LOCAL COLLEGE (SUNY PURCHASE) TITLED "HOW TO SAVE HISTORY." SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PARTICIPATED AT A LOCAL HISTORIC AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR EVENT AT CROTON PARK POINT. OTHER BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENTED OUR ORGANIZATION AT HISTORIC EVENTS AT PHILIPSE MANOR HALL MUSEUM IN YONKERS, NY. THE ORGANIZATION'S "MINI MUSEUM" VISITED THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THREE MAJOR HISTORY EVENTS IN OUR LOCAL AREA. WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE REQUESTS FOR 2026. IN DECEMBER, WE SPONSORED A LECTURE AT OUR LOCAL LIBRARY BY A WELL KNOWN HISTORY PROFESSOR WHO WAS INCLUDED IN THE KEN BURNS TV DOCUMENTARY SERIES. ATTENDANCE WAS OVER 100 PEOPLE. IN OCTOBER, OHRH HELD A FUNDRAISING EVENT TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR PRESIDENT, SUSAN SEAL, WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE WITH THE HONOR OF "THE ORDER OF MERIT" FOR OUR ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. IN PARTICULAR, THIS WAS IN HONOR OF OUR EFFORTS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE CRUCIAL AMOUNT OF AID WHICH FRANCE GAVE US IN THE WAR, AND GENERAL ROCHAMBEAU'S IMPORTABLE ROLE IN THE WAR. WE ARE CURRENTLY OVERSEEING THE FINAL INTERIOR RENOVATIONS, AND PLANNING WITH DESIGN FIRMS. THE EXHIBITS WILL BE INSTALLED THIS FALL AND INTO YEAR.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 January 2002.
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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