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NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVA- TION OF COVERED BRIDGES

NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVA- TION OF COVERED BRIDGES is a Public Charity headquartered in YORK, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $118K revenue, $76K expenses, $1.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 8 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $122K.

EIN: 046060691 YORK, PA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$118K
Total Expenses$76K
Total Assets$1.3M
Grants Given8
Grant Total$122K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF COVERED BRIDGES, INC. WAS FORMED TO PERSERVE COVERED BRIDGES, TO GATHER AND RECORD KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF COVERED BRIDGES, TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE PICTURES, PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT MATTER AND OTHER ARTICLES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST CONCERNING COVERED BRIDGES AND TO DO ALL THINGS, ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS, NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE TO CARRY OUT ANY AND ALL OF THE FOREGOING PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES.

Where $100 goes at National Society for the Preserva- Tion of Covered Bridges

How National Society for the Preserva- Tion of Covered Bridges divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $81 for programs

$44
The harold eastman memorial fund expenses for the assistance in the building, repairing or restoring of wooden covered bridges
54% of program spending
$27
Includes the cost of the newsletter and covered bridge topics issued quarterly and mailed to each member
34% of program spending
$10
The philippe bonnet memorial guide fund expenses for publishing the world guide to covered bridges, a listing of all known remaining covered bridges
12% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

WEST UNION, OH · 2025
BRIDGE PRESERVATION
$17,500
CITY OF ALLENTOWN
ALLENTOWN, PA · 2024
BRIDGE PRESERVATION
$20,000
COVINGTON, IN · 2024
BRIDGE PRESERVATION
$20,000
TOWN OF LYME
LYME, NH · 2024
BRIDGE PRESERVATION
$17,425
COUNTY OF ADAMS
GETTYSBURG, PA · 2023
BRIDGE PRESERVATION
$5,000

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alan Hartman
VP/CORRESPON Bob Watts
DIRECTOR Carmella Sciandra
TREASURER Gloria Smedley
VICE PRESIDE Scott Wagner
DIRECTOR Steven Miyamoto

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$104,925 6 grants
Unspecified
$17,040 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $118K $76K $1.3M
2024 $179K $106K $1.2M
2023 $46K $68K $1.1M
2022 $144K $78K $978K
2021 $176K $73K $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $176K to $118K (-33%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IN, NH, OH, PA, VT.

INNHOHPAVT

Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

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