General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Donations deductibleGeneral Society of Mayflower Descendants' network
14 people2 organisationsi14 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 117 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Golon | Historian General | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bart Henson | Treasurer General | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Beth Lambright | Member at Large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Christine Schlosser | Member at Large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Collier Wiese | Captain General | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Nash | Surgeon General | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| James Wheaton | Counselor General | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jane D Schleinzer | Member at Large | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeffrey Stark | Assistant Governor General | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lisa Pennington | Governor General | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Martin Beerman | Secretary General | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Reverend Michael Denney | Elder General | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Schedule O List of 52 for AG | Assistant General | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Schedule O List of 53 for DGG | Deputy Gov General | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Schmidt | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Susan Belekewicz | Former Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Schmidt | Executive Director | 40 | $114k | ||
| Martin Beerman | Secretary General | 15 | $2k | ||
| Lisa Pennington | Governor General | 20 | $0 | ||
| Reverend Michael Denney | Acting Historian & Elder General | 15 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Stark | Assistant Governor General | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bart Henson | Treasurer General | 20 | $0 | ||
| Collier Wiese | Captain General | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Nash | Surgeon General | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Wheaton | Counselor General | 5 | $0 | ||
| Beth Lambright | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jane D Schleinzer | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Schedule O List of 52 for AG | Assistant General | 0 | $0 | ||
| Schedule O List of 53 for DGG | Deputy Gov General | 0 | $0 |
Colorado roster
14 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263001650). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Beth Lambright | Board Member |
| David Lowell Nash | Board Member |
| Martin Beerman | Secretary General |
| Cheryl Whittaker | Director of Finance |
| Jane Duxbury Schleinzer | Board Member |
| Bart Henson | Treasurer General |
| Michael Denney | Board Member |
| Cherie Lawson | Board Member |
| Jeffrey J. Stark | Assistant Governor General |
| Cheryl Soares | Executive Director |
| Lisa Pennington | Governor General |
| Collier Wiese | Board Member |
| Bart Henson | |
| James Wheaton | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- General Society of Mayflower Descendants
- EIN
- 636005641
- Address
- 18 Winslow St, Plymouth, MA, 02360-3313
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- The general society of mayflower descendants tells the story of the journey of the pilgrims aboard the mayflower in 1620 by providing education and understanding of why the pilgrims were important, how they shaped america and what their 1620 voyage means today. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A540 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1897
- Principal officer
- Lisa Pennington (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1941
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJane D Schleinzer
≥8years on the filingsLisa Pennington
≥4years on the filingsBart Henson
≥3years on the filingsMartin Beerman
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $13.1m
- Total liabilities
- $306k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $12.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.1m
- Program service revenue
- $196k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $20k
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 125