Tall Ship Providence Foundation
Donations deductibleTall Ship Providence Foundation's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
8 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Scott Shaw Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Henry Fonville | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kirk Casey | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Patrick Burchette | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rusty Connor | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Serge Sarandinaki | Secretary (through Spring 2023) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Valerie Ianieri | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Walter Trip Howell IV (also filed as Walter Howell) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clair S Sassin | President & CEO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clair S Sassin | President & CEO | 40 | $162k | ||
| Kathleen Seifert | Executive Director | 40 | $124k | ||
| William Scott Shaw | Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Tom Church | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Kirk Casey | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Valerie Ianieri | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Henry Fonville | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Burchette | Director | 3 | $0 | $70k | |
| Walter Trip Howell IV | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Frank M Conner III | Director | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Tall Ship Providence Foundation
- EIN
- 822485535
- Address
- 201 N Union St Ste 110, Alexandria, VA, 22314-2663
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- Our mission is to bring history to life on Alexandria's waterfront. Our Maritime Heritage Center serves as a floating museum and classroom where we educate visitors on the role Providence and Captain John Paul Jones played during the American Revolution. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A80 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
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2017
- Principal officer
- Kathleen Seifert (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2017
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsWilliam Scott Shaw
≥8years on the filingsSerge Sarandinaki
≥8years on the filingsValerie Ianieri
≥5years on the filingsWalter Trip Howell IV
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7.2m
- Total liabilities
- $4.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $460k
- Program service revenue
- $658k
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 18