Easton Heritage Day Inc.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensationIRS Form 990 totals for revenue, expenses, and employee compensation (salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits).

Mission Statement

THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE PURPOSE IS TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL KNOWN AS EASTON HERITAGE DAY, IN EASTON, PA. AS STATED ON THE FESTIVAL'S WEBSITE, HERITAGE DAY CELEBRATES EASTONS HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE IN THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES. AT NOON ON JULY 8, 1776, EASTON WAS ONE OF THREE PLACES WHERE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE HAD ITS FIRST PUBLIC READING. IT WAS READ ON THE STEPS OF THE OLD COURTHOUSE IN EASTONS HISTORIC CENTRE SQUARE BY THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY, ROBERT LEVERS. A REENACTMENT OF THAT EVENT, AND A FESTIVAL ORGANIZED AROUND IT, FIRST OCCURRED DURING THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN 1976. FROM THAT YEAR ON HERITAGE DAY HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AS EASTONS OWN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.