The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey, Inc. is incorporated in the State of New Jersey under provisions of the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act, and is also known and registered in New Jersey as The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey and the New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati. The Society is a non-profit, public charity operated to qualify under the Internal Revenue Code as a tax exempt organization.
The Society is governed by a Board of Trustees elected by the members for fixed periods. As of October 2020, the trustees are:
| President | John McConville Shannon |
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| Vice President | John Logan Brown |
| Secretary | Louis Sanford Rice III |
| Treasurer | Gerald van Syckel Henderson, Jr. |
| Assistant Secretary | James Patrick McNeilly |
| Assistant Treasurer | David Alan Disi |
| Judge Advocate | Donald Geoffrey Bidmead Gamble |
| Registrar | Patrick Glendon McCullough |
The president and vice president serve three-year terms; with the president limited to a single term. The other officers are elected for one-year terms.
Two members are appointed by the president to serve as Members of the Standing Committee of the Unincorporated Society of the Society. As of October 2020, they are:
| Member | John McConville Shannon |
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| Alternate | Frederic Rogers Kellogg |
Two members are appointed by the president to serve as Directors of the Incorporated Society of the Cincinnati. As of October 2020, they are:
| John McConville Shannon |
| Frederic Rogers Kellogg |
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Patrick G. McCullough |
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FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE
| Chairman | John Logan Brown |
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HISTORY PRIZE COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Frederic Rogers Kellogg |
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NEW JERSEY ANNUAL GIVING COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Donald Geoffrey Bidmead Gamble |
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NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
| Chairman | John W. Gareis, MD |
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SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Gerald Van Syckel Henderson, Jr. |
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