2026-06-10T08:53:03-04:00 2025-12-31 472785532 ROSE GROUP CPAS PLLC 101 COSGROVE AVE STE 260 CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 990 2025-01-01 262570121 FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS FRIE 9193603520 2201 MOOREFIELDS ROAD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 ROBIN JACOBS TREASURER 9193603520 2026-06-03 true MARK SMOLINSKI CPA P01836843 9199138081 2026-06-03 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CECILY T NISBET 2201 MOOREFIELDS RD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 703429 false X WWW.MOOREFIELDS.ORG X 2006 NC TO PRESERVE AND SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC THE MOOREFIELDS HISTORIC SITE BY MAINTAINING ITS STRUCTURES AND GROUNDS, CELEBRATING THE ARTS, AND PROTECTING THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS, WILDLIFE HABITATS AND NATURAL AREAS THAT ARE KEY TO ITS CHARACTER. 10 10 1 37 0 63594 43430 510 365808 13723 6768 7810 436170 65473 0 0 7000 23679 0 0 90336 73404 97336 97083 338834 -31610 1257504 1226031 903 1257504 1225128 X MOOREFIELDS HAS A RICH TRADITION DATING TO THE MID-20TH CENTURY OF STEWARDS WHO HONOR AND PROTECT ITS HISTORY, CELEBRATE THE ARTS, AND PROTECT THE WILDLIFE HABITATS AND NATURAL AREAS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THIS PLACE. THE MISSION OF THE FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS IS TO ENHANCE AND SHARE THESE PRIORITIES THROUGH: - MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING THE MOOREFIELDS HISTORIC HOUSE AND GROUNDS; - ACTING AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS INVESTIGATING AND SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF ALL THOSE WHO LIVED AND WORKED AT MOOREFIELDS; - FOSTERING APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS BY ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN EVENTS, PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; AND - SAFEGUARDING THE SITE'S WATERWAYS, PROTECTING ITS NATURAL HABITATS, AND CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE AND HISTORY THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. false false 69486 510 IN ADDITION TO ROUTINE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS, ONGOING EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE HISTORIC HOUSE AT MOOREFIELDS INCLUDED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LONG GRAVEL DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE TO THE SITE, REPLACEMENT OF THE 50-YEAR-OLD WATER TANK, AND PLANTING OF 20 WHITE OAK TREES AS PART OF A PLAN TO REPLACE THE 50 OAK TREES PLANTED AROUND THE HOUSE WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN 1785, ALL OF WHICH ARE NOW GONE. VOLUNTEERS WERE ENGAGED TO PLANT THE TREES. NEW SIGNAGE WAS INSTALLED IN PREPARATION FOR INCREASED SITE VISITS. THE 6,745 COST OF THE WORK WAS SUPPORTED BY A 10,000 GRANT FROM THE OCHILTREE FOUNDATION. THE OLCHILTREE GRANT ALSO SUPPORTED 3,698 TO EQUIP AN OFFICE TO ACCOMMODATE THE HIRING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST PART-TIME STAFF AND UPGRADE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY. WORK ON THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROJECT, BEGUN IN 2023 CONTINUED IN 2025 UTILIZING A 91,928 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THROUGH THE NC STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE INITIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO LIVED AND WORKED ON THE SITE AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL RESEARCH TO SUPPORT AN EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY RATHER THAN THE HOUSE ONLY. 8,680 IN GRANT FUNDS WERE EXPENDED IN 2025 TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND SUBMISSION OF THE REVISED NOMINATION, AS WELL AS CREATION OF POWER POINT PRESENTATION PROJECT DETAILING THE HISTORY OF THE SITE AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK TO DATE. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2026. FOUR FREE SUMMER TOUR DAYS OF THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS WERE STAFFED BY VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS, HOSTING APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE, AND WITH THE ADDITION OF STAFF, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN OPENING THE SITE TO THE PUBLIC ON A REGULAR WEEKLY BASIS IN SEPTEMBER. FREE WILDFLOWER, BIRDING, AND HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE HIKES WERE HELD IN THE SPRING AND FALL LED BY VOLUNTEER KNOWLEDGEABLE PROFESSIONALS. AN ADDITIONAL 150 PEOPLE VISITED MOOREFIELDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WAS HELD ON THE LAWN IN OCTOBER 2025, ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 500 PEOPLE. THE FESTIVAL GROSSED 15,384. EXPENSES TOTALED 6,948. 69486 true true false false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false X 10 10 true false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false true true false X ROBIN JACOBS 9193603520 2105 MOOREFIELDS ROAD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 CECILY T NISBET EXECUTIVE DI 20.00 X 21997 0 400 SALLY ALLISON-BLAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA COTTERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAM HEMMINGER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN JACOBS TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MATHESON BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 TERRI RUSS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICH SHAW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SWANSON VICE-PRESIDE 0.50 X X 0 0 0 TERRI SWANSON BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CATHLEEN TURNER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 21997 400 false false false 10139 14431 18860 43430 EDUCATIONAL TOURS 611710 510 510 510 13694 13694 7950 7950 7950 7950 631000 630971 29 29 29 6845 10139 6985 -140 -140 65473 510 21533 21997 10999 10998 1682 841 841 7000 3500 3500 3260 3260 1963 982 981 356 178 178 7161 3580 3581 17384 17384 5429 5429 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 15434 15434 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTRACT 7840 7840 MISC MAINT AND EQUIPMENT 3319 3319 BUILDING PAINTING 2692 2692 1566 1566 97083 69486 27597 0 9171 12125 351568 259167 946644 67262 896765 879382 75357 1257504 1226031 617 286 0 903 X 1257504 1225128 1257504 1225128 1257504 1226031 -31610 -766 X false false false X 25882 50006 51588 63594 43430 234500 25882 50006 51588 63594 43430 234500 44210 190290 3250 8704 14568 21644 48166 6845 6845 289511 510 0.65730 0.59970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 651000 651000 245644 21662 223982 50000 45600 4400 879382 TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 75357 F 75357 SALES TAX PAYABLE 286 286 BLUEGRASS MUSIC 15384 9339 6045 6948 15384 9339 6045 6948 6948 -903 BARRY JACOBS SEE PART V 7000 SEE PART V false SCHEDULE L, PART V BOARD MEMBER ROBIN JACOBS IS MARRIED TO CONTRACT SITE SUPERVISOR, BARRY JACOBS. ANNUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT IN 2025 WAS 7,000. BARRY JACOBS WAS ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN FY24. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MOOREFIELDS HAS A RICH TRADITION DATING TO THE MID-20TH CENTURY OF STEWARDS WHO HONOR AND PROTECT ITS HISTORY, CELEBRATE THE ARTS, AND PROTECT THE WILDLIFE HABITATS AND NATURAL AREAS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THIS PLACE. THE MISSION OF THE FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS IS TO ENHANCE AND SHARE THESE PRIORITIES THROUGH: - MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING THE MOOREFIELDS HISTORIC HOUSE AND GROUNDS; - ACTING AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS INVESTIGATING AND SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF ALL THOSE WHO LIVED AND WORKED AT MOOREFIELDS; - FOSTERING APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS BY ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN EVENTS, PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; AND - SAFEGUARDING THE SITE'S WATERWAYS, PROTECTING ITS NATURAL HABITATS, AND CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE AND HISTORY THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN ADDITION TO ROUTINE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS, ONGOING EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE HISTORIC HOUSE AT MOOREFIELDS INCLUDED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LONG GRAVEL DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE TO THE SITE, REPLACEMENT OF THE 50-YEAR-OLD WATER TANK, AND PLANTING OF 20 WHITE OAK TREES AS PART OF A PLAN TO REPLACE THE 50 OAK TREES PLANTED AROUND THE HOUSE WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN 1785, ALL OF WHICH ARE NOW GONE. VOLUNTEERS WERE ENGAGED TO PLANT THE TREES. NEW SIGNAGE WAS INSTALLED IN PREPARATION FOR INCREASED SITE VISITS. THE 6,745 COST OF THE WORK WAS SUPPORTED BY A 10,000 GRANT FROM THE OCHILTREE FOUNDATION. THE OLCHILTREE GRANT ALSO SUPPORTED 3,698 TO EQUIP AN OFFICE TO ACCOMMODATE THE HIRING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST PART-TIME STAFF AND UPGRADE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY. WORK ON THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROJECT, BEGUN IN 2023 CONTINUED IN 2025 UTILIZING A 91,928 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THROUGH THE NC STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE INITIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO LIVED AND WORKED ON THE SITE AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL RESEARCH TO SUPPORT AN EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY RATHER THAN THE HOUSE ONLY. 8,680 IN GRANT FUNDS WERE EXPENDED IN 2025 TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND SUBMISSION OF THE REVISED NOMINATION, AS WELL AS CREATION OF POWER POINT PRESENTATION PROJECT DETAILING THE HISTORY OF THE SITE AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK TO DATE. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2026. FOUR FREE SUMMER TOUR DAYS OF THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS WERE STAFFED BY VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS, HOSTING APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE, AND WITH THE ADDITION OF STAFF, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN OPENING THE SITE TO THE PUBLIC ON A REGULAR WEEKLY BASIS IN SEPTEMBER. FREE WILDFLOWER, BIRDING, AND HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE HIKES WERE HELD IN THE SPRING AND FALL LED BY VOLUNTEER KNOWLEDGEABLE PROFESSIONALS. AN ADDITIONAL 150 PEOPLE VISITED MOOREFIELDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WAS HELD ON THE LAWN IN OCTOBER 2025, ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 500 PEOPLE. THE FESTIVAL GROSSED 15,384. EXPENSES TOTALED 6,948. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 DAVID SWANSON TERRI SWANSON VICE-PRESIDE BOARD MEMBER MARRIED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY TREASURER AND THEN PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MEMBERS ARE UNDER THE OBLIGATION AT ALL TIMES TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS SHOULD THEY ARISE. EACH MEETING INCLUDES A CHECK-IN REGARDING CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE TREASURER, WHO WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HIRING COMMITTEE CONSULTED ABOUT SALARY AND BENEIFITS WITH BOARD AND STAFF LEADERSHP AT THREE HISTORIC PRESERVATION NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN HILLSBOROUGH, WHICH ARE OF SIMILAR SIZE AND WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS. THE TREASURER REPORTED THE FINDINGS TO THE FULL BOARD WHICH DISCUSSED THE MATTER, DOCUMENTING THE DISCUSSION IN MEETING MINUTES. THE BOARD RELIED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THE ED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE TREASURER, WHO WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HIRING COMMITTEE CONSULTED ABOUT SALARY AND BENEIFITS WITH BOARD AND STAFF LEADERSHP AT THREE HISTORIC PRESERVATION NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN HILLSBOROUGH, WHICH ARE OF SIMILAR SIZE AND WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS. THE TREASURER REPORTED THE FINDINGS TO THE FULL BOARD WHICH DISCUSSED THE MATTER, DOCUMENTING THE DISCUSSION IN MEETING MINUTES. THE BOARD RELIED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THE ED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.