2025-04-24T09:50:55-05:00 2024-12-31 561304727 BLACKMAN & SLOOP ADVISORS INC 1414 RALEIGH ROAD SUITE 300 CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 990 2024-01-01 262570121 FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS FRIE 9193603520 2201 MOOREFIELDS ROAD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 ROBIN JACOBS TREASURER 9193603520 2025-04-21 1 1 ELIZABETH MAUCH P01988953 9199428700 2025-04-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ROBIN JACOBS 2201 MOOREFIELDS ROAD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 443266 0 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 0 35 0 0 51588 63594 0 0 0 365808 11002 6768 62590 436170 0 0 0 0 10500 7000 0 0 0 91733 90336 102233 97336 -39643 338834 918670 1257504 0 0 918670 1257504 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. 0 0 85407 - CULMINATING FIVE YEARS OF WORK IN COOPERATION WITH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ORANGE COUNTY, NC, AND THE NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENO RIVER VALLEY, INC., FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS CONVEYED PERMANENT EASEMENTS TO THOSE PARTNERS WHICH WILL PROTECT THE MOOREFIELDS HISTORIC SITE IN PERPETUITY, PREVENTING ALTERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE WHICH IS NOT IN KEEPING WITH ITS HISTORIC, AGRICULTURAL, AND NATURAL AREA VALUES. MOOREFIELDS SOLD THE EASEMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF $360,000, BASED ON APPRAISALS OBTAINED BY THE PARTIES. - IN ADDITION TO ROUTINE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS, ONGOING EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE HISTORIC HOUSE AT MOOREFIELDS INCLUDED MASONRY RESTORATION WORK ON ONE OF THE CHIMNEYS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE STONE WALLS ON THE GROUNDS. THE $4,000 COST OF THE WORK WAS SUPPORTED BY A $10,0000 GRANT FROM THE OCHILTREE FOUNDATION.- THE OLCHILTREE GRANT, TOGETHER WITH DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, ALSO SUPPORTED $5,500 OF WORK TO REMOVE DOWNED TREES AND UNDERGROWTH ON A SECTION OF THE MOOREFIELDS PROPERTY AS WELL AS AN APPLICATION OF LIME TO THE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS AT A COST OF $3,750. - WORK ON THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROJECT BEGUN IN 2003 CONTINUED IN 2024 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 ENSLAVED PEOPLE WHO LIVED AND WORKED ON THE SITE. WORK COMPLETED IN 2024 INCLUDED EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL RESEARCH TO SUPPORT AN EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY RATHER THAN THE HOUSE ONLY. $36,869 IN GRANT FUNDS WERE EXPENDED IN 2024. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2025.- FREE WILDFLOWER AND BIRDING HIKES WERE HELD IN THE SPRING LED BY VOLUNTEER KNOWLEDGEABLE PROFESSIONALS. BOARD MEMBERS AND THE GRANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT LED A TOUR OF THE MOOREFIELDS HISTORIC GROUNDS. THE HIKES WERE ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 70 PEOPLE. - FOUR FREE SUMMER TOUR DAYS OF THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS WERE STAFFED BY VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS, HOSTING APPROXIMATELY 140 PEOPLE.- THE ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WAS HELD ON THE LAWN IN OCTOBER 2024, ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 525 PEOPLE. THE FESTIVAL GROSSED $12,124. EXPENSES TOTALED $6,336. 85407 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X ROBIN JACOBS 9193603520 2105 MOOREFIELDS ROAD HILLSBOROUGH NC 27278 BARRY JACOBS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 7000 0 0 PAM HEMMINGER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SWANSON VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICH SHAW SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN JACOBS TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 SALLY ALLISON-BLAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA COTTERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MATHESON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRI RUSS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRI SWANSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHLEEN TURNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 7000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7020 38807 17767 63594 6568 6568 8000 0 8000 8000 8000 360000 760 359240 359240 359240 5104 7020 6336 -1232 -1232 436170 0 0 372576 7000 3500 3500 38 38 2295 2295 778 389 389 702 702 5001 5001 15779 15779 4711 4711 ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY 32049 32049 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 23978 23978 GRANT ADMINISTRATION 4820 4820 MISCELLANEOUS 185 185 97336 85407 11929 0 13392 9171 351568 946644 49879 905278 896765 918670 1257504 0 0 X 918670 1257504 918670 1257504 918670 1257504 338834 0 X 0 0 0 X 24317 25882 50006 51588 63594 215387 24317 25882 50006 51588 63594 215387 70324 145063 3250 8704 14568 26522 241909 0.59970 0.52860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 651000 651000 245644 14279 231365 50000 35600 14400 896765 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ROBIN JACOBS, BOARD MEMBER, IS MARRIED TO BARRY JACOBS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ADDITIONALLY BOARD MEMBER DAVID SWANSON IS MARRIED TO BOARD MEMBER TERRI SWANSON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY TREASURER AND THEN PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, 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, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.