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ALICE FERGUSON FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ALICE FERGUSON FOUNDATION INC (EIN 52-0694646)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-04-30
IRS object ID
202541209349302459
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-04-30T13:18:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520694646EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Alice Ferguson Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3012925665PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 Bryan Point RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityAccokeekCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20607ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTheresa CullenPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone3012925665PhoneNum
Signature2025-04-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonAmanda E WaterhousePreparerPersonNm
PTINP02014004PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2025-04-25PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTheresa CullenPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 Bryan Point RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityAccokeekCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,162,970GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://www.fergusonfoundation.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1954FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionInspiring stewardship by giving people the tools to understand, appreciate, and protect nature.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee34TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers414TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,598,543PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$76,870PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$158,527CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$7,812PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$147,818CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,886,949PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,674,976CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$9,995PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Expenses$1,762,261PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,911,290CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$124,688PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$10,947,107TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$96,542TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$147,135TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$11,005,802NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,799,972NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Alice Ferguson Foundation's mission is to inspire environmental stewardship by giving people the tools to understand, appreciate, and protect nature.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$572,876ExpenseAmt
Revenue$212,710RevenueAmt
DescHard Bargain Farm Education:Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center's Education Program for PreK-12 students is designed to promote understanding and stewardship of the natural resources of the Potomac River Watershed. Courses at Hard Bargain Farm immerse students in various field studies based on Next Generation Science standards using innovative hands-on activities, field investigations and a focus on agriculture by interacting with farm animals and the sensory garden. This program also incorporates our Trash Free Potomac and Trash Free Schools programs giving students and community members opportunities and education focused on litter reduction and its impact on our watershed.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$408,913ExpenseAmt
DescBridging the Watershed: Bridging the Watershed is an outreach program of the Alice Ferguson Foundation, in partnership with the National Park Service and area school systems serving students and teachers in National Parks throughout the Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland region. The purpose is to provide meaningful watershed educational experiences that connect students to their place in the natural world. This is accomplished by standards-based curriculum and field studies for students, teachers, and park rangers training.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$397,450ExpenseAmt
DescFarm and Facilities/ Capital Projects:In 2024, the campus infrastructure was renovated to current energy efficiency standards. Among this work included a new solar array and HVAC conversion.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$252,437ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$1,631,676TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document8IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee34EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Elizabeth JohnsonBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3012925665PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 Bryan Point RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityAccokeekCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20607ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Stephen Kim
Board President2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Jackson
Vice President2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Berger
Treasurer2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ashlie Smith Sabeti
Secretary2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel Donohue
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kate Johnson
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Kane
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betsy Howes- Bean
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tanya Surtees
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joanne Aron
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tyler Wolverton
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Theresa Cullen
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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Celestial Solar Innovations
7925 Edgewood Farm RdFrederickMD21702Solar Panel Replacement$140,588
Protech HVAC LLC
4515 Printers CtWhite PlainsMD20695HVAC Replacement$105,511
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,322MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$27,642FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$795,006GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$331,951AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$12,021NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,155,921TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEducational programsDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$212,710TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$76,363TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$76,363ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$15,439RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$15,439RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$15,439ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$547,622SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,858OtherAmt

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Securities$467,316SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$80,306SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,858OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$82,164TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$82,164ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$10,347FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$20,678FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$10,331TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$142,710OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$306,345ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,103TotalAmt
Program Services$160,147ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,912FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$818,446TotalAmt
Program Services$744,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,884FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$20,646ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$636ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$810FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,323TotalAmt
Program Services$32,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$881ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,325FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$73,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,359FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,434TotalAmt
Management And General$54,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,231TotalAmt
Management And General$27,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$90,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$303FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,486TotalAmt
Program Services$2,680ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,806FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,769TotalAmt
Program Services$159,908ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,299FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,402TotalAmt
Program Services$10,402ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,618TotalAmt
Program Services$32,581ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,132TotalAmt
Program Services$16,507ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$310FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$9,984TotalAmt
Program Services$7,924ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$118TotalAmt
Management And General$118ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$274,394TotalAmt
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Management And General$38,415ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,488FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,664TotalAmt
Program Services$48,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$298FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Taxes and Licenses$1,066$946$0$120
Miscellaneous Expenses$106$106

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,631,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$238,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,803FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$612,366BOYAmt
EOY$370,276EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$7,313BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$11,087,191LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,310,447BOYAmt
EOY$8,265,525EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,169,112BOYAmt
EOY$2,308,720EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,106BOYAmt
EOY$2,586EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,102,344BOYAmt
EOY$10,947,107EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,542BOYAmt
EOY$130,372EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$16,763EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,542BOYAmt
EOY$147,135EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,976,120BOYAmt
EOY$10,703,782EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,682BOYAmt
EOY$96,190EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,005,802BOYAmt
EOY$10,799,972EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,102,344BOYAmt
EOY$10,947,107EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$236,314ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$30,484NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,837,194CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,984,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,598,543CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,155,921CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,335,292TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,837,194CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,984,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,598,543CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,155,921CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,335,292TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$421,740SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,913,552PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$70,678CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,407CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$82,025CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$91,802CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$346,690TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$74,786CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,863CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,574CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,230CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$153,057CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$274,510TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,956,492TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$650,166GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92640PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFundraising events - 2021 Amount: $ 12,400. 2022 Amount: $ 9,128. 2023 Amount: $ 5,230. 2024 Amount: $ 10,347. Other income - 2020 Amount: $ 74,786. 2021 Amount: $ 4,463. 2022 Amount: $ 15,446. 2024 Amount: $ 142,710.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,904,737FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,904,737FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$245,237FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$61,309FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$269,606CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$225,527CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$237,840CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$245,237CurrentYearAmt
Total$978,210TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,467,315LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$67,401CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$56,382CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$59,460CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$61,309CurrentYearAmt
Total$244,552TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$366,828GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$58,391OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$58,391BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,362,709OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,325,806DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,036,903BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$176,876OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$130,189DepreciationAmt
Book Value$46,687BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$479,790OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$363,386DepreciationAmt
Book Value$116,404BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,425OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,285DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,140BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,265,525TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,690,679TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$30,484NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$12,450DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$42,934RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,647,745RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$27,231InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$27,231RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,674,976TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,896,509TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$12,450DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$12,450ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,884,059ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$27,231InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$27,231ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,911,290TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:Antique vehicle is provided for public display and preservation.
Part X, Line 2:Management has evaluated the Foundation's tax positions and concluded that the Foundation's financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Pinot on the PotomacEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$37,989GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$27,642CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$10,347GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$6,772NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,381RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$10,108FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$417OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$37,989GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$27,642CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$10,347GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$6,772NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,381RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$10,108FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$417OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$20,678DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$10,331NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTheresa CullenPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$120,198BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$32,500OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,760DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$15,645NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$176,103TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Statement of Program Service Accomplishments:For over 70 years, the Alice Ferguson Foundation has been dedicated to inspiring environmental stewardship by equipping people with the tools to understand, appreciate, and protect nature. Through hands-on environmental education programs, we have reached hundreds of thousands of students across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Located on a 330-acre property in Accokeek, Maryland, the Foundation's Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Campus offers a unique educational environment that connects students with the natural world. Our curriculum and outdoor education model provide immersive, STEM-focused, NGSS Standards based experiential learning. Our programs are designed to enhance student achievement in critical STEM subjects and align with the growing emphasis on environmental literacy as a requirement for student success. 2024 Impact: - Served 4,128 students through our day and overnight environmental education programs. - 1,852 students and community members participated in the Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative. - Hosted 540 children and community members through community events and summer camp day and overnight programs. - Delivered professional development workshops to 65 teachers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Per the Bylaws, Alice Ferguson Foundation is a member organization with an Annual Meeting. Members must be 18 years of age or older to vote at the Annual Meeting and Special Meetings. Only members in good standing at the time of such meeting(s) shall be entitled to vote. All questions and elections shall be decided by majority of members present.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembers meet annually to elect the Board of Directors and Officers of the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe Foundation's Articles and Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the members of the Foundation at any annual or special meeting, provided that the proposed changes have been included in the notice of the meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990 was reviewed by the Executive Director and Controller prior to filing. After review, Form 990 is distributed in its entirety to all board members prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members, the Executive Director, and the Deputy Executive Director annually complete an affirmation of disclosure and compliance with the conflicts of interest policy. In addition, the Board of Directors at least annually discusses any issues or potential issues and stresses the importance of compliance with the policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aAfter review of the Executive Director salary data from comparable organizations in the geographical area, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Alice Ferguson Foundation (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) makes a recommendation on the salary to the board as a whole, which then acts on the recommendation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents and form 990s are available to the public upon request and can be provided in electronic or paper format.