The Rock Ford Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the general hand mansion and its collections, the john j. Snyder, JR. Gallery of early lancaster county decorataive arts, and the related outbuildings, gardens and grounds on the Rock Ford property. Historic Rock Ford offers the public guided tours, educational programs and special events throughout the year.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $264K a year · 39% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $797K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $138K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$84K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$723K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$340K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$723K
FY2021▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$723K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$550K
Expenses
$340K
FY2021▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$340K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$418K
FY2024$512K
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.3M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1959.

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Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $198K Management & general 30% · $101K Fundraising 12% · $41K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Samuel Slaymaker’s $65K as Executive Di is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and interprets historic mansions, galleries, and grounds, offering tours and educational programs.

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1 program · $198K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The rock ford foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the general hand mansion and its collections, the john j. Snyder, JR. Gallery of early lancaster county decorataive arts, and the related outbuildings, gardens and grounds on the rock ford property.

$198Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$138K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$723K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$377K
Other incomeLn 4–11$167K
Investment incomeLn 3$156K
Money outPt IX
$340K
Ln 25
Programscol B$198K
Managementcol C$101K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$314K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$377K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$156K
Other incomeLn 4–11$167K
Gains on assetsLn 7$50K
Total revenueLn 12$723K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$281K
SavingsLn 2$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$314K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$797K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$404K$314K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$758K$797K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$285K$84K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$187K$103K$47K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$8K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$8K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$470
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
InterestLn 20$261$261
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$14K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$25K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$8K$5K$207
Total functional expensesLn 25$340K$198K$101K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $550K$512K$38K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $503K$418K$85K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $464K$484K−$20K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $723K$340K$383K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$276K$832K$2.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $722,799 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $889,775$376,783
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,426$22,058
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $147,743$156,463
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $64,767$167,495
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,108,711$722,799
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,851$202,351
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $129,366$137,237
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $276,217$339,588
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $832,494$383,211
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $722,799 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,788 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$65,496
VIII-1e Government grants$7,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$304,287
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$61,740
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$376,783
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,058$22,058
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $106,925$106,925
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $119,614$119,614
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $49,538$49,538
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,216$12,216
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $30,877$30,877
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $302,923 · Excluded from tax $43,093$722,799
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $339,588 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $102,875 · Management $46,761 · Fundraising $37,409$187,045
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,418 · Management $3,827 · Fundraising $3,061$15,306
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,415$15,415
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,629$7,629
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,921 · Management $2,640$10,561
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,411 · Management $470$1,881
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,821$19,821
IX-20 InterestManagement $261$261
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,081$10,081
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,915 · Management $4,638$18,553
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,433 · Management $14,518$39,951
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,290 · Management $4,587 · Fundraising $207$13,084
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $198,165 · Management $100,746 · Fundraising $40,677$339,588
Part X · Balance sheet $3,254,589 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $383,580$280,758
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,803$33,537
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,437$59,794
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,039$4,139
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,850,291$2,079,792
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $757,964$796,569
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,072,114$3,254,589
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,207$7,502
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $78,952$51,425
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $201,504$25,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $284,663$83,927
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,787,451$3,170,662
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,787,451$3,170,662
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,072,114$3,254,589
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,170,662 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$722,799
XI-2 Total expenses$339,588
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$383,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,787,451
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,170,662

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