Friends of Moorefields

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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 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2570121) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 37 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $306K a year · 78% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
72% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
33.5 mo
of spending, in cash
33.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$903
0.07% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.07% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
10 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$65K
-85% vs prior year
Spent
$97K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$65K
FY2025▼ -85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$63K
FY2024$436K
FY2025$65K
Expenses
$97K
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$51K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$97K
FY2025$97K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$958K
FY2023$919K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $69K Management & general 28% · $28K

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; $22K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$21,997Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cecily T Nisbet’s $22K as Executive Di is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cecily T Nisbet$21,997———
Barry Jacobs—$7,000$10,500$3,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves a historic house and grounds, celebrating arts and protecting wildlife.

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1 program · $69K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

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…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2570121) · Dispute this line
$69Kprogram 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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$65K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$97K
Ln 25
Programscol B$69K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$903
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$510
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$29
Total revenueLn 12$65K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$259K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$879K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$903
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 637
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K$271K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$897K$879K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$903
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$22K$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$841$841
Management feesLn 11a$7K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$982$981
Information technologyLn 14$356$178$178
OccupancyLn 16$7K$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$27K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$97K$69K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 10, 2026 $65K$97K−$32K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2025 $436K$97K$339K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 $63K$102K−$40K$919K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2023 $1.0M$51K$955K$958K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising L · Interested persons O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $65,473 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,594$43,430
I-9 Program service revenue$510
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $365,808$13,723
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,768$7,810
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $436,170$65,473
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,000$23,679
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,336$73,404
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $97,336$97,083
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $338,834−$31,610
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $65,473 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,139
VIII-1e Government grants$14,431
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,430
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $510$510
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,694$13,694
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,950$7,950
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $29$29
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$140−$140
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $510 · Excluded from tax $21,533$65,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $97,083 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $10,999 · Management $10,998$21,997
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $841 · Management $841$1,682
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,500 · Management $3,500$7,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,260$3,260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $982 · Management $981$1,963
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $178 · Management $178$356
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,580 · Management $3,581$7,161
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,384$17,384
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,429$5,429
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,593 · Management $2,692$29,285
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,566$1,566
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $69,486 · Management $27,597 · Fundraising $0$97,083
Part X · Balance sheet $1,226,031 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,171$12,125
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $351,568$259,167
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $896,765$879,382
X-12 Other securities$75,357
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,257,504$1,226,031
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$617
X-25 Other liabilities$286
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$903
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,257,504$1,225,128
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,257,504$1,225,128
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,257,504$1,226,031
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,225,128 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$65,473
XI-2 Total expenses$97,083
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,610
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,257,504
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$766
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,225,128

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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