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
79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $10K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Friends of Moorefields executive salaries →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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Preserves a historic house and grounds, celebrating arts and protecting wildlife.
Questions for Friends of Moorefields
Your first name shows with your question. Friends of Moorefields answers here, for everyone.
- in addition to routine repairs and maintenance of the house and grounds, ongoing efforts to maintain and preserve the historic house at Moorefields have included completion of painting of the exterior of the 1785 house, and restoration of the house's front porch which acts as a gathering place for visitors and a stage for musical…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-2570121) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $46K | $13K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $913K | $905K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $958K | $919K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $958K | $919K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $10K | $5K | $5K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $3K | $3K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $772 | $386 | $386 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $3K | $3K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $22K | $22K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $54K | $43K | $10K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $102K | $81K | $21K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled 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 |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled 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
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $62,590 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $62,590 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $102,233 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $918,670 assets, 7 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $918,670 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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