501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 5 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2026 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $132K a year · 33% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
37 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 36.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $61
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$276K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$336K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$276K
FY2026▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$169K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$217K
FY2026$276K
Expenses
$336K
FY2026▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$213K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$355K
FY2026$336K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2026▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$956K
FY2022$921K
FY2023$855K
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M
FY2026$1.8M

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending June 2026) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Oct 1962.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $260K Management & general 18% · $59K Fundraising 5% · $16K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jenny Lamb’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jenny Lamb$50,000$50,900$42,950$42,906$42,708$42,681

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and interprets the 1860s Sam Davis Home and Farm, offering educational tours on rural Tennessee life.

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1 program · $260K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Educational tours are given at the sam davis home and farm, which is restored and maintained to typify the american rural life in middle tennessee during the 1860s.

$260Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$61

By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$276K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$336K
Ln 25
Programscol B$260K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Government grantsLn 1e$145K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$276K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$981K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$739K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$753K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$783K$739K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$476$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$22K$22K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$2K$368
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K$300
OccupancyLn 16$159K$135K$16K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$38K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$1K$532
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$336K$260K$59K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest Viewing $276K$336K−$60K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2025 $217K$355K−$139K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$215K$1.1M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $181K$247K−$66K$855K 990 PDF
FY2022 $209K$244K−$35K$921K 990 PDF
FY2021 $169K$213K−$44K$956K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2026 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $275,680 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,080$183,163
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,264$32,845
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,422$32,226
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,783$27,446
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $216,549$275,680
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $111,290$103,586
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $243,875$231,939
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $355,165$335,525
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$138,616−$59,845
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $275,680 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,961 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,550
VIII-1e Government grants$144,660
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$34,953
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$183,163
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,845$32,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,226$32,226
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $18,485$18,485
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,291 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32,226$275,680
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $335,525 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,500 · Management $22,500 · Fundraising $5,000$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $46,222$46,222
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,376 · Management $1,620 · Fundraising $368$7,364
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,250$7,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,797$1,797
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,500 · Management $1,389 · Fundraising $300$3,189
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $135,208 · Management $15,907 · Fundraising $7,953$159,068
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,076$2,076
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,635 · Management $4,428 · Fundraising $2,213$44,276
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,052 · Management $1,065 · Fundraising $532$10,649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,213 · Management $1,421$3,634
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $259,706 · Management $59,453 · Fundraising $16,366$335,525
Part X · Balance sheet $1,795,271 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,993$48,793
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $724,608$980,557
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,964$18,660
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,462$6,462
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $783,424$739,148
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $294,000$1,651
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,853,451$1,795,271
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $476$2,141
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $476$2,141
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,852,975$1,793,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,852,975$1,793,130
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,853,451$1,795,271
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,793,130 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$275,680
XI-2 Total expenses$335,525
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,845
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,852,975
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,793,130

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