Friends of Moorefields
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $65,473
- Spending
- $97,083
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 42.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 44%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 37
- Highest pay
- $22,397, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 42.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 48% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 85% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $69,486 spent. 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 OF A PLAN TO REPLACE THE 50 OAK TREES PLANTED AROUND THE HOUSE WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN 1785, ALL OF WHICH ARE NOW GONE. VOLUNTEERS WERE ENGAGED TO PLANT THE TREES. NEW SIGNAGE WAS INSTALLED IN PREPARATION FOR INCREASED SITE VISITS. THE 6,745 COST OF THE WORK WAS SUPPORTED BY A 10,000 GRANT FROM THE OCHILTREE FOUNDATION. THE OLCHILTREE GRANT ALSO SUPPORTED 3,698 TO EQUIP AN OFFICE TO ACCOMMODATE THE HIRING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST PART-TIME STAFF AND UPGRADE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY. WORK ON THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROJECT, BEGUN IN 2023 CONTINUED IN 2025 UTILIZING A 91,928 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THROUGH THE NC STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE INITIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO LIVED AND WORKED ON THE SITE AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL RESEARCH TO SUPPORT AN EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY RATHER THAN THE HOUSE ONLY. 8,680 IN GRANT FUNDS WERE EXPENDED IN 2025 TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND SUBMISSION OF THE REVISED NOMINATION, AS WELL AS CREATION OF POWER POINT PRESENTATION PROJECT DETAILING THE HISTORY OF THE SITE AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK TO DATE. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2026. FOUR FREE SUMMER TOUR DAYS OF THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS WERE STAFFED BY VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS, HOSTING APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE, AND WITH THE ADDITION OF STAFF, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN OPENING THE SITE TO THE PUBLIC ON A REGULAR WEEKLY BASIS IN SEPTEMBER. FREE WILDFLOWER, BIRDING, AND HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE HIKES WERE HELD IN THE SPRING AND FALL LED BY VOLUNTEER KNOWLEDGEABLE PROFESSIONALS. AN ADDITIONAL 150 PEOPLE VISITED MOOREFIELDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WAS HELD ON THE LAWN IN OCTOBER 2025, ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 500 PEOPLE. THE FESTIVAL GROSSED 15,384. EXPENSES TOTALED 6,948. 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 OF A PLAN TO REPLACE THE 50 OAK TREES PLANTED AROUND THE HOUSE WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN 1785, ALL OF WHICH ARE NOW GONE. VOLUNTEERS WERE ENGAGED TO PLANT THE TREES. NEW SIGNAGE WAS INSTALLED IN PREPARATION FOR INCREASED SITE VISITS. THE 6,745 COST OF THE WORK WAS SUPPORTED BY A 10,000 GRANT FROM THE OCHILTREE FOUNDATION. THE OLCHILTREE GRANT ALSO SUPPORTED 3,698 TO EQUIP AN OFFICE TO ACCOMMODATE THE HIRING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST PART-TIME STAFF AND UPGRADE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY. WORK ON THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROJECT, BEGUN IN 2023 CONTINUED IN 2025 UTILIZING A 91,928 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THROUGH THE NC STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE INITIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO LIVED AND WORKED ON THE SITE AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL RESEARCH TO SUPPORT AN EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY RATHER THAN THE HOUSE ONLY. 8,680 IN GRANT FUNDS WERE EXPENDED IN 2025 TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND SUBMISSION OF THE REVISED NOMINATION, AS WELL AS CREATION OF POWER POINT PRESENTATION PROJECT DETAILING THE HISTORY OF THE SITE AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK TO DATE. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2026. FOUR FREE SUMMER TOUR DAYS OF THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS WERE STAFFED BY VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS, HOSTING APPROXIMATELY 175 PEOPLE, AND WITH THE ADDITION OF STAFF, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN OPENING THE SITE TO THE PUBLIC ON A REGULAR WEEKLY BASIS IN SEPTEMBER. FREE WILDFLOWER, BIRDING, AND HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE HIKES WERE HELD IN THE SPRING AND FALL LED BY VOLUNTEER KNOWLEDGEABLE PROFESSIONALS. AN ADDITIONAL 150 PEOPLE VISITED MOOREFIELDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WAS HELD ON THE LAWN IN OCTOBER 2025, ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 500 PEOPLE. THE FESTIVAL GROSSED 15,384. EXPENSES TOTALED 6,948.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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