Friends of Ashbys Fort Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FRIENDS OF ASHBY'S FORT IS A PRIVATE, NOT FOR PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION FUNDED BY ADMISSION, DONATIONS, AND MUSEUM STORE PURCHASES. THE FRIENDS OF ASHBY'S FORT EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE ASHBY'S FORT MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SITE, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY OF PIONEERS, TO HONOR THE STRUGGLE OF SETTLERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS ON THE FRONTIER, AND TO PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND BRING TO LIFE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE SITE AS A LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
- Income
- $12,617
- Spending
- $21,018
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- ASHBY'S FORT HAS SERVED AS A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. FROM THE ANNUAL FORT ASHBY DAYS (A THREE-DAY CELEBRATION OF THE TOWN OF FORT ASHBY INCLUDING A PARADE, VENDORS, AND FOOD) TO SEVERAL CONCERTS EACH YEAR, THE MUSEUM HAS BEEN A CENTER OF HISTORIC, ART, AND CULTURAL EVENTS. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO HOME TO ASHBY'S SECOND COMPANY OF RANGERS, A FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR REENACTOR GROUP.
- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 2020 (DUE TO THE PANDEMIC), FOAF HAS HOSTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK EACH SUMMER SINCE 2017. TWO OF THOSE "DIGS" WERE THROUGH A 6 WEEK CLASS OFFERED BY POTOMAC STATE COLLEGE. APPROXIMATELY 10 STUDENTS AND SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS WERE INVOLVED IN EXCAVATING THE NORTHEAST BASTION OF THE ORIGINAL STOCKADE AND MOST OF THE REMAINING OUTLINE OF THE STOCKADE THAT IS LOCATED ON FOAF PROPERTY.
- $19,090 spent. FRIENDS OF ASHBY'S FORT IS A PRIVATE, NOT FOR PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION FUNDED BY ADMISSION, DONATIONS, AND MUSEUM STORE PURCHASES. THE FRIENDS OF ASHBY'S FORT EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE ASHBY'S FORT MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SITE, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY OF PIONEERS, TO HONOR THE STRUGGLE OF SETTLERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS ON THE FRONTIER, AND TO PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND BRING TO LIFE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE SITE AS A LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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