2025-04-23T11:53:42-04:00 2024-08-31 853094167 CS SMITH & ASSOCIATES PLLC 310 GEORGE ST NEW BERN NC 285625682 990 2023-09-01 237376105 NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC NEWB 2526336448 PO BOX 207 NEW BERN NC 28563 CHARLES BENSON TREASURER 2526336448 2025-04-23 false CHRIS TAGGART CPA P01912404 2526311410 2025-04-23 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHARLES BENSON 510 POLLOCK ST NEW BERN NC 28562 135758 false X WWW.NEWBERNPF.ORG X 1972 NC THE NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SAVE HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN AND AROUND THE NEW BERN AREA. 9 9 0 0 177556 106660 0 8061 1503 -890 6752 184727 114915 0 0 4118 0 730 119402 175311 119402 179429 65325 -64514 758598 1014707 300000 758598 714707 X THE NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SAVE HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN AND AROUND THE NEW BERN AREA. false false 168342 THE FOUNDATION WAS FORMED IN 1972 TO PREVENT THE DEMOLITION AND LOSS OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES IN DOWNTOWN NEW BERN. THE FOUNDATION HELPED TO SAVE OVER 60 HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY PURCHASING, AND IN SOME CASES, MOVING STRUCTURES. EACH STRUCTURE WAS THEN RESOLD WITH A PRESERVATION EASEMENT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE HISTORIC INTEGRITY OF A STRUCTURE WAS BEING PRESERVED. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROPERTY OWNERS. THIS INCLUDES TOURS OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON HOW TO KINDLY UPDATE A PROPERTY WHILE PRESERVING ITS IMPORTANT HISTORIC FABRIC. THE FOUNDATION HAS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOUNDATION HAS SPONSORED AND COORDINATED THE NEW BERN ANTIQUES SHOW FOR OVER 30 YEARS. IT BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN THIRTY ANTIQUES DEALERS FROM THE EAST COAST. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND IT GIVES US A WAY TO SHOWCASE THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION. THE ANTIQUE SHOW WAS NOT HELD IN 2020 DUE TO COVID-19. THE FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN SEVERAL PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD AND THE CITY OF NEW BERN TO RESTORE THE UNION STATION TRAIN DEPOT IN DOWNTOWN NEW BERN. UNION STATION WAS BUILT IN 1910 AND AT ONE TIME SERVED AS A MAJOR RAIL STATION IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH KING SOLOMON LODGE 1 IN A MAJOR RESTORATION PROJECT OF A VITAL HISTORIC STRUCTURE. THE KING SOLOMON LODGE STRUCTURE, C.A. 1870, IS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MASONIC LODGE IN THE NORTH CAROLINA AND ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE SOUTH. IT HAS BEEN IN CONTINUAL USE AS A MASONIC LODGE SINCE IT WAS BUILT AND REPRESENTS A VITAL PIECE OF NEW BERN'S 300 YEAR HISTORY. 168342 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false X CHARLES BENSON 2526336448 510 POLLOCK ST NEW BERN NC 28562 X CATHY ALIX BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 JOHN BARNES BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 MOLLIE BATES BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 JOE ELLIOTT BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 TRIPP EURE BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 MAURICE HOWLAND BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 CYNDI PAPIA BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 GREGORY RUSH BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 LISA SETLIFF BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 TIM THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 JOHN YOUNG BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 CHARLES BENSON TREASURER X 0 0 0 GEORGE BRAKE CHAIRMAN X 0 0 0 HEATHER GREENLAW VICE PRESIDE X 0 0 0 LEEANN MACCABE SECRETARY X 0 0 0 RICHARD PARSONS PRESIDENT X 0 0 0 false false false 21026 16032 69602 106660 1503 1503 27595 20843 6752 114915 1503 X 3338 3338 780 780 8622 8622 1735 1735 141427 141427 1460 730 730 6824 6824 9000 9000 INSURANCE 4729 4729 REPAIRS 908 908 DUES 369 369 BANK FEES 237 237 179429 168342 10357 730 404581 233192 66337 53234 14559 13103 339458 768412 758598 1014707 300000 0 300000 X 758598 714707 758598 714707 758598 1014707 X -64514 20623 X false false X 289156 101913 111358 177556 106660 786643 31016 1502 15937 28829 29098 106382 320172 103415 127295 206385 135758 893025 893025 320172 103415 127295 206385 135758 893025 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X 58239 45136 13103 8098 8098 13103 INVESTMENT PROPERTY 768412 768412 NOTE PAYABLE - ISAAC GRAIG 300000 300000 FUND RAISING EV 27595 27595 20843 27595 27595 20843 20843 6752 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROPERTY OWNERS. THIS INCLUDES TOURS OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON HOW TO KINDLY UPDATE A PROPERTY WHILE PRESERVING ITS IMPORTANT HISTORIC FABRIC. THE FOUNDATION HAS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOUNDATION HAS SPONSORED AND COORDINATED THE NEW BERN ANTIQUES SHOW FOR OVER 30 YEARS. IT BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN THIRTY ANTIQUES DEALERS FROM THE EAST COAST. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND IT GIVES US A WAY TO SHOWCASE THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION. THE ANTIQUE SHOW WAS NOT HELD IN 2020 DUE TO COVID-19. THE FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN SEVERAL PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD AND THE CITY OF NEW BERN TO RESTORE THE UNION STATION TRAIN DEPOT IN DOWNTOWN NEW BERN. UNION STATION WAS BUILT IN 1910 AND AT ONE TIME SERVED AS A MAJOR RAIL STATION IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH KING SOLOMON LODGE 1 IN A MAJOR RESTORATION PROJECT OF A VITAL HISTORIC STRUCTURE. THE KING SOLOMON LODGE STRUCTURE, C.A. 1870, IS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MASONIC LODGE IN THE NORTH CAROLINA AND ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE SOUTH. IT HAS BEEN IN CONTINUAL USE AS A MASONIC LODGE SINCE IT WAS BUILT AND REPRESENTS A VITAL PIECE OF NEW BERN'S 300 YEAR HISTORY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BEFORE ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITY, ANY DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFIES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND SITUATIONS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO AN APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND ALSO OBTAIN APPROVAL TO PROCEED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSTRUCTION EXPENSES 141,427 0 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS 20,623