2026-08-18T16:26:36-04:00 2025-12-31 561138530 BUTLER BURKE LLP 100 CLUB OAKS COURT SUITE A WINSTONSALEM NC 27104 990 2025-01-01 311512730 BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION BLUE 8663082773 717 S MARSHALL ST SUITE 105B WINSTONSALEM NC 27101 CAROLYN WARD CEO 9107210260 2026-08-11 true JANE R POTTER P01057495 3367682310 2026-08-11 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CAROLYN WARD 717 S MARSHALL ST SUITE 105B WINSTONSALEM NC 27101 5621318 false X WWW.BRPFOUNDATION.ORG X 1997 NC THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION IS THE FUNDRAISING PARTNER, 501(C)(3), FOR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES ALONG THE 469-MILE ROUTE, INCLUDING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, VISITOR AMENITIES, AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 16 16 59 100 0 3742304 4945914 406298 434608 314950 201005 -16603 -107904 4446949 5473623 916053 609322 0 1719594 1975432 0 452472 1212569 1737376 3848216 4322130 598733 1151493 7604983 8872962 124632 198632 7480351 8674330 X THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION IS THE FUNDRAISING PARTNER, 501(C)(3), FOR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES ALONG THE 469-MILE ROUTE, INCLUDING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, VISITOR AMENITIES, AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. false false 755275 609322 434608 THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION IS THE FUNDRAISING PARTNER FOR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, THE COUNTRY'S MOST VISITED NATIONAL PARK UNIT. THE NONPROFIT ADDRESSES UNMET PARK NEEDS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS ALONG THE 469-MILE ROUTE, INCLUDING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, VISITOR AMENITIES, AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION INCLUDES ENGAGING A NEW GENERATION OF STEWARDS IN THE PROTECTION OF THE NATIONAL PARK AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC LANDS. 666887 A SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION, KIDS IN PARKS ENGAGES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER LIFELONG WELLNESS THROUGH MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS TO NATURE. THE PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF TRACK TRAILS. AT EACH TRACK TRAIL, FAMILIES UTILIZE SELF-GUIDED MATERIALS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THEIR HIKING, BIKING, PADDLING, FISHING, AND DISC GOLF ADVENTURES. CHILDREN WHO COMPLETE TRACK TRAILS CAN REGISTER THEIR OUTINGS ONLINE AND RECEIVE FREE PRIZES CREATED TO MAKE THEIR NEXT ADVENTURE MORE FUN AND REWARDING. TRACK TRAILS ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE WHILE INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEWARDS TO CARE FOR PUBLIC LANDS, INCLUDING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. 471184 THE BLUE RIDGE MUSIC CENTER PRESERVES, INTERPRETS, AND PRESENTS THE EVOLVING MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, HIGHLIGHTING THE INFLUENCE OF AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC ON MANY GENRES OF MUSIC. THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING FOR AN ANNUAL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, FREE MILEPOST MUSIC CONCERTS IN THE NATIONAL PARK, PROGRAMMING AND EVENT STAFF, AND REPAIRS AND ENHANCEMENTS AT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FACILITY AT MILEPOST 213 NEAR GALAX, VA. ESTABLISHED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS IN 1985, THE SITE INCLUDES AN OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER, AN INDOOR THEATER, A VISITOR/INTERPRETIVE CENTER HOUSING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC MUSEUM, AND TWO HIKING TRAILS. 1415431 IN 1949, THE BLUFFS RESTAURANT BECAME THE FIRST DINING ESTABLISHMENT TO OPEN ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. THE FORMER COFFEE SHOP WELCOMED GENERATIONS OF DINERS BEFORE CLOSING IN 2010. IN 2020, THE STONE AND TIMBER BUILDING UNDERWENT EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS THROUGH FUNDING SECURED BY THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION. TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE BLUFFS RESTAURANT, THE FOUNDATION ENTERED INTO A HISTORIC LEASE FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FACILITY. AS PART OF THAT AGREEMENT, THE FOUNDATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING. THE NONPROFIT HAS EXPANDED ITS ROLE BY OPERATING THE RESTAURANT AND OFFERING EDUCATIONAL AND POP-UP EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE HERITAGE FOODWAYS, HIGHLIGHT MOUNTAIN CULTURE, AND BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. IT IS ONCE AGAIN A MUST-VISIT DESTINATION FOR HOMESTYLE MEALS AND HOSPITALITY IN THE NATIONAL PARK. THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION CREATED THE BLUE RIDGE RISING PROGRAM TO UNITE AND SERVE THE GATEWAY COMMUNITIES OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY BY STRENGTHENING CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FOSTERING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON TRAVEL, TOURISM, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS IN THE 29 COUNTIES THAT NEIGHBOR THE NATIONAL PARK UNIT IDENTIFIED SIX THEMES FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: MARKETING, VISITOR EXPERIENCE, UNIFIED REGIONAL VOICE, RESOURCE PROTECTION, WORKFORCE EDUCATION, AND CAPACITY BUILDING. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS AND PLANNING, FOLLOWED BY THE PRODUCTION OF THE BLUE RIDGE RISING ACTION PLAN, THE PROGRAM IS NOW SHIFTING FROM A PLANNING PROCESS TO PARTNERSHIP-BASED EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE 51 STRATEGIES DETAILED IN THE ACTION PLAN. 1415431 3308777 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 74 0 true 59 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NC VA FL SC X X CAROLYN WARD 8663082773 717 S MARSHALL STREET SUITE 105B WINSTONSALEM NC 271015865 CAROLYN WARD CEO 40.00 X 172070 0 18583 DEANNA BALLARD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM BARBER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOMMY CABE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES HAUSER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHA HERSHMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN HILL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HUFF TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRONWYN LANCE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB LASSITER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM MALONEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN MCFADYEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY BROWN IMMEDIATE PA 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG ANDECK CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERTS BASS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SAM JOHNSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES HOUCHINS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 172070 18583 1 false true false ATRIAX BUILDING SOLUTIONS LLC PO BOX 1629 HICKORY NC 28603 CONSTRUCTION 220682 1 268459 962007 3715448 294391 4945914 PROGRAM FEES 711130 434608 434608 434608 201310 201310 577 577 305 -305 -305 -305 38909 268459 147390 -108481 -108481 5473623 434608 93101 609322 609322 190653 131584 24543 34526 1417365 974171 181681 261513 43460 31150 5815 6495 202733 145312 27125 30296 121221 68769 48129 4323 888 756 132 25309 21546 3750 13 130 130 265765 215674 37573 12518 124129 41845 65245 17039 289512 175825 43064 70623 61807 35790 24569 1448 42170 23344 12136 6690 100080 70476 28314 1290 30724 6808 23916 42744 42744 48691 34730 13961 PROJECT FEES 568544 568544 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 125128 105476 14281 5371 MISCELLANEOUS 11755 4911 6517 327 4322130 3308777 560881 452472 484355 1293994 2993483 2090793 4833 266093 169053 183923 83775 89971 248403 83937 183112 164466 3618474 4729801 67898 53921 7604983 8872962 42798 122589 13529 21100 68305 54943 124632 198632 X 3391998 3825338 4088353 4848992 7480351 8674330 7604983 8872962 1151493 42486 X false true X true false X 2311659 2825027 2739074 3742304 4945914 16563978 2311659 2825027 2739074 3742304 4945914 16563978 866455 15697523 38677 36831 177717 314950 201887 770062 258 28660 36843 37043 38909 141713 17475753 1773505 0.89820 0.90670 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 38,454 FUNDRAISING REVENUE 103,259 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 895456 22833 918289 904309 -8853 895456 877307 27002 904309 674224 360000 -156918 877307 631296 42928 674224 0.34680 0.63980 0.01340 true false 16400 16400 3768 3768 228235 80169 148066 164466 RIGHT-OF-USE LIABILITY 54943 54943 X 5674704 42486 159052 201538 5473166 457 457 5473623 4480725 159052 159052 4321673 457 457 4322130 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 EACH ENDOWMENT IS RESTRICTED TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS FOR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. EACH YEAR THE SPENDABLE INCOME RECEIVED BY THE FOUNDATION FROM THOSE ENDOWMENTS IS USED FOR BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED AS A NONPROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, INCOME TAX EXPENSE IS LIMITED TO ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DEEMED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO BE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE FOUNDATIONS PRIMARY TAX POSITIONS RELATE TO ITS STATUS AS A NOT-FOR- PROFIT ENTITY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AND CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. IT IS THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE UPON EXAMINATION. THE FOUNDATION IS REQUIRED TO FILE A FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURN (FORM 990) ANNUALLY TO RETAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. THE FOUNDATION IS REQUIRED TO FILE AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) FOR ANY YEAR GROSS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME EXCEEDS 1,000. THE FOUNDATIONS FORM 990 FILINGS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D IN 1949, THE BLUFFS RESTAURANT BECAME THE FIRST DINING ESTABLISHMENT TO OPEN ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. THE FORMER COFFEE SHOP WELCOMED GENERATIONS OF DINERS BEFORE CLOSING IN 2010. IN 2020, THE STONE AND TIMBER BUILDING UNDERWENT EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS THROUGH FUNDING SECURED BY THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION. TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE BLUFFS RESTAURANT, THE FOUNDATION ENTERED INTO A HISTORIC LEASE FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FACILITY. AS PART OF THAT AGREEMENT, THE FOUNDATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING. THE NONPROFIT HAS EXPANDED ITS ROLE BY OPERATING THE RESTAURANT AND OFFERING EDUCATIONAL AND POP-UP EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE HERITAGE FOODWAYS, HIGHLIGHT MOUNTAIN CULTURE, AND BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. IT IS ONCE AGAIN A MUST-VISIT DESTINATION FOR HOMESTYLE MEALS AND HOSPITALITY IN THE NATIONAL PARK. THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION CREATED THE BLUE RIDGE RISING PROGRAM TO UNITE AND SERVE THE GATEWAY COMMUNITIES OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY BY STRENGTHENING CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FOSTERING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON TRAVEL, TOURISM, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS IN THE 29 COUNTIES THAT NEIGHBOR THE NATIONAL PARK UNIT IDENTIFIED SIX THEMES FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: MARKETING, VISITOR EXPERIENCE, UNIFIED REGIONAL VOICE, RESOURCE PROTECTION, WORKFORCE EDUCATION, AND CAPACITY BUILDING. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS AND PLANNING, FOLLOWED BY THE PRODUCTION OF THE BLUE RIDGE RISING ACTION PLAN, THE PROGRAM IS NOW SHIFTING FROM A PLANNING PROCESS TO PARTNERSHIP-BASED EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE 51 STRATEGIES DETAILED IN THE ACTION PLAN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AT THE NEAREST SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING FROM COMPLETION OF THE 990, OR IF A SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING IS MORE THAN 30 DAYS OUT FROM COMPLETION OF THE 990, A CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WE MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REMINDING THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE POLICY AT EVERY MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A AS BOARD MEMBERS IN THE NON-PROFIT SEGMENT, COMPENSATION INFORMATION IS MONITORED ON A REGULAR BASIS BY REVIEWING COMPARIBILITY DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SEE LINE 15A'S EXPLANATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; HOWEVER, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.