Nonprofit · EIN 23-7376105
NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · NEW BERN, NC 28563
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $62,491 | $136,314 | -$73,823 | $940,916 | $300,032 | $640,884 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $114,915 | $179,429 | -$64,514 | $1,014,707 | $300,000 | $714,707 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $184,727 | $119,402 | $65,325 | $758,598 | $0 | $758,598 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $22,098
- Membership dues
- $11,606
- Program service revenue
- $24,320
- Investment income
- $2,002
- Net income from fundraising events
- $14,071
- Other revenue
- $14,071
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,985
- Accounting fees
- $2,675
- Occupancy
- $14,056
- Program services (functional)
- $126,078
- Management and general (functional)
- $9,660
- Fundraising (functional)
- $576
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,014,707
- Total assets, end of year
- $940,916
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $300,032
- Net assets, end of year
- $640,884
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $11,647
- Publicly traded securities
- $88,318
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $640,884
- Gross receipts
- $86,244
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLLIE BATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROSS BEEBE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHNNIE BRITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOE ELLIOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TRIPP EURE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HEATHER GREENLAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONNETTE HANCOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MAE BLOUNT KNOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CYNDI PAPIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GREGORY RUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LISA SETLIFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MJ WOIKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATHY ALIX | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN BARNES | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES BENSON | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
| GEORGE BRAKE | CHAIRMAN Officer | – | $0 |
| RICHARD PARSONS | VICE PRESIDE Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY ALIX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN BARNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MOLLIE BATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOE ELLIOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TRIPP EURE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MAURICE HOWLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CYNDI PAPIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GREGORY RUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LISA SETLIFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TIM THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHARLES BENSON | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
| GEORGE BRAKE | CHAIRMAN Officer | – | $0 |
| HEATHER GREENLAW | VICE PRESIDE Officer | – | $0 |
| LEEANN MACCABE | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| RICHARD PARSONS | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLLIE BATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAULA DUBAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HEATHER GREENLAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MAURICE HOWLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GREGORY RUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GEORGIANA BIRCHER | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
| JOE ELLIOTT | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM GREEN | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
| RICHARD PARSONS | VICE PRESIDE Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 207, NEW BERN, NC 28563-0207
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHARLES BENSON, 510 POLLOCK ST, NEW BERN, NC 28562
- Signed the 990
- CHARLES BENSON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (252) 633-6448
- Website
- WWW.NEWBERNPF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CS SMITH & ASSOCIATES PLLC
Mission
THE NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SAVE HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN AND AROUND THE NEW BERN AREA.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $126,078
- 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.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7376105
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1974
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $940,916
- Income (IRS master file)
- $86,244
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $62,491 | $136,314 | $940,916 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $114,915 | $179,429 | $1,014,707 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $184,727 | $119,402 | $758,598 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7376105).
Questions about NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC is 23-7376105.
- Is NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
- Are donations to NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names CHARLES BENSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NEW BERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $62,491, expenses of $136,314 and total assets of $940,916 at year end.
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