Nonprofit · EIN 26-2570121
FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS
Tax-exempt · HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $65,473 | $97,083 | -$31,610 | $1,226,031 | $903 | $1,225,128 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $436,170 | $97,336 | $338,834 | $1,257,504 | $0 | $1,257,504 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $62,590 | $102,233 | -$39,643 | $918,670 | $0 | $918,670 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $43,430
- of which government grants
- $14,431
- Program service revenue
- $510
- Investment income
- $13,723
- Net rental income
- $7,950
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $29
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$140
- Other revenue
- $7,810
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $21,997
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $23,679
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,260
- Occupancy
- $7,161
- Depreciation
- $17,384
- Program services (functional)
- $69,486
- Management and general (functional)
- $27,597
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,257,504
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,226,031
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $903
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,225,128
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $879,382
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,225,128
- Gross receipts
- $703,429
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 37
- Year formed
- 2006
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECILY T NISBET | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 20 | $21,997 | $400 |
| SALLY ALLISON-BLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA COTTERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HEMMINGER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN JACOBS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MATHESON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI RUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH SHAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SWANSON | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI SWANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHLEEN TURNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY JACOBS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 3 | $7,000 |
| PAM HEMMINGER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SWANSON | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICH SHAW | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| ROBIN JACOBS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| SALLY ALLISON-BLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA COTTERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MATHESON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRI RUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRI SWANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHLEEN TURNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY JACOBS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $10,500 |
| TODD DICKINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE HAMMERSLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAM HEMMINGER | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN JACOBS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5.75 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MATHESON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEBORAH PISCITELLI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICH SHAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| DAVID SWANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRI SWANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHLEEN TURNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2201 MOOREFIELDS RD, HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278-9650
- In care of
- % ELIZABETH JACOBS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 2105 Moorefields Rd, Hillsborough NC 27278
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CECILY T NISBET, 2201 MOOREFIELDS RD, HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Michael Hammersley, 2105 Moorefields Rd, Hillsborough NC 27278
- Signed the 990
- ROBIN JACOBS, TREASURER
- Phone
- (919) 360-3520
- Website
- WWW.MOOREFIELDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROSE GROUP CPAS PLLC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $69,486 · revenue $510
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-2570121
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,226,031
- Income (IRS master file)
- $703,429
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $65,473 | $97,083 | $1,226,031 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $436,170 | $97,336 | $1,257,504 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $62,590 | $102,233 | $918,670 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,005,802 | $50,827 | $958,313 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Michael Hammersley | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Michael Hammersley | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Michael Hammersley | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 26-2570121).
Questions about FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS is 26-2570121.
- Is FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS 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 FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CECILY T NISBET.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $21,997 (CECILY T NISBET, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF MOOREFIELDS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $65,473, expenses of $97,083 and total assets of $1,226,031 at year end.
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