Nonprofit · EIN 54-6053037
NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · NORFOLK, VA 23517
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $533,211 | $445,151 | $88,060 | $503,704 | $58 | $503,646 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $440,537 | $440,353 | $184 | $431,730 | $16,144 | $415,586 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $386,512 | $335,942 | $50,570 | $452,362 | $36,960 | $415,402 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $215,000
- Program service revenue
- $306,058
- Investment income
- $12,153
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $47,488
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $47,488
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,506
- Travel
- $6,138
- Program services (functional)
- $348,182
- Management and general (functional)
- $55,381
- Fundraising (functional)
- $41,588
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $431,730
- Total assets, end of year
- $503,704
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $58
- Net assets, end of year
- $503,646
- Gross receipts
- $533,211
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 34
- Year formed
- 1933
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAURA MURCHAKE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $45,313 |
| HONORABLE BLYTHE SCOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MRS SANDRA PORTER LEON | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MR AKHIL JAIN | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MS MEL PRICE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DR WILLIAM R POYNTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DR ALFRED ABUHAMAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| KRISTAN B BURCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR GLENN CARRINGTON JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS PATRICIA J DARNLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| TRENT DUDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| ADM MARK E FERGUSON III USN RET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| LARRY H FILER II PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS KATIE FLETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR JOHN GILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS NANCY L GRDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR IAN A HOLDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR STEVEN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DR CYNTHIA KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT KELSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR LEIGH KEOGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER LAGOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR TRAVIS LARRABEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MRS LAUREN MAZZARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DR SCOTT D MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM L MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR MATTHEW NUSBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS LINDA B PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS ELLIS H PRETLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MRS KAREN PRIEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS TARA RAMSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS AMY SAMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR CARTER SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR GEORGE R WEBB JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR DONALLD WINCHESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAURA B MURCHAKE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $43,500 |
| MR JASON R DAVIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| HONORABLE BLYTHE SCOTT | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MRS SANDRA PORTER LEON | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DR WOOD SELIG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MR CHARLES S NUSBAUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DR ALFRED ABUHAMAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR JOHN P BAIOCCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR GLENN CARRINGTON JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS PATRICIA J DARNLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| ADM MARK E FERGUSON III USN RET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| LARRY H FILER II PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS KATIE FLETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS NANCY L GRDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR IAN A HOLDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR AKHIL JAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR STEVEN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DR CYNTHIA KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT KELSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR LEIGH KEOGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER LAGOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MRS LAUREN MAZZARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DR SCOTT D MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM L MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR MATTHEW NUSBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS LINDA B PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM R POYNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS ELLIS PRETLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS MEL PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS TARA RAMSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR W CRAIG REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR GEORGE R WEBB JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR DOUGLAS B WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR DONALLD WINCHESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR JASON R DAVIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| HONORABLE BLYTHE SCOTT | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MRS SANDRA PORTER LEON | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DR WOOD SELIG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MR CHARLES S NUSBAUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DR ALFRED ABUHAMAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR JOHN P BAIOCCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR GLENN CARRNGTON JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| ADM MARK E FERGUSON III USN RET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| LARRY H FILER II PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS KATIE FLETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS NANCY L GRDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR OWEN GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR ANDREW HODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR AKHIL JAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR STEVEN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DR CYNTHIA KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR LEIGH KEOGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER LAGOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR DENNIS MATHEIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DR SCOTT D MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DR DAN NEUMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR MATTHEW NUSBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM R POYNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS MEL PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MS TARA RAMSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR W CRAIG REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR GEORGE R WEBB JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR DOUGLAS B WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MR DONALLD WINCHESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 11114, NORFOLK, VA 23517-0114
- In care of
- % CAVANAUGH NELSON & CO PLC
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM POYNTER, PO BOX 1114, NORFOLK, VA 23517
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM POYNTER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (757) 627-8672
- Website
- WWW.THENORFOLKFORUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PBMARES LLP
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1933, THE NORFOLK FORUM IS THE OLDEST CONTINUOUS PUBLICLY SUBSCRIBED SPEAKERS' FORUM. ITS MISSION IS TO ENLIGHTEN AND ENTERTAIN THE CITIZENS OF HAMPTON ROADS AND TO THAT END, THE FORUM HAS SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND BUSINESS LEADERS AS WELL AS JOURNALISTS, ACTORS, SCIENTISTS AND OTHERS TO NORFOLK TO SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON WORLD ISSUES WITH CITIZENS OF HAMPTON ROADS.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR SPEAKERS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INCREASE INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITYExpenses $348,182 · revenue $306,058
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-6053037
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $503,704
- Income (IRS master file)
- $533,211
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $533,211 | $445,151 | $503,704 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $440,537 | $440,353 | $431,730 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $386,512 | $335,942 | $452,362 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $432,395 | $600,096 | $364,832 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 54-6053037).
Questions about NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED is 54-6053037.
- Is NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED 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 NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WILLIAM POYNTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $45,313 (MAURA MURCHAKE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NORFOLK FORUM INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $533,211, expenses of $445,151 and total assets of $503,704 at year end.
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