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← THE CORPORATION FOR JEFFERSONS POPLAR FOREST

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE CORPORATION FOR JEFFERSONS POPLAR FOREST.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,726,077
Total expenses
$2,241,588
Contributions and grants received
$1,104,821
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$385,830
Investment income
$73,844
Other revenue
$161,582
Total assets, end of year
$19,495,942
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,631,467
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,864,475
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,462,202
Management and general expenses
$518,795
Fundraising expenses
$260,591
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,462,202

Program services were 65.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $79,885

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $238,464

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $786,472

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $79,123

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS AND FIELD

    total $385,830 · related or exempt $385,830

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $48,452 · excluded $48,452

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $202,305

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $145,338

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $56,967

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $56,967 · unrelated business -$2,027 · excluded $58,994

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $402,948

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $377,556

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $25,392

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $25,392 · excluded $25,392

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $8,415

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $79,885

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $39,697

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$31,282 · excluded -$31,282

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $177,411

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $87,478

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $89,933 · excluded $89,933

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEAOUS REVENUE

    total $45,964 · excluded $45,964

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $45,964

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $211,679 · program services $62,438 · management and general $102,146 · fundraising $47,095

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $656,653 · program services $554,598 · management and general $23,022 · fundraising $79,033

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $41,333 · program services $29,371 · management and general $5,958 · fundraising $6,004

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $71,237 · program services $50,621 · management and general $10,269 · fundraising $10,347

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,592 · program services $36,661 · management and general $7,437 · fundraising $7,494

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,700 · management and general $22,700

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $22,081 · management and general $22,081

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $184,296 · program services $49,707 · management and general $86,701 · fundraising $47,888

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $76,080 · program services $74,063 · management and general $1,993 · fundraising $24

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $61,259 · program services $40,814 · management and general $3,413 · fundraising $17,032

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $152,780 · program services $93,926 · management and general $45,605 · fundraising $13,249

  • 17 · Travel

    total $47,625 · program services $27,030 · management and general $5,968 · fundraising $14,627

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,211 · program services $779 · management and general $387 · fundraising $45

  • 20 · Interest

    total $101,691 · program services $103,697 · management and general -$2,006

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $377,934 · program services $210,313 · management and general $166,768 · fundraising $853

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $75,507 · program services $53,639 · management and general $11,825 · fundraising $10,043

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL

    total $28,677 · program services $28,613 · management and general $39 · fundraising $25

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEES

    total $21,359 · program services $14,883 · management and general $1,626 · fundraising $4,850

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND INSURANCE

    total $13,230 · program services $12,804 · management and general $426

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $12,208 · program services $9,281 · management and general $1,055 · fundraising $1,872

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,456 · program services $8,964 · management and general $1,382 · fundraising $110

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $419,555 · end of year $54,990

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $104,281 · end of year $96,884

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $332,797 · end of year $232,794

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $72,628 · end of year $82,514

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $23,128,031

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,790,832

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,474,761 · end of year $16,337,199

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,021,389 · end of year $2,133,294

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $22,898 · end of year $22,762

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $348,622 · end of year $535,505

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $448,953 · end of year $267,020

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,104,715 · end of year $2,364,447

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,685,729 · end of year $16,333,301

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $557,534 · end of year $531,174

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PRESERVE THOMAS JEFFERSON'S PERSONAL RETREAT AND PLANTATION, TO INSPIRE EXPLORATION OF HIS ENDURING LEGACY, AND TO TELL THE STORIES OF THE FREE AND ENSLAVED PEOPLE WHO LIVED AND WORKED AT POPLAR FOREST.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE CORPORATION FOR JEFFERSON'S POPLAR FOREST IS TO PRESERVE, INSPIRE, AND TELL THE EMERGING STORY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON'S POPLAR FOREST. WE ENVISION A RESTORED POPLAR FOREST THAT IGNITES CURIOSITY, UNDERSTANDING, AND ENGAGEMENT.

  • INVESTIGATION AND RESTORATION OF JEFFERSON-DESIGNED BUILDINGS AT HIS RETREAT (1806). INCLUDES COSTS OTHER THAN THOSE CAPITALIZED

    Expenses $475,978

  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF JEFFERSON'S ORNAMENTAL AND PLANTATION LANDSCAPE; INCLUDING STRUCTURES THAT HOUSED THE ENSLAVED COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $418,075

  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING GUIDED TOURS, HANDS-ON PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN, FIELD SCHOOLS FOR ADULTS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS

    Expenses $568,149 · Revenue $385,830

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Francis B Teague III

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Boyce Brannock

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dennis A Dutterer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John A Constance

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • J Frederick Armstrong

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Heidi F James

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael J Schewel

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • T Henry Clarke V

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Benjamin Marchi

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Wendy L Tackett

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Teresa Harris

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael C Quinn

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William W Semones

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Justin McCarthy

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Kathryn M Pumphrey

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelvin Moore

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Catherine W Lynn

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephen H Watts II

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christian Stevens Wayt

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sterling A Wilder

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Remmel T Dickinson

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy G Ray

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Spiller

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gayle Jessup White

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alyson M Ramsey

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $146,605
    From this org
    $129,635
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,970
    Hours/week
    40
  • Cole Harden

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND AD

    Total calculated
    $96,648
    From this org
    $82,044
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,604
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403139349303390

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