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← NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,986,242
Total expenses
$7,006,594
Contributions and grants received
$6,209,081
Grants paid
$20,813
Program service revenue
$929,992
Investment income
$103
Other revenue
$847,066
Total assets, end of year
$31,759,791
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,403,990
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$30,355,801
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,239,528
Management and general expenses
$1,290,828
Fundraising expenses
$1,476,238
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,239,528

Program services were 60.5% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $434,088

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $307,024

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,467,969

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSIONS

    total $749,470 · related or exempt $749,470

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $133,763 · related or exempt $133,763

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $46,759 · related or exempt $46,759

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $46 · excluded $46

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $357,067

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $357,067

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $357,067 · unrelated business $245,600 · excluded $111,467

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $38,103

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

    securities $38,046

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $57

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $57 · excluded $57

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $308,179

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $308,179 · related or exempt $308,179

  • 11a · Other revenue: CATERING

    total $181,820 · related or exempt $16,010 · unrelated business $165,810

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $181,820

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $20,813 · program services $20,813

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $249,077 · program services $150,637 · management and general $22,940 · fundraising $75,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,344,959 · program services $813,411 · management and general $123,867 · fundraising $407,681

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $14,711 · program services $8,897 · management and general $1,355 · fundraising $4,459

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $134,332 · program services $81,243 · management and general $12,370 · fundraising $40,719

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $137,087 · program services $82,908 · management and general $12,625 · fundraising $41,554

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,754 · program services $2,964 · management and general $9,434 · fundraising $356

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,218 · management and general $36,218

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $390,000 · fundraising $390,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,000 · management and general $12,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $507,788 · program services $338,435 · management and general $16,814 · fundraising $152,539

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $103,956 · program services $4,859 · management and general $5,485 · fundraising $93,612

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $230,675 · program services $99,973 · management and general $85,003 · fundraising $45,699

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $63,859 · program services $194 · management and general $53,839 · fundraising $9,826

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $696,466 · program services $678,494 · management and general $14,633 · fundraising $3,339

  • 17 · Travel

    total $51,709 · program services $35,241 · management and general $6,495 · fundraising $9,973

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,440 · program services $2,686 · management and general $409 · fundraising $1,345

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,056 · management and general $14,056

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $996,814 · program services $792,085 · management and general $172,760 · fundraising $31,969

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $122,180 · program services $97,266 · management and general $24,914

  • 24a · Other expenses: ADMIN OVERHEAD

    total $792,243 · program services $68,379 · management and general $621,005 · fundraising $102,859

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

    total $656,307 · program services $644,304 · management and general $440 · fundraising $11,563

  • 24c · Other expenses: MATERIAL & SUPPLIES

    total $320,835 · program services $279,073 · management and general $7,396 · fundraising $34,366

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS EXPENSES

    total $31,030 · management and general $31,030

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $62,285 · program services $37,666 · management and general $5,740 · fundraising $18,879

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $113,285 · end of year $1,370,737

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,590,769 · end of year $2,369,893

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $65,857 · end of year $22,331

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $57,005 · end of year $79,537

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $154,784 · end of year $192,610

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

    $31,340,184

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

    $12,345,047

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $18,916,690 · end of year $18,995,137

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,465,664 · end of year $8,729,546

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $296,935 · end of year $443,579

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $873,111 · end of year $860,635

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $81,737 · end of year $99,776

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,814,017 · end of year $16,520,561

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,298,254 · end of year $13,835,240

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO REVEAL STORIES ABOUT FREEDOM'S HEROES, FROM THE ERA OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CONTEMPORARY TIMES, CHALLENGING AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO TAKE COURAGEOUS STEPS FOR FREEDOM TODAY.

  • MUSEUM OPERATION: TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE CONDUIT FOR THE PUBLIC DISSEMINATION ON THE IMPACT OF SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE USE OF HIGH-TECH INTERACTIVE PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS, ROTATING TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS, AND A COLLECTION OF OWNED AND BORROWED ARTIFACTS, INCLUDING AN AUTHENTIC 19TH CENTURY SLAVE PEN FROM MASON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. THE MUSEUM ALSO FEATURES A FULL SERVICE GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY, A GIFT SHOP OFFERING FAIR-TRADE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC GOODS, A TEACHER RESOURCE AND EDUCATION CENTER, AND MULTI-PURPOSE CLASSROOM SPACE.

    Expenses $2,670,903 · Revenue $504,711

  • EDUCATION: TO EDUCATE SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN (K-12), INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD THROUGH GUIDED TOURS, TEACHER WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SCHOLARLY LECTURES, PUBLIC FORUMS, FIRST-PERSON RE-ENACTMENTS, AND DIGITAL/DISTANCE LEARNING INITIATIVES, INCLUDING PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING DIGITAL CONTENT NATIONWIDE.

    Expenses $1,356,649 · Grants $20,813 · Revenue $749,470

  • COMMUNITY: TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WITH LIKE PURPOSE ENTITIES AND TO HOST COMMUNITY FORUMS AND PARTNER PROGRAMS THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR CONSTITUENTS AND FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE FREEDOM CENTER. PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOR-PROFIT AND NON-PROFIT ENTITIES ENABLE THE FREEDOM CENTER TO EXPAND THE RESOURCES AND THE REACH OF ITS PURPOSE, INCLUDING THE AWARENESS OF THE SIX CONTEMPORARY UNFREEDOMS: RACISM, ILLITERACY, GENOCIDE, HUNGER, TYRANNY, AND SLAVERY.

    Expenses $211,976

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Barbara Turner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beverly Grant

    OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Brian Thomas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • C Ed Massey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carole Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dawn Gilmore

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edgar Smith Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edwin Rigaud

    HON CO-CHAIR, EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Pierce

    CEO, EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $420,700
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $365,098
    Other
    $55,602
    Hours/week
    3 + 42 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $284,598 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $60,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $20,500 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,817 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,785 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $420,700 related

  • Hon Jeffery Hopkins

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • Jill Berkemeier

    CFO, EX OFFICIO, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $274,559
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $260,000
    Other
    $14,559
    Hours/week
    3 + 42 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $200,000 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $50,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $10,000 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $2,059 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $274,559 related

  • John Pepper

    HON CO-CHAIR, EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kala Gibson

    OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Robinson

    BOARD CHAIR, EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • Martin Mooney

    OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Redus

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Booth Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pete Strange

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Phillip Lanham

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • Rev Damon Lynch

    EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sean Rugless

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sundar Raman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Esler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related

  • Woodrow Keown Jr

    PRESIDENT AND COO

    Total calculated
    $249,358
    From this org
    $245,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,358
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,000
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $10,000
    Deferred
    $3,525
    Nontaxable benefits
    $833
    Filer's total
    $249,358

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON PART II, B(II), REPRESENTS BONUSES THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THESE AMOUNTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S W-2.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • UNION TERMINAL LLC

    RENOVATION, REHAB & PRESERVATION OF UNION TERMINAL · OH

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • UNION TERMINAL CORPORATION

    C · RENOVATION, REHAB & PRESERVATION OF UNION TERMINAL · OH

  • MERCURY MUSEUM SERVICES LLC

    C · RENOVATION, REHAB & PRESERVATION OF UNION TERMINAL · OH

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421359349303787

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