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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HART SQUARE FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,005,830
Total expenses
$839,354
Contributions and grants received
$590,575
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$364,954
Investment income
$21,798
Other revenue
$28,503
Total assets, end of year
$6,392,360
Total liabilities, end of year
$960,203
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,432,157
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$677,070
Management and general expenses
$128,635
Fundraising expenses
$33,649
Program service expenses (Part III)
$677,070

Program services were 80.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $188,323

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $402,252

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,597

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LIVING HISTORY AND COM

    total $236,957 · related or exempt $236,957

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $95,715 · related or exempt $95,715

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP ACCESS

    total $32,282 · related or exempt $32,282

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $41,709 · excluded $41,709

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $47,228

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $33,549

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $13,679

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $13,679 · unrelated business $13,679

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $427,558

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

    securities $447,469

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$19,911

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$19,911 · excluded -$19,911

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $15,565

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,811

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $13,754 · related or exempt $13,754

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,070 · related or exempt $1,070

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,070

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $273,639 · program services $218,912 · management and general $27,363 · fundraising $27,364

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,381 · program services $5,905 · management and general $738 · fundraising $738

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $18,112 · program services $14,490 · management and general $1,811 · fundraising $1,811

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,344 · program services $17,876 · management and general $2,234 · fundraising $2,234

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,991 · management and general $1,991

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,100 · management and general $16,100

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,796 · management and general $14,796

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,783 · management and general $4,783

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,640 · management and general $13,640

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,213 · program services $26,292 · management and general $2,921

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,712 · program services $19,541 · management and general $2,171

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,493 · management and general $2,493

  • 20 · Interest

    total $39,434 · program services $35,491 · management and general $3,943

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $132,758 · program services $119,482 · management and general $13,276

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $41,226 · program services $37,103 · management and general $4,123

  • 24a · Other expenses: HISTORIC PRESERVATION A

    total $73,660 · program services $72,836 · management and general $824

  • 24b · Other expenses: LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM

    total $68,341 · program services $68,341

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

    total $40,801 · program services $40,801

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $9,431 · management and general $7,929 · fundraising $1,502

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,499 · management and general $7,499

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $383,824 · end of year $252,302

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $64,678 · end of year $40,901

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $16,235 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,854 · end of year $8,729

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

    $4,682,888

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

    $295,923

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,136,994 · end of year $4,386,965

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,476,129 · end of year $1,703,463

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,193 · end of year $6,952

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $988,397 · end of year $953,251

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,094,124 · end of year $5,432,157

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

HART SQUARE FOUNDATION PRESERVES AND SHARES HART SQUARE VILLAGE, THE NATION'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF HISTORIC LOG STRUCTURES. IN ADDITION TO PRESERVING THE 200 TO 300-YEAR-OLD STRUCTURES ENTRUSTED TO OUR CARE, THE FOUNDATION PRESERVES AND TEACHES THE ENDANGERED ARTS AND TRADES OF EARLY AMERICA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PRESERVE HART SQUARE VILLAGE AND SHARE THE PIONEER EXPERIENCE THROUGH TRADITIONAL ARTS AND TRADES

  • LIVING HISTORY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS: HART SQUARE VILLAGE IS SHARED THROUGH EVENTS THAT PROVIDE AN IMMERSIVE HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE THAT TRANSPORT VISITORS TO THE MID-1800'S BY SHOWCASING TRADITIONAL ARTS, TRADES, AND THE PIONEER LIFESTYLE IN NORTH CAROLINA. FOLKLIFE CULTURAL TRADITIONS ARE SHARED AND SUSTAINED THROUGH LIVING HISTORY, MUSIC, DANCE, FOODWAYS, AND MORE. A WIDE SLATE OF ANNUAL OFFERINGS GIVES VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR EARLY AMERICAN PIONEERS AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT ARTS AND TRADES.

    Expenses $254,270 · Revenue $236,957

  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: HART SQUARE FOUNDATION CREATES LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON HISTORY THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, TRADITIONAL CRAFT CLASSES, AND HISTORIC GROUP TOURS. PROGRAMMING CENTERS AROUND TRADITIONAL ARTS AND TRADES, SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE, AND HISTORY IMMERSION. STUDENTS OBSERVE ARTISTS AND TRADESPEOPLE AT WORK, ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND EXPERIENCE THE PROCESS OF CREATING SOMETHING TOGETHER. OUR PROGRAMS ENGAGE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN UP TO RETIREES.

    Expenses $151,804 · Revenue $95,715

  • HISTORIC PRESERVATION: HART SQUARE FOUNDATION PRESERVES AND RESTORES THE 103 HISTORIC STRUCTURES THAT COMPRISE THE HART SQUARE VILLAGE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM. PRIORITY RESTORATION PROJECTS ARE IDENTIFIED AND COMPLETED ANNUALLY. PROJECTS INCLUDE RE-ROOFING, FOUNDATION STABILIZATION, ROTTEN LOG REPLACEMENT, CHINKING, DAUBING, WATER DAMAGE REMEDIATION, AND MORE. OUR TEAM WORKS WITH EXPERTS IN THE PRESERVATION FIELD AS WELL AS THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE TO MAINTAIN BEST PRACTICES.

    Expenses $270,996

  • ALL OTHER RELATED PROGRAM SERVICES

    Revenue $47,106

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Robert Eric Hart

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Beatty

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Catherine Pritchard

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Hart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Orgain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dorothy Dalton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ian Bumgarner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
10 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411359349303506

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