Liabilities / Assets
25th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 25% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 56-6072013 • 501(c)3 • Wake Forest, NC
Profile
Preserve and present history of wake forest college. Preserve objects and archival materials relating to the history of wake forest college. Preserve and maintain circa 1820 house in which these items are stored and exhibited.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
25th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 25% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
41st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 41% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
24th percentile
Higher net margin than 24% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
40th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
38th percentile
Faster asset growth than 38% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
46th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$3,257,263
Up $47,029 (+1.5%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$52,766
Down $46,558 (-47%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$3,204,497
Up $93,587 (+3.0%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$176,082
Down $385,591 (-69%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$111,118
Down $260,991 (-70%) from 2023
Net Income
Down$64,964
Down $124,600 (-66%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
To preserve, share, and support the full unique history and culture of wake forest - college, town, and university; and in cooperation with wake forest university to create a living laboratory of academic inquiry into civic, community, and institutional history.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $2,479,108 | $2,479,108 | → $0 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | - | $573,025 | - |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $663,351 | $99,018 | ▼ $564,333 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $58,190 | $76,928 | ▲ $18,738 |
| Accounts Receivable | $9,585 | $29,184 | ▲ $19,599 |
| Total Assets | $3,210,234 | $3,257,263 | ▲ $47,029 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | $94,427 | $42,752 | ▼ $51,675 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | - | $9,898 | - |
| Other Liabilities | $4,897 | $116 | ▼ $4,781 |
| Total Liabilities | $99,324 | $52,766 | ▼ $46,558 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $2,638,492 | $3,161,143 | ▲ $522,651 |
| Net Assets With Donor Restrictions | $472,418 | $43,354 | ▼ $429,064 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $3,110,910 | $3,204,497 | ▲ $93,587 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $3,210,234 | $3,257,263 | ▲ $47,029 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | $2,269,706 | - | - |
| Other Land Buildings | $31,836 | - | - |
| Leasehold Improvements | $177,566 | - | - |
| Period | Beginning | Contrib. | Gain/Loss | Other Uses | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $428,645 | $101,250 | ▲ $46,881 | - | $573,025 |
| 2023 | $404,838 | $7,950 | ▲ $15,857 | - | $428,645 |
| 2022 | $420,534 | - | ▼ $15,696 | - | $404,838 |
| 2021 | $280,657 | $75,000 | ▲ $65,877 | - | $420,534 |
| 2020 | $256,805 | - | ▲ $23,852 | - | $280,657 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walt Reynolds | President |
| Beth Laughridge | Board Member |
| Cassandra Baker | Board Member |
| Chip Russell | Board Member |
| Cliff Rogers | Board Member |
| Elaine Cooke | Board Member |
| Hallie Hearn | Board Member |
| Janice Williams | Board Member |
| Jim Cross | Board Member |
| John Mitchell | Board Member |
| Keith Shackleford | Board Member |
| Ruth Ann Dyer | Board Member |
| Tim Quigg | Board Member |
| Rob Outland | 2nd Vice Pre |
| Elizabeth Melvin | Secretary |
| Ken Wright | Treasurer |
| Sandra Boyette | Vice Preside |
| Jerry Baker | Wfu Life Tru |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $111,118 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $67,454 | - | - | $67,454 |
| All Other Expenses | $5,231 | $2,804 | - | $8,035 |
| Fees for Services Other | - | $6,789 | - | $6,789 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $4,649 | - | $4,649 |
| Office Expenses | $1,419 | $2,448 | - | $3,867 |
| Insurance | - | $3,321 | - | $3,321 |
| Interest | - | $3,100 | - | $3,100 |
| Other Expenses | $3,214 | $2,263 | - | $2,263 |
| Advertising | - | $900 | - | $900 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $77,318 | $33,800 | $0 | $111,118 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| SALES TAX COLLECTED:Z SALES TAX | $116 |
“The board of directors reviews form 990”
“Each board member signs a conflict of interest statement”
“All required documents are made available upon request”
“To preserve, share, and support the full unique history and culture of wake forest - college, town, and university; and in cooperation with wake forest university to create a living laboratory of academic inquiry into civic, community, and institutional history.”
“The society collects archival materials relating to the history of the college and the town. Today it owns over 15,000 pages of documents ranging from the lecture notes of dr. Willis r. Cullom to the football plays of coach douglas peahead walker. The approximately 2,000 photogrpahs include a glass negative that shows the earliest known view of the old campus. The society owns over 600 books, many of which were written by wake forest college staff and students. Over 1,000 college publications are part of the collection.”
“To provide for future cost of operations”
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE SOCIETY COLLECTS ARCHIVAL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE AND THE TOWN. TODAY IT OWNS OVER 15,000 PAGES OF DOCUMENTS RANGING FROM THE LECTURE NOTES OF DR. WILLIS R. CULLOM TO THE FOOTBALL PLAYS OF COACH DOUGLAS PEAHEAD WALKER. THE APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PHOTOGRPAHS INCLUDE A GLASS NEGATIVE THAT SHOWS THE EARLIEST KNOWN VIEW OF THE OLD CAMPUS. THE SOCIETY OWNS OVER 600 BOOKS, MANY OF WHICH WERE WRITTEN BY WAKE FOREST COLLEGE STAFF AND STUDENTS. OVER 1,000 COLLEGE PUBLICATIONS ARE PART OF THE COLLECTION. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | TO PROVIDE FOR FUTURE COST OF OPERATIONS |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | TO PRESERVE, SHARE, AND SUPPORT THE FULL UNIQUE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF WAKE FOREST - COLLEGE, TOWN, AND UNIVERSITY; AND IN COOPERATION WITH WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY TO CREATE A LIVING LABORATORY OF ACADEMIC INQUIRY INTO CIVIC, COMMUNITY, AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS FORM 990 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT |
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