2025-05-13T14:59:25-07:00 2024-12-31 541792613 Katherine F Funkhouser CPA 1504 Earle Road Charles Town WV 25414 990 2024-01-01 273143754 The Clermont Foundation CLER 5409550102 151 Clermont Lane Berryville VA 22611 Robert W Stieg Jr CEO 5409550102 2025-04-29 true true Katherine F Funkhouser P00575926 3047251040 2025-05-13 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Robert W Stieg Jr PO Box 32 Millwood VA 22646 408989 false X clermontfarm.org X 2010 VA The Foundation preserves the cultural landscape of historic Clermont Farm and uses it to promote public education and engage- ment with agriculture, history, and historic preservation, including the history of all the peoples associated with the site, through partnerships with regional educational organizations and the farms owner, the VA Dept. of Historic Resources. 13 13 5 48 0 0 20606 50577 74976 65684 237718 120915 -4613 0 328687 237176 0 0 162619 167743 0 0 180237 209508 342856 377251 -14169 -140075 4104009 4219678 13795 9891 4090214 4209787 The Foundation preserves the cultural landscape of historic Clermont Farm and uses it to promote public education and engagement with agriculture, history, and historic preservation, including the history of all the peoples associated with the site, through partnerships with regional educational organizations and the farms owner, the Va Dept. of Historic Resources. false false 200894 0 63618 AGRICULTURE: The Foundation uses the 360-acre Clermont Farm site as a commercial beef cattle, sheep, and crop (corn) operation, which is the basis for: A) preserving intact and sustainably a 283-year old agricultural landscape, and B.) providing an agricultural education and demonstration program working with the Farm Bureau and the Virginia Cooperative Extension. Clermont also serves as a teaching farm for the local Clarke County Public Schools and supports working farmers through the Extension Service. In 2024, a supplemental from the VA General Assembly completed funds to replace the burned barn. Removal of invasives and planting of new native trees continued under USDA-EQIP best management practice contract. The Va Dept of Conservation-Recreation and VA Assoc. of Soil & Water Conservation Districts gave Clermont its Clean Water Farm award for the entire Shenandoah River Basin, both for its practices and educational work. Public events grew. 44249 0 0 HISTORIC PRESERVATION: The Foundation demonstrates best historic preservation practices and conducts education programs about them for special interest groups, students, and the general public, using the dozen historic buildings (18th and 19th centuries) above ground and the archaeological resources being protected underground. Repairs to historic buildings are used not only as active opportunities for demonstrations of best practices and appropriate technologies, but also to conduct further research on and documentation. In 2024, the $472,000 National Park Service grant to rehab 3 buildings was bid out and archaeology completed. Work was largely finished on the Springhouse and Smokehouse and begun on the Owner House, with public tours and social media postings. HVAC replacement in the Owner House was completed, as was repainting of the 1823 duplex Slave Quarter. 56638 0 2866 HISTORY: The Foundation conducts research and education programs related to the history of the farm, its regional and economic context, and the people who have lived and worked here. The Foundation maintains archives of family papers and research materials related to the farm, and collections of historic furnishings, objects, and archaelogical materials. All are available to external researchers. In 2024 The Foundation re-inventoried and moved its on-site archaeological artifact inventory from 15 years of projects to the state collections of the VA Dept. of Historic Resources. The archaeological curriculum used for hands-on tours by students was restructured based on national models. Scheduled public tours were increased. Research and copies of an 18th century local chair were made for a joint program with the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. 301781 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X Robert W Stieg Jr 5409550102 151 Clermont Lane Berryvilla VA 22611 X Carol Sullivan President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisa Cooke Vice President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisa Murphy Secretary/Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Norma Johnson Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Philip Shenk Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Hobart Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Erin O'Neill Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Wendy Dorsey Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Catlett Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Roderick DeArment Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Clay Brumback Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Turner Kobayashi Trustee X 0 0 0 Joe Whitehorne Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert W Stieg Jr CEO 40.00 X 76132 0 0 76132 false false false 49656 921 50577 Farm Income 900099 62818 0 0 Education Income 900099 2866 0 0 65684 83272 0 83272 208656 800 171813 0 36843 800 37643 800 0 36843 237176 66484 0 120115 118817 84558 34259 0 37006 37006 0 0 11920 9301 2619 0 9500 450 9050 0 21285 0 21285 0 2576 1932 644 0 6380 4785 1595 0 29530 29530 0 0 810 810 0 0 69511 67373 2138 0 8901 5021 3880 0 Farm Services & Supplies 862 862 0 0 Farm Equipment Expenses 7373 7373 0 0 Farm Livestock expenses 44251 44251 0 0 Education Services 8529 8529 0 0 377251 301781 75470 0 4925 4925 46275 43726 93313 79639 1680800 481794 1177556 1199006 2781940 2892382 4104009 4219678 9170 5266 4625 4625 13795 9891 X 4090214 4209787 4090214 4209787 4104009 4219678 -140075 175368 84280 X X true X false true false X 0 84509 6735 10684 20606 42346 164880 0 191945 172160 173620 160770 153762 852257 276454 178895 184304 181376 196108 1017137 0 1017137 56067 52618 56375 76840 83272 325172 0 0 1342309 0.75780 0.78330 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 0 0 0 747776 168493 579283 624291 216953 407338 151657 92260 59397 157076 4088 152988 1199006 Security Deposits 4625 4625 Pt III, Line 4 Elizabeth Rust Williams, who created The Clermont Foundation at her death in 2004 to oversee a program of education, research, and demonstration at Clermont Farm (1750), also bequeathed to the Foundation the historic Shenandoah Valley homes furnishings and family archives. These are added to from time to time by gifts of related materials. The purpose of maintaining and adding to these materials includes their use in engaging the public with regional history, their use for scholarly and artistic research, and their preservation as permanent witnesses to the past. Pt VI, Line 11b The Foundation provides the Board of Directors with a copy of the 990 to review prior to filing. Pt VI, Line 12c To implement this policy, Trustees will submit annual reports and will make disclosures before any relevant board or committee action. These reports will be reviewd by the trustees of an appointed committee of trustees, who will attempt to resolve any actual or potential conflict(s) and, in the absence of resolution, refer the matter to the trustees. Pt VI, Line 15a Compensation is reviewed by the Board of Directors using local non-profit data. Pt VI, Line 19 The Foundation makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request. Pt XII, Line 1 The Foundation uses the modified cash basis of accounting. Pt XII, Line 2c No change from prior year.