2020-11-16T19:20:48-06:00 2019-12-31 990 2019-01-01 223576710 FRIENDS OF JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE C/O CRAIG SUTHERLAND FRIE 9083966053 PO BOX 723 BEDMINSTER NJ 07921 CRAIG SUTHERLAND PRESIDENT 9083966053 2020-11-16 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CRAIG SUTHERLAND PO BOX 723 BEDMINSTER NJ 07921 141460 0 X WWW.JVANDERVEERHOUSE.ORG X 1998 NJ TO RESTORE, DEVELOP AND OPERATE THE JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE PROPERTY 16 16 0 0 0 0 308744 124673 20473 16722 351 15 120 50 329688 141460 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150178 136041 150178 136041 179510 5419 1656010 1608027 0 11680 1656010 1596347 X TO RESTORE, DEVELOP AND OPERATE THE JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE PROPERTY, SIGNIFICANT IN UNITED STATES REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITARY HISTORY, AS A NATIONALLY IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITE AND AN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE. 0 0 119738 16772 IN 1998, THE FRIENDS OF THE JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE EMBARKED ON AN AMBITIOUS MISSION.TO RESTORE, DEVELOP AND OPERATE THE JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE PROPERTY, SIGNIFICANT IN THE UNITED STATES REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITARY HISTORY, AS A NATIONALLY IMPORTANT SITE AND AN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUITY RESOURCE.IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES TOWARDS FULFILLING THAT MISSION BY FOCUSING ON KEY AREAS TO ENGAGE OUR VISITORS OF ALL AGES, CULTURES AND INTETREST IN OUR HISTORIC SITE. THE ORGANIZATION HAD 44,000 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS; 4,500 VISITORS TO THE JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE & MUSEUM; 1,800 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN LEARNED ABOUT THE VANDERVEER HOUSE/GENERAL KNOX AND THE LOCAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR HISTORY; 150 MUSEUM MEMBERS; 35 FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE PARTNERS SPONSORS AND OFFERED 20 PUBLIC PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE VISITORS OF ALL AGES.OUR MONTHLY SPECIAL EVENTS FEATURE LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS BY HISTORIANS, AUTHORS, ARTISTS, RE-ENACTORS AND EXPERTS IN CRAFTS AND TRADES. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CULTURES AND INTERESTS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FRIENDS TRUSTEES AND MUSEUM COORDINATOR REGULARLY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GUIDED TOURS, UPON REQUEST, TO SCOUTING GROUPS, VISITORS FROM OUT OF STATE TRACING THEIR GENEALOGY, HERITAGE GROUPS SUCH AS THE 3RD NJ VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, THE STATE CHAPTER OF SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, JOHN LAMBS ARTILLERY COMPANY, AND THE SIXTH NEW YORK INDEPENDENT BATTERY; COMMUNITY LEADERS; AND EDUCATORS.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUALLY UPDATED ITS WEBSITE, DIGITAL NEWSLETTER, COLLATERAL MATERIALS AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS FOR CONSISTENCY IN BRAND IDENTITY, CONTENT AND ACCESSIBILITY. THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED THE FREQUENCY AND REACH OF THE DIGITAL NEWSLETTER, "THE CANNON" WHICH IS NOW DISTRIBUTUED TO MORE THAN 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS WITH AN AVERAGE OPEN RATE OF GREATER THAN 30%.THE JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TWICE EACH MONTH OFFERING AN OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAYS IN WHICH TRUSTEES AND VOLUNTEERS OFFER GUIDED TOURS OF THE PERIOD ROOMS AND EXHIBITS, IN ADDITION TO A SPECIAL MONTHLY EVENT. THIS FORMAT CONTINUED IN 2019, BUT DAYS OF THE WEEK WERE MORE VARIED TO ENGAGE A BROADER AUDIENCE -THURSDAY/FRIDAY EVENINGS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. 119738 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NJ X CRAIG SUTHERLAND 9083966053 PO BOX 723 BEDMINSTER NJ 07921 X ANTONELLA CELLI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE CZAPEK SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG SUTHERLAND PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRICK ANDERSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE WEISMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL WHITING SECOND VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HERBERT M PATULLO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREL PORCELLI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE MOLE OUTGOING VICE PRESIDENT 12.00 X X 0 0 0 RAYMOND SANDERSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE MARESKI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN RAY ASST TREASURER, VICE PRESIDENT 12.00 X X 0 0 0 SARA SODEN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN BLINN TRUSTEE 12.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY ELLIOTT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA PEACOCK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 YOLANDA CILLO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 290 54783 69600 124673 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 16722 16722 16722 15 15 OTHER INCOME 900099 50 50 50 141460 16772 0 15 X 22996 22996 9450 9450 4165 4165 2759 2759 44404 44404 10774 10774 COLONIAL CHRISTMAS/ANNU 20564 20564 PROGRAM EXPENSES 7516 7516 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 4962 4962 HOSPITALITY 4472 4472 3979 2615 1364 136041 119738 16303 0 1 26311 157382 144386 228098 223784 19373 6794 1323450 548911 818943 774539 432213 432213 1656010 1608027 11680 0 11680 X 1517236 1457573 138774 138774 1656010 1596347 1656010 1608027 5419 -65081 X 0 0 0 X 234644 228376 107308 258744 124673 953745 234644 228376 107308 258744 124673 953745 953745 190 280 328 351 15 1164 14073 120 50 14243 969152 105423 0.98410 0.97870 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FUNDRAISING - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 7,425. OTHER - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 6,648. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 120. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 50. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 1313204 539633 773571 5489 4767 722 4757 4511 246 774539 FURNISHINGS - MUSEUMS 352432 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 79781 432213 PART III, LINE 4: SINCE COMPLETING THE RESTORATION OF THE VANDERVEER HOUSE, THE FRIENDS HAVE CREATED PERIOD ROOMS AND EXHIBITS THAT TELL THE STORY OF 1) THE DISTINGUISHED DUTCH-AMERICAN VANDERVEER FAMILY AND THEIR DEVOTION TO THE PATRIOT CAUSE, 2) GENERAL HENRY KNOX WHO LIVED AT THE VANDERVEER HOUSE WITH HIS FAMILY DURING THE WINTER OF 1778-79, AND 3) THE ARTILLERY ENCAMPMENT AND MILITARY TRAINING ACADEMY KNOX COMMANDED IN NEARBY PLUCKEMIN. THE KITCHEN WING EXHIBIT, VANDERVEER PARLOR, KNOX BEDROOM, 1813 MAIN PARLOR, PRICH MATTHEWS HISTORY CENTER AND UPSTAIRS LUMBER ROOM AND COLONIAL BEDCHAMBER ARE FURNISHED WITH AUTHENTIC ANTIQUES, COMMISSIONED REPRODUCTIONS, ARTWORK, TEXTILES AND DECORATIVE PIECES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ESTATE INVENTORIES FROM THE VANDERVEER, KNOX AND SOMERSET COUNTY FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE REVOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: BENEFACTOR, SUPPORTING, BUSINESS/PROFESIONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, FAMILY, INDIVIDUAL, SENIOR CITIZEN, JUNIOR/STUDENT. MODIFICATION TO THESE CATEGORIES SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE IS NO OTHER COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL BOARD MEMBERS WERE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO REVIEW AND APPROVE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO REVIEW AND SIGN ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,996. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,996.