2015-11-16T10:44:45-08:00 2014-12-31 GREGG S BOSSEN CPA PC 1904 MONROE DR NE Suite 260 ATLANTA GA 303244858 990 2014-01-01 580966186 JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS ASSOCIATION DBA THE WRENS NEST JOEL 4047537735 1050 RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY BLVD ATLANTA GA 30310 SUE GILMAN Executive Director 2015-11-16 true Gregg S Bossen P01444127 4048929513 X 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z 172978 false false X www.wrensnestonline.com X 1984 GA The Wren's Nest is the historic home of Joel Chandler Harris, the author and editor who penned the Brer Rabbit stories, also known as the Uncle Remus stories. The Wren's Nest is governed by the Joel Chandler Harris Association which strives to uphold the legacy of Joel Chandler Harris and the heritage of African American folklore through storytelling, tours, and student publishing. The Wren's Nest, a National Historic Landmark, is a Queen Anne Victorian home that has been a museum since 1913, having been originally funded by President Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, and thousands of school children. One hundred years after the death of Joel Chandler Harris, it remains an international tourist destination. 9 9 4 53 0 173558 131901 25107 24707 -20 7193 6018 205858 162606 0 0 118145 116847 0 13776 97441 92009 215586 208856 -9728 -46250 282158 234092 88970 87154 193188 146938 The Wren's Nest is the historic home of Joel Chandler Harris, the author and editor who penned the Brer Rabbit stories, also known as the Uncle Remus stories. The Wren's Nest is governed by the Joel Chandler Harris Association which strives to uphold the legacy of Joel Chandler Harris and the heritage of African American folklore through storytelling, tours, and student publishing. The Wren's Nest, a National Historic Landmark, is a Queen Anne Victorian home that has been a museum since 1913, having been originally funded by President Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, and thousands of school children. One hundred years after the death of Joel Chandler Harris, it remains an international tourist destination. false false 151152 During the year 2014, the Wren's Nest offered tours of the home for five days out of every week. Additionally, professional storytellers, The Wren's Nest Ramblers, performed the Brer Rabbit stories for over 200 different audiences. The Ramblers performed outside of the Wren's Nest, traveling to schools and community groups that might not otherwise be able to travel to the museum. 2014 marked the seventh year of the Wren's Nest Publishing Company, a program for high school students who produced the region's only literary journal completely written, edited, designed and published by students from Atlanta area high schools. The book was released at and produced in partnership with the Decatur Book Festival. 2014 marked the fourth year of the Scribes Writing Program. The program was done the first four years in partnership with KIPP STRIVE Academy, a neighborhood APS Charter School. In 2014 the Scribes program was expanded to Brown Middle School also in the West End neighborhood. The Wrens Nest pairs students with professional writers to write their own story. Both schools wrote about historical fiction based in Atlanta. Students gained a mentor, learned about history in their city and dramatically improved their writing skills. The Wrens Nest published their stories in a bound collection and debuted the publication at the Decatur Book Festival. In 2014 The Wrens Nest brought Mr. Floyd Norman to Atlanta. Mr. Norman was the first African American animator for Disney. They produced two events to introduce the public to Mr. Norman in partnership with Emory University and the Auburn Avenue Research Library. The Wren's Nest also produced two large-scale events Wren's Nest Fest, a low-cost festival for children in the community, and Victorian Holiday Open House, a celebration of Joel Chandler Harris' birthday with traditional decorations, storytelling, entertainment and food, that was free to the public. 151152 true true false false false false false 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 false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false true false false false false true true false false true true false false true true false false false GA X SUE GILMAN 4047537735 1050 RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY BLVD ATLANTA GA 30310 X JAY BAILEY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SIMON CHO Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVAR IRVANI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAY CAMILLO Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HANDY JOHNSON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JODI FLORENCE Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HUNTER GROTON Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 FRAMPTON SIMONS Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLINE WILBERT Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 15390 116511 131901 TOURS/STORYTELLING 24707 24707 24707 -20 -20 0 0 1870 1870 1870 1870 0 0 0 14520 10372 4148 4148 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 0 162606 24707 5998 0 0 0 0 0 0 106750 86468 14945 5337 0 0 10097 8178 1414 505 0 0 5854 5854 0 0 0 19805 13785 1520 4500 5150 3158 1992 0 0 0 13616 11973 1013 630 144 144 0 0 7065 7065 0 27058 26847 211 8249 8249 BANK CHARGES 1912 1912 SUPPLIES 1404 408 996 DUES AND SUBS 675 675 Postage and Shipping 569 19 550 508 191 55 262 208856 151152 43928 13776 23334 6643 0 6000 5000 5132 0 0 0 0 985 2800 0 784117 570371 240593 213746 0 0 0 6113 5902 1 1 282158 234092 1283 5689 80912 81465 6775 88970 87154 X 182758 146938 10430 193188 146938 282158 234092 -46250 X true X false false false X 128881 106719 147462 173558 131901 688521 31127 38365 19672 25107 24707 138978 0 0 0 160008 145084 167134 198665 156608 827499 0 0 827499 9 9 187 -20 185 0 9 9 187 -20 185 0 7193 6018 13211 160017 145093 167321 205858 162606 840895 0.98410 0.96170 0.00020 0.00030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 30000 30000 735568 551969 183599 18549 18402 147 213746 Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Revised Bylaws and Strategic Plan. The Bylaws had not been updated in many years. We made some changes to terms of service and reviewed our diversity policy for Board members in order to bring our organization in line with current trends in non-profit governance. The Strategic Plan covers a five year period. We have a policy of reviewing and updating it on a yearly basis. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process PROVIDED PDF VERSION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available PROVIDE COPY UPON REQUEST