RURAL RETREAT DEPOT FOUNDATION INC

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Plain text RURAL RETREAT DEPOT FOUNDATION INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2022–2025. https://furp.org/org/rural-retreat-depot-foundation-inc-900798511. Retrieved 2026-11-15.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). RURAL RETREAT DEPOT FOUNDATION INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2022–2025]. Retrieved November 15, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/rural-retreat-depot-foundation-inc-900798511

MLA “RURAL RETREAT DEPOT FOUNDATION INC.” furp.org, tax years 2022–2025, https://furp.org/org/rural-retreat-depot-foundation-inc-900798511. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-15; covers tax years 2022–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $49K · expenses $52K · assets $614K

EIN
90-0798511
Address
PO BOX 843, RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368-0843
Website
WWW.THERRDEPOT.COM
NTEE code
A82 Historical Societies & Historic Preservation (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2023 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2021 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2021 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO ACQUIRE, RESTORE, AND MANAGE THE HISTORIC RURAL RETREAT DEPOT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND TO PRESERVE THE CULTURE OF THE REGION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Frank Akers PRESIDENT2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Phyllis Hurt CHAIR/TREASU2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Linda Vaught DIRECTOR VOL2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Brenda Atwell SECRETARY2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Amy Mcbride DIRECTOR2022-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Betsy Perkins DIRECTOR2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Jeanne Stosser DIRECTOR2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Ellen Schaack DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
John Bloomer (former) VP FACILITIE2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Audrey Hedrick (former) DIRECTOR2022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Lori Guynn (former) TREASURER2022 5 $0 reported 1
Ed Schaack (former) DIRECTOR2022 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 38 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK AKERS PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
PHYLLIS HURT CHAIR/TREASU3 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA VAUGHT DIRECTOR VOL3 $0$0$0 $01
BRENDA ATWELL SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
AMY MCBRIDE DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
BETSY PERKINS DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
ELLEN SCHAACK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE STOSSER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 38 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK AKERS PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
PHYLLIS HURT BOARD CHAIR6 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA VAUGHT VP VOLUNTEER3 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN BLOOMER VP FACILITIE2 $0$0$0 $01
BRENDA ATWELL SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
AMY MCBRIDE DIRECTOR8 $0$0$0 $01
AUDREY HEDRICK DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
BETSY PERKINS DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE STOSSER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 38 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK AKERS PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
PHYLLIS HURT BOARD CHAIR4 $0$0$0 $01
AMY MCBRIDE DIRECTOR6 $0$0$0 $01
AUDREY HEDRICK DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
BETSY PERKINS DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE STOSSER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK AKERS PRESIDENT15 $0-- $01
JOHN BLOOMER VP, FACILITI5 $0-- $01
AMY MCBRIDE VP, MEMBERSH5 $0-- $01
LINDA VAUGHT VP, VOLUNTEE5 $0-- $01
LORI GUYNN TREASURER5 $0-- $01
BRENDA ATWELL SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
PHYLLIS HURT DIRECTOR CHA8 $0-- $01
AUDREY HEDRICK DIRECTOR4 $0-- $01
BETSY PERKINS DIRECTOR4 $0-- $01
JEANNE STOSSER DIRECTOR8 $0-- $01
ED SCHAACK DIRECTOR4 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,455$52,180 $614,144$614,144 $31,845$14,100 -038
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,924$56,116 $616,869$616,869 $39,612$14,600 -038
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$226,649$61,251 $615,061$615,061 $211,111$14,400 -038
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,363$49,264 $449,662$449,662 $39,640$12,325 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $14,832 in all, tax years 2014 to 2019. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
WYTHE-BLAND FOUNDATION $11,3323 $6662019 2017-2019 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Rural Retreat Depot Foundation”, “RURAL RETREAT DEPOT FOUNDATION”
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STARCK FOUNDATION $3,0003 $1,0002017 2014, 2016-2017 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Rural Retreat Depot Foundation”, “RURAL RETREAT DEPOT FOUNDATION”
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THE HONICKMAN CHARITABLE FUND $5001 $5002017 2017 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RURAL RETREAT DEPOT FOUNDATION”
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JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONVAA82 $34,412$55,928 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS INCVAA82 $68,219$33,870 COMMANDER$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
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THE SHENANDOAH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCVAA82 $79,150$29,004 MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
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PORTSMOUTH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDVAA82 $60,174$67,357 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
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MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $189,94012 2DAF sponsor2011–2024 DEER ISLE-STONINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; FARMINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $52,180 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $16,572$16,572-- 31.8%
Fees: other services $11,880$11,556$324- 22.8%
Insurance $6,754$6,754-- 12.9%
Occupancy $5,365$5,365-- 10.3%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $3,498$3,498-- 6.7%
Other (as described)CONTRACT & PROF FEES $2,472$2,472-- 4.7%
Other (as described)DEPOT DAY $1,800$1,800-- 3.4%
Fees: accounting $1,690-$1,690- 3.2%
Office expenses $1,054-$1,054- 2.0%
Other (as described)INTERNET & TV SERVICES $704$704-- 1.3%
All other expenses $328$296$32- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $63$63-- 0.1%
Total$52,180100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $56,116 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $16,920$16,920-- 30.2%
Other (as described)LICENSES $10,097-$10,097- 18.0%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $8,757$8,757-- 15.6%
Insurance $6,624$6,624-- 11.8%
Occupancy $6,488$6,488-- 11.6%
Fees: accounting $2,551-$2,551- 4.5%
Other (as described)CONTRACT & PROF FEES $2,488$2,488-- 4.4%
Other (as described)MANAGEMENT $948$948-- 1.7%
Office expenses $511-$511- 0.9%
All other expenses $388$223$165- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $344$344-- 0.6%
Total$56,116100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $61,251 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $14,073$14,073-- 23.0%
Other (as described)LICENSES $12,121-$12,121- 19.8%
Occupancy $7,490$7,490-- 12.2%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $6,895$6,895-- 11.3%
Insurance $5,351$5,351-- 8.7%
Fees: accounting $4,727-$4,727- 7.7%
Other (as described)CONTRACT & PROF FEES $4,657$4,657-- 7.6%
Advertising and promotion $2,224$2,224-- 3.6%
Other (as described)TAXES $1,815$1,815-- 3.0%
Fees: legal $1,142-$1,142- 1.9%
All other expenses $488$460$28- 0.8%
Office expenses $268-$268- 0.4%
Total$61,251100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $49,264 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,677 46.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,027 30.5%
Fees to independent contractors $11,498 23.3%
Printing, publications, postage $62 0.1%
Total$49,264100%

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In the news

2 news articles name this organization (August 2022 to October 2022); the latest 10:

News article metadata and links: The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/). Matched by: Exact name match: "rural retreat depot foundation". A shared name is not proof of the same organization; how the matching works. Most in the news.

Also on this site Fuzzy

RecordName as filedWhereDatasetMatched by
Business registrationRural Retreat Depot Foundation, INC.VAState business registriesname and state
Business registrationRural Retreat Depot Foundation, LLCVAState business registriesname and state

Matched by an identifier (EIN, CIK, CRD), by name and state or city, or by street address; a shared name or address is not proof of the same person or organization. Every link says how it was made; how the cross-referencing works.

Others with the same interests

NTEE code Historical Societies & Historic Preservation, VA first:

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In other datasets, the same topic (Arts) in VA:

Interests: Historical Societies & Historic Preservation · Arts

The area Census

Wythe CountyRural Retreat townCensus Tract 502.02

County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).

In Census Tract 502.02, Wythe County, Virginia, place (city or town) Rural Retreat, VA, county Wythe County, VA, state Virginia; placed by its ZIP code (county and tract) and city name (place). The tract is the tract holding most of the record's ZIP code (FURP does not geocode street addresses).

  • Revenue of $49,455 is $30 per resident of Rural Retreat, VA (population 1,644).
  • That revenue equals 0.12% of all household income in Rural Retreat, VA (665 households at the median $61,979, about $41,216,035).
MeasureCensus tract
Census Tract 502.02, Wythe County, Virginia
Place (city or town)
Rural Retreat, VA
County
Wythe County, VA
State
Virginia
Population B010033,4441,64428,1888,705,170
Population, 2020 census P13,6541,54628,2908,631,393
Median age B0100245.741.046.039.0
Under 18 B0100119.9%26.5%19.4%21.7%
65 and over B0100120.4%18.9%22.3%16.7%
Households B110011,45566512,5333,365,732
Foreign born B050021.1%0.9%1.4%13.1%
Median household income B19013$63,304$61,979$57,745$93,170
Median family income B19113$74,143$72,679$80,084$115,213
Per capita income B19301$34,364$30,173$34,875$50,666
Poverty rate B1700115.2%22.3%15.2%9.9%
Unemployment rate B230251.9%2.0%4.0%4.3%
Civilian labor force B230251,65981713,0274,468,236
Mean commute (minutes) B0801316.226.124.327.3
Bachelor's degree or higher B1500325.4%22.7%19.4%42.2%
Housing units B250011,66474314,0303,684,756
Owner-occupied B2500380.0%82.3%77.0%67.3%
Renters B2500320.0%17.7%23.0%32.7%
Median home value B25077$113,500$185,800$171,200$383,700
Median gross rent B25064$677$800$764$1,579
White, not Hispanic B0300294.1%94.6%92.9%58.4%
Black B030020.4%0.0%2.2%18.3%
Hispanic or Latino B030024.4%1.8%1.6%11.0%
Asian B030020.6%0.0%0.8%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native B030020.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%

Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Census Tract 502.02, Wythe County, Virginia.

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