2024-11-06T12:39:46-06:00 2023-12-31 463082235 SKUNCIK & ASSOCIATES LTD 39 LONG WHARF MALL NEWPORT RI 02840 990 2023-01-01 050488343 LA FARGE FOUNDATION OF NEWPORT LAFA 4016195109 73 PELHAM STREET NEWPORT RI 02840 PAUL MILLER PRESIDENT 4016195109 2024-11-04 1 0 ROBIN SKUNCIK JONES P00223479 4018467267 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LA FARGE RESTORATION AT NPT CONG CHU PAUL MILLER 73 PELHAM STREET NEWPORT RI 02840 62910 0 X WWW.LAFARGERESTORATIONFUND.ORG/ X 1995 RI TO SUPPORT PRESERVATION OF NEWPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND ITS UNIQUE INTERIOR MURALS AND OPALESCENT GLASS WINDOWS DESIGNED BY AMERICAN ARTIST JOHN LA FARGE (1835-1910) AND TO ENSURE THAT THE CHURCH BUILDING IS SOUND AND THAT THE INTERIOR, UNIQUELY INTEGRATED AND DESIGNED, IS PRESERVED AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AS A VALUED EDUCATIONAL AND ARTS RESOURCE AND A TREASURED PART OF THE RICH HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PATRIMONY OF NEWPORT. 7 7 0 0 0 0 755129 3500 0 0 409 307 89385 31257 844923 35064 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4976 663261 570234 663261 570234 181662 -535170 1049018 507848 0 0 1049018 507848 TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION OF NEWPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH'S UNIQUE INTERIOR MURALS AND OPALESCENT GLASS WINDOWS DESIGNED BY AMERICAN ARTIST JOHN LA FARGE (1835-1910). 0 0 538149 TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION OF NEWPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH'S UNIQUE INTERIOR MURALS AND OPALESCENT GLASS WINDOWS DESIGNED BY AMERICAN ARTIST JOHN LA FARGE (1835-1910). 538149 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X KAREN LAFRANCE 6028093360 73 PELHAM STREET NEWPORT RI 02840 PAUL MILLER PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 MOLLY SEXTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KATHRENS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW LONG DIRECTOR 5.00 X 19903 0 0 MOHAMAD FARZAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DORIENNE FARZAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DICK LYNN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 19903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3500 3500 307 307 59103 27846 31257 31257 31257 35064 0 0 31564 19903 9951 4976 4976 7331 7331 1710 1710 24143 19500 4643 1586 1586 604 604 5986 5986 17149 11433 5716 RESTORATION EXPENSES 464607 464607 PROPERTY TAXES 24234 24234 EVENT COORDINATION 1834 1834 MISCELLANEOUS 1147 1147 570234 538149 27109 4976 50981 158309 734792 90965 6378 7693 324136 73255 256867 250881 1049018 507848 0 0 X 749018 319533 300000 188315 1049018 507848 1049018 507848 -535170 -6000 0 X 0 0 0 X 65517 351756 314156 755129 3500 1490058 65517 351756 314156 755129 3500 1490058 1100238 389820 47954 41540 53575 79598 59303 281970 1772028 0.22000 0.25600 X LA FARGE HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF NEWPORT; EIN: 05-0488343FOR SCHEDULE A, PART VI SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR IRS FY 2021 990:PART II, SECTION C SECTION 17A: COMPUTATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE BY FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES: THE LA FARGE RESTORATION FUNDIS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED AS EVIDENCED BY:1. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ITS GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC SUPPORT EQUALS ATLEAST 10% OF THE SUPPORT NORMALLY RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION.SEE SECTION C: 14 AND 15 FOR THE PERCENTAGES WHICH ARE 25.6% FOR FY 2022 AND 22% FOR FY 2023.2.THE ORGANIZATION IS THE STEWARD OF A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK-NEWPORTCONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, FORMERLY KNOWN AS UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OFNEWPORT. NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK STATUS WAS AWARDED IN 2013 FOR THEUNIQUE INTERIOR MURALS AND OPALESCENT WINDOWS BY AMERICAN ARTISTJOHN LA FARGE INSTALLED IN 1880-81 INSIDE THE SANCTUARY OF THIS FORMER CHURCH.OF NECESSITY, DUE TO THE CONTINUOUS DETERIORATION OF ITS MID-19TH CENTURYHISTORIC BUILDING, THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOCUSED INITIALLY ONINFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION. TWO REGIONAL FUNDERS INRHODE ISLAND, WITH SPECIFIC INTEREST IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION-STEPPED UP TO FUND THESE CRITICAL COMPONENTS THAT HAD TO PRECEDE ANY RESTORATIONOF THE ARTWORK INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE SO FUNDED AND SORESTORED INCLUDED: THE DETERIORATED, 150 YEAR OLD ROOF THAT NEEDEDCOMPLETE RENOVATION AND THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY ELECTRICAL AND FIRE ALARMSYSTEMS WHICH NEEDED COMPLETE TO CODE OVERHAUL TO ACCOMMODATE PUBLIC USESOF ANY KIND AND WINDOWS FABRICATION AND REPLACEMENT WHERE DETERIORATED. FOR BACKGROUND, THE CURRENT RESTORATION ACTIVITIES OF THELFRF COMMENCED ON OR ABOUT 2008. BASED ON ITS STRATEGIC PLAN, FROM 2008TO 2012,THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON WRITING THE CASE STATEMENT FORNATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION AND ON TRAINING IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION WITH PARTNERSFOR SACRED PLACES, A PHILADELPHIA BASED NONPROFIT. IT COMPLETED BUILDINGCONDITIONS EVALUATIONS WITH A PRESERVATION ARCHITECT (2008-2010), THEN FOCUSED ON REPLACING THEDOCUMENTED, MOST URGENTLY THREATENED, INFRASTRUCTURE--(2011-2013)A $150,000 GRANT FROM A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT--THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDHISTORIC PRESERVATION AND HERITAGE COMMISSION--ALONG WITH OTHER FUNDERS, TO BEGINACTUAL RESTORATION ON THE HISTORIC, INTERIOR MURALS AND WINDOWS. THISPROJECT WAS LAUNCHED AND THE LA FARGE RESTORATION FUND APPLIEDFOR AN ADDITIONAL $150,000 GRANT FROM THE SAME GOVERNMENTAL SOURCE TOMATCH PRIVATE GRANTS. PUBLIC SUPPORT EXPANDED AS THE ORGANIZATION TACKLED RESTORATION OF THE INTERIOR FINE ART. T HIS WAS THE CASE IN FY 2020, PRIOR TO THE INTERRUPTION OF COVID.B) IN 2021 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A GRANT OF $300,000 FROM THE ALLETTA MORRIS MCBEAN CHARITABLE TRUST TO BE USED FOR STABILIZATION OF NEWLY DISCOVERED DETERIORATED CEILING PLASTER SUBSTRATE, THIS GRANT WAS FURTHER MATCHED IN PART BY AN ADDITIONAL GRANT FROM THE RIHPHC.3. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO ASTO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON ACONTINUOUS BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTSOF THE PUBLIC. THE BOARD INCLUDES A RETIRED CITY OFFICIAL, ANEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVIST, TWO PRESERVATION EXPERTS, AN INTERIOR DESIGNER, ANARCHITECT (WHO ACTS AS THE PROJECT ARCHITECT), AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN, A REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FORMER CONGREGATION AT THE FACILITY , A RESIDENT ARTIST AND A RESIDENT MUSIC FESTIVAL DIRECTOR. THE LFRF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE INCLUDESREPRESENTATIVES FROM TWO HIGHLY-RESPECTED RHODE ISLAND UNIVERSITIES,LEGAL FIRMS, RESTORATION EXPERTS, A RESTORATION NONPROFIT,THE DIRECTOR OF THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY SUMMER SCHOOL AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERALPUBLIC WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PROJECT.4. THE ORGANIZATION NORMALLY MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND WELL-KNOWN PROGRAMTO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY:A)--EACH DECEMBER THE LFRF WRITES TO ITS MAILING LIST OF SUPPORTERSREQUESTING CONTRIBUTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION RAISES $3000 TO $4500 PERYEAR TOWARD SMALLER, HIGHLY VISIBLE UPGRADES TO THE FACILITY.B)--AS STATE-WIDE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BECAME AVAILABLE THROUGH PRESERVATION BONDSFOR RESTORATION PROJECTS IN RHODE ISLAND, LA FARGE RESTORATIONFUND APPLIED SUCCESSFULLY TO THE RHODE ISLAND HISTORIC PRESERVATIONCOMMISSION FOR A GRANT OF $150,000 TOWARD INTERIOR MURAL RESTORATION.C)--SINCE 2008, THE LFRF BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS NORMALLY SOUGHT FUNDINGFROM A VARIETY OF FUNDERS AVAILABLE TO IT, OUTSIDE OF THE MAJOR REGIONAL FUNDERS INCLUDING FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. SOME REQUESTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL OVER THE YEARS--1772 FOUNDATION, FELICIA FUND, OCEANSTATE CHARITIES TRUST, RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION, NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES. IN FY 2019, THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION, FOR EXAMPLE, PROVIDED ITS FIRST GRANT TO LFRF FOR AN ADA-COMPLIANT ACCESS RAMP AND ENTRANCEWAY. IN 2021, A FIRST GRANT FROM THE DONALDSON FOUNDATION TOWARD RESTORATION OF AN INTRICATE JOHN LA FARGE OPALESCENT GLASS WINDOW. THE LFRF HAS REACHED OUT TO FUNDERS THAT HAVE NOT YET PARTICIPATED AND EXPECTS TO ATTRACT SOME OF THEM. IT HAS REACHED OUT ALSO TO ADDITIONAL FUNDERS, BOTH REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY, BASED ON DONOR RESEARCH.5. THE LA FARGE RESTORATION FUND NORMALLY PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO ITS FACILITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS BY RESERVATION AND SUMMER IN SEASON TOUR SCHEDULES. SUCH VISITS ARE NOW RESTRICTED IN NUMBER BY A 2022 REVIEW OF THE FIRE MARSHALL PENDING COMPLETION OF AN ONGOING FIRE SAFETY PLAN AND FUND-RAISING TO INSTALL A SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITHIN THE SANCTUARY. MID TO LARGE-SCALE EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE SANCTUARY ARE NOW ON HOLD PENDING THIS REVIEW. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, OVER 6,000 PERSONS CAME TO VISIT DURING THE PRE-COVID PERIOD, JULY 2018 THROUGH JUNE 2020. CURRENTLY SMALLER FREE EDUCATIONAL TOURS CONTINUE FOR SPECIALISTS AND SMALL GROUPS. THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM MAINTAINS THEIR SUMMER PROGRAM ON SITE.IF PUBLIC VISITATION HAS BEEN RESTRICTED BY GLOBAL EVENTS AND PRESENT SAFETY RESTRICTIONS IN THE SANCTUARY (20-40 VISITORS AT A GIVEN EVENT), MINIMIZING POTENTIAL EVENT CASH RECEIPTS, VISITATION GREW CONSIDERABLY IN THE ADJOINING EX-PARISH HOUSE DURING 2023 WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN OPEN STUDIOS EVENT HELD ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH INVITING THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO VISIT THE NINE ACTIVE ARTIST'S STUDIOS IN THE FORMER OFFICE SPACE. THIS IS A FREE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT THAT BROADENS OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ALL AGES AND SOCIAL STRATA. 2023 ALSO WITNESSED THE UNDERTAKING OF A FOLLOW UP STUDY TO OUR 2022 GROUNDBREAKING ACOUSTIC SURVEY OF THE HISTORIC SANCTUARY SPACE BY ARUP ASSOCIATES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF AMPLIFIED MUSIC WITH THE CONFINES OF THE FRAGILE STRUCTURE. A AUTIONARY DECIBEL LEVEL WAS ESTABLISHED WHICH SERVES AND WILL SERVE TO ADVISE ON TOLERABLE NOISE LEVELS TO PRESERVE THE PAINTED PLASTER AND GLASS DECORATIVE SURFACES. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY SHARED WITH SISTER HISTORIC SITES WITHIN RHODE ISLAND. THIS PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY THE VAN BEUREN CHARITABLE TRUST. THE FOLLOW UP SURVEY BY THE FACULTY OF RENSELLAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE TO ESTABLISH A METHODOLOGY TO BAFFLE REVERBERATIONS AND ECHOES IN THE MEETING=PERFORMANCE SPACE, FUNDED BY PRIVATE DONORS IN THE COMMUNITY. RECENT NEW COMMUNITY ACTION AND ARTISTIC TENANTS CONTINUE LONG-TERM PLANS TO UTILIZE THE SANCTUARY AS A FUTURE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE SPACE: NEWPORT LIVE ORGANIZES PUBLIC CONCERTS OF FOLK, CLASSICAL AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS. THEY ARE FULLY COLLABORATING ON THE ELABORATION OF THE FIRE SAFETY PLAN AND THE RESTRICTED MUSIC AMPLIFICATION PLAN, IN ADDITION, RHODE ISLAND SLAVE HISTORY MEDALLIONS PROGRAM, WHICH SELECTS AND MARKS HISTORIC SLAVE HISTORY SITES WITH A BRONZE COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE, HAS HEADQUARTERED ITS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE CENTER; TOGETHER, THESE ACTIVITIES PROVIDE AS A LIVELY EXPERIMENT FOR THE BROADER ARTS AND PUBLIC HISTORY COMMUNITY. X X X 0 73500 73500 239426 62045 177381 11210 11210 0 250881 PART III, LINE 1A: THE FUND'S COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF THE NEWPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BUILDING, THE SANCTUARY, AND PERSONAL PROPERTY CONTAINED WITHIN THE SANCTUARY THAT ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION OR RESEARCH AND ARE PROTECTED, KEPT UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR AND PRESERVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MOHAMAD FARZAN AND DORIENNE FARZAN FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE FUND'S ACCOUNTANTS, REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND MANAGER OF THE FUND AND CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES WERE MADE AS NECESSARY. A COPY OF THE 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION IS CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE ANY CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBER DOES NOT VOTE ON ANY POLICY OR ACTION THAT COULD BE OR PERCEIVED TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST