New Jersey · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD
FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD (New Jersey) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,555 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($6,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $68k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $11k
- Net assets
- $85k
What Friends of Wallisch Homestead does
Mission
The Friends of Wallisch Homestead 's primary exempt purpose is to support West Milford Township, the Board of Education, and other community groups in the preservation and adaptive reuse of the Wallisch Homestead as a living record of the community's cultural and economic heritage. The FOWH is a community organization dedicated to preserving the Wallisch Homestead and its rich history for future generations. The mission of the organization is to support West Milford Township, Board of Education, and other community groups in their efforts to preserve and adaptively reuse the homestead for the benefit of the community. The Wallisch Homestead is a cultural and environmental conservation site that serves as a living record of the community's cultural and economic heritage.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The Friends of Wallisch Homestead (FOWH) holds an Annual Barn Sale that features vintage treasures, collectibles, and unique finds for everyone. The sale is held in the Barn and offers a wide range of items, including jewelry, home decor, and much more, all at unbelievable prices. The proceeds from the sale benefit the Wallisch Homestead and its ongoing preservation efforts. By attending the sale, visitors can not only find a special item for themselves but also contribute to the preservation of this important community resource. The sale is a three-day event that is open to the public. Members of the FOWH are granted early admission on Friday. The event is held rain or shine, so visitors can shop regardless of the weather conditions. In summary, the FOWH Annual Barn Sale is an exciting three-day event where visitors can find vintage treasures, collectibles, and unique finds at unbelievable prices. The proceeds from the sale benefit the Wallisch Homestead's ongoing preservation efforts, and the event is open to the public, rain or shine. Members of the FOWH are granted early admission on Friday.
$4 spent100% of program spendingThe monthly flea markets serve as a vital engine for the Wallisch Homestead, seamlessly weaving together the site's three-fold mission of culture, education, and recreation. By transforming the historic grounds into a bustling community hub, these events invite the public to engage with the property's pastoral charm, fostering a recreational space where neighbors can gather and connect. The markets also act as a living cultural exhibit, showcasing local craftsmanship and vintage treasures that echo the homestead's long history. Most importantly, entertaining hundreds of visitors, the proceeds from these markets provide the essential financial backbone required to restore the original farmhouse and maintain the surrounding acreage. This ensures that the homestead is not just a relic of the past, but a self-sustaining environment where the community can continue to learn about local heritage for generations to come.
$0 spent0% of program spendingThe annual square dance serves as a living bridge between the Wallisch Homestead's agricultural past and its future as a vibrant community hub. By inviting the public onto the grounds for a traditional folk celebration, the event directly fulfills the mission to preserve and interpret the site's heritage through active, hands-on participation. It transforms the historic landscape from a static monument into a dynamic social space, fostering the community-led stewardship and environmental appreciation that the Friends of Wallisch Homestead strive to cultivate. Ultimately, the rhythmic call of the dance reinforces the bond between the land, its history, and the people who ensure its continued vitality
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $4.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $64k to $85k (+34%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
98% of FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $2k → $3k.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 57% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD leans on a few funders — its largest provides 57% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
57% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 98% · 2023 99% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
57% of FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $5k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from New Jersey funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD has grown faster than half of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Government funding FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $8k on record.
- DEDICATED$8k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD?
- FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD (New Jersey) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,555 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($6,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $10,555 in grants to FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $6,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing