Virginia · Nonprofit
THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC
THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC (Virginia) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $47,000 to it, the largest being JW & ETHEL I WOODRUFF FOUNDATION INC ($31,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $37k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $47k
- Net assets
- $280k
What The Unison Preservation Society Inc does
Mission
The unison historic preservation society was incorporated in 2001 to help maintain the historic character in and around unison. Through the society's efforts, unison was placed on the virginia landmarks register in 2002 and the national register of historic places in 2003.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Historic preservation and cultural appreciation: voiced concerns to loudoun county about the planned development of a farm in the unison area. In that regard, the unison preservation society hired attorneys to research land records and related legal criteria and engaged an engineering firm to monitorwells on adjacent properties that could be adversely impacted by t he project. The farm was not developed as the builder sold it to one of the adjacent property owners. Researched county easements on another unison-area farm that was purchased by a developer and monitored activities to ensure compliance with easement restrictions. Researched, obtained, and disseminated information regarding rural historic village designation for unison. Issued quarterly newsletters covering local cultural and agricultural topics. Promoted a sense of community through hosting activities at the historic unison general store including yoga classes, art instruction, and outdoor concerts. Upgraded and maintained the general store.
$33,551 spent$1,770 earned by the program100% of program spendingLandscaping and beautification activities: unison has been called by historians "the most authentic 19th century rural landscape in virginia." to that end, the society maintains the grounds of the general store and encourages and assists with community landscaping activities.
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $33,551.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2023 to 2024, from $339k to $290k (−14%).
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.
54% of THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 8 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $250 → $7k.
1 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% 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 THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC’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
THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
28% 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 THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 82% · 2022 100% · 2023 86% — diversifying over time.
“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
THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC draws 94% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $13k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC is better cushioned 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
Organizations like THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
54%
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
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC?
- THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC (Virginia) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $47,000 to it, the largest being JW & ETHEL I WOODRUFF FOUNDATION INC ($31,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $47,000 in grants to THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC?
- JW & ETHEL I WOODRUFF FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $31,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 5 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