Public Charity

WAKE FOREST COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE SOCIETY INC

WAKE FOREST COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE SOCIETY INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WAKE FOREST, NC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $185K, expenses of $200K, total assets of $3.3M. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $292K.

EIN: 566072013 WAKE FOREST, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$185K
Total Expenses$200K
Total Assets$3.3M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$292K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PRESERVE, SHARE, AND SUPPORT THE FULL UNIQUE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF WAKE FOREST - COLLEGE, TOWN, AND UNIVERSITY; AND IN COOPERATION WITH WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY TO CREATE A LIVING LABORATORY OF ACADEMIC INQUIRY INTO CIVIC, COMMUNITY, AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ARTS-CULTR-HUMAN
$10,000
2024
Charitable Contribution
$8,521
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$11,575
2020
NEW EXHIBIT AT WAKE FOREST HISTORICAL MUSEUM THAT EXPLORES HISTORY OF WAKE FOREST, RELATING OUR LOCAL HISTORY TO BROADER REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS AND REVEALS HOW SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC FACTORS SHAPE THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK TODAY, DISCUSSING THE HISTORIES OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL, SEGREGATION, THE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, AND THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN. THE EXHIBIT GOALS ARE TO ORIENT VISITORS TO WAKE FOREST IN RELATION TO THE ARTIFACTS AND STORIES THEY ENCOUNTER AT THE MUSEUM; INTRODUCE VISITORS TO THE BROAD THEMES OF WAKE FOREST HISTORY AND LOCATE WAKE FOREST IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS; HELP VISITORS UNDERSTAND CONTINUITY AND CHANGE WITHIN WAKE FOREST HISTORY AND REFLECT ON HOW THE PAST SHAPES OUR COMMUNITY TODAY; HELP VISITORS BECOME CRITICAL CONSUMERS OF MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS; AND SHOW VISITORS HOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A PLACE WAS CONSTANTLY NEGOTIATED AS INDIVIDUALS INTERACTED, LABORED, AND EXERCISED POWER ACROSS A CHANGING LANDSCAPE.
$9,625
2018
Operations Support
$88,964

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Beth Laughridge
BOARD MEMBER Chip Russell
BOARD MEMBER Elaine Cooke
SECRETARY Elizabeth Melvin
BOARD MEMBER Hallie Hearn
BOARD MEMBER Janice Williams

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Operations Support
$252,097 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$11,575 1 grant
ARTS-CULTR-HUMAN
$10,000 1 grant
NEW EXHIBIT AT WAKE FOREST HISTORICAL MUSEUM THAT EXPLORES HISTORY OF WAKE FOREST, RELATING OUR LOCAL HISTORY TO BROADER REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS AND REVEALS HOW SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC FACTORS SHAPE THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK TODAY, DISCUSSING THE HISTORIES OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL, SEGREGATION, THE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, AND THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN. THE EXHIBIT GOALS ARE TO ORIENT VISITORS TO WAKE FOREST IN RELATION TO THE ARTIFACTS AND STORIES THEY ENCOUNTER AT THE MUSEUM; INTRODUCE VISITORS TO THE BROAD THEMES OF WAKE FOREST HISTORY AND LOCATE WAKE FOREST IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS; HELP VISITORS UNDERSTAND CONTINUITY AND CHANGE WITHIN WAKE FOREST HISTORY AND REFLECT ON HOW THE PAST SHAPES OUR COMMUNITY TODAY; HELP VISITORS BECOME CRITICAL CONSUMERS OF MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS; AND SHOW VISITORS HOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A PLACE WAS CONSTANTLY NEGOTIATED AS INDIVIDUALS INTERACTED, LABORED, AND EXERCISED POWER ACROSS A CHANGING LANDSCAPE.
$9,625 1 grant
Charitable Contribution
$8,521 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $185K $200K $3.3M
2024 $176K $111K $3.3M
2023 $562K $372K $3.2M
2022 $84K $92K $3.0M
2021 $182K $74K $3.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $185K, with total assets most recently reported at $3.3M.

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