OHIO CULTURAL FACILITIES COMMISSION

Project Registration
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Status: Active Last Updated: 4/1/2008 4:01:00PM

Section 1: Contact Information

Primary Contact: George Turk

Telephone: (513) 333-3756

Fax Number: (513) 333-3772

Email: gturk@nurfc.org
Section 2: Facility Owner's Information

Facility Name: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Preferred Name: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Owners Legal Name:

Address: 50 East Freedom Way

Cincinnati Ohio 45202

County: Hamilton

Phone: 5133337500

Fax:

Facility Description:
Located at the foot of the historic suspension bridge on the banks of the Ohio
river is a new 158,000 square foot museum facility with exhibits, theaters, cafe
and gift shop. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center's mission is to
reveal stories about freedom's hereos, from the era of the Underground Railroad
to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous
steps for freedom today. The Freedom Center also reveals that the fight for
freedom continues to this very day, in the United States and around the world,
and that it involves all of us. We hope that visitors will be informed and inspired
by what they experience at the Freedom Center to consider how we can live and
interact with one another to make the world a better place.

Sponsor Plans to
Purchase Facility :

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Project Registration
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Status: Active Last Updated: 4/1/2008 4:01:00PM

Type of Facility: Special Interest Museums

Listed on Historic Register: Unknown

If yes, which one:

Farmland and enrolled in CAUV: No

Mortgages against property: Yes

Liens Against Property: Yes

Business Plan or Feasibility Yes

Study:

Project Sponsor Name:

Chairperson of Governing Body: Damon Lynch, Jr.

Title: Chairman

Authorized Legal Signer: Don Murphy, CEO

Historic Register

Title: CEO

Incorporated in Ohio: Yes

If yes, what year: 1995

Fiscal Year End: December 31

Event Schedule Publish: January 31

Background Information: 501(c)(3)Non-Profit

:
If other, explain

Filed with Secretary of States Yes

Office as Non-Profit

Registered with Attorney Yes

General's Charitable Law Section
and Filings (IRS 990's) up-to-date

Facility Address 1 50 East Freedom Way

Facility Address 2

Facility City Cincinnati

State Ohio

Zip: 45202

County: Hamilton

Facility phone 5133337500 Extension:

Facility Fax number

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Project Registration
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Status: Active Last Updated: 4/1/2008 4:01:00PM

Section 3: Project Information

Web Address: http://www.freedomcenter.org

Work Type: New facility opened in 2004

Addition to Existing Facility: No

Construction of New Facility: Yes

Exhibit Fabrication and

Installation: Yes

Feasability or Planning Study: Yes

Renovation of Existing Facility: Yes

Amount of Previous State Capital $12,650,000

($):

Overseeing Agency/Agencies: Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission

Anticipated Construction Begin 06/18/2002

Date:
Section 4: Project Description

Facility Description: Located at the foot of the historic suspension bridge on the banks
of the Ohio river is a new 158,000 square foot museum facility with
exhibits, theaters, cafe and gift shop. The National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center's mission is to reveal stories about
freedom's hereos, from the era of the Underground Railroad to
contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take
courageous steps for freedom today. The Freedom Center also
reveals that the fight for freedom continues to this very day, in the
United States and around the world, and that it involves all of us.
We hope that visitors will be informed and inspired by what they
experience at the Freedom Center to consider how we can live and
interact with one another to make the world a better place.

Project Description: The new museum facility was constructed over a two year period:
ground breaking in June 2002 and public opening in August 2004.
State capital appropriations have funded exhibit costs for the
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

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