Organizational Timeline
Our Beginning
January 1, 2008
NOVA Parks (then Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority) meets with members of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area and offers land for a suffrage memorial at the Occoquan Regional Park. League members agree to fundraise under the League’s 501(c)(3) foundation for a memorial wall in honor of the suffragists.
TPSM Site Selected
February 1, 2008
Our Name: Turning Point Suffragist Memorial (TPSM)
January 1, 2009
The scope and name of the project changes to Turning Point Suffragist Memorial (TPSM) to better identify its purpose and to recognize the importance of the suffrage movement with a large scale garden-style memorial.
TPSM Committee Expansion
February 1, 2009
The TPSM committee is expanded to include representation from many local, state, and national organizations.
Robert Beach Completes Architectural Design
January 1, 2010
The concept of the memorial is approved by the NOVA Parks. The Architectural design is completed by Robert Beach and Associates and approved by TPSM and the NOVA Parks. The Interpretation and Design Committee is established to complete the details of the design.
TPSMA Is Incorporated
January 1, 2011
Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association (TPSMA) becomes incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and begins using the Northern Virginia Regional Park Foundation for funds management.
First Organizational Meeting
February 1, 2011
Organizational meeting of the TPSMA is held to establish the board of directors and elect officers.
Tax-Exempt Status for TPSM
March 1, 2011
TPSMA is designated a 501 (c) (3) organization by the IRS and begins its own funds management.
TPSM Development Agreement
April 1, 2011
A memorandum of understanding is signed between TPSMA and the NOVA Parks for the development of the memorial in Occoquan Regional Park, and the operation and maintenance by the NOVA Parks in perpetuity.
Solicitation Application Approved
January 1, 2012
New Park Master Plan-Agreement
February 1, 2012
The memorandum of understanding between the TPSMA and the NOVA Parks is amended due to a new park master plan.
National Recognition of TPSM
January 1, 2013
TPSM achieves national attention when TPSMA joins a coalition of national groups to organize and participate in the centennial celebration of the first suffrage parade in Washington, D.C.
TPSM Capital Campaign Launch
January 1, 2014
Memorial Design Updated
September 2, 2016