Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1932.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
34 people listed on the 990; $621K paid to officers and key staff.
Marise McDermott’s $175K as President and CEO (former) is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marise McDermott | $175,106 | $289,831 | $270,496 | $189,229 | $162,640 |
| Beatrice Quintanilla-Abercrombie | $101,694 | $144,817 | $137,358 | $119,096 | — |
| Victoria Bates | $138,786 | $58,744 | — | — | — |
| Kimberly Biffle | — | — | $126,606 | $110,717 | — |
| Brady Haynes | — | $120,480 | $107,007 | — | — |
| Michelle Everidge | $116,138 | $106,018 | — | — | — |
| Elizabeth Stricker | $113,216 | $103,827 | — | — | — |
| Heather Russo | — | — | — | $109,995 | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Preserves and shares South Texas history, culture, science, and natural environment through exhibits and educational programs.
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In this period, approximately 214,000 people visited the museum for exhibitions, programs and speical events. This number is more than pandemic visitation but less than normal for the witte.
The witte museum held 478 public programs in this period, including programs in texas history, archaeology, environmental ecology, dinosaurs, health and wellness and stem subjexts. Approximately 13,800 people attended student, family, and adult programs, gallery theater and demonstrations, educator workshops, programs, gallery theater…
The witte museum store offers a variety of books, educational toys and limited-time-only special products related to the exhibits and public programming. These items provide take-away experiences that reinforce the transformative experiences in nature, science and culture of the museum.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $687K | $944K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $5.1M | $6.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $68.2M | $66.4M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $81.9M | $80.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $20.7M | $19.9M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $61.3M | $60.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $406K | $243K | $81K | $81K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.6M | $3.1M | $178K | $347K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $67K | $56K | $5K | $6K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $223K | $196K | $11K | $16K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $285K | $242K | $15K | $28K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $16K | $12K | $3K | $502 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $95K | $73K | $20K | $2K |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $41K | $41K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $492K | $365K | $20K | $107K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $621K | $439K | $903 | $181K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $718K | $656K | $22K | $40K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $10K | $9K |
| InterestLn 20 | $549K | $538K | $5K | $5K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2.5M | $2.4M | $25K | $25K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $7K | $7K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $11.9M | $10.6M | $443K | $854K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $15.7M | $13.1M | $2.6M | $63.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $14.1M | $13.6M | $450K | $60.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $13.6M | $12.5M | $1.1M | $60.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $11.3M | $11.9M | −$583K | $60.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $3.3M | $2.0M | $1.4M | $61.3M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,273,075 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 28 of 30 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,273,075 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,856,526 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $80,577,156 assets, 19 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,703,456 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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