Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1956.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
62 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
23 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Bell | $77,510 | $71,865 | $71,000 | $70,000 | $65,351 |
| Belinda Woo | $22,432 | — | — | — | — |
| Libby S Sims | — | $15,626 | $13,314 | — | — |
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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Preserves and shares Houston's history through historic buildings, artifacts, and educational programs.
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The Heritage Society cares for and operates historic buildings to demonstrate Houston's and Texas's history and to educate the public about the lifestyles of the area's early residents. Curators work diligently to maintain, preserve, and restore historic buildings and collections for the education and enjoyment of the public.The Heritage…
The Heritage Society provides tours of historic buildings that demonstrate how and why people settled in the Houston area, lectures regarding important people and events in Houston's and Texas's history, and educational programs for children and families on-site and off-site.
Other program activities include membership and volunteer coordination, communications, marketing, gift shop operations, museum gallery, and meeting space maintenance and usage.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $798K | $386K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $434K | |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $152K | $270K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.0M | $1.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $122K | $99K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $879K | $1.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $87K | $55K | $9K | $23K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $175K | $98K | $40K | $37K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $21K | $12K | $4K | $5K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $5K | $5K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $2K | $2K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $4K | $3K | $215 | $861 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $11K | $1K | $4K | $6K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $11K | $3K | $3K | $4K |
| TravelLn 17 | $1K | $1K | $75 | |
| InterestLn 20 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $18K | $9K | $9K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $11K | $2K | $8K | $866 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $87K | $87K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $437K | $273K | $89K | $76K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $1.1M | $571K | $565K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $989K | $437K | $551K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $740K | $466K | $274K | $879K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $464K | $399K | $65K | $682K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $988,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $988,709 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $437,462 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,535,829 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,436,522 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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