Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1959.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
69 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
36 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.
Tamra Walter’s $5K as Immediate Past President is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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.
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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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Supports scientific archeological exploration, preservation, and information curation.
Questions for Texas Archeological Society
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A field school is held each year in different locations throughout the state. The field school gives members the opportunity to participate in survey, excavation, and lab work under the leadership of archeology professionals. There are programs for adults and children.
Members receive an annual journal, the bulletin of the texas archeolocigal society,and access to an annual meeting. The bulletin is the leading scientific journal of texas archeology. The annual meeting provides a forum for members and includes seminars on recent discoveries and techniques.
Archeology academies are held in different locations throughout the state. The academies are two or three day workshops that teach basic archeology as well as ceramics, lithics, and rock art. Academy topics of study include archeology 101 and historical archeology.
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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 FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $487K | $501K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $255K | $260K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1K | $1K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $743K | $763K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $743K | $763K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $20K | $20K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $35K | $35K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $4K | $4K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $2K | $2K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $3K | $3K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $294 | $294 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $126K | $126K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $6K | $6K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $211K | $146K | $63K | $3K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $219K | $211K | $8K | $763K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $403K | $224K | $179K | $743K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $209K | $188K | $21K | $544K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $193K | $141K | $52K | $546K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $219,477 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 36 of 36 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $219,477 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $211,318 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $762,834 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $762,834 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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