Texas Historical Foundation

Tax-deductible

Dallas, TX501(c)(3)EIN 74-6013014

Historical preservation of texas history and artifacts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $436K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
53
of 53 voting members
Looks good: 53 of 53 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$768K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$889K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$768K
FY2025▼ -32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$129K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$768K
Expenses
$889K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$428K
FY2022$440K
FY2023$820K
FY2024$934K
FY2025$889K
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1954.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $502K Management & general 28% · $253K Fundraising 15% · $134K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$129,218Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Preziosi$129,218$117,236$117,236——
Gene Krane———$98,794$94,488

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves Texas history and artifacts for future generations.

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3 program services account for $260K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Missi thomas operations endowment for operations not included in annual budget.

$151Kprogram expense
02

J.P. Bryan preservation fund for texas preservation and promotion of texas history.

$68Kprogram expense
03

Jack r wahlquist directors' endowment fund for the general preservation and promotion of texas history.

$41Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 46 grants · $499K · 2020–2024
Schreiner UniversityTX · FY2024$8,000
The Williamson Museum Obo the Stones Are SpeakingFY2024$8,000
Midland Historical SocietyTX · FY2024$8,000
Gonzales Main Street INCTX · FY2024$8,000
The Tom Lea InstituteTX · FY2024$8,000
Rancho Alegre RadioTX · FY2024$8,000
Kovno Communications INCCA · FY2024$8,000
Documentary Arts INCTX · FY2024$8,000
Austin Film Society Obo Sugarloaf Pictures LLCFY2024$8,000
The Shumla School INCTX · FY2024$7,974
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$768K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$233K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$193K
Money outPt IX
$889K
Ln 25
Programscol B$502K
Managementcol C$253K
Fundraisingcol D$134K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a53
IndependentVI 1b53
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$193K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$233K
Other incomeLn 4–11$239K
Total revenueLn 12$768K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$251K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$251K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$750
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$362K$251K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$750$750
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$254K$254K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$55K$55K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$81K$52K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$13K$10K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$10K$8K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$9K$7K$3K
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$57K$6K$51K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$51K$3K$66K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K−$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$889K$502K$253K$134K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $768K$889K−$122K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$934K$198K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$820K$1.1M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $129K$440K−$311K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$428K$1.3M$3.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $767,579 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$140,405
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$52,365
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$192,770
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $103,040$103,040
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $232,957$232,957
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $113,700$113,700
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $125,112$125,112
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $461,109 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $113,700$767,579
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $889,107 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $253,982$253,982
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,200 · Management $55,200 · Fundraising $27,600$138,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,805 · Management $52,463 · Fundraising $14,787$148,055
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,730 · Management $10,077 · Fundraising $3,967$26,774
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,392 · Management $8,227 · Fundraising $3,239$21,858
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,647$62,647
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $11,830$11,830
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,698 · Management $1,284 · Fundraising $1,142$11,124
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,616 · Management $6,821 · Fundraising $2,685$18,122
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,666 · Management $1,296$12,962
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,695 · Management $51,253$56,948
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,256$4,256
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,135 · Management $2,914 · Fundraising $65,536$119,585
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,650 · Management −$3,226 · Fundraising $3,540$2,964
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $501,569 · Management $253,212 · Fundraising $134,326$889,107
Part X · Balance sheet $4,662,344 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $361,973$250,963
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $34,680$17,742
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,700$6,950
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,511$27,204
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $750$750
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $4,368,807$4,358,735
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,777,421$4,662,344
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,500$19,269
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,600$11,464
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,104$20,322
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,204$56,055
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $313,243$189,476
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,418,974$4,416,813
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,732,217$4,606,289
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,777,421$4,662,344
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,606,289 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$767,579
XI-2 Total expenses$889,107
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$121,528
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,732,217
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,400
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,606,289

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