Historical preservation of Texas history and artifacts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
35¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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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FY2023 · 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
35%
of spending
Concern: 35% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.9 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
$76K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
68
of 68 voting members
Looks good: 68 of 68 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
×15 vs prior year
Spent
$820K
To programs
35%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2023▲ ×15
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$129K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$768K
Expenses
$820K
FY2023▲ +86%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$428K
FY2022$440K
FY2023$820K
FY2024$934K
FY2025$889K
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2023▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

35 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 35% · $284K Management & general 43% · $352K Fundraising 22% · $184K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$117,236Pt 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 programs · $60K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Red mccombs fund for heritage magazine publishing and printing

$60Kprogram expense
02

Jack r. Wahlquist directors' endowment funds for special projects in preservation and promotion of texas history.

Pt IX · col B
03

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

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$583K
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Money outPt IX
$820K
Ln 25
Programscol B$284K
Managementcol C$352K
Fundraisingcol D$184K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a68
IndependentVI 1b68
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$583K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$403K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$403K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$750
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K$403K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$750$750
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$76K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$121K$121K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$49K$61K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$158K$42K$107K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$6K$11K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$7K$13K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$59K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$290$290
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$197K$38K$159K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$60K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$820K$284K$352K$184K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $768K$889K−$122K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$934K$198K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,939,056 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $341,461$1,243,497
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,255$22,656
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $132,431$90,295
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$347,471$582,608
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $128,676$1,939,056
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $121,415$120,650
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $139,252$319,194
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,136$379,717
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $439,803$819,561
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$311,127$1,119,495
Part VI · Governance 68 of 68 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body68
VI-1b Independent voting members68
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,939,056 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$148,627
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,094,870
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,243,497
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,656$22,656
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $90,295$90,295
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $432,383$432,383
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $150,225$150,225
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $263,176 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $432,383$1,939,056
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $819,561 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $120,650$120,650
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,600 · Management $60,750 · Fundraising $12,150$121,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,782 · Management $106,967 · Fundraising $9,258$158,007
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,955 · Management $11,051 · Fundraising $1,411$18,417
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,878 · Management $12,763 · Fundraising $1,629$21,270
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,035$22,035
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $59,497$59,497
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,287$1,287
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,501$5,501
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $290$290
IX-17 TravelManagement $9,714$9,714
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $37,790 · Fundraising $159,185$196,975
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,746$4,746
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,235 · Management $17,731$77,966
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,706$1,706
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $284,100 · Management $351,828 · Fundraising $183,633$819,561
Part X · Balance sheet $4,640,216 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $349,010$403,427
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,300$55,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,799$5,750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $750$750
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $3,116,400$4,174,789
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,476,259$4,640,216
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$6,495
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,025$63,815
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,177
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,025$76,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $442,464$753,426
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,001,770$3,810,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,444,234$4,563,729
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,476,259$4,640,216
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,563,729 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,939,056
XI-2 Total expenses$819,561
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,119,495
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,444,234
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,563,729

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