Historical preservation of Texas history and artifacts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.7 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
$45K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
60
of 60 voting members
Looks good: 60 of 60 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$934K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$129K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$768K
Expenses
$934K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$428K
FY2022$440K
FY2023$820K
FY2024$934K
FY2025$889K
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +4%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $487K Management & general 37% · $344K Fundraising 11% · $102K

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 (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$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 · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Sharon and doug rogers preservation fund for texas preservation and restoration of historic structures, landmarks, and sites.

Pt IX · col B
02

Michael c duda historic architectural endowment for texas architectural preservation AND/OR celebration.

Pt IX · col B
03

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

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$721K
Other incomeLn 4–11$272K
Investment incomeLn 3$139K
Money outPt IX
$934K
Ln 25
Programscol B$487K
Managementcol C$344K
Fundraisingcol D$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$362K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a60
IndependentVI 1b60
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$721K
Fees for servicesLn 2g−$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$139K
Other incomeLn 4–11$272K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$362K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$362K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$750
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K$362K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$750$750
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$323K$323K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$50K$63K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$133K$64K$55K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$10K$10K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$8K$9K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$75K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$129K$57K$71K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$32K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$934K$487K$344K$102K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $768K$889K−$122K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,131,783 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,243,497$721,022
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,656−$16,274
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $90,295$139,132
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $582,608$287,903
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,939,056$1,131,783
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $120,650$323,222
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $319,194$300,654
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $379,717$309,664
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $819,561$933,540
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,119,495$198,243
Part VI · Governance 60 of 60 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body60
VI-1b Independent voting members60
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 $1,131,783 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$178,532
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$379,572
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$721,022
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission −$16,274−$16,274
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $139,132$139,132
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $287,903$287,903
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $410,761 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,131,783
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $933,540 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $323,222$323,222
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,400 · Management $63,000 · Fundraising $12,600$126,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $63,561 · Management $55,219 · Fundraising $13,971$132,751
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,009 · Management $10,383 · Fundraising $2,334$22,726
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,446 · Management $8,762 · Fundraising $1,969$19,177
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $74,734$74,734
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,006$5,006
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,300$1,300
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,404$4,404
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $21,934$21,934
IX-17 TravelManagement $9,629$9,629
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $57,441 · Fundraising $71,194$128,635
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,469$3,469
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,620 · Management $27,219$58,839
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,714$1,714
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $487,258 · Management $344,214 · Fundraising $102,068$933,540
Part X · Balance sheet $4,794,258 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $403,427$361,973
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$51,517
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $55,500$7,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,750$3,511
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $750$750
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $4,174,789$4,368,807
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,640,216$4,794,258
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,495$7,500
X-18 Grants payable$5,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,815$9,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,095$23,104
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,405$45,204
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $445,037$313,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,105,774$4,435,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,550,811$4,749,054
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,640,216$4,794,258
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,749,054 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,131,783
XI-2 Total expenses$933,540
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$198,243
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,550,811
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,749,054

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