2026-07-15T07:47:04-07:00 2025-08-31 742981758 Dunagan Jack LLP 4833 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 102 Austin TX 78759 990 2024-09-01 742773168 Friends of the Texas Historical Commission Inc FRIE 5129362241 PO Box 13497 Austin TX 78711 Vanessa McElwrath Treasurer 2026-07-15 true true Nicole Powell P00543197 5124208997 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Anjali Kaul Zutshi PO Box 13497 Austin TX 78711 5438450 false X www.thcfriends.org X 1996 TX The Organization works with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve and protect the real places and real stories of Texas and all Texans, securing philanthropic resources to ensure a lasting legacy for future generations. 24 24 0 37 0 1181124 1604448 503348 472898 150208 178722 25746 90794 1860426 2346862 151628 0 0 0 25549 1103221 1046205 1103221 1197833 757205 1149029 5104084 7243222 50000 791796 5054084 6451426 The Organization works with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve and protect the real places and real stories of Texas and all Texans, securing philanthropic resources to ensure a lasting legacy for future generations. false false 520804 443261 2025 Annual Conference: Real Places: Preserving Historic Texas. The 2025 Annual Conference was presented in partnership with the Texas Historical Commission. The conference provided opportunities to learn from and network with professional staff, volunteers, and supporters of historic preservation and heritage tourism. Attendees included county historical commissions, Main Street managers and board members, historic preservation officers and design review boards, architects and engineers, historians, archaeologists, curators, interpreters, managers of museums and historic sites, as well as THC staff, Texas Heritage Trail Regions, and other partner agencies. The conference provides continuing education, exhibits of interest and networking through speakers and workshops. 330146 151628 29637 Other projects to support the Texas Historical Commission's core mission of preservation, stewardship, and place-based, experiential learning. The Organization continues to work on projects that address core programmatic initiatives- enhancing the visitor experience through capital projects, creating education opportunities and resources for students and visitors, and building preservation capacity through stewardship. 213619 Protecting historic sites across the State - The Texas Historical Commission preserves and operates 36 historic sites throughout the state. The Organization supports the preservation of these sites and helps raise the funds and awareness to make preservation, restoration, and interpretation possible. The Organization previously acquired a property adjacent to the Eisenhower Birthplace State Historical Site (SHS) and sold the property to THC at cost; acquired an additional property adjacent to the Washington-on-the-Brazos SHS for future sale to THC at cost; began the community facilitation and advisory planning for future development and operation of new facilities at the Levi Jordon Plantation SHS; continued the architectural and engineering design work for the Phase II Education Center at Caddo Mounds SHS; and made critical repairs to the Fort Martin Scott SHS. 1064569 true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false true false true 26 0 false 0 false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 24 24 false false false false false true true true true false false false true true false true true false false false X X Traci Anderson 5129362189 PO Box 13497 Austin TX 78711 Anjali Kaul Zutshi Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 0 109895 38793 Donna Carter Chairman 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Aaron Dorfner Vice Chair 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Vanessa McElwrath Treasurer 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sehila Mota Casper Secretary 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bonnie McKee Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Shivers Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Courtney Read Hoffman Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daisy Sloan White Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dianne Duncan Tucker Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Terry Colley Trustee 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Francisco Guajardo Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Harriet Latimer Trustee 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jane Barnhill Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joe Thrash Trustee 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Mayfield Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kay Timme Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kristine Navarro-McElhaney Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lareatha H Clay Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rowena Houghton Dasch Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sally Anne Schmidt Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Zenaida Gould Trustee 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarita Hixon Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wes Reeves Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Welcome Wilson Jr Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 109895 38793 0 false false false 0 20880 142925 1440643 1037163 1604448 Annual conference 900099 443261 443261 Seminars and workshops 900099 29637 29637 472898 143529 143529 0 53363 53363 0 2959250 76451 2924057 76451 35193 35193 35193 91080 20880 91080 0 0 0 Other revenues 900099 37431 37431 37431 2346862 472898 269516 151628 151628 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7605 7605 25190 25190 0 0 35561 35561 20925 6925 9000 5000 0 0 41453 41453 0 0 185 185 0 520804 520804 10906 10906 0 0 4067 4067 State historic site projects 213619 213619 Meetings and events 57481 43281 13526 674 Internships 54000 54000 Miscellaneous 21927 13759 7408 760 32482 11310 2057 19115 1197833 1064569 107715 25549 400157 308595 179854 266096 439685 337661 0 0 0 0 0 16119 0 0 3991818 5725062 0 0 0 76451 605808 5104084 7243222 191796 50000 600000 50000 791796 X 1839508 2289367 3214576 4162059 5054084 6451426 5104084 7243222 1149029 248313 X false false false X 979760 2267566 1057825 1181124 1604448 7090723 0 378500 422421 483638 475095 1759654 979760 2646066 1480246 1664762 2079543 8850377 1843847 7006530 50434 45125 87111 99611 196892 479173 0 100797 35486 25746 37431 199460 9529010 1798151 0.73530 0.64720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1778989 1141384 178569 170712 2928230 1613883 9100 156006 1778989 1530244 57760 46122 13680 5243 1320 1613883 592291 1049500 -91007 17930 2610 1530244 413623 15500 100901 15420 514604 0.06300 0.93700 false false false 605808 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Presidio La Bahia Endowment Fund - This endowment was established in 2024 to provide support for the Presidio La Bahia State Historic Site in Goliad, Texas. ($1,121,437 at August 31, 2025)Lana Hughes Nelson Endowment Fund for Cemetery Preservation - This endowment was established in 2022 to provide support for the maintenance of cemeteries in and around Henderson County, Texas. ($569,688 at August 31, 2025)DGIC Preservation Scholars Endowment Fund - This endowment was established in 2022 to provide annual stipends for up to three Preservation Scholars. ($485,546 at August 31, 2025)The Bob and Kathleen Gilmore Fund for Spanish and French Colonial Archeology - This endowment was established in 2003 to provide grants to fund research of Spanish and French colonial archeology in Texas. ($228,214 at August 31, 2025)The Matthew Honer and Larutha Odom Clay Preservation Scholars Endowment - This endowment was established in 2015 to provide a stipend each year for a Prairie View A&M University student to participate in the Preservation Scholars Program. ($181,840 at August 31, 2025)FTHC Preservation Scholars Endowment - This endowment provides paid internships for students participating in the Preservation Scholars Program. ($181,356 at August 31, 2025)Texas Heroes Endowment - This endowment supports education programs at the Texas Historical Commission. ($160,149 at August 31, 2025)Part V, Line 1 - Endowment FundsThe endowment funds schedule does not include the board-designated transactions of the endowments prior to 2021 activity. false Gala 111960 20880 91080 91080 111960 20880 91080 91080 91080 true Texas Historical Commission 1511 Colorado Street Austin TX 78701 746016195 State of Texas 131890 0 Technology Texas Tech University 2500 Broadway Lubbock TX 79409 756002622 State of Texas 9550 0 Archeology research 2 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Organization works closely with THC. The Organization's staff are THC employees and the Organization's offices are provided free of charge by THC. This close relationship allows the Organization to monitor compliance of contributed funds. X 1 1037163 Exchange false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a At least a simple majority of the voting Trustees serving on the Board shall consist of Commission Trustees confirmed by the Texas Historical Commission. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b The written approval of the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission is required before the Organization may consummate any of the following actions:(a) merger, consolidation or dissolution of the Organization;(b) alteration, amendment or repeal of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Organization;(c) a transfer of property (real or personal) valued at more than $10,000;(d) the incurrence or guarantee by the Organization of any debt having a principal amount in excess of $1,000; and(e) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is prepared by the Organization's CPA and reviewed by the Executive Director and Treasurer before it is finalized and filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Certain other documents available upon request. 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