2026-04-15T18:09:36-04:00 2025-05-31 742516372 REYNOLDS & FRANKE PC 6836 AUSTIN CENTER BLVD STE 190 AUSTIN TX 78731 990 2024-06-01 741193444 DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS DAUG 5123391997 810 SAN MARCOS ST AUSTIN TX 78702 MERLE HOWARD TREASURER GENERAL 5123391997 2026-04-15 true true RONALD H REYNOLDS CPA P00964479 5122063141 2026-04-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z EXTENDED TO APRIL 15 2026 ORA JANE JOHNSON 810 SAN MARCOS ST AUSTIN TX 78702 917646 false X WWW.DRTINFO.ORG X 1895 TX TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT TEXAS HISTORICAL SITES AND PROMOTE TEXAS HISTORY EDUCATION 18 18 4 3425 0 1129934 720296 58216 70677 52124 87157 28289 29017 1268563 907147 25703 0 217618 164821 0 11211 1022162 1033647 1239780 1224171 28783 -317024 10512574 10165867 216698 79170 10295876 10086697 X THE PURPOSE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS (THE DRT) IS: (1) TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND SPIRIT OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ACHIEVED AND MAINTAINED THE INDEPENDENCE OF TEXAS; (2) TO ENCOURAGE HISTORICAL RESEARCH INTO THE EARLIEST RECORDS OF TEXAS, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATING TO THE REVOLUTION OF 1835 AND THE EVENTS WHICH FOLLOWED; TO FOSTER THE PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS AND RELICS; TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLICATION OF RECORDS OF INDIVIDUAL SERVICE OF THE SOLDIERS AND PATRIOTS OF THE REPUBLIC AND OTHER SOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE HISTORY OF TEXAS; AND (3) TO PROMOTE THE CELEBRATION OF TEXAS HONOR DAYS AS DEFINED BY THE MEMBERS. false false 856941 25703 70677 THE DRT OPERATES ITS BUSINESS OFFICE AND HEADQUARTERS ALONGSIDE THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MUSEUM IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. THEY PROVIDED MEMBER SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE DRT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024. THEY HAD 5,819 PAID MEMBERS AND APPROXIMATELY 231,079 VOLUNTEER HOURS TOWARDS DRT'S PROGRAMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. 400 THE DRT OWNS THE DRT LIBRARY COLLECTION IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. IT CONTAINS MATERIAL PERTAINING TO THE HISTORY OF TEXAS FOR THE USE OF ALL RESEARCHERS. 857341 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 22 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false true true true true true false true true true true true true true true false false false X MERLE HOWARD 5123391997 810 SAN MARCOS ST AUSTIN TX 78702 X CAROL STEAKLEY PRESIDENT GE 40.00 X X 0 0 0 ORA JANE JOHNSON PRES. GENERA 20.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE HAYNES CHAPLAIN GEN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHNNIE MCWILLIAMS EXEC. SEC. 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DRT HAS ADOPTED A POLICY OF NOT CAPITALIZING THE COLLECTION IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCORDINGLY, NO COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS, WHETHER THEY ARE PURCHASED OR RECEIVED AS A DONATION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS REDUCE NET ASSETS IN THE PERIOD WHEN PURCHASED. PROCEEDS FROM SALES OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE RECORDED AS INCREASES IN NET ASSETS WHEN RECEIVED. VARIOUS STAFF ARE EMPLOYED TO ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTION IS PROTECTED, PRESERVED, AND MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. CURRENTLY, THE DRT LIBRARY COLLECTION IS BEING HELD BY BEXAR COUNTY. IT IS THE POLICY OF DRT THAT THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF ANY COLLECTION ITEMS ARE TO BE USED TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL COLLECTION ITEMS. NO ITEMS WERE PURCHASED FOR THE COLLECTION DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2025 (AUDITED) AND 2024 (UNAUDITED). NO ITEMS WERE SOLD OR REMOVED FROM THE COLLECTION DURING THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2025 (AUDITED) AND 2024 (UNAUDITED). SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 DRT PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND CONSISTS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS. AS REQUIRED BY ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENT, THE CORPUS IS TO BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY WITH ONLY THE INVESTMENT INCOME AND NET APPRECIATION TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: 10% TO BE ADDED BACK TO THE CORPUS AND 90% TO BE USED FOR OPERATING PURPOSES. LIVING LEGACY ENDOWMENT FUND CONSISTS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS. AS REQUIRED BY ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENT, THE CORPUS IS TO BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY. INVESTMENT INCOME AND NET APPRECIATION IS TO BE ADDED BACK TO THE CORPUS UNTIL IT REACHES 10,000. UPON REACHING 10,000, THE INVESTMENT RETURN CAN BE USED FOR OPERATING PURPOSES, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT. AS OF MAY 31, 2024 (UNAUDITED), THE LIVING LEGACY ENDOWMENT FUND HAS REACHED 10,000. MARY POWER MEMORIAL FUND CONSISTS OF DONOR- RESTRICTED FUNDS. AS REQUIRED BY ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENT, THE CORPUS IS TO BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY WITH ONLY THE INVESTMENT RETURN TO BE USED FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. MARY POWER MEMORIAL FUND - AS REQUIRED BY ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENT, THE CORPUS IS TO BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY WITH ONLY THE INVESTMENT RETURN TO BE USED FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. META EMILY VIBROCK CREPPON TRUST THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A BEQUEST TO DRT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PUBLISHING BOOKS. AS REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT, THE CORPUS IS TO BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY. INVESTMENT INCOME MAY BE USED FOR THE SELECTION OF BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED. ALL INVESTMENT INCOME IS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED UNTIL APPROPRIATED. KATE HARDING BATES PARKER ENDOWMENT FUND THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE DONOR AS A MEMORIAL FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. ANY INVESTMENT INCOME IS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED UNTIL APPROPRIATED. LAVINIA GRIFFITH MEMORIAL FUND THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE DONOR AS A MEMORIAL TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF TEXAS HISTORY, TO ENCOURAGE THE RESPECT OF THE HISTORY OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND TO PRESERVE THE BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, AND PAPERS THAT RECORD TEXAS HISTORY. 5% OF THE INVESTMENT INCOME IS TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT. THE REMAINING 95% OF INVESTMENT INCOME IS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED UNTIL APPROPRIATED. HERPICH RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION FUND THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY A DONOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF ART RESTORATION AND PAPER CONSERVATION. THE INVESTMENT INCOME IS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED UNTIL APPROPRIATED. JUNE FRANKLIN NAYLOR FUND THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH MEMORIALS TO PROVIDE THE ANNUAL AWARDS FOR THE BEST BOOK FOR CHILDREN ON TEXAS HISTORY AND TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF THE SELECTION PROCESS. 5% OF THE INVESTMENT INCOME IS TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT. THE REMAINING 95% OF THE INVESTMENT INCOME IS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED UNTIL APPROPRIATED. VIRGINIA M. LAW FUND THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY A DONOR AS A MEMORIAL WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN ANNUAL AWARD FOR THE MOST DISTINGUISHED BOOK ON TEXAS HISTORY FOR YOUNG ADULTS. THE INVESTMENT INCOME IS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED UNTIL APPROPRIATED. VIVIAN A. AND WILLIAM B. RUDISILL, JR. MEMORIAL FUND THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE DONOR AS A MEMORIAL. THE CORPUS IS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED, BUT INVESTMENT INCOME CAN BE USED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE LIBRARY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS OF DRT ARE ITS ASSERTION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AND ITS DETERMINATION OF WHETHER ANY AMOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX (UBIT). MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT DRT HAD NO ACTIVITY SUBJECT TO UBIT DURING THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2025 (AUDITED) AND 2024 (UNAUDITED). ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY MANAGEMENT AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT ALL POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD 9,154 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B MISC EXPENSE 725 AUDIT ADJUSTMENT 818 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD 9,154 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B MISC EXPENSE 725 AUDIT ADJUSTMENT 818 true SAN JACINTO DRT CHAPTER 1510 CAMBRIDGE ST HOUSTON TX 770301604 746082236 501C3 5144 GRANTS RICHARD F BRENHAM CHAPTER 500 HIGH ST BRENHAM TX 77833 742515070 501C3 12059 GRANTS 2 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS GRANT APPLICATIONS BEFORE ANY PROJECT BEGINS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND DETAILED BUDGET DOCUMENTATION OUTLINING FUNDING SOURCES. THE COMMITTEE MUST APPROVE THE REQUEST BEFORE IT CAN BE SENT TO THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT FOR FINAL APPROVAL. ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, THE APPLICANT MUST REPORT OUTCOMES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND RETURN ANY UNUSED FUNDS. NO PROJECT WORK MAY COMMENCE PRIOR TO FORMAL GRANT APPROVAL. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PURPOSE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS (THE DRT) IS: (1) TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND SPIRIT OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ACHIEVED AND MAINTAINED THE INDEPENDENCE OF TEXAS; (2) TO ENCOURAGE HISTORICAL RESEARCH INTO THE EARLIEST RECORDS OF TEXAS, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATING TO THE REVOLUTION OF 1835 AND THE EVENTS WHICH FOLLOWED; TO FOSTER THE PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS AND RELICS; TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLICATION OF RECORDS OF INDIVIDUAL SERVICE OF THE SOLDIERS AND PATRIOTS OF THE REPUBLIC AND OTHER SOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE HISTORY OF TEXAS; AND (3) TO PROMOTE THE CELEBRATION OF TEXAS HONOR DAYS AS DEFINED BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE DRT HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT SHALL CONSIST OF THE ELECTED OFFICERS, PRESIDENT GENERAL, PRESIDENT GENERAL ELECT, CHAPLAIN GENERAL, RECORDING SECRETARY GENERAL, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY GENERAL, TREASURER GENERAL, REGISTRAR GENERAL, HISTORIAN GENERAL, CUSTODIAN GENERAL, AND TEN DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES. THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT SERVES A 2 YEAR TERM. EACH MEMBER PRESENT AT THE CONVENTION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B ALL SIGNIFICANT GOVERNANCE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD ARE GOVERNED BY THE BYLAWS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW WITH THE PREPARING CPA. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED BY THE TREASURER GENERAL WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS NEEDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES OF THE DRT ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR MAY BE PURCHASED FOR A NOMINAL FEE(BY MEMBERS OR NON-MEMBERS) AT THE DRT BUSINESS OFFICE LOCATED AT 810 SAN MARCOS, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702. ANNUAL (AUDITED/REVIEWED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND MAY BE PURCHASED FOR A NOMINAL FEE. FORM 990, PART XI DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2025 (AUDITED), MANAGEMENT DISCOVERED THAT A PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED TO CAPITALIZE FIXED ASSET PURCHASES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31,2024 (UNAUDITED). THE EFFECTS OF THIS ADJUSTMENT WERE TO INCREASE PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT BY 53,953, INCREASE ENDING NET ASSETS BY 53,953, INCREASE DEPRECIATION EXPENSE BY 2,316, DECREASE OTHER OPERATIONAL EXPENSES BY 9,954, AND INCREASE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MUSEUM EXPENSE BY 46,315 AS OF AND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2024 (UNAUDITED).