Nonprofit · EIN 20-3514441
BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · LAGRANGE, GA 30241
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $877,728 | $807,635 | $70,093 | $4,628,722 | $230,235 | $4,398,487 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $966,518 | $815,680 | $150,838 | $4,573,180 | $286,260 | $4,286,920 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $198,396
- Program service revenue
- $525,142
- Investment income
- $77,849
- Net rental income
- $13,575
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $42,260
- Net income from fundraising events
- $25,972
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $36,794
- Other revenue
- $76,341
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $310,398
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $356,181
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,377
- Occupancy
- $28,969
- Travel
- $26
- Depreciation
- $95,801
- Program services (functional)
- $673,340
- Management and general (functional)
- $126,295
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,000
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,573,180
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,628,722
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $230,235
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,398,487
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,529,594
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,718,262
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,213,538
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,184,949
- Gross receipts
- $1,355,572
- Employees
- 14
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM CAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT DICKSON | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SALLY DOWLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JENNIFER EMERY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SEQUITA FREEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIETTE HALLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LADONNA MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD NIELSEN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY REIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRENDA SCHWEITZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAN WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEN STEVENS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLOS CANTU-VILLAREAL | EXECUTIVE-DI Officer | 40 | $85,250 |
| ADAM CAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT DICKSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER EMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SEQUITA FREEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIETTE HALLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA JENNINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LADONNA MORRIS | VICE CHAIRPE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TODD NIELSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PARHAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL ROSS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRENDA SCHWEITZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANDRA RUHLMAN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YOLANDA STEPHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAN WARD | PAST-CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DONALD YANCEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2629, LAGRANGE, GA 30241-0055
- In care of
- % DR JAMES FLEMING
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BEN STEVENS, P O BOX 3900, LAGRANGE, GA 30241
- Signed the 990
- BEN STEVENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (706) 885-0363
- Website
- BIBLICALHISTORYCENTER.COM
- Return prepared by
- VENNING
Mission
BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER, INC. IS AN INTERFAITH MUSEUM OF DAILY LIFE IN ANTIQUITY COMMITTED TO MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE THROUGH MEANINGFUL INTERACTION OF ITS VISTORS WITH FULL-SCALE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS OF DISCOVERIES FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- ARCHEOLOGICAL GARDEN TOURS ARE AN INTERACTIVE WALK THROUGH AN ARCHOLOGICAL GARDEN WHERE FULL-SCALE REPLICAS OF STRUCTURES RELEVANT TO DAILY LIFE IN BIBLICAL TIMES BRING HISTORY TO LIFE. THE CENTER HAS TWO BIBLICAL MEAL ROOMS; (1) THE "JERUSALEM BIBLICAL MEAL ROOM" IS A COPY OF THE ONE DISCOVERED AT POMPEII; (2) THE "MOUNT ZION BIBLICAL MEAL ROOM" IS A COPY OF ONE DISCOVERED AT HERCULANEUM. EACH ROOM SERVES A FOUR-COURSE MEAL CONSISTING OF 15 DIFFERENT FOOD ITEMS, INCLUDING SOUP, SALAD, MAIN COURSE, DESSERT, AND ALL BEVERAGES. TO EXPERIENCE THE ANCIENT WORLD IN A PERSONAL WAY, THE CENTER OFFERS HANDS ON OPPORTUNITIES OF MAKING BREAD LIKE THE SHEPHERDS IN THE DESERT HAVE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. THE CENTER ALSO HAS FOUR ARCHEOLOGICAL PITS FOR KIDS TO LEARN THE PURPOSE OF ARCHEOLOGY. THREE PITS ARE BASED ON REAL-LIFE ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS FROM DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME AND ONE PIT IS DEDICATED TO THE YOUNGEST ARCHEOLOGIST AND IS FILLED WITH "DINOSAUR REMAINS AND FOSSILS".Expenses $673,340 · revenue $525,142
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3514441
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A54)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,628,722
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,355,572
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $877,728 | $807,635 | $4,628,722 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $966,518 | $815,680 | $4,573,180 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $790,462 | $751,884 | $4,387,145 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3514441).
Questions about BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC is 20-3514441.
- Is BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BEN STEVENS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $877,728, expenses of $807,635 and total assets of $4,628,722 at year end.
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