Nonprofit · EIN 74-1487824
GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · GALVESTON, TX 77550
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,900,246 | $7,287,946 | -$1,387,700 | $32,973,056 | $6,771,337 | $26,201,719 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,553,958 | $7,384,064 | -$830,106 | $31,454,104 | $3,905,390 | $27,548,714 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,472,573 | $7,846,628 | -$1,374,055 | $31,635,613 | $3,361,680 | $28,273,933 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,192,421
- Membership dues
- $146,665
- Program service revenue
- $855,066
- Investment income
- -$371,481
- Net rental income
- $1,275,108
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$416,257
- Net income from fundraising events
- $897,933
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $270,378
- Other revenue
- $3,224,240
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,221,355
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,572,748
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $919,482
- Travel
- $14,190
- Depreciation
- $1,254,300
- Program services (functional)
- $5,713,085
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,323,902
- Fundraising (functional)
- $250,959
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $31,454,104
- Total assets, end of year
- $32,973,056
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,771,337
- Net assets, end of year
- $26,201,719
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $21,986,178
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,367,956
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $24,663,327
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,538,392
- Gross receipts
- $6,638,692
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1954
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILMON JONES | CEO/SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $170,000 | $12,631 |
| TERRELL B HARRINGTON | CHIEF OF ADVANCEMENT AND P Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,000 | $8,830 |
| JANICE ALEXANDER | CHIEF OF MUSEUMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,000 | $11,230 |
| JERI KINNEAR | DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WOOLSEY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE CONNOLLY | PRESERVATION OUTREACH Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BAIN MCELDOWNEY | EVENTS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY VAIANI | PUBLIC POLICY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE GATSON | CULTURAL/HISTORIC SITES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON TIEMAN | ELISSA/SEAPORT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA CAHILL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANIA MANTOOTH | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CESAR HERNANDEZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA HERNANDEZ | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY ROGERS | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM ANDREWS | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILMON JONES | CEO/SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $170,000 | $12,057 |
| TERRELL B HARRINGTON | CHIEF OF ADVANCEMENT AND PLACEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,000 | $8,188 |
| JANICE ALEXANDER | CHIEF OF MUSEUMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,000 | $10,588 |
| JOHN SMITH | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIC ETIENNE | DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WOOLSEY | IMMEDIATE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERI KINNEAR | PRESERVATION SERVICES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE MCFATRIDGE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY VAIANI | PUBLIC POLICY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMIE BOUDREAUX | CULTURAL/HISTORIC SITES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL BEVERS | ELISSA/SEAPORT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA CAHILL | EVENTS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BAIN MCELDOWNEY | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CESAR HERNANDEZ | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY ROGERS | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ANDREWS | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILMON JONES | CEO/SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $167,500 | $12,957 |
| TERRELL HARRINGTON | CHIEF OF ADVANCEMENT AND P Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,000 | $8,956 |
| JANICE ALEXANDER | CHIEF OF MUSEUMS AND EXTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,500 | $11,356 |
| DAVE JACOBY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIC ETIENNE | DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL ROCHKIND | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERI KINNEAR | PRESERVATION SERVICES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE MCFATRIDGE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNAN PFEIFFER | PUBLIC POLICY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMIE BOUDREAUX | CULTURAL/HISTORIC SITES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL BEVERS | ELISSA/SEAPORT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA CAHILL | EVENTS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BAIN MCELDONEY | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CESAR HERNANDEZ | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WOOLSEY | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ANDREWS | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2002 STRAND ST, GALVESTON, TX 77550-1631
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CESAR HERNANDEZ, 2002 STRAND ST STE 200, GALVESTON, TX 77550
- Signed the 990
- DWAYNE JONES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (409) 765-7834
- Website
- WWW.GALVESTONHISTORY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HAM LANGSTON & BREZINA LLP
Mission
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION-GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION PRESERVES AND REVITALIZES THE ARCHITECTURAL AND MARITIME HERITAGE OF GALVESTON ISLAND
Program accomplishments
- GHF EVENTS, DICKENS ON THE STRAND AND HISTORIC HOMES TOUR, PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN HERITAGE TOURISM ON GALVESTON ISLAND ATTRACTING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER TEXAS AND BEYOND. IN ADDITION TO THESE LARGE EVENTS, GHF IS HOST TO GALVESTON ISLAND BEACH REVUE, TALL SHIPS GALVESTON AND MANY OTHER SMALLER EVENTS HELD AT OUR HISTORIC VENUES. OVER 2,000 VOLUNTEERS ARE UTILIZED FOR GHF EVENTS.Expenses $662,125
- GHF PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICES ADVANCES THE PRESERVATION AND REVITALIZATION OF GALVESTON'S HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS, BUILDINGS AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. THIS DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE PRESERVATION RESOURCE CENTER, ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE WAREHOUSE, REVOLVING FUND AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDING WINDSTORM EXEMPTION AND HISTORIC TAX CREDIT CONSULTING.Expenses $651,434
- GHF HISTORIC PROPERTIES INCLUDE THE OPERATION OF TWO MUSEUM SITES, THE 1892 BISHOP'S PALACE AND THE TEXAS SEAPORT MUSEUM. GHF MAINTAINS AND OPERATES FIVE OTHER HISTORIC SITES AS RENTAL VENUES AND A COLLECTIONS FACILITY. THROUGH THE TEXAS SEAPORT MUSEUM, WE OPERATE THE SEAGULL II, OUR MARITIME AND HISTORIC HARBOR TOUR VESSEL. EDUCATION AND GROUP TOURS PLAY A MAJOR FUNCTION IN BRINGING VISITORS TO THE SITES.Expenses $4,399,526
- PURPOSE OF GALVESTON ISLAND TOURS WHICH OPERATES AS A SUBSIDIARY FOR THE EXCLUSIVE AND SOLE BENEFIT OF GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. TO MARKET, ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT TOURS OF GALVESTON ISLAND.
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1487824
- 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
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $32,973,056
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,638,692
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,900,246 | $7,287,946 | $32,973,056 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,553,958 | $7,384,064 | $31,454,104 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,472,573 | $7,846,628 | $31,635,613 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,231,722 | $7,025,260 | $31,964,060 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 74-1487824).
Questions about GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC is 74-1487824.
- Is GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION 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 GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CESAR HERNANDEZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $170,000 (WILMON JONES, CEO/SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,900,246, expenses of $7,287,946 and total assets of $32,973,056 at year end.
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