Nonprofit · EIN 74-2773168
FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78711
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,346,862 | $1,197,833 | $1,149,029 | $7,243,222 | $791,796 | $6,451,426 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,860,426 | $1,103,221 | $757,205 | $5,104,084 | $50,000 | $5,054,084 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,562,153 | $1,587,176 | -$25,023 | $4,490,062 | $500,000 | $3,990,062 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,604,448
- of which government grants
- $142,925
- Program service revenue
- $472,898
- Investment income
- $178,722
- Royalties
- $53,363
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $35,193
- Other revenue
- $90,794
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $151,628
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,605
- Accounting fees
- $25,190
- Travel
- $185
- Program services (functional)
- $1,064,569
- Management and general (functional)
- $107,715
- Fundraising (functional)
- $25,549
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,104,084
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,243,222
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $791,796
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,451,426
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,725,062
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,289,367
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,162,059
- Gross receipts
- $5,438,450
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 37
- Year formed
- 1996
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anjali Kaul Zutshi | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 | $109,895 | $38,793 |
| Donna Carter | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Aaron Dorfner | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanessa McElwrath | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sehila Mota Casper | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonnie McKee | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Shivers | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Courtney Read Hoffman | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Daisy Sloan White | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Duncan Tucker | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Terry Colley | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Francisco Guajardo | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Harriet Latimer | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Barnhill | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Thrash | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Mayfield | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Kay Timme | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Kristine Navarro-McElhaney | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lareatha H Clay | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Rowena Houghton Dasch | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sally Anne Schmidt | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sarah Zenaida Gould | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Sarita Hixon | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Wes Reeves | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Welcome Wilson Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anjali Kaul Zutshi | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 | $102,771 | $36,278 |
| Sally Anne Schmidt | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Carter | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Courtney Read Hoffman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lareatha Clay | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Barnhill | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sehila Mota Casper | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Terry Colley | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rowena Houghton Dasch | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Aaron Dorfner | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Zenaida Gould | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Francisco Guajardo | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarita Hixon | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Harriet Latimer | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Mayfield | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanessa McElwrath | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonnie McKee | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristine Navarro-McElhaney | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Wes Reeves | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Shivers | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Thrash | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Timme | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Duncan Tucker | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Daisy Sloan White | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Welcome Wilson Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anjali Kaul Zutshi | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 | $96,033 | $34,092 |
| Brian Shivers | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarita Hixon | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Carter | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Terry Colley | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Barnhill | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sehila Mota Casper | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lareatha Clay | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rowena Houghton Dasch | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Aaron Dorfner | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Zenaida Gould | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Francisco Guajardo | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Courtney Read Hoffman | Trustee Trustee or director | 12 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Hurd | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Harriet Latimer | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Mayfield | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonnie McKee | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Wes Rivers | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sally Anne Schmidt | Trustee Trustee or director | 12 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Thrash | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Timme | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Duncan Tucker | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Welcome Wilson Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 13497, AUSTIN, TX 78711-3497
- In care of
- % JAMES E BRUSETH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Anjali Kaul Zutshi, PO Box 13497, Austin, TX 78711
- Signed the 990
- Vanessa McElwrath, Treasurer
- Phone
- (512) 936-2241
- Website
- www.thcfriends.org
- Return prepared by
- Dunagan Jack LLP
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $520,804 · revenue $443,261
- 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.Expenses $330,146 · grants $151,628 · revenue $29,637
- 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.Expenses $213,619
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-2773168
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,243,222
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,438,450
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,346,862 | $1,197,833 | $7,243,222 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,860,426 | $1,103,221 | $5,104,084 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,562,153 | $1,587,176 | $4,490,062 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $2,777,984 | $999,311 | $3,919,304 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 74-2773168).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC is 74-2773168.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 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 FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Anjali Kaul Zutshi.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,346,862, expenses of $1,197,833 and total assets of $7,243,222 at year end.
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