Nonprofit · EIN 75-1842638
TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77057
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,048,748 | $1,938,410 | $110,338 | $7,237,323 | $3,469 | $7,233,854 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,809,190 | $1,966,263 | -$157,073 | $6,839,143 | $19,094 | $6,820,049 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,955,050
- Membership dues
- $78,624
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $314,676
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $207,826
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$220,978
- Other revenue
- -$220,978
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $579,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $260,762
- Other salaries and wages
- $297,761
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $612,651
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $46,740
- Occupancy
- $9,949
- Travel
- $41,375
- Depreciation
- $62
- Program services (functional)
- $1,513,645
- Management and general (functional)
- $284,284
- Fundraising (functional)
- $140,481
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,839,143
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,237,323
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,469
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,233,854
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,508,303
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,914,788
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,319,066
- Gross receipts
- $5,968,097
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1982
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith Walker | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $246,462 | $14,300 |
| Denise Cinadr | Sr. Director, Admin & Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,387 | $3,244 |
| John G Keeton | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| David S Huntley | President/Chair-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shannon McClendon | Secretary, VP Diversity/Inclusion Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| D Kirk McDonald | VP Administration Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Bass | VP Director Membership Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian W Garrison | VP Finance & Audit Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane S McNulty | VP Scholar & Veter Awards Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Hanrahan | VP Alumni Association Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason L Signor | VP New Initiatives Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Clay D Jett | VP Awards Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlie Amato | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Latisha Andrews | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KR Averhoff | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
68 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd F Barth | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Bing | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Blakemore | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Brock | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robby Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Rose Brown dec 0824 | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leland Burk | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michele Camp | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Chronis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim W Collins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Will Collins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jordan W Cowman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Cumming | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim A Cummins Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martina L Dixon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kirk Edwards | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tres Evans | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Faulk | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tilman J Fertitta | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas L Foshee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pat Frost | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W Carl Glaw Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Gorton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan Grammer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vicky Gunning | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Harlin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Harriet M Helmle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Hollinden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura M Ilgun | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark M Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jon P Karp | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ricky Maldonado | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ross D Margraves Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leigh Martin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Reba McNair | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Evan Melrose | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LaRhesa Moon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J Scott Moore | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Blair Oden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Parsley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Norman Paul | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Peacock | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Philpott | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Plunkett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cory Ramsey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Rejebian | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katie C Reynolds | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Caswell O Robinson Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Rodriguez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Rogers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rose Rougeau | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Rummel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin J Ryan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Swanstrom | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Henry JN Taub II | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica W Thorne | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| McHenry Tichenor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tony Torres | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Guillermo Trevino | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gavin Villareal | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Walker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Welcome Wilson Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Witherspoon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Yarid | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Young | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Zartler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 86 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith Walker | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $239,623 | $15,547 |
| John G Keeton | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| David S Huntley | President/Chair-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shannon McClendon | Secretary, VP Diversity/Inclusion Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| D Kirk McDonald | VP Administration Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Bass | VP Director Membership Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian W Garrison | VP Finance & Audit Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane S McNulty | VP Scholar & Veteran Awards Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Hanrahan | VP Alumni Association Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason L Signor | VP New Initiatives Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Clay D Jett | VP Awards Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlie Amato | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Latisha Andrews | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KR Averhoff | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd F Barth | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Bing | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Blakemore | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Brock | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robby Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Rose Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Leland Burk | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Camp | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Chronis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim W Collins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Will Collins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jordan W Cowman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Cumming | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim A Cummins Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Martina L Dixon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kirk Edwards | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tres Evans | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carolyn Faulk | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tilman J Fertitta | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas L Foshee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pat Frost | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W Carl Glaw Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Gorton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Grammer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Vicky Gunning | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Justin Harlin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julia Harman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Harriet M Helmle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Hollinden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Martinez Ilgun | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark M Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jon P Karp | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shaun Kennedy | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Walter Kinzie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff B Love | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ricky Maldonado | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ross D Margraves Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Leigh Martin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Reba McNair | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Melrose | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LaRhesa Moon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J Scott Moore | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Blair Oden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Parsley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Norman Paul | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Peacock | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Philpott | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Plunkett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cory Ramsey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad Rejebian | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Katie C Reynolds | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caswell O Robinson Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Rodriguez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jay Rogers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rose Rougeau | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Rummel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin J Ryan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Sarvadi | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Swanstrom | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Henry JN Taub II | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica W Thorne | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| McHenry Tichenor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Guillermo Trevino | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gavin Villareal | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peggy Walker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Welcome Wilson Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne Witherspoon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jay Yarid | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Young | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Zartler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 675 BERING DR STE 200, HOUSTON, TX 77057-2268
- In care of
- % MEREDITH WALKER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Meredith Walker, 675 Bering Drive 200, Houston, TX 77057
- Signed the 990
- Meredith Walker, Executive Director
- Phone
- (713) 993-9433
- Website
- www.texasbusiness.org
- Return prepared by
- Blazek & Vetterling
Mission
To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.
Program accomplishments
- For over 40 years, the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation (TBHFF) has sought to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership. Each year, TBHFF awards $15,000 awards to outstanding Texas college and university students and entrepreneurial veterans, encouraging them to put their talent, skills and entrepreneurial spirit to work in Texas. To date the Foundation has inducted more than 200 outstanding business leaders into the TBHF and awarded over $6,000,000 in scholarships to the "best of the best" Texas students and veterans. Continued on Schedule O The Texas Business Hall of Fame (TBHFF) hosts an annual dinner to induct six transformational business leaders. The event is an opportunity for the inductees to tell their story and inspire current and future business leaders to channel their success into a better tomorrow.Expenses $1,513,645 · grants $579,000
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
- 75-1842638
- 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
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,237,323
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,968,097
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,048,748 | $1,938,410 | $7,237,323 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,809,190 | $1,966,263 | $6,839,143 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,565,040 | $2,031,600 | $6,444,555 | 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 75-1842638).
Questions about TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION is 75-1842638.
- Is TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION 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 TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION 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 TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION 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 TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Meredith Walker.
- Who are the officers and directors of TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 83 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $246,462 (Meredith Walker, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,048,748, expenses of $1,938,410 and total assets of $7,237,323 at year end.
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