Nonprofit · EIN 75-6026849
GRACE MUSEUM INC
Tax-exempt · ABILENE, TX 79601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,279,233 | $1,958,929 | $320,304 | $9,623,465 | $95,744 | $9,527,721 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,362,081 | $1,825,446 | -$463,365 | $8,995,279 | $85,251 | $8,910,028 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,291,473 | $1,817,491 | -$526,018 | $9,035,202 | $79,515 | $8,955,687 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,975,848
- Membership dues
- $165,143
- Program service revenue
- $91,167
- Investment income
- $408,907
- Net rental income
- -$152,955
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $227,360
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$43,734
- Other revenue
- -$196,689
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,936
- Other salaries and wages
- $619,747
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $936,479
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $36,920
- Occupancy
- $88,631
- Depreciation
- $344,969
- Program services (functional)
- $1,698,920
- Management and general (functional)
- $155,992
- Fundraising (functional)
- $104,017
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,995,279
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,623,465
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $95,744
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,527,721
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,132,731
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,787,631
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,288,269
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,239,452
- Gross receipts
- $3,171,151
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA MOORE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $113,269 | $14,209 |
| VICKI BUTTS | FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $67,767 | $4,439 |
| BEN BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BILES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRAY BRIDWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CADE BROWNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIANNA HOLLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE JOHNCOX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE MCCABE-GOSSETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MISHI MATHUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT MCCLESKEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB NUTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AIDA PANTOJA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW PENNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE ROBISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SALVADOR TORRES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT TUCKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA WALLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WISER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YVONNE BATTS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAY ALEXANDER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LON BIEBIGHAUSER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULEE HAMMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA MOORE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $101,661 | $13,970 |
| VICKI BUTTS | FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $64,806 | $4,413 |
| BEN BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVONNE BATTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BILES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRAY BRIDWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CADE BROWNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULEE HAMMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIANNA HOLLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE JOHNCOX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MISHI MATHUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE MCCABE-GOSSETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARI MORRISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB NUTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AIDA PANTOJA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW PENNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE ROBISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVADOR TORRES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT TUCKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA WALLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK WEATHERL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WISER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY ALEXANDER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LON BIEBIGHAUSER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT MCCLESKEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA MOORE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $96,457 | $13,665 |
| VICKI BUTTS | FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $62,985 | $3,883 |
| BEN BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BARFIELD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVONNE BATTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRAY BRIDWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CADE BROWNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CANNAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULEE HAMMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIANNA HOLLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE JOHNCOX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY LAMB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY LESTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE MCCABE-GOSSETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARI KAY MORRISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB NUTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW PENNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY REYES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE ROBISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL SCHUBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVADOR TORRES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA WALLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK WEATHERL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WISER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY ALEXANDER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY GOODNIGHT | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LON BIEBIGHAUSER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT MCCLESKEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 102 CYPRESS ST, ABILENE, TX 79601-5817
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LON BIEBIGHAUSER, 102 CYPRESS STREET, ABILENE, TX 79601
- Signed the 990
- LON BIEBIGHAUSER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (325) 673-4587
- Website
- THEGRACEMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CONDLEY AND COMPANY LLP
Mission
THE GRACE MUSEUM BUILDS MULTIFACETED CONNECTIONS THROUGH NEW EXPERIENCES IN AMERICAN FINE ART AND HISTORY WITHIN THE EVOLVING TEXAS STORY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS AND COLLECTIONS.
Program accomplishments
- HELD VARIOUS EXHIBITS, COLLECTIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.Expenses $1,698,920 · revenue $91,167
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
- 75-6026849
- 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
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,623,465
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,171,151
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,279,233 | $1,958,929 | $9,623,465 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,362,081 | $1,825,446 | $8,995,279 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,291,473 | $1,817,491 | $9,035,202 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,811,667 | $1,546,735 | $9,324,609 | 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 75-6026849).
Questions about GRACE MUSEUM INC
- What is the EIN of GRACE MUSEUM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GRACE MUSEUM INC is 75-6026849.
- Is GRACE MUSEUM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to GRACE MUSEUM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GRACE MUSEUM 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 GRACE MUSEUM 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 GRACE MUSEUM 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 GRACE MUSEUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LON BIEBIGHAUSER.
- Who are the officers and directors of GRACE MUSEUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,269 (LAURA MOORE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GRACE MUSEUM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,279,233, expenses of $1,958,929 and total assets of $9,623,465 at year end.
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