Nonprofit · EIN 76-0470234
BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · GALVESTON, TX 77550
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $390,218 | $406,000 | -$15,782 | $7,873,046 | $9,377,017 | -$1,503,971 |
| November 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,207,653 | $4,095,016 | $2,112,637 | $7,763,805 | $9,245,548 | -$1,481,743 |
| November 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,185,598 | $3,403,572 | -$217,974 | $7,958,623 | $10,159,685 | -$2,201,062 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $324,407
- Membership dues
- $15,540
- Program service revenue
- $9,172
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$28,553
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,492
- Other revenue
- $56,639
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $23,210
- Other salaries and wages
- $128,627
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $182,313
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $25,000
- Occupancy
- $9,896
- Depreciation
- $20,618
- Program services (functional)
- $276,364
- Management and general (functional)
- $58,341
- Fundraising (functional)
- $71,295
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,763,805
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,873,046
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,377,017
- Net assets, end of year
- -$1,503,971
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,810,145
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,581,115
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $77,144
- Gross unrelated business income
- $81,700
- Gross receipts
- $421,571
- Employees
- 36
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA MURPHY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,577 | $18,553 |
| CAROL BULLA | CFO Officer | 40 | $98,812 | $3,613 |
| J P BRYAN | PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA BRYAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED MCMAHON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BURNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CRAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL ROVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROLAND SLEDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOLYN WEST SCHEIRMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LYKES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY LENDRUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLEY SULLIVAN GEORGIADES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA MURPHY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $110,107 | $26,205 |
| CAROL BULLA | CFO Officer | 40 | $51,875 | $3,963 |
| J P BRYAN | PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA BRYAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED MCMAHON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BURNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CRAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL ROVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROLAND SLEDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOLYN WEST SCHEIRMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LYKES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY LENDRUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLEY SULLIVAN GEORGIADES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA WILLIAMS MURPHY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $106,796 | $13,584 |
| J P BRYAN | PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA BRYAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED MCMAHON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BURNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE JAWORSKI RESIGNED 823 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CRAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL ROVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROLAND SLEDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARUN MANI RESIGNED 1023 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOLYN SCHEIRMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LYKES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL BULLA | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1315 21ST ST, GALVESTON, TX 77550-4717
- In care of
- % J P BRYAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAMES P BRYAN, 1315 21ST STREET, GALVESTON, TX 77550
- Signed the 990
- CAROL BULLA, CFO
- Phone
- (713) 753-1300
- Return prepared by
- LAPORTE APAC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE BRYAN MUSEUM IS TO BRING THE HISTORY OF TEXAS AND THE AMERICAN WEST TO LIFE. THROUGH ITS WORLD-CLASS COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL HISTORY AND LITERACY PROGRAMS, STUDENTS OF ALL AGES GET A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O ) STORIES OF YESTERDAY AND WRITE THE STORIES OF TOMORROW.
Program accomplishments
- THE BRYAN MUSEUM HOUSES ITS ONE-OF-A-KIND COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 70,000 ARTIFACTS, ART, MAPS, BOOKS, AND ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS IN THE HISTORIC FORMER GALVESTON ORPHANS HOME. HISTORY AND LITERACY FOCUSED INITIATIVES INCLUDE FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, ADULT LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS, SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS, SPECIAL TOURS, AND SCHOOL TOURS FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS THAT COMPLEMENT FOURTH AND SEVENTH GRADE TEXAS HISTORY CURRICULUMS. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WELCOMED ALMOST 6,000 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION TRAVELS MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS TO SCHOOL AND MUSEUM PARTNERS, HOSTS ANNUAL TEXAS HISTORY-BASED LITERACY AND PUBLISHING COMPETITIONS, SUPPLIES A CURRICULUM AND ONLINE RESOURCES TO EDUCATORS, PROVIDES HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND IS OFFICIALLY HOME (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) TO THE LARGEST PUBLISHED BOOK IN THE WORLD BY KIDS CALLED I AM TEXAS, BREAKING A GUINNESS WORLD.Expenses $276,364 · revenue $12,664
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 | No data |
IRS record
- EIN
- 76-0470234
- 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
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A54)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,873,046
- Income (IRS master file)
- $421,571
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | November 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | November 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2022 | $2,628,245 | $3,405,119 | $8,133,234 | IRS |
| 990-T | November 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-PF | November 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | November 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE is 76-0470234.
- Is BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE 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 BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE 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 BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE 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 BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JAMES P BRYAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $117,577 (MELISSA MURPHY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BRYAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $390,218, expenses of $406,000 and total assets of $7,873,046 at year end.
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