Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
0 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,491,193 | 1,691,515 | 1,215,668 | 920,610 | 973,736 | 6,292,722 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,491,193 | 1,691,515 | 1,215,668 | 920,610 | 973,736 | 6,292,722 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 304,440 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 5,988,282 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,491,193 | 1,691,515 | 1,215,668 | 920,610 | 973,736 | 6,292,722 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 104,314 | 206,992 | 148,244 | 173,600 | 119,393 | 752,543 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 52,420 | 54,961 | 40,885 | 80,464 | 21,580 | 250,310 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 7,326,997 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | 0 | |||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | 0 |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | 0 |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | 0 |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | 0 |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | 0 |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | 0 |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | 0 |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | 0 |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | 0 % |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 0 | |||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
0 | |||
| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016.......0 | ||||
| b From 2017.......0 | ||||
| c From 2018.......0 | ||||
| d From 2019.......0 | ||||
| e From 2020.......0 | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | 0 | |||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | 0 | |||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | 0 | |||
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i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
0 | |||
| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | 0 | |||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ 0 | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | 0 | |||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | 0 | |||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | 0 | |||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
0 | |||
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
0 | |||
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
0 | |||
| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017.....0 | ||||
| b Excess from 2018.....0 | ||||
| c Excess from 2019.....0 | ||||
| d Excess from 2020.....0 | ||||
| e Excess from 2021.....0 | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| 2018 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| 2018 | Pt II Ln 10: Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Misc Revenue 2017: $894. 2018: $4,711. 2019: $5. 2020: $11,789. 2021: $1,513. Description: Management Income 2017: $51,526. 2018: $50,250. 2019: $40,880. 2020: $68,675. Description: Philosophical Society of TX 2021: $20,067. |
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| Pt III, Line 4a: | PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL GATEWAY. HANDBOOK OF TEXAS. Originally published in 1952 and published online in 1999. The Handbook of Texas is a free online digital state encyclopedia developed by TSHA. It includes over 27,500 scholarly vetted entries on a wide variety of Texas history topics from the prehistoric to modern era. The Handbook of Texas experiences online traffic of approximately 8 million visits from 4 million users in 220 countries per year. SOUTHWESTERN HISTORICAL QUARTERLY. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly began in 1897 and is the longest continually published scholarly quarterly journal in Texas and the United States. TSHA recently celebrated the 125th volume. The total number of articles accessed online in 2021 by the public reached 238,907 on JSTOR, Project MUSE, and Portal to Texas History from 3,381 institutions |
| Pt III, Line 4a continued: | in 186 countries. TSHA PRESS. TSHA Press has published unique books about Texas history since 1918 with more than 150 books produced in print and in electronic form. TSHA Press is a founding member of the Texas Book Consortium, based at Texas AandM University Press. Annual sales exceed 4,000 paper, audio, and digital books per year. TEXAS ALMANAC. In publication since 1857, The Texas Almanac is valuable source for maps, charts, and data on Texas counties, cities, demographics, weather, agriculture, and much more. LEGACY OF TEXAS. TSHA operates an online store featuring TSHA Press books as well as used, donated, rare, and collectible books. The store includes Texas maps, art, and educational merchandise. TEXAS DAY BY DAY. TSHA emails Texas Day by Day stories and facts related each day to 11,333 subscribers. DIGITAL GATEWAY. TSHA Digital Gateway maintains TSHA websites, online projects, and digital content. Digital Gateway initiatives provide the foundation of content delivery and data integration secured by information technology teams at UT Austin. |
| Pt III, Line 4b: | STUDENT PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, TEACHER RESOURCES and FELLOWSHIPS AWARDS. FELLOWSHIPS. TSHA offers 8 Donor funded fellowships worth $12,500 focused on Texas history research. AWARDS. TSHA offers 18 Donor funded awards worth $45,500 focused on research, publication, and teaching Texas history. JUNIOR HISTORIANS CLUB OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HISTORIAN JOURNAL. Junior Historians Club of Texas consists of grades 4 to 12 extracurricular clubs with 10 active chapters across the state. The Texas Historian is one of the few historical journals in the nation dedicated to publishing the historical analysis of young Texas scholars. WALTER PRESCOTT WEBB HISTORICAL SOCIETY CHAPTERS, TOUCHSTONE JOURNAL. The Walter Prescott Webb Historical Society honors history program promotes undergraduate research and produces Touchstone, a journal of student authored articles from 5 chapters across the state. |
| Pt III, Line 4c: | EVENTS MEMBER SERVICES. TEXAS HISTORY DAY TSHA recently hosted the 41st annual Texas History Day event in Austin, Texas. The student contests feature individual and group websites, essays, documentaries, performances, and exhibits throughout Texas with regional and state level events. In 2022 at least 35,015 students across 22 regions interacted with the program with 1,925 students competing at the regional level. 761 students competed at Texas History Day in Austin. The participating teachers were from 59 school districts across 37 counties with 179 public school, 18 private school, 5 homeschool, and 4 charter schoolteachers. Many awards and entry fees are donor sponsored. Students compete for a $250 Tshirt design award from TSHA. Top students are sponsored to compete at National History Day in Washington D.C. 22 Texas students won three 1st place category awards and two special awards, as well as several other honors at National History Day. |
| Pt III, Line 4c continued: | TSHA ANNUAL MEETING CONFERENCE. TSHA will be hosting its 127th Annual Meeting March 2 to 4, 2023, in El Paso at the Paso Del Norte Hotel and the Judson F. Williams Convention Center. Held each year since the founding of TSHA, the Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of its kind for Texas history enthusiasts and professional and independent scholars. This event offers a range of opportunities for individuals and organizations working in historical, cultural, preservationist, and tourist services. More than 700 people regularly attend the meeting and another 170,000 TSHA members and constituents are reached through email and social and traditional media about the event. In addition to 150 speakers and more than 40 panels, the conference includes eight banquets and receptions, multiple offsite tours, and additional special events that enable attendees to engage in the unique history and culture of Texas. |
| Pt III, Line 4c continued: | SAN JACINTO SYMPOSIUM. The Battle of San Jacinto Symposium is an annual program sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association with support from the San Jacinto Battleground Association and others to showcase cutting edge historic research on topics relating to the 1836 battle of San Jacinto, the 1821 to 1835 Mexican colonial period, the 1835 to 1836 Texas Revolution, and the 1836 to 1845 Republic of Texas period. The Symposium started in 2001 with each event featuring a specific historic theme. The Symposium is a two day event held in Houston during April each year. The Symposium features a moderator and five to six speakers, each of whom have 35 to 40 minutes presentations, followed by a question and answer session. |
| Pt III, Line 4c continued: | THE GREAT TEXAS LAND RUSH PROGRAM. The Great Texas Land Rush program allows the public to adopt a Texas Town or County to support TSHA and feature local history. As of 2022 there are at least 181 towns and 8 counties adopted and featured on the Texas Almanac and Handbook of Texas websites. MEMBERSHIP. TSHA maintains a growing membership of more than 2,600 members and engages with more than 10,000 potential members annually. COMMUNICATIONS. TSHA has 13,600 followers on Twitter, 58,000 followers on Facebook, and 1,419 followers on LinkedIn. TEXAS TALKS. Online webinars featuring interviews with historians, scholars, and authors on a variety of Texas History topics. Last year we held 8 Texas Talks for 979 registrants. |
| Pt VI, Line 6: | The Texas State Historical Association is a membership organization. |
| Pt VI, Line 7a: | The membership votes on the Board of Directors. |
| Pt VI, Line 7b: | The membership votes on the Board of Directors. |
| Pt VI, Line 11b: | The Form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee prior to the filing of the tax return. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c: | The Board of Directors receives the conflict on interest policy for their review. Board of Directors are required to disclose any conflicts. The board reviews conflicts as they arise throughout the year. |
| Pt VI, Line 15a: | The compensation for all top positions within the organization require review of comparability data with approval by the Executive Director. |
| Pt XI, line 9: | Description: Promise Facility Use Receivable: -$52,570. |
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