Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,207,653
- Total expenses
- $4,095,016
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,965,652
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $189,798
- Investment income
- $882
- Other revenue
- $51,321
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,763,805
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,245,548
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$1,481,743
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,315,267
- Management and general expenses
- $363,345
- Fundraising expenses
- $416,404
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,315,267
Program services were 81.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$123,072
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1c · Fundraising events
$1,014,065
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$249,754
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,578,761
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2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM SERVICES
total $166,100 · related or exempt $166,100
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION
total $23,698 · related or exempt $23,698
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3 · Investment income
total $882 · excluded $882
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$80,900
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,014,065
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$464,105
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$383,205 · excluded -$383,205
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$15,611
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $15,611 · related or exempt $15,611
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11a · Other revenue: WEDDINGS & RENTALS
total $418,915 · unrelated business $418,915
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11e · Other revenue, total
$418,915
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $231,900 · program services $163,916 · management and general $31,564 · fundraising $36,420
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,333,887 · program services $942,842 · management and general $181,557 · fundraising $209,488
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $45,937 · program services $32,470 · management and general $6,253 · fundraising $7,214
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $150,795 · program services $106,588 · management and general $20,525 · fundraising $23,682
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $128,749 · program services $91,005 · management and general $17,524 · fundraising $20,220
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $21,711 · management and general $21,711
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $50,800 · fundraising $50,800
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11g · Fees: other
total $128,315 · program services $72,150 · management and general $38,165 · fundraising $18,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $101,429 · program services $83,789 · fundraising $17,640
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13 · Office expenses
total $165,989 · program services $159,238 · management and general $6,751
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14 · Information technology
total $37,213 · program services $15,508 · management and general $21,705
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16 · Occupancy
total $288,320 · program services $288,320
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $12,439 · program services $9,491 · fundraising $2,948
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20 · Interest
total $574,680 · program services $560,196 · fundraising $14,484
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $215,337 · program services $215,337
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23 · Insurance
total $171,611 · program services $171,611
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24a · Other expenses: COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBIT
total $241,433 · program services $241,433
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24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION
total $69,165 · program services $69,165
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24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES
total $32,824 · program services $20,287 · management and general $12,537
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24d · Other expenses: GRS/SALES/USE TAXES
total $19,280 · program services $19,280
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24e · All other expenses
total $73,202 · program services $52,641 · management and general $5,053 · fundraising $15,508
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $18,524 · end of year $270,363
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $55,446
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $12,744 · end of year $38,058
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $36,223 · end of year $29,796
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,459 · end of year $73,149
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,557,563
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,745,727
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6,257,969 · end of year $6,811,836
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,629,704 · end of year $485,157
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $166,553 · end of year $568,131
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $160,600 · end of year $248,284
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $6,000,000 · end of year $6,000,000
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $3,729,891 · end of year $2,429,133
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $102,641 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$2,208,533 · end of year -$1,558,887
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,471 · end of year $77,144
Mission and programs · 2023
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.
Activities or mission (Part I)
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 STORIES OF YESTERDAY AND WRITE THE STORIES OF TOMORROW.
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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 $3,315,267 · Revenue $205,409
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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J P BryanJ P BRYAN
PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Alicia BryanALICIA BRYAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Ed McMahonED MCMAHON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Fred BurnsFRED BURNS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
John CrainJOHN CRAIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Karl RoveKARL ROVE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Roland SledgeROLAND SLEDGE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Jolyn West ScheirmanJOLYN WEST SCHEIRMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Jim LykesJIM LYKES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Jay LendrumJAY LENDRUM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Kelley Sullivan GeorgiadesKELLEY SULLIVAN GEORGIADES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Melissa MurphyMELISSA MURPHY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $136,312
- From this org
- $110,107
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,205
- Hours/week
- 40
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Carol BullaCAROL BULLA
CFO
- Total calculated
- $55,838
- From this org
- $51,875
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,963
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 13 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202522869349301907
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