BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC (EIN 20-3514441)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-07-21
IRS object ID
202312029349301456
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Activity Or MissionBIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER IS AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM EXPLORING DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT TIMES. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP VISITORS EXPERIENCE THE ANCIENT BIBLICAL WORLD, ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER, INC. IS AN INTERFAITH MUSEUM OF DAILY LIFE IN ANTIQUITY COMMITTED TO MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE THROUGH MEANINGFUL INTERACTION OF ITS VISTORS WITH FULL-SCALE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS OF DISCOVERIES FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD.MissionDesc
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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
BIBLICAL MEALS900099$286,897$286,897
SPIRITUAL GARDEN WALK900099$104,838$104,838
FIELD TRIPS900099$59,114$59,114
SPECIAL EVENTS900099$24,137$24,137
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REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$94,316$7,986$86,330
BIBLICAL MEALS EXPENSES$25,164$25,164
CONTRACT SERVICES$16,252$5,925$7,472$2,855
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$149,375CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,210CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,400CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$276,110TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$4,130,241PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,102CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,474CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,725CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,663CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$44,760CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$165,724TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,102CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,474CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,725CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,663CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$44,760CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$165,724TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$681,086CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,675,456CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$389,052CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$982,959CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$843,522CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,572,075TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.90340PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.81090PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.04000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,245,827BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$139,481InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$40,190OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$10,367AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,055,789EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,145,045BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$133,195InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$23,165OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$9,748AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,245,827EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,090,641BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$53,904InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,145,045EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,807BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,000,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$59,334InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,090,641EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$31,622BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,314InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$30,807EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.02270BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.95910PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01820TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$380,512OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$380,512BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,585,310OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,312,078DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,273,232BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$254,492OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$232,513DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,979BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,675,723TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES$4,361
SALES TAX PAYABLE$2,260
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,621TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$594,337TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$185,758NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$185,758RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$780,095RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$10,367OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$10,367RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$790,462TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$751,884TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$751,884ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$751,884TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1ACOLLECTIONS: IN 2013, THE CENTER ENTERED INTO A GENERAL LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY (IAA). THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES THE CENTER WITH A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS WHICH WILL BE ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND LOAN TO THE CENTER FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS. THE COLLECTION IS MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ARE OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. THE TITLE OF THE ARTIFACTS SHALL REMAIN IN THE NAME OF IAA AND THE CENTER IS PROHIBITED FROM MAKING ANY OTHER FORM OF REPRESENTATION. THEREFORE, THE ARTIFACTS ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE CENTER.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4THE BIBLICAL LIFE ARTIFACTS GALLERY IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO PEER BACK ACROSS THE AGES TO SEE WHAT DAILY LIFE WAS LIKE IN ANCIENT TIMES. THE 250 ARTIFACTS FROM THE NATIONAL TREASURES OF ISRAEL, ON LONG-TERM COLLECTION FROM THE ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY, ARE EXHIBITED IN LIFE-LIKE SETTINGS. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO BE ONE OF ONLY EIGHT MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD, AND THE ONLY ONE IN THE SOUTHEAST US, TO HAVE SUCH A COLLECTION. LIFE OF THE SHEPHERD: SEE ARTIFACTS DATING AS FAR BACK AS THE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD THROUGH THE PERIOD OF THE PATRIARCHS AND MATRIARCHS. STONE AGE TOOLS, IRON AGE POTTERY, AND MORE CAN BE SEEN HERE. LIFE OF THE FARMER: ANCIENT MILLSTONES AS WELL AS OLD FARMING IMPLEMENTS ARE PART OF THIS DISPLAY. OLD TESTAMENT PERIOD TOMB: LEARN MORE ABOUT BURIAL PRACTICES IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES THROUGH THIS REPLICA OF A REAL TOMB FOUND IN JERUSALEM, INCLUDING FUNERAL ARTIFACTS. NEW TESTAMENT PERIOD TOMB: THIS EXHIBIT INCLUDES THREE HERODIAN PERIOD BONE BOXES, AS WELL AS A TOMB DOOR. OLD TESTAMENT PERIOD HOUSE: PEER INTO A HOUSE FROM ANCIENT TIMES AND SEE POTTERY, OIL LAMPS, STORAGE JARS, AND MORE. NEW TESTAMENT PERIOD HOUSE: IN THE ROMAN PERIOD HOUSE, VISITORS SEE COINS, COLUMN BASES AND CAPITALS, GLASS CONTAINERS, POTTERY, AND BYZANTINE PERIOD PIECES INCLUDING PIECES OF A CHANCEL SCREEN AND HOLY WATER FONT. LIFE OF THE FISHERMAN: ANCIENT ANCHORS, NET WEIGHTS AND MORE HELP OFFER A BETTER UNDERSTAND FISHING PRACTICES AROUND THE SEA OF GALILEE, AS WELL AS THE MUREX SHELL INDUSTRY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. UNDERSEA SHIP DISASTER EXHIBIT: SEE AMPHORAE AND OTHER STORAGE JARS THAT WERE FOUND IN UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFASB ASC 740-010, INCOME TAXES, ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE CENTER MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKLEY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITION INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE CENTER AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2020.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4BINVESTMENT EXPENSES 10,367

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONBIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER, INC. IS AN INTERFAITH MUSEUM OF DAILY LIFE IN ANTIQUITY COMMITTED TO MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE THROUGH MEANINGFUL INTERACTION OF ITS VISTORS WITH FULL-SCALE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS OF DISCOVERIES FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AARCHEOLOGICAL GARDEN TOURS ARE AN INTERACTIVE WALK THROUGH AN ARCHOLOGICAL GARDEN WHERE FULL-SCALE REPLICAS OF STRUCTURES RELEVANT TO DAILY LIFE IN BIBLICAL TIMES BRING HISTORY TO LIFE. THE CENTER HAS TWO BIBLICAL MEAL ROOMS; (1) THE "JERUSALEM BIBLICAL MEAL ROOM" IS A COPY OF THE ONE DISCOVERED AT POMPEII; (2) THE "MOUNT ZION BIBLICAL MEAL ROOM" IS A COPY OF ONE DISCOVERED AT HERCULANEUM. EACH ROOM SERVES A FOUR-COURSE MEAL CONSISTING OF 15 DIFFERENT FOOD ITEMS, INCLUDING SOUP, SALAD, MAIN COURSE, DESSERT, AND ALL BEVERAGES. TO EXPERIENCE THE ANCIENT WORLD IN A PERSONAL WAY, THE CENTER OFFERS HANDS ON OPPORTUNITIES OF MAKING BREAD LIKE THE SHEPHERDS IN THE DESERT HAVE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. THE CENTER ALSO HAS FOUR ARCHEOLOGICAL PITS FOR KIDS TO LEARN THE PURPOSE OF ARCHEOLOGY. THREE PITS ARE BASED ON REAL-LIFE ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS FROM DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME AND ONE PIT IS DEDICATED TO THE YOUNGEST ARCHEOLOGIST AND IS FILLED WITH "DINOSAUR REMAINS AND FOSSILS".
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE WRITTEN CONFLICT ON INTEREST POLICY IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE POLICY HANDBOOK. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN OFF THAT THEY HAVE READ THE POLICY AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET TO DISCUSS THE DIRECTORS AND STAFF COMPENSATION. MANY FACTORS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL COMPARATIVE MUSEUM SALARY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS AND THE NEW KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION, LTD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE CENTER PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS FORM 990 UPON REQUEST ONLY.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9INVESTMENT EXPENSES -10,367

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