BYRNE INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021
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- Organization
- BYRNE INSTITUTE (EIN 47-4634060)
- Tax period
- 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
- Filed
- 2022-05-13
- IRS object ID
- 202201339349204350
- Schema version
- 2021v4.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2022-05-13T14:54:03-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2021-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 474634060 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Byrne Institute | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| In Care Of | % Victor Saenz | InCareOfNm |
| Business Name Control | BYRN | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Foreign Phone | 8329196982 | ForeignPhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2101 Dryden | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Houston | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 77030 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Victor Saenz | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2022-05-13 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2021 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | Yes (X) | AddressChangeInd |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | houstoninstitute.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $196,790 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $182,261 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $14,529 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $196,790 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $77,023 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $3,223 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $13,020 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $36,348 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $129,614 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $67,176 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $132,741 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $199,917 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $150,500 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $202,581 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $150,500 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $202,581 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $17,759 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,664 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $132,741 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $199,917 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Houston Institute exists to provide a venue outside of the classroom in which Rice University students and faculty can think deeply about the best way to live. Our main goal is to foster in students an attitutde of sincere truth-seeking about life's most fundamental questions in conversation with great works of thought especially philosophy and literature. Such truth-seeking thrives in our view in an environment where students feel the freedom to ask about anything where they are comfortable engaging in reasoned debate and disagreement--even about fundamental issues--in a spirit of friendship. Becoming such a person will require cultivating certain virtues such as courage intellectual humility and openness to truth and deep habits of study. We do this by sponsoring student-reading groups public lectures and providing one-on-one mentoring. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Host book studies; about 14 participants per meeting; about 27 meetings during the academic year | $0 | $6,269 |
| Host speakers to present on relevant topics and host discussions. discussions hosted had approximately 100 attendees | $0 | $2,350 |
| Teach class underwritten by the Houston Institute at Rice University; approximately 45 students | $0 | $8,895 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $17,514 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part IV | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Saenz | ||||
| Executive Director | 40 | $62,700 | $4,440 | $0 |
| Mark Dulworth | ||||
| Chairman of the Board | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Davis Thames | ||||
| Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Luis Tellez | ||||
| Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pablo Yepes | ||||
| Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Polzer | ||||
| Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Buscher | ||||
| Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | TX | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Monique Close | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 5311 Imogene Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Houston | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 77096 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7136283323 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $130,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $113,240 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $162,585 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $153,739 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $182,261 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $741,825 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $130,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $113,240 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $162,585 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $153,739 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $182,261 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $741,825 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $741,825 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $14,529 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $14,529 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $130,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $113,240 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $162,585 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $153,739 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $196,790 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $756,354 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.98079 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.98 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | Part III, line 12 | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | | S.No:, Amount:, Description:| 1, $14529, PPP loan forgiveness| | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Doing Business As Names | Houston Institute |
| Part I, line 8 | | Other Revenues:, Amount:| PPP loan forgiveness, $14529| |
| Part I, line 16 | | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Administrative Expense, $1895.00| office expense, $1055.00| fundraising expense, $410.00| program expense, $17514.00| payroll processing fee, $682.00| depreciation expense, $14792.00| |
| Part II, line 26 | | Liabilities Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Accounts Payable, $17759, $2664| |
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