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IS AN INTERFAITH MUSEUM OF DAILY LIFE IN ANTIQUITY COMMITTED TO MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE THROUGH MEANINGFUL INTERACTION OF ITS VISITORS WITH FULL-SCALE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS OF DISCOVERIES FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD. false false 479080 466688 ARCHEOLOGICAL 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 ONE DISCOVERED AT POMPEII; (2) THE "MOUNT ZION BIBLICAL MEAL ROOM" IS A REPLICA 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". 479080 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false true false GA X CARLOS CANTU-VILLAREAL 7068850363 PO BOX 3900 LAGRANGE GA 30241 DERRICK LEWIS COO 40.00 X 62507 0 0 CARLOS CANTU-VILLAREAL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 28800 0 0 LAURANNE BUCHANAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT DICKSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY DOWLAND BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN DUNN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE FREEMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SEQUITA FREEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE HARMS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KARLA HERR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA JENNINGS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LADONNA MORRIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PARHAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOLANDA STEPHEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN WARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PASTOR DONALD YANCEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 91307 false false false 1181419 1125 1181419 BIBLICAL MEALS 900099 284708 284708 MUSEUM ENTRANCE FEE 900099 84302 84302 MUSEUM STORE 900099 48739 48739 BREAD MAKING 900099 17896 17896 SPECIAL EVENTS 900099 7889 7889 23154 23154 466688 19474 10 19464 9000 9000 9000 9000 1072654 1070769 1885 1885 1885 OTHER INCOME 10 10 10 1678476 419854 77203 318828 207162 47291 64375 3218 3218 24946 16101 3755 5090 2722 2722 16871 16871 36014 36014 11698 11698 15142 6887 8255 31216 1962 29254 3302 3302 18569 18569 101015 101015 7800 7800 SEA OF GALILEE PROJECT 86877 86877 BIBLICAL MEALS EXPENSES 46316 46316 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 29425 10721 18704 MUSEUM STORE EXPENSES 29409 29409 67045 8493 36780 21772 850413 479080 280096 91237 103555 50630 4937 10913 5129 1616 4216532 1265051 3033420 2951481 181458 1249148 86876 3415375 4263788 5882 15334 448560 409905 500 5023 454942 430262 X 2872939 2688376 87494 1145150 2960433 3833526 3415375 4263788 828063 48538 -3508 X true X false false X 529881 336895 724808 265115 1180294 3036993 333223 362132 305628 389869 417949 1808801 48739 48739 863104 699027 1030436 654984 1646982 4894533 271712 178585 462696 149375 90210 1152578 55689 23452 34490 3189 3590 120410 327401 202037 497186 152564 93800 1272988 3621545 20018 20444 19754 26102 28474 114792 20018 20444 19754 26102 28474 114792 883122 719471 1050190 681086 1675456 5009325 0.72300 0.65330 0.02000 0.03000 X SUPPORTING SCHEDULE ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTION 1,000,000 CONTRIB FROM ESTATE 97,442 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 30807 1000500 59334 1090641 31622 500 -1315 30807 10600 19689 1333 31622 10600 10100 0.01810 0.92750 0.05440 false false 380512 380512 3585311 1031620 2553691 230204 218370 11834 20505 15061 5444 2951481 DEFERRED REVENUE 4523 DEPOSITS 500 5023 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X FASB 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 LIKELY 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 POSITIONS 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, 2019 AND 2018. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER, INC. IS AN INTERFAITH MUSEUM OF DAILY LIFE IN ANTIQUITY COMMITTED TO MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE THROUGH MEANINGFUL INTERACTION OF ITS VISITORS WITH FULL-SCALE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS OF DISCOVERIES FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ARCHEOLOGICAL 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 ONE DISCOVERED AT POMPEII; (2) THE "MOUNT ZION BIBLICAL MEAL ROOM" IS A REPLICA 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 11B 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 12C THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF 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 15B THE 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 19 THE CENTER PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS FORM 990 UPON REQUEST ONLY.