2018-11-12T09:49:37-05:00 2017-12-31 581445724 GAY & JOSEPH CPA PC 201 CHURCH STREET LAGRANGE GA 302402711 990 2017-01-01 203514441 BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC BIBL 7068850363 PO BOX 3900 LAGRANGE GA 30241 DERRICK LEWIS COO & TREASURER 7068850363 2018-08-15 true WESLEY E LONG JR CPA P00188073 7068847331 2018-08-15 162.251.28.112 2018-11-12 08:49:37 CS P 7091D414F6DEF837505BF2ABE392054982380FB5 AA7153C492F46E5C99D3353765D8773017ED1BC6 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z DERRICK LEWIS PO BOX 3900 LAGRANGE GA 30241 1117754 false X BIBLICALHISTORYCENTER.COM X 2004 GA TO HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE ANCIENT BIBLICAL WORLD, ITS HISTORY, AND CULTURE. 16 15 12 25 0 338892 724808 362132 305628 -506 987 20444 22067 720962 1053490 0 0 339664 360331 0 104013 499988 480469 839652 840800 -118690 212690 3357129 3524264 554816 508482 2802313 3015782 X 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. false false 545463 305628 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". 545463 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 16 15 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false true false GA X DERRICK LEWIS 7068837688 PO BOX 3900 LAGRANGE GA 30241 JIM FLEMING CEO & DIRECT 20.00 X X 0 0 34444 REV PAUL BLAIR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY DOWLAND BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN DUNN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUE DUTTERA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE FREEMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 REV BETTY GAMBLE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 REV ROB GROTHEER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE HARMS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRY HART BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP HERR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARLA HERR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY REYES BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY LERWICK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN WARD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEE WASHAM BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DERRICK LEWIS COO & TREASU 40.00 X 62879 0 0 HANNANIAH PINTO VICE PRESIDE 25.00 X 38179 0 0 101058 34444 false false false 724808 64265 724808 BIBLICAL MEALS 900099 192636 192636 MUSEUM ENTRANCE FEE 900099 53043 53043 BREAD MAKING 900099 23286 23286 SPECIAL EVENTS 900099 10437 10437 LECTURES AND NEWSLETTERS 900099 8851 8851 17375 17375 305628 554 554 19200 19200 19200 19200 64697 64264 433 433 433 OTHER INCOME 2867 2867 2867 1053490 308928 19754 323818 206692 54425 62701 10377 10377 26136 16753 4463 4920 12500 12500 47966 47966 14586 14586 12823 4925 7898 30512 2150 28362 5329 5329 21755 21755 109101 109101 7361 7361 BIBLICAL MEALS 61664 61664 SPECIAL PROJECTS 37382 37382 INTELLECTUAL FEES 26840 26840 FUNDRAISING 23952 23952 68698 12075 44183 12440 840800 545463 191324 104013 56159 221104 53778 27288 1721 25000 1618 2843 4186341 1056310 3218778 3130031 31122 25075 86876 3357129 3524264 23655 21125 9355 1770 521056 485587 750 554816 508482 X 2725935 2936965 66278 68217 10100 10600 2802313 3015782 3357129 3524264 212690 779 X false true X true false X 695108 373613 529881 336895 724808 2660305 271275 333940 333223 362132 308495 1609065 966383 707553 863104 699027 1033303 4269370 141513 240340 271712 178585 462696 1294846 141513 240340 271712 178585 462696 1294846 2974524 13008 19842 20018 20444 19754 93066 13008 19842 20018 20444 19754 93066 979391 727395 883122 719471 1053057 4362436 0.68180 0.76140 0.02000 0.02000 X false 10100 19689 1333 31122 10100 10100 0.64910 0.32450 0.02640 false false 380512 380512 3566236 841315 2724921 219088 208135 10953 20505 6860 13645 3130031 1053490 1053490 1053490 840800 840800 840800 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. 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(E) SHARING OF ORGANIZATION REVENUES: NO A) NAME OF PERSON: BIBLICAL RESOURCES, LLC (B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: THE CEO AND CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE THE MEMBER OWNERS OF BIBLICAL RESOURCES, LLC (C) AMUNT OF TRANSACTION: 8,500 (D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: CONTRIBUTED CASH TO THE ORGANIZATION (E) SHARING OF ORGANIZATION REVENUES: NO X 2 64265 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false 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 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 2 PHILIP HERR KARLA HERR BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER SPOUSES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 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 2015 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.