FRONTIER TEXAS INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: FRONTIER TEXAS INC (EIN 20-0146354)
Tax period: 2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed: 2017-12-07
IRS object ID: 201743419349300729
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-12-07T14:08:14-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	751056027	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CONDLEY AND COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 2993	AddressLine1Txt
City	ABILENE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	796042993	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200146354	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRONTIER TEXAS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FRON	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3257251366	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	625 NORTH FIRST STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ABILENE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79601	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JEFFREY D SALMON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3254372803	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RAY FERGUSON CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00023093	PTIN
Phone	3256776251	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JEFFREY D SALMON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	625 NORTH FIRST STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ABILENE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$742,212	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FRONTIERTEXAS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Other	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE, TEXAS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	27	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$505,952	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$451,554	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$181,209	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$169,467	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$103	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$39	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$68,912	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$64,314	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$756,176	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$685,374	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$319,300	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$330,203	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$16,116	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$602,600	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$540,451	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$921,900	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$870,654	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$165,724	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$185,280	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,704,231	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,252,304	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$313,638	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$46,991	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,390,593	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,205,313	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	OPERATE FRONTIER TEXAS! (A VISITOR CENTER AND INTERACTIVE MUSEUM WITH HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL EXHIBITS AND AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS) FOR ABILENE, TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$802,947	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$233,888	RevenueAmt
Desc	OPERATE FRONTIER TEXAS! (A VISITOR CENTER AND INTERACTIVE MUSEUM WITH HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL EXHIBITS AND AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS) FOR ABILENE, TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$802,947	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JEFF SALMON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3254372800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	625 NORTH FIRST STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ABILENE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79601	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JASON HALL
VOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE HERNANDEZ
VOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNIER LEE-SHULTZ
VOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RANDY POOL
VOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHARON RILEY
VOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRACY SHILCUTT PH D
VOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOE SPANO
VOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONNA LONG WOLFER
VOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LYNN BARNETT
NONVOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES CHILDERS
NONVOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAY EVANS
NONVOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF GORE
NONVOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET HOOGSTRA
NONVOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHY KEANE
NONVOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCI LILES
NONVOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHUCK STATLER
NONVOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
COL JOSEPH WISTARIA
NONVOTING MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RANDY BURCHELL CPA
PRESIDENT	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARSHALL MORRIS
VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BILL GOLLIHAR
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
WELDON HURT
TREASURER	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
AUDREY PERRY
SECRETARY	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JACK RENTZ
PAST PRESIDENT	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF SALMON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$99,815	$0	$12,245	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$99,815	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$12,245	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$23,452	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$427,260	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$842	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$451,554	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS	713990	$152,916	$152,916
SPONSORSHIPS	713990	$8,500	$8,500
MEMBERSHIPS	713990	$5,555	$5,555
PROGRAM EVENTS	713990	$2,496	$2,496

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$169,467	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$39	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$39	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$9,895	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$9,895	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,895	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,895	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$949	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$23,452	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$1,056	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$107	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$107	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$110,308	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$55,782	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$54,526	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$54,526	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$685,374	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$233,888	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$68	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,742	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,894	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$10,848	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$182,816	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,896	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,038	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,695	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,695	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,584	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,136	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,230	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,171	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,171	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,972	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,168	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,168	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,038	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,017	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,021	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$541	TotalAmt
Management And General	$541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$242,038	TotalAmt
Program Services	$242,038	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,862	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,862	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MERCHANT FEES	$6,039	$6,039
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	$2,687		$2,687
EVENT OPERATIONS	$2,496		$2,496
OTHER EXPENSES	$439		$439

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$870,654	TotalAmt
Program Services	$802,947	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,591	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,116	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,902	BOYAmt
EOY	$197,811	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$335,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,201	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,452	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$25,413	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,215	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,272	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,160	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,749,365	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,241,537	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,731,081	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,507,828	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$294,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$294,167	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,704,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,252,304	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,487	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,356	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$256,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,290	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,345	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$313,638	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,991	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,387,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,202,332	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,981	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,981	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,390,593	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,205,313	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,704,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,252,304	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$185,280	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations	1	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITY OF ABILENE TEXAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	756000440	EIN
Organization Type	6	OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document Listed	0	GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support	$0	SupportAmt
Other Support	$0	OtherSupportAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	1	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$0	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (1)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	0	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	0	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	0	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	0	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	0	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	0	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	0	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	0	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	0	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	0	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	0	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	0	Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir Trst	Yes (1)	PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org	0	OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$294,167	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,749,365	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,241,537	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,507,828	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,507,828	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
STATUES	$6,867
SCULPTURES	$273,600
HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS	$13,700

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$294,167	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$685,374	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$685,374	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$685,374	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$870,654	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$870,654	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$870,654	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE MUSEUM'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE MUSEUM HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEREFORE NO ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2016 AND 2015.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4	PART III, LINE 4, AS PART OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS RELATED TO EARLY SETTLEMENT DAYS OF WEST TEXAS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	BELT SANDER RACE	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$24,401	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$23,452	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$949	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$1,056	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$24,401	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$23,452	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$949	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$1,056	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$1,056	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$107	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 WAS AVAILABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, 15A - THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B - NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYESS ARE COMPENSATED. THE BOARD WOULD SET THEIR SALARY IF THERE WERE ANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	JEFF SALMON, CEO OF FRONTIER TEXAS!, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AUDIT AT THE BOARD LEVEL.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITY OF ABILENE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 WALNUT ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	ABILENE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	756000440	EIN
Primary Activities	CITY	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	NA - GOVERNMENTAL EN	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITY OF ABILENE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	C	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$427,260	InvolvedAmt