SOPHIENBURG MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: SOPHIENBURG MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION (EIN 74-1978227)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-05-26
IRS object ID: 201631479349300033
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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 M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-05-26T13:23:15-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	742708275	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RICK C REED & COMPANY PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	352 LANDA STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BRAUNFELS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78130	ZIPCd

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

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	741978227	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOPHIENBURG MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOPH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8306291572	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 WEST COLL STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BRAUNFELS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78130	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CAROLYN PHELAN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8302379611	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-05-12	SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KENNETH C WARD	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00969366	PTIN
Phone	8306258068	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-05-26	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CAROLYN PHELAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1712 OAK PATH	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BRAUNFELS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78132	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$486,019	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	SOPHENBURG.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1933	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PRESERVE AND INSPIRE AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE NEW BRAUNFELS AREA AND PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY'S RICH HISTORICAL LEGACY	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	15	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	502	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$219,651	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$178,407	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$28,764	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$33,913	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$11,623	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$21,078	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$60,260	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$78,094	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$320,298	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$311,492	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$144,018	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$155,004	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$8,991	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$155,002	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$162,718	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$299,020	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$317,722	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$21,278	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$6,230	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,037,471	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,988,270	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,063	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,002	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,036,408	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,987,268	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PRESERVE AND INSPIRE AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE NEW BRAUNFELS AREA AND PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY'S RICH HISTORICAL LEGACY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$219,831	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES FACILITY WHICH SERVES THE CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE FACILITY OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF NEW BRAUNFELS, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE GERMAN HERITAGE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE MUSEUM ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS OFFERING DISCOUNTED TOURS OF THE FACILITY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$219,831	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (true)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	15	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TARA KOHLENBERG	PersonNm
Phone	8306291572	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 W COLL ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BRAUNFELS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78130	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARIAN BENSON
SECRETARY	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENT FREE
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH REEVES
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN PHELAN
PRESIDENT	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY JANE COLEMAN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BLAKE JEFFERSON
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARRY BUSKE
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE VARGAS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN SONIER
VICE-PRESIDE	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CINDY WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROY LINNARTZ
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOANN LANGE
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY WESTERFER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESSIE RAHE
TREASURER	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARROLL HOFFMANN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TARA KOHLENBERG
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		Yes (X)	$29,630	$0	$0
LINDA DIETERT
EXECUTIVE DI	0.50		Yes (X)	$12,000	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$41,630	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$14,840	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$64,477	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$99,090	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$6,884	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$178,407	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	$13,438	$13,438
ARCHIVE SERVICES	$10,380	$10,380
MUSEUM ADMISSIONS	$10,095	$10,095

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$33,913	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,578	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,578	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$10,282	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$10,282	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,282	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,282	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$6,500	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$6,500	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,500	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$128,818	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$59,136	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$69,682	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$69,682	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$113,521	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$115,391	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,870	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,870	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$311,492	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$40,413	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$92,672	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,630	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,326	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,978	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,326	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,914	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,091	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,823	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,937	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,858	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$665	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$428	TotalAmt
Management And General	$428	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,628	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,628	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,175	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,589	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,589	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,004	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$751	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,004	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,576	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,461	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87	TotalAmt
Management And General	$87	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,873	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,652	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,045	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,045	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MAINTENANCE	$16,797	$13,438	$3,359
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS	$7,539	$6,031	$1,508
BANK FEES	$3,363		$3,363
TELEPHONE	$2,734	$2,187	$547

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,473	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,894	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$317,722	TotalAmt
Program Services	$219,831	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,900	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,991	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,115	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$135,424	BOYAmt
EOY	$120,994	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$94,386	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,740	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,803,232	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$993,246	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,852,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,809,986	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,044	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,044	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$767,335	BOYAmt
EOY	$738,391	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,037,471	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,988,270	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,061	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,002	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,063	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,002	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,611,983	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,548,454	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$424,425	BOYAmt
EOY	$438,814	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,036,408	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,987,268	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,037,471	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,988,270	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$6,230	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$42,997	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$87	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$253,257	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$404,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$153,567	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$219,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$178,407	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,209,618	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$253,257	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$404,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$153,567	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$219,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$178,407	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,209,618	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$1,209,618	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,305	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,190	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,995	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$24,860	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$56,769	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,266,387	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.95520	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.97010	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc

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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$408,522	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$82,897	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$700	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$10,708	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$786	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$71,403	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributions	$80,016	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,458	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$577	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$82,897	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$206,298	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$206,298	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,453,259	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$873,377	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,579,882	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$120,409	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$98,301	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$22,108	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,266	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$21,568	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,698	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,809,986	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
AGENCY FUNDS	$254,246
MUSEUM ARTIFACTS	$174,170
COLLECTIBLES/MISCELLANEOUS	$140,299
ARCHIVES COLLECTION	$94,053
CASH VALUE LIFE INSURANCE	$74,623
WM DEPOSIT (CIVIC CENTER)	$1,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$738,391	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4	THE FACILITY OPERATES A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF NEW BRAUNFELS, WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE GERMAN HERITAGE OF THE COMMUNITY.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	IT IS THE MUSEUM'S INTENT FOR THIS FUND TO BE MANAGED AS A QUASI-ENDOWMENT, PERPETUAL IN NATURE. THE MUSEUM INTENDS FOR THE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	WEIHNACHTSMARK	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$110,630	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$110,630	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$3,888	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$12,507	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$30	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$23,378	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	BRAUNFEST	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$18,188	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$18,188	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$2,131	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$2,605	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$14,597	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$128,818	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$128,818	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$6,019	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$15,112	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$30	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$37,975	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$59,136	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$69,682	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Art Historical Treasures ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$6,884	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A COPY OF THE 990 WAS CIRCULATED AMONG THE GOVERNING BODY VIA E-MAIL WITH AN OPPORTUNITY GIVEN FOR QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	SHOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO VIEW THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND/OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THEY WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM GUIDSTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	INCREASE IN CASH VALUE LIFE INSURANCE 87 TOTAL 87