BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC (EIN 20-3514441)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-06-11
IRS object ID: 201431629349300648
Schema version: 2013v3.0
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 L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-06-11T14:55:08-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	581361259	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	J K BOATWRIGHT & CO P C	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 1107	AddressLine1
City	LAGRANGE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30241	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	203514441	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EXPLORATIONS IN ANTIQUITY INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EXPL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7068850363	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3900	AddressLine1
City	LAGRANGE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30241	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DERRICK LEWIS	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7068850363	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-06-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SUSAN K BLACK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00094629	PTIN
Phone	7068844605	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DERRICK LEWIS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3900	AddressLine1
City	LAGRANGE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30241	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,154,373	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.EXPLORATIONSINANTIQUITY.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE ANCIENT BIBLICAL WORLD, ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	19	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$783,191	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$695,108	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$253,905	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$271,274	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$25	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$616	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$10,008	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$11,901	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,047,079	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$978,899	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	$184,283	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$210,988	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$421,461	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$515,037	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$605,744	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$726,025	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$441,335	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$252,874	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,691,458	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,675,239	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,032,222	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$763,129	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,659,236	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,912,110	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE EXPLORATIONS IN ANTIQUITY CENTER 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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$586,154	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$271,274	RevenueAmt
Desc	ARCHEOLOGICAL GARDEN TOURS ARE AN INTERACTIVE WALK THOUGH AN ARCHEOLOGICAL 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 POMPEIL; (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".	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$586,154	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	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	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	0	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	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	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	4	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	19	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	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DERRICK LEWIS	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7068837688	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3900	AddressLine1
City	LAGRANGE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30240	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
PAUL BLAIR
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SALLY DOWLAND
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHERRY HART
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHILIP C HERR II
CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	10.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KARLA R HERR
CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATTI SCALF
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENT CONRAD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
REV ROB GROTHEER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUE DUTTERA
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLE FREEMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LEE WASHAM
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM FLEMING
PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIREC	20.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DERRICK LEWIS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00		$47,070	$0	$0	Yes (X)
HANNANIAH PINTO
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER	40.00		$32,428	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ORENE CRENSHAW
SECRETARY	40.00		$11,304	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$90,802	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	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
All Other Contributions	$695,108	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$174,367	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$695,108	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
BIBLICAL MEALS	900099	$181,682	$181,682
MUSEUM ENTRANCE FEES	900099	$50,659	$50,659
LECTURES AND NEWSLETTE	900099	$18,249	$18,249
BREAD MAKING	900099	$10,956	$10,956
DIGGINGS	900099	$7,913	$7,913

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,815	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,815	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$271,274	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$13,008	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,107	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$11,901	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,901	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,901	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$174,983	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$174,367	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$616	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$616	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$616	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$978,899	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$271,274	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$12,517	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,802	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,862	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,804	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,324	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,784	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$540	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,141	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,141	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$563	TotalAmt
Management And General	$563	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,649	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,649	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,932	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,419	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,513	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,166	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,136	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,178	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,265	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,913	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,968	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,968	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,612	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,612	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BIBLICAL MEALS	$63,682	$63,682
SPECIAL EVENTS	$52,255	$52,255
INTELLECTUAL FEES	$32,095	$32,095
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$28,912	$16,057	$12,855

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,332	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,452	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,880	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$726,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$586,154	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$139,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$154,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$114,815	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,702	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,133,273	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$593,349	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,438,526	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,539,924	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,802	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,798	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,691,458	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,675,239	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,957	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,403	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$411,606	BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$482,004	BOYAmt
EOY	$719,191	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,655	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,535	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,032,222	BOYAmt
EOY	$763,129	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,627,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,887,273	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,837	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,659,236	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,912,110	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,691,458	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,675,239	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$252,874	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)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$231,524	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$782,945	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$406,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$783,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$695,108	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,899,472	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$231,524	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$782,945	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$406,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$783,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$695,108	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,899,472	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$2,899,472	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,365	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,016	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,008	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,008	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$54,651	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$379	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$379	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,954,502	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,173,904	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98140	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.97690	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$380,512	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$380,512	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,473,258	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$431,038	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,042,220	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$127,480	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$75,128	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$52,352	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$152,023	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$87,183	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$64,840	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,539,924	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO RELATED PARTY - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OTHER	$27,785
DEPOSITS	$750

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$28,535	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$637,898	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$1,107	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,107	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$636,791	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$342,108	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$342,108	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$978,899	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$675,637	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,106	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,106	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$674,531	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$51,494	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$51,494	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$726,025	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:	IN 2013, THE CENTER ENTERED INTO A GENERAL LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY (IAA). THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES THE CENTER WITH HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS WHICH WILL BE ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION AT THE CENTER FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS. THE COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. THE TITLE OF THE ARTIFACTS SHALL REMAIN IN THE NAME OF IAA AND THE CENTER IS PROHIBITED OF MAKING ANY OTHER FORM OF REPRESENTATION. THEREFORE, THE ARTIFACTS ARE NOT INCLUDED OF THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ALTHOUGH, THE CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOAN. THESE COSTS INCLUDE SITE PREPARATION, PACKAGING, TRANSPORTATION (TO THE CENTER AND BACK TO ISRAEL), CURATORS EXPENSES DURING THE SHIPPING AND SET UP AND ALL CUSTOM FEES. THE CENTER HAS ELECTED NOT TO CAPITALIZE THESE COSTS OVER THE PERIOD OF THE LOAN, BUT RATHER EXPENSE THE COSTS AS A DECREASE IN TEMPORARY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS AFTER THE CHANGE IN NET ASSETS BEFORE COLLECTIONS NOT CAPITALIZED.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VII). THE CENTER HAS IMPLEMENTED THE PROVISIONS OF THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) INCOME TAX TOPIC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, AN ENTITY SHALL INITIALLY RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. FOR A NONPROFIT ENTITY, POTENTIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS COULD INCLUDE 1) ITS STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT ENTITY AND 2) WHETHER IT HAS INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDERED TAXABLE AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE CENTER BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	NET RENTAL INCOME 1,107.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CAPITAL GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS 342,108.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 1,106.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EXPENSES RELATED TO COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS ON LOAN AND NOT CAPITALIZED 51,494.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
BIBLICAL RESOURCES LLC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER OWNERS OF THE MUSEUM SHOP	$10,008	RENTAL INCOME AGREEMENT BASED ON SALES, WITH MINIMUM $10,000 PER YEAR.	0
BIBLICAL RESOURCES LLC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER OWNERS OF THE MUSEUM SHOP	$3,750	RENTAL INCOME AGREEMENT TO RENT HOUSE OWNED BY THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TO THE INTERESTED PARTY FOR OFFICE SPACE.	0
BIBLICAL RESOURCES LLC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER OWNERS OF THE MUSEUM SHOP	$8,050	CONTRIBUTED CASH TO THE ORGANIZATION, TO ASSIST IN THE FUNDING OF THE PLANNING STAGE OF THE LAND OF THE BIBLE PROJECT.	0
DR JAMES FLEMING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$67,500	CONTRIBUTION OF CASH FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND TO ASSIST WITH THE SEA OF GALILEE PROJECT.	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	4	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$174,367	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	CO-CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD, PHIL & KARLA HERR, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE 990 WITH CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD PHIL HERR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CONTAINTED 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, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	EXPLORATIONS IN ANTIQUITY PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS FORM 990 UPON REQUEST ONLY.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT MADE ANY CHANGES TO THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR THE SELCTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2013.