WAXAHACHIE ARTS COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: WAXAHACHIE ARTS COUNCIL INC (EIN 75-1770154)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-03-11
IRS object ID: 202510709349300241
Schema version: 2024v5.0
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 I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-03-11T13:19:23-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	470900958	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT & WEEDON CPAS PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	617 FERRIS AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAXAHACHIE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	751653000	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	751770154	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WAXAHACHIE ARTS COUNCIL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WAXA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9726793510	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 S COLLEGE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAXAHACHIE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75165	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID HUDGINS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2025-03-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARTHA K WEEDON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00184099	PTIN
Phone	9729231590	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-03-06	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID HUDGINS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	303 MATTHEWS	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAXAHACHIE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75165	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$335,432	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Activity Or Mission	THE WAXAHACHIE ARTS COUNCIL FACILITATES THE PAYOUT OF 25% OF THE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE'S HOTEL-MOTEL TAX.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	11	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$247,461	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$335,432	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$247,461	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$335,432	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$261,800	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$422,182	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$498	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$630	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$262,298	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$422,812	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$14,837	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$87,380	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$92,383	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,003	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$92,383	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,003	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE WAXAHACHIE ARTS COUNCIL FACILITATES THE PAYOUT OF 25% OF THE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE'S HOTEL-MOTEL TAX.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$422,312	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$422,182	GrantAmt
Desc	ALLOCATE A PERCENTAGE OF HOTEL-MOTEL TAX REVENUE TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT, PROMOTION, IMPROVEMENT & APPLICATION OF THE ARTS. DISPENSE FUNDING FOR HISTORICAL RESTORATION & PRESERVATION PROJECTS OR ACTIVITES TO ENCOURAGE TOURISM.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$422,312	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	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	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	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	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 With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	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	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
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
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	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	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	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	DAVID HUDGINS	PersonNm
Phone	9726793510	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	303 MATTHEWS	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAXAHACHIE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75165	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
CRYSTAL BAKER
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVE MCSPADDEN
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EMILY GLIDEWELL FINCH
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID HUDGINS
PRESIDENT	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KASI JONES
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LETITIA RUTAN
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARLENE NORCROSS
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SAM MEADE
TREASURER/VP	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MELISSA CHAPMAN
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LIZ TULL
VICE PRESIDE	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
YVETTE MENDOZA
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$335,432	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$335,432	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$335,432	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$422,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$422,182	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$130	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$422,812	TotalAmt
Program Services	$422,312	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,003	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,003	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,003	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,003	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,003	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$87,380	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd

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	$248,955	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$217,302	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$268,071	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$247,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$335,432	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,317,221	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$248,955	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$217,302	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$268,071	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$247,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$335,432	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,317,221	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$1,317,221	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$1,317,221	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	1.00000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	1.00000	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 I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BETHLEHEM REVISITED
402 N COLLEGE	WAXAHACHIE	TX	75165	501C3	$55,279	OPERATING
CHAUAUQUA PRESERVATION SOCIETY
P O BOX 126	WAXAHACHIE	TX	75168	501C3	$55,279	OPERATING
ELLIS COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION
P O BOX 2064	WAXAHACHIE	TX	75168	501C3	$55,279	OPERATING
ELLIS COUNTY HISPANIC ORG
412 S ROGERS	WAXAHACHIE	TX	75165	501C3	$35,229	OPERATING
ELLIS COUNTY MUSUEM
P O BOX 706	WAXAHACHIE	TX	75168	501C3	$55,279	OPERATING
HISTORIC WAXAHACHIE
P O BOX 22	WAXAHACHIE	TX	75168	501C3	$55,279	OPERATING
WAXAHACHIE COMMUNITY THEATER
P O BOX 2102	WAXAHACHIE	TX	75168	501C3	$55,279	OPERATING
WAXAHACHIE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
P O BOX 405	WAXAHACHIE	TX	75168	501C3	$55,279	OPERATING

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE OFFICERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

WAXAHACHIE ARTS COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Filer Filer

Business Name BusinessName

US Address USAddress

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Form 990 IRS990

US Address USAddress

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

US Address USAddress

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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