Texas Through Time Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831694257
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Hillsboro, TX, USA
Phone
9729746306
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural History, Natural Science Museums

Reported finances

Revenue
$73,989
Expenses
$76,453
Assets
$312,265
Liabilities
$193,407

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDRE LUJAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ANDRE LUJAN (PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to bring together a comprehensive collection of Texas fossils for the purpose of engaging and educating the general public. Through meaningful educational experiences, we hope to stimulate appreciation for Texas unique fossil record.

What it reported doing in 2024

Museum operations and public exhibits- Texas through time operates a nonprofit natural history museum in hillsboro tx, which provides public access to exhibits featuring Texas fossils, minerals, and geological artifacts. During the tax year, the museum welcomed thousands of visitors, including school groups, families, and tourists. Exhibits were expanded to include new fossil displays. Volunteers provided tours and educational talks at no charge to schools and community groups. Admission is free to the public to promote accessibility to science education. In 2024 renovations and opening of the new building, a historical building that used to be a junior college. Texas through time hosted multiple community events throughout the year designed to make paleontology and geology accessible to the public. Events included fossil identification days, family science nights, museum anniversary celebrations, and educational festivals. These events provided opportunities for families, students, and visitors to interact with real fossils, observe preparation work in the paleontology lab, and meet scientists and volunteers. The museum also participated in local hillsboro community festivals and partnered with schools, libraries, and civic groups to provide exhibits and hands-on science demonstrations. Through these programs, Texas through time reached a broad audience, strengthened community engagement in science education, and advanced its mission to preserve and promote the natural history of Texas. All events were offered free or at low cost to ensure accessibility to underserved communities

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.3%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.08; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -33.9% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -91.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $67K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.