Program areas at Rutherford B H Yates Museum
Preservation, stabilization, planning & restoration of National Register-listed historic houses for future use as museums, gift shop/office & archaeology field school workshop as follows: Jacob Nixon house as Archaeology Workshop/Gallery: Installed 10 yr old ceiling & floor boards; installed all new electric lines & AC/Heat system; water connection to site; termite treatment & fumigation; installed security windows; Prairie View A & M University Architect Student Intern documented 7 historic windows; removed, restored, & reinstalled 3 historic windows. J. Vance Lewis house as Museum of Legal Professions & Educators: Replaced damaged roof with historically-appropriate Berridge metal-shingles; restored porch columns; re-inforced front & rear porches beam; architectural & engineering services Work with contractors & structural engineer to plan & install additional concrete piers and beams. Isabelle Sims cottage as Gift Shop/Gallery/Tour Office: Architectural services provided. Engineers did structural assessment: Removed non-historic materials from interior. City of Houston COA permit approved to begin historic restoration. Rev. Ned Pullum house as Health & Business Museum: Installed donated commerical roof tarp to stop damage to interior; managed the conservation of historic rose bushes.
Two University of Houston Anthropology Student Interns were hired. Two commercial units were rented for the storage of donated antique furnishings, archaeology equipment & hundreds of bins for artifacts for access by collection managers. Several volunteers worked with Student interns who transferred & processed artifacts & developed exhibit cases. We hosted 40 tour groups & student field trips from schools in Harris County. We hosted Preservation Volunteer working weekends for employees from 4 companies.
Two historic sites owned by RBHYates Museum was awarded "Sites of Memory associated to the UNESCO-Slave Route in March 2019. In 2022, under the direction of the Research Historian, and the Archaeologist/Curator, several paid university archaeology student interns, new archaeology reports were added to several of the original 74 UNESCO nominations under consideration. The properties are within the National Register Historic District of Freedmen's Town & the related sites from Texas to Mexico.
Who funds Rutherford B H Yates Museum
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Rutherford B H Yates Museum
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Kathy Ploch | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-11-15 |
| Debra Blacklock-Sloan | Director of Education and Tours and Historian | | 2023-07-27 |
| Atty Margaret Boulware | Boulware Director | | 2023-07-27 |
| Xavier Neal-Carson | Archaeologist and Archivist Manager | | 2023-07-27 |
| Catherine Roberts | Co - Founder | $0 | 2023-07-27 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Rutherford B H Yates Museum
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $164,862 | $685,221 | -75.9% |
| Program services | $2,486 | $962 | 158.4% |
| Investment income and dividends | $13 | $4 | 225% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $164 | $360 | -54.4% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $167,525 | $686,547 | -75.6% |
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Data update history
December 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from The Brown Foundation July 27, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 10 new personnel
July 16, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 130726
- Houston, TX 77219
- Metro area
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Website URL
- freedmenstownmuseums.org/Â
- Phone
- (713) 739-0163
IRS details
- EIN
- 76-0536349
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1996
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A54: History Museums
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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