VILLA FINALE MUSEUM & GARDENS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

VILLA FINALE MUSEUM & GARDENS

EIN 81-4436786 · History Museums (A54)

What they do

The Mission of Villa Finale is to Interpret and Steward Its Collections and Site In Order to Foster An Appreciation of The Value of Cultural Heritage and Historic Preservation.

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Of every $100 spent, about $60.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

35.09%of revenue went to mission work60.2% of expenses · Program services

2.96%of revenue went to fundraising5.1% of expenses

$58.28spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

20.23%of revenue went to management and office costs34.7% of expenses

$1.67in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

97.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,365,676

Mission workProgram services$479,17335.09% of revenue60.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$276,34320.23% of revenue34.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$40,3792.96% of revenue5.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$569,78141.72% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$795,89558.28% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 60.2% mission · 34.7% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.28% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 64.2% mission · 30.5% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.25% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 69.3% mission · 26.3% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.45% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 82.5% mission · 15.6% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.81% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 80.7% mission · 17.5% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.58% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,365,676

Expenses$795,895

Annual surplus $569,781 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$479,173 · 60.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$276,343 · 34.7% of expenses

Fundraising$40,379 · 5.1% of expenses

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Revenue$1,365,676

Expenses$795,895

Assets$1,328,602

Income$1,365,760

Contributions$1,335,487

Mission work (program services)$479,173

Fundraising$40,379

Management and general$276,343

Accounting fees$27,253

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JANE LEWISEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $127,767

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (15)

JANE LEWISEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

AL RENDONDIRECTOR

ANTHONY WHITEVICE PRESIDENT

BETH WELLSDIRECTOR

DRU VAN STEENBERGDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH MARIE LUTZDIRECTOR

GEORGINA PODJENSKIDIRECTOR

JAY LOUDENCHAIRMAN

JEFF SCHMIDTDIRECTOR

MALLORY BAIRDSECRETARY

NANCY H AVELLARTREASURER

OLIN STRAUSSDIRECTOR

RICK WILSONDIRECTOR

ROMANITA MATTA-BARRERADIRECTOR

RYAN REEDDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2017
Location: 401 King William, San Antonio, TX 78204
County: Bexar
In care of: Jane Lewis
Primary officer: Jane Lewis, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailvillafinale@villafinale.org Phone(210) 223-9800

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: DORA ANN VERDE CPA CIA
NTEE classification: History Museums (A54)
IRS tax category: History Museums