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Greater Houston Community Foundation
Greater Houston Community Foundation reported $293.3 million in revenue and $267.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $96.91 went to program services, $2.48 to management and general costs and $0.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 83.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $791,256 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 25 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 43% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $268MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $293MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.9% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.5% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 83.8% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $791,256 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.30% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 25 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 47.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePublic benefit:disbursed grants to 616 organizations and projects for the public benefit and disbursed awards to 1,136 individuals for disaster relief
Human services:disbursed grants to 1,110 organizations to support human service programs and organizations serving community needs
Educational:disbursed grants to 799 organizations to support educational programs and curriculums and disbursed awards to 267 educational institutions to support scholarship programs
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $737,482 | $0 | $53,774 | $791,256 |
| TREASURER & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $378,763 | $0 | $57,700 | $436,463 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $274,381 | $0 | $40,813 | $315,194 |
| PERSONAL & FAMILY PHILANTHROPY Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $240,046 | $0 | $45,002 | $285,048 |
| VP OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $242,012 | $0 | $36,141 | $278,153 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $237,889 | $0 | $37,472 | $275,361 |
| DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $247,311 | $0 | $23,832 | $271,143 |
| CO-CONTROLLER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $192,431 | $0 | $46,258 | $238,689 |
25 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Greater Houston Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b20 · 20 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 554
- Volunteers Part I, line 650
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ANGELES INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC Investment management | $491,077 |
| MOSS ADAMS LLP Audit/accounting services | $132,403 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Greater Houston Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Greater Houston Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Greater Houston Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Greater Houston Community Foundation reported that 96.9% of its $267.8 million in expenses went to program services, 2.5% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Greater Houston Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Greater Houston Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $791,256, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Greater Houston Community Foundation get its money?
Of $293.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 83.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Greater Houston Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7160400 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543219349315304 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423209349321922 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349320524 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349322246 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349306838 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349311032 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7160400: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.