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Holocaust Museum Houston
Holocaust Museum Houston reported $12.7 million in revenue and $7.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $63.23 went to program services, $17.12 to management and general costs and $19.65 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $190,473 (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 105% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.4MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$97.68 $12M
- Program service revenue$2.29 $293K
- Investment income$0.03 $4,606
Other revenue was negative: −$87,533. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 63.2% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.1% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 19.7% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.12 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.3% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.3% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $190,473 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.58% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 58.9 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 30 of 30 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseExhibitions - Holocaust Museum Houston's permanent exhibit, "bearing witness: a community remembers" is personalized with testimony of holocaust survivors who later settled in the houston area. The gallery features artifacts donated by holocaust survivors, their descendants, liberators, and other collectors and was expanded to incorporate two of the museum's most important artifacts, the world war ii-era railcar and the 1940's danish rescue boat. The museum has three additional permanent exhibitions: the lester and sue smith human rights gallery, the rhona and bruce caress gallery and still I…
Education Holocaust Museum Houston reached over 22,900 students and 750 teachers using a variety of bilingual educational programs to support holocaust instruction in k-12 classrooms. The museum developed a corps of educators to effectively teach about the holocaust and other genocides by hosting various fellowships where eminent scholars provide historical and academic content while university faculty, as well as museum staff, provide pedagogical context. Through the educator in motion (eim) program, museum staff travel to schools or conduct long-distance video learning sessions to deliver…
Public programming Holocaust Museum Houston reached nearly 8,000 community members through educational programming such as lectures, panel discussions, film viewings, workshops, and professional trainings. Programs included a lecture by amir tibon sharing his story of how he and his family were rescued on october 7, 2023; holocaust survivor talks; and film screening of "black raven" about the genocidal campaign in early 1930's soviet ukraine. Holocaust Museum Houston also offers programming to educate community members on the holocaust and its relevancy in the world today. These specialized…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $172,798 | $0 | $17,675 | $190,473 |
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER (THRU 11/30/24) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $145,921 | $0 | $16,889 | $162,810 |
| INTERIM CEO Officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $141,751 | $0 | $0 | $141,751 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 39.00 hrs/week | $125,033 | $0 | $11,810 | $136,843 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,060 | $0 | $14,523 | $127,583 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Holocaust Museum Houston (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $554K (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
FY2025 · 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–1b30 · 30 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 551
- Volunteers Part I, line 6100
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| DEUTSER Consulting services | $115,422 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
57 private foundations reported grants to Holocaust Museum Houston totaling $2.6M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Holocaust Museum Houston's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Holocaust Museum Houston, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Holocaust Museum Houston spent in FY2025, $63.23 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Holocaust Museum Houston's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Holocaust Museum Houston reported that 63.2% of its $7.4 million in expenses went to program services, 17.1% to management and general and 19.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Holocaust Museum Houston pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Holocaust Museum Houston reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $190,473, for the role of CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Holocaust Museum Houston get its money?
Of $12.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.3% came from contributions and grants and 2.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Holocaust Museum Houston a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 76-0331398 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202523569349301332 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500989349300710 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400889349300530 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310389349301956 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (amended), object 202123559349301102 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120569349301212 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 76-0331398: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.