Houston Police Foundation

Analysis

Houston Police Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Houston Police Foundation reported income of $3.2m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $3.7m to $3.2m (-14%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Houston Police Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children for Tomorrow ($3.2m), Open Door Preschools ($3.2m) and Wears Valley Ranch Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $129k. It paid $9,729 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 3 employees.