Gulf Region Advocacy Center

Analysis

Gulf Region Advocacy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2026. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 2019, Gulf Region Advocacy Center reported income of $315k and spending of $416k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2019, income grew from $153k to $315k (+106%), an average of +106% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 177% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Gulf Region Advocacy Center sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Restorative Transitions Inc ($315k), Casa of the High Plains Inc ($315k) and Joseph Project Inc ($314k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2019, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.5% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $390k against liabilities of $253k, net assets of $138k. It reported 4 employees.