Houston Revision

Analysis

Houston Revision is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2012, 14 years ago. 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 2023, Houston Revision reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.7m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $830k to $2.5m (+196%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Houston Revision 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 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alive & Free ($2.5m), Motivating Inspiring Supporting and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth ($2.5m) and Pivot Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. It paid $24k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $354k against liabilities of $406k, net assets of -$52k. It reported 34 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.