Houston Christian Broadcasters Inc

Analysis

Houston Christian Broadcasters Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Christian Broadcasters Inc reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $9.0m to $4.3m (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Houston Christian Broadcasters Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Diego Symphony Foundation ($4.3m), Ann Arbor Hands on Museum ($4.3m) and Saint Louis Symphony Endowment Trust ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $15.6m against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $15.6m. It reported 24 employees.