University of Houston Law Foundation

Analysis

University of Houston Law Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 August 2023, University of Houston Law Foundation reported income of $3.7m and spending of $4.8m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $4.2m to $3.7m (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, University of Houston Law 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 90th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grand Island Public Schools Foundation ($3.7m), Princeton House Charter School Inc ($3.7m) and Regeneration Schools Ohio ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 5.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $38.6m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $36.4m. It reported 2 employees.