Zoroastrian Association of Houston

Analysis

Zoroastrian Association of Houston is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1978, 48 years ago. 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, Zoroastrian Association of Houston reported income of $551k and spending of $451k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $200k to $551k (+176%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 1251%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Zoroastrian Association of Houston sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 76th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bureau for Exceptional Children and Adults Inc ($551k), The Historical Society of Woodstock ($551k) and Dismas House of Kansas City ($551k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 20% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $124k, net assets of $5.5m.