The Houston Tscpa Foundation

Analysis

The Houston Tscpa Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 May 2023, The Houston Tscpa Foundation reported income of $999k and spending of $956k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $999k (-44%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2020, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Houston Tscpa Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Labors Community Service Agency Inc ($999k), Civic New Markets Support Corporation II ($999k) and Illinois Peoples Action ($997k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $208k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $2.5m.