Houston International Film Festival

Analysis

Houston International Film Festival is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2026. 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2020, Houston International Film Festival reported income of $266k and spending of $253k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2020, income fell from $372k to $266k (-28%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 International Film Festival sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Providence Neighborhood Planting Program ($266k), Astrodome Conservancy ($266k) and Catskill Symphony Orchestra ($266k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $18k (7.1% of expenses). It paid $1,840 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $53k against liabilities of $52k, net assets of $1,082. It reported 2 employees.