Assistance League of Houston

Analysis

Assistance League of Houston is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1967, 59 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2024, Assistance League of Houston reported income of $64k and spending of $360k, spending 564% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income fell from $362k to $64k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 1343%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Assistance League of Houston sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior League of Oakland East Bay Inc ($64k), Power Community Development Corporation ($64k) and Eureka 1923 Public Benefit Corporation ($64k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 255% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $6.1m.