H O W Foundation

Analysis

H O W Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Universal Cty, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, H O W Foundation reported income of $4.1m and spending of $3.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $4.1m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, H O W Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Door Clinic of Greater Elgin ($4.1m), Family Connects International ($4.1m) and Sonrisas Dental Health Inc ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $675k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $642k, net assets of $624k. It reported 19 employees.