West Houston Assistance Ministries Inc

Analysis

West Houston Assistance Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1982, 44 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, West Houston Assistance Ministries Inc reported income of $7.8m and spending of $8.1m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $7.8m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, West Houston Assistance Ministries Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exploration School Inc ($7.8m), Tree Trust ($7.8m) and Prattville Christian Academy Inc ($7.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $332k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $386k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 51 employees.