Open Door Mission

Analysis

Open Door Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Open Door Mission reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.0m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Open Door Mission sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Mens Christian Association ($3.0m), Merrick Community Services ($3.0m) and Silver Spring Neighborhood Center Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 41 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.