Houston Architecture Foundation

Analysis

Houston Architecture Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1988, 38 years ago. 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 (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, Houston Architecture Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $290k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $570k to $1.1m (+99%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 531%. Over the whole period it spent 29% 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 Architecture Foundation 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 81st percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Carolina Black Repertory Company Inc ($1.1m), Di Rosa Preserve ($1.1m) and Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $3.5m.