The Womens Resource of Greater Houston

Analysis

The Womens Resource of Greater Houston is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, The Womens Resource of Greater Houston reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $757k to $2.3m (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Womens Resource of Greater Houston sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lions of Illinois Endowment Fund ($2.2m), Melvin S Cohen Trust Fbo Minneapolis Fed for Jewish Service ($2.3m) and Community Foundation for Greater Rome ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $626k. It paid $55k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $310k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 29 employees.