Houston Zen Community

Analysis

Houston Zen Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 December 2022, Houston Zen Community reported income of $233k and spending of $323k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2017 to December 2022, income fell from $262k to $233k (-11%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Houston Zen Community sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keren Refuah Inc ($233k), Kingdom Celebration Center ($233k) and Kompass Ministries ($233k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $52k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 3 employees.