Chris Howell Foundation

Analysis

Chris Howell Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Chris Howell Foundation reported income of $377k and spending of $386k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $261k to $377k (+45%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Chris Howell Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millburn Short Hills Youth Baseball ($377k), Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($377k) and Colorado Safety Association ($377k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1,891. At year end it held assets of $53k against liabilities of $287k, net assets of -$234k. It reported 4 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.