Houston Welcomes Refugees

Analysis

Houston Welcomes Refugees is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 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, Houston Welcomes Refugees reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $321k to $1.1m (+227%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Houston Welcomes Refugees sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunshine Station ($1.1m), Bushwick Improvement Society Inc Stagg Street Center for Children ($1.1m) and Today Is a Good Day ($1.1m).

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 $68k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $363k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $6,989, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 10 employees.