Houston Strong Children Services

Analysis

Houston Strong Children Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 March 2024, Houston Strong Children Services reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from $618k to $1.2m (+86%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Houston Strong Children Services sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 85th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrington House Incorporated ($1.2m), Recirculating Farms Coalition ($1.2m) and Institute for Womens Health ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $303k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7,555. At year end it held assets of $174k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $174k.