Bakerripley

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Since 1907Human ServicesEIN 23-7062976Revenue $635.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbakerripley.org4450 Harrisburg Blvd, 77011-4014 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Apr 1970Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To connect low-income Neighbors to opportunity so they can achieve the life they've imagined.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,744 volunteers and 1,935 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.5M a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.3M
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $50K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62.0M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$635.4M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$637.7M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$124.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$635.4M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$545.9M
FY2021$583.4M
FY2022$603.4M
FY2023$532.7M
FY2024$635.4M
Expenses
$637.7M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$549.4M
FY2021$584.4M
FY2022$591.7M
FY2023$544.8M
FY2024$637.7M
Net assets
$124.5M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$112.7M
FY2021$116.1M
FY2022$109.3M
FY2023$105.2M
FY2024$124.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1970.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $610.0M Management & general 4% · $26.1M Fundraising 0% · $1.5M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

40 people listed on the 990; $3.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$491,590Pt VII · Sec A
$323,353Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$300,874Pt VII · Sec A
$242,926Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$212,021Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir, Controller
$204,857Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Community Impact & Vitality
$190,164Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir, P&c
$179,742Pt VII · Sec A

Claudia Aguirre’s $492K as President & CEO is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $100M+ human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Claudia Aguirre$491,590$487,423$443,973$367,270$323,366
H Rene Solis$300,874$283,053$379,648$213,863$208,260
J Angela Blanchard$160,000$160,000$160,000$160,000$337,287
Kate Birenbaum$323,353$233,282$223,553$207,856$180,608
Kirk G Rummel JR$242,926$304,985$221,061—$212,200
Mary R Cahill$212,021$219,038$205,775——
Kirk Rummel———$215,233—
David E Haines————$208,559

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects low-income individuals to opportunities through free tax preparation, family education, immigration assistance, and small business services to help them achieve self-sufficiency.

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3 programs · $606.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

BakerRipley Public Sector Solutions (includes Workforce Initiatives and Regional Initiatives) operates 12 of the 27 Career Offices along with the Financial Aid Payment Office for the 13 county Gulf Coast Workforce Solutions System and operates the Child Care Services programs for Coastal Bend, Capital Area, East Texas, and Rural Capital…

$545.9Mprogram expense
02

BakerRipley Choices in Education (includes Head Start and BakerRipley Community Schools) provides opportunities for students (birth to 8th grade) and their parents through an innovative education system that promotes quality, consistency and connection at every juncture of a child's life.

$50.3Mprogram expense
03

BakerRipley Community Based Initiatives (includes Community Initiatives and Economic Initiatives) build on the unique economic and social assets of individuals and their neighborhoods, moving them to self-sufficiency and an improved quality of life.

$10.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 88 grants · $2.3B · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$452,036,706
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,917,935
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,083,746
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,794,665
United Way of Greater HoustonTX · FY2024$1,209,457
Church World Service INCIN · FY2024$522,064
Unitemized GrantFY2024$428,565
Unitemized GrantFY2024$303,022
Unitemized GrantFY2024$121,077
Unitemized GrantFY2024$64,082
Goldberg B'Nai B'Rith TowersTX · FY2024$52,006
Chinese Community Center INCTX · FY2024$34,100
Wesley Community Center INCTX · FY2024$31,917
South Park Baptist ChurchTX · FY2024$31,703
The Montrose CenterTX · FY2024$26,496
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,684
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,218
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$635.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$624.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.2M
Money outPt IX
$637.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$610.0M
Managementcol C$26.1M
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$124.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.0M
Total assetsLn 16$186.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$624.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$617.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3.7M
Total revenueLn 12$635.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10.0M
SavingsLn 2$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$52.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67.6M
Other assetsLn 15$22.2M
Total assetsLn 16$186.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62.0M
Net assetsLn 32$124.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,935
VolunteersI 61,744
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.2M$10.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45.8M$52.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39.6M$67.6M
Total assetsLn 16$166.5M$186.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61.3M$62.0M
Net assetsLn 32$105.2M$124.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.9M$1.9M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$501.8M$501.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4.3M$825K$3.0M$542K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73.7M$60.3M$13.0M$380K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5.0M$4.4M$510K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6.0M$4.8M$1.2M$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4.9M$3.7M$1.2M$71K
Legal feesLn 11b$57K$34K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$302K$35K$267K
Investment management feesLn 11f$125K$125K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.3M$4.4M$1.8M$93K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$27K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$8.1M$7.8M$314K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$2.1M$1.2M$859K$97K
OccupancyLn 16$18.0M$15.6M$2.3M$68K
TravelLn 17$710K$675K$33K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$670K$501K$150K$19K
InterestLn 20$445K$4K$441K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.9M$1.9M$820K$135K
InsuranceLn 23$138K$44K$94K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$193K$89K$99K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$637.7M$610.0M$26.1M$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $635.4M$637.7M−$2.3M$124.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $532.7M$544.8M−$12.1M$105.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $603.4M$591.7M$11.7M$109.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $583.4M$584.4M−$1.0M$116.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $545.9M$549.4M−$3.5M$112.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $635,358,695 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $523,132,583$624,274,863
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,540,574$5,857,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,538,472$5,212,577
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $441,967$13,455
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $532,653,596$635,358,695
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $407,990,671$503,684,476
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $96,431,778$93,871,194
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $92,500$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,284,633$40,116,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $544,799,582$637,672,653
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,145,986−$2,313,958
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $635,358,695 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,455 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,898,945
VIII-1d Related organizations$974,890
VIII-1e Government grants$617,159,356
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,241,672
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,980
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$624,274,863
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,857,800$5,857,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,467,595$1,467,595
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,744,982$3,744,982
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,857,800 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,226,032$635,358,695
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $637,672,653 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,930,776$1,930,776
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $501,753,700$501,753,700
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $824,766 · Management $2,950,459 · Fundraising $542,080$4,317,305
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,290,126 · Management $13,002,928 · Fundraising $380,357$73,673,411
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,403,071 · Management $510,236 · Fundraising $53,043$4,966,350
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,771,218 · Management $1,165,880 · Fundraising $42,861$5,979,959
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,691,098 · Management $1,172,316 · Fundraising $70,755$4,934,169
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $34,254 · Management $22,257$56,511
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $35,400 · Management $266,886$302,286
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $124,627$124,627
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,441,631 · Management $1,775,079 · Fundraising $93,164$6,309,874
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,236 · Management $11,287$38,523
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,795,273 · Management $313,771 · Fundraising $20,673$8,129,717
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,185,569 · Management $858,759 · Fundraising $97,143$2,141,471
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,562,873 · Management $2,331,216 · Fundraising $68,424$17,962,513
IX-17 TravelPrograms $674,944 · Management $33,224 · Fundraising $1,614$709,782
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $501,092 · Management $149,773 · Fundraising $19,409$670,274
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,339 · Management $441,135$445,474
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,939,975 · Management $819,809 · Fundraising $135,300$2,895,084
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,980 · Management $93,671$137,651
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,815 · Management $98,735 · Fundraising $5,646$193,196
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $610,000,136 · Management $26,142,048 · Fundraising $1,530,469$637,672,653
Part X · Balance sheet $186,521,811 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,098,586$9,951,737
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $78,974$83,116
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,501,667$31,799,241
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $175,693$85,254
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,630,121$2,678,328
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,605,662$67,646,964
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $44,785,627$51,008,062
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,048,975$1,023,872
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,698,033$22,245,237
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $166,501,038$186,521,811
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,551,563$32,562,769
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $523,443$2,294,114
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $32,193,977$27,132,159
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,268,983$61,989,042
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,926,608$86,127,892
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,305,447$38,404,877
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,232,055$124,532,769
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $166,501,038$186,521,811
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $124,532,769 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$635,358,695
XI-2 Total expenses$637,672,653
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,313,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,232,055
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,629,320
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$16,985,352
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$124,532,769

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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