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Is it real?
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.
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
42 people listed on the 990; $2.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former President
$337,287Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$323,366Pt VII · Sec A
CFO, Cao
$212,200Pt VII · Sec A
Strategy Off.
$208,559Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program
$208,260Pt VII · Sec A
VP Governance
$180,608Pt VII · Sec A
Srvp Pp&e
$178,256Pt VII · Sec A
VP Org Develop
$177,414Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir Health
$176,979Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir Regional
$155,879Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir IT
$148,959Pt VII · Sec A
Superintendent Sch
$148,204Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir P&c
$138,886Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir Facilities
$134,630Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir Workforce
$131,547Pt VII · Sec A
Dir, Board Eng
$25,235Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
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3 programs · $523.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01
BakerRipley Public Sector Solutions operates 11 of the 24 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 workforce regions.
$445.3Mprogram expense
02
BakerRipley Choices in Education 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.
$45.7Mprogram expense
03
BakerRipley Community Based Initiatives builds on the unique economic and social assets of individuals and their neighborhoods, moving them to self-sufficiency and an improved quality of life.
$32.9Mprogram 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
Windham FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$50K
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
New Life Enrichment Center INCTX · FY2024$22,533
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,684
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,218
Federal money
Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $606.1M federal money spent
Child Care and Development Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.575 · Through Houston-Galveston Area Council-Career Centers Op and Admin and 6 more$350.1M
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development FundDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.596 · Through Houston-Galveston Area Council Financial Aid Payment Services-Child Care Services and 7 more$116.9M
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$36.9M
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs$30.2M
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Workforce Solutions Capital Area Workforce Board-Management and Operations and 3 more$20.8M
Plus 33 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 23 findings: a weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
Year ending Dec 2024 · $602.5M federal money spent
Child Care and Development Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.575 · Through Houston-Galveston Area Council-Career Centers Operations and Administrative and 6 more$356.1M
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development FundDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.596 · Through Houston-Galveston Area Council and 7 more$108.3M
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$36.2M
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through Texas Deparment of Housing and Community Affairs$22.7M
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council-Domestic Violence Assistance Fund and 4 more$21.9M
Plus 38 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Dec 2023 · $510.4M federal money spent
Child Care and Development Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.575 · Through Houston-Galveston Area Council and 4 more$266.6M
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development FundDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.596 · Through Houston-Galveston Area Council and 4 more$114.0M
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$35.4M
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs$32.0M
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council - Domestic Violence Assistance Fund and 3 more$9.3M
Plus 39 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Dec 2022 · $561.5M federal money spent
Child Care and Development Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.575 · Through Houston-Galveston Area Council-Workforce Operations and Administrative and 10 more$298.4M
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development FundDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.596 · Through Houston-Galveston Area Council-Financial Aid Payment Services-Child Ca and 7 more$88.6M
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs$49.3M
Emergency Rental Assistance ProgramDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.023 · Through Harris County and 2 more$41.2M
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$33.1M
Plus 39 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 49 findings: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$545.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$540.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$549.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$528.4M
Managementcol C$20.4M
Fundraisingcol D$622K
Owns and owesPt X
$112.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.9M
Total assetsLn 16$138.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A16
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$540.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$521.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$189K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$245K
Gains on assetsLn 7$648K
Total revenueLn 12$545.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13.4M
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.9M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$3.9M
Accounts receivableLn 4$18.9M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$15.9M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45.4M
Total assetsLn 16$138.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.6M
Net assetsLn 32$112.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,935
VolunteersI 61,744
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.5M
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$35K
Share of the $42.6M endowmentSch D 1g0.08%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $42.6M | $39.6M | $34.2M | $36.7M | $27.1M |
| Given inLn 1b | $9.0M | ||||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $1.1M | $1.1M | $753K | $4.6M | $579K |
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $7.7M | $15.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $46.5M | $45.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $38.4M | $36.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $137.1M | $138.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $23.3M | $25.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $113.8M | $112.7M |
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $211K | $211K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $428.5M | $428.5M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | |||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.2M | $1.2M | ||
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $72.5M | $60.3M | $11.8M | $395K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $3.4M | $3.0M | $375K | $10K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $7.2M | $6.1M | $1.0M | $38K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $4.4M | $3.8M | $593K | $32K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $126K | $34K | $92K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $217K | $3K | $214K | |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | |||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $35K | $35K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4.1M | $2.8M | $1.3M | $26K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $59K | $15K | $43K | $764 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7.8M | $7.5M | $204K | $53K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1.5M | $1.0M | $468K | $4K |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $15.2M | $13.0M | $2.1M | $51K |
| TravelLn 17 | $393K | $359K | $31K | $2K |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $499K | $412K | $87K | $288 |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1.9M | $1.3M | $644K | $1K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $90K | $27K | $63K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $157K | $67K | $81K | $9K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $0 | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $549.4M | $528.4M | $20.4M | $622K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 | $635.4M | $637.7M | −$2.3M | $124.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 | $532.7M | $544.8M | −$12.1M | $105.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $603.4M | $591.7M | $11.7M | $109.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $583.4M | $584.4M | −$1.0M | $116.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 | $545.9M | $549.4M | −$3.5M | $112.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
III · Programs
R · Related orgs
G · Fundraising
L · Interested persons
I · Grants
A · Public support
M · Noncash
J · Pay
O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $545,921,523 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $358,650,192$539,975,208
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,808,494$4,005,137
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,980,909$1,695,762
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $329,370$245,416
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $365,768,965$545,921,523
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $260,866,848$428,681,057
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $82,879,880$88,676,507
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,107,805$32,069,485
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $375,854,533$549,427,049
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,085,568−$3,505,526
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
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 $545,921,523 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20,070 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$8,249,990
VIII-1c Fundraising events$189,115
VIII-1d Related organizations$7,932
VIII-1e Government grants$521,410,485
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,117,686
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,493,138
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$539,975,208
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,005,137$4,005,137
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,048,214$1,048,214
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $647,548$647,548
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$156,968−$156,968
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $382,314$382,314
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,005,137 · Excluded from tax $1,941,178$545,921,523
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $549,427,049 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $210,776$210,776
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $428,470,281$428,470,281
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,211,152$1,211,152
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,303,709 · Management $11,758,378 · Fundraising $395,447$72,457,534
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,969,730 · Management $375,319 · Fundraising $9,505$3,354,554
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,144,364 · Management $1,047,452 · Fundraising $38,070$7,229,886
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,798,369 · Management $593,120 · Fundraising $31,892$4,423,381
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $34,206 · Management $91,656$125,862
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,078 · Management $214,406$217,484
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $35,014$35,014
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,795,019 · Management $1,317,126 · Fundraising $26,250$4,138,395
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,947 · Management $42,882 · Fundraising $764$58,593
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,524,169 · Management $203,859 · Fundraising $52,783$7,780,811
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,000,066 · Management $467,769 · Fundraising $4,342$1,472,177
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,018,759 · Management $2,097,123 · Fundraising $50,771$15,166,653
IX-17 TravelPrograms $359,343 · Management $30,668 · Fundraising $2,500$392,511
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $411,681 · Management $87,052 · Fundraising $288$499,021
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,290,496 · Management $644,427 · Fundraising $1,068$1,935,991
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,334 · Management $62,681$90,015
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,422 · Management $80,884 · Fundraising $8,652$156,958
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $528,443,749 · Management $20,360,968 · Fundraising $622,332$549,427,049
Part X · Balance sheet $138,308,338 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,645,075$13,389,723
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,025,337$2,542,010
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,921,036$3,929,617
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,155,116$18,942,228
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $15,877,700$15,877,700
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,530,472$2,110,039
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,441,952$36,166,451
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $45,487,855$44,485,594
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,056,745$864,976
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $137,141,288$138,308,338
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,188,551$23,659,839
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $697,762$1,119,013
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $437,343$850,176
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,323,656$25,629,028
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,467,019$68,812,739
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $46,350,613$43,866,571
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,817,632$112,679,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $137,141,288$138,308,338
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $112,679,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$545,921,523
XI-2 Total expenses$549,427,049
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,505,526
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,817,632
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,369,606
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,002,402
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$112,679,310
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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