Houston Revision is dedicated to helping transform the lives of at risk youth in harris county, texas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 175 volunteers and 13 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$172K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$406K
115% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 115% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
−$52K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.5M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2023▲ +61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$945K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.7M
Net assets
−$52K
FY2023▼ -131%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2022$169K
FY2023−$52K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Oct 2012.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.2M Management & general 15% · $404K Fundraising 4% · $109K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $172K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$97,600Pt VII · Sec A
$73,939Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Rotramel’s $98K as CEO is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2020
Charles Rotramel$97,600$100,347$91,861
Carrie Leader$73,939——

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Transforms at-risk youth lives in Harris County, Texas.

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3 programs · $779K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Revision Community

Our afterschool population grew and evolved to include older youths experiencing housing instability. There were anywhere from 60-100 youths who came through our space each weekday. Over the summer, there were more who stayed for longer periods of time.

$366Kprogram expense
02

Soccer

Revision football club gave our disconnected 25-30 high school and 20 middle school and 20 late elementary school young men the opportunity to play at a a very competitive level while building positive peer relationships and giving them extra motivation to do well academically.

$216Kprogram expense
03

Education

Revision was embedded in three schools in hisd. In these three schools, we had dedicated space and at least one fte on site. The staff facilitated the mentor visits, met with the students and functioned as their caseworkers, and ran restorative justice circles.

$196Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $45K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$34,326
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,075

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$404K
Fundraisingcol D$109K
Owns and owesPt X
−$52K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$406K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$571K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$434K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$183K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$406K
Net assetsLn 32−$52K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6175
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K$183K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$342K$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K$406K
Net assetsLn 32$169K−$52K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$206K$168K$25K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$879K$97K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$73K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$93K$8K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$7K$48K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$208K$89K$118K$923
Advertising and promotionLn 12$845$155$690
Office expensesLn 13$44K$22K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$12K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K$307
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$33K$11K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$12K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$800K$784K$16K$8
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.2M$404K$109K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.7M−$221K−$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.7M−$134K$169K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $1.3M$945K$374K$318K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,455,432 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,247,555$2,212,918
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $273,101$329,841
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,244$1,164
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,884−$88,491
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,530,784$2,455,432
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $34,326$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,120,773$1,439,936
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $36,000$23,957
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $473,693$1,212,086
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,664,792$2,675,979
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$134,008−$220,547
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $2,455,432 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,605 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$434,268
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$571,276
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,207,374
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,212,918
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $329,841 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$329,841
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,164$1,164
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$92,096−$92,096
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $333,446 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$90,932$2,455,432
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,675,979 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $168,374 · Management $25,431 · Fundraising $11,705$205,510
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $878,899 · Management $97,239 · Fundraising $65,956$1,042,094
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $6,665$6,665
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,026 · Management $6,133 · Fundraising $2,612$81,771
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $92,785 · Management $7,792 · Fundraising $3,319$103,896
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,000 · Management $48,100$55,100
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $23,957$23,957
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,986 · Management $118,405 · Fundraising $923$208,314
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $155 · Fundraising $690$845
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,446 · Management $21,967$44,413
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,980 · Management $4,485$16,465
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,037 · Management $307$5,344
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,308$5,308
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,597$1,597
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,248 · Management $21,539$32,787
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,488$15,488
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,909 · Management $14,498$26,407
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $783,827 · Management $16,183 · Fundraising $8$800,018
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,162,577 · Management $404,232 · Fundraising $109,170$2,675,979
Part X · Balance sheet $353,856 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,428$182,839
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $109,350$119,320
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,184$51,697
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $342,272$353,856
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,765$247,874
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $71,226$157,748
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,491$405,622
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $66,651−$69,861
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $102,130$18,095
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $168,781−$51,766
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $342,272$353,856
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$51,766 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,455,432
XI-2 Total expenses$2,675,979
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$220,547
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$168,781
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$51,766

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