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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$204K
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$945K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.5M
Expenses
$945K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$945K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.7M
Net assets
$318K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2022$169K
FY2023−$52K

From the FY2020 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

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $707K Management & general 12% · $117K Fundraising 13% · $121K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$91,861Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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

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

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

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3 programs · $629K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

General Program

Houston reVision works to transform lives of at risk youth by connecting them with positive adult role models, building new community aournd strong, affirming peer groups and preparing the youth for promising futures through education and employment.

$323Kprogram expense
02

Education

Because of COVID, our school program, in partnership with Houston Independent School District, went virtual and our staff implemented a one-on-one in person welfare check with each student, providing technical assistance, food, hygiene supplies, and updated information about the virus and proper protocols to stay safe.

$189Kprogram expense
03

Soccer

reVision Football Club gave our disconnected 25-30 high school and 20 middle school young men the opportunity to play at a very competitive level while building positive peer relationships and giving them extra motivation to do well academically. Of the 12 seniors, 10 of them received college and soccer scholarships.

$117Kprogram 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
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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$945K
Ln 25
Programscol B$707K
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$318K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$126K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$344K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98K
Total assetsLn 16$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204K
Net assetsLn 32$318K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$344K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$98K
Total assetsLn 16$76K$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K$204K
Net assetsLn 32−$56K$318K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$15K$15K
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$99K$77K$6K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$400K$311K$24K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84K$66K$4K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$18K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$50$30K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$44K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$35K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$13$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
InterestLn 20$876$876
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$22K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$103K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$945K$707K$117K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $2.5M$2.7M−$221K−$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.7M−$134K$169K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$945K$374K$318K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,318,077 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $689,563$1,134,791
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $81,667$135,167
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,170$1,919
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,898$46,200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $830,298$1,318,077
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,513$14,919
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $676,483$607,165
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $500$21,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $361,172$301,429
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,048,668$944,513
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$218,370$373,564
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,318,077 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$126,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,008,791
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,043
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,134,791
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $135,167 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$135,167
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,919$1,919
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 $46,200$46,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $135,167 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48,119$1,318,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $944,513 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,919$14,919
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 staffPrograms $77,205 · Management $5,885 · Fundraising $16,297$99,387
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $310,797 · Management $23,692 · Fundraising $65,604$400,093
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $65,708 · Management $4,471 · Fundraising $13,409$83,588
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,943 · Management $1,906 · Fundraising $4,248$24,097
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $50 · Management $29,610$29,660
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $21,000$21,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,422 · Management $33,178$77,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,083 · Management $10,305$45,388
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13 · Management $1,448$1,461
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,514$2,514
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,463$11,463
IX-20 InterestManagement $876$876
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,290$1,290
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,431 · Management $3,958$26,389
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,410 · Management $1,378 · Fundraising $0$104,788
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $707,248 · Management $116,707 · Fundraising $120,558$944,513
Part X · Balance sheet $522,174 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,339$344,137
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $551$79,877
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$98,160
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $75,890$522,174
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,525$69,795
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $65,000$35,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$99,450
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $131,525$204,245
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$155,920$167,861
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,285$150,068
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$55,635$317,929
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $75,890$522,174
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $317,929 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,318,077
XI-2 Total expenses$944,513
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$373,564
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$55,635
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$317,929

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