501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 4 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $167 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$178K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $275K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$457K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$463K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$117K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$457K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$368K
FY2022$385K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$457K
Expenses
$463K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$364K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$463K
Net assets
$117K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$245K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$303K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$117K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $319K Management & general 16% · $74K Fundraising 15% · $70K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $178K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$81,920Pt VII · Sec A
$76,800Pt VII · Sec A
Operations M
$18,913Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brittani Davis’s $82K as Executive Di is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marilyn Lee—$83,833$84,500$77,167$80,500
Brittani Davis$81,920$76,550——$9,100
Kareen Eichberger$76,800$53,000$36,500$12,000—
Melissa Emerson———$19,110$30,576
Christi Difalco$18,913————

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

Helps churches serve local schools to transform communities.

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1 program · $319K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Loving houston connects churches with schools across greater houston so that every child has access to the physical and emotional resources they need to succeed. With the approval and support of school administrations, the organization empowers churches to address issues such as hunger, education, inequality, and an unprepared workforce…

$319Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$457K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Money outPt IX
$463K
Ln 25
Programscol B$319K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$117K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$457K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$117K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K$145K
Total assetsLn 16$150K$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$123K$117K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$139K$107K$21K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$24K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$16K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$2K$999
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$2K$20K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$215K$153K$14K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$905$7K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$351
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$207$2K$207
Total functional expensesLn 25$463K$319K$74K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $457K$463K−$6K$117K 990 PDF
FY2024 $441K$525K−$84K$123K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $385K$364K$21K$303K 990 PDF
FY2021 $368K$330K$38K$283K 990 PDF
FY2020 $259K$228K$31K$245K 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 $456,637 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $436,865$452,475
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $511$19
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,186$4,143
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $440,562$456,637
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $303,902$203,456
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $221,119$259,068
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,021$462,524
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,459−$5,887
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $456,637 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$56,089
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$396,386
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$452,475
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $19$19
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,143$4,143
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,162$456,637
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $462,524 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $106,819 · Management $21,118 · Fundraising $11,402$139,339
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,717 · Management $4,689 · Fundraising $2,531$30,937
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,658 · Management $2,752 · Fundraising $1,499$19,909
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,438 · Management $1,834 · Fundraising $999$13,271
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,466 · Management $19,725 · Fundraising $2,466$24,657
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $152,743 · Management $13,634 · Fundraising $49,088$215,465
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $905 · Management $7,306 · Fundraising $1,172$9,383
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,405 · Fundraising $351$1,756
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,591 · Management $1,148$5,739
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $207 · Management $1,654 · Fundraising $207$2,068
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $318,949 · Management $73,860 · Fundraising $69,715$462,524
Part X · Balance sheet $147,975 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,214$35,460
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $132,844$109,460
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $831$3,055
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $149,889$147,975
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,611$30,584
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,611$30,584
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $99,783$106,146
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $23,495$11,245
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $123,278$117,391
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $149,889$147,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,391 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$456,637
XI-2 Total expenses$462,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$123,278
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$117,391

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