Have Shears Will Travel

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 47-3834674Revenue $381K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1212 Roberts St, 77003-4731 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Jun 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Have Shears Will Travel is a non-profit hair care ministry organized to serve the local community with special needs that restrict their ability to obtain these services due to physical impairment, lack of transportation or financial means.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$22K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 94% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$381K
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$652K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$381K
FY2025▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$637K
FY2025$381K
Expenses
$392K
FY2025▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$214K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$628K
FY2025$392K
Net assets
$652K
FY2025▲ +225%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$201K
FY2025$652K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $317K Management & general 15% · $57K Fundraising 4% · $17K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Director
$13,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$8,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Goodson’s $14K as President/Executive Director is at the 6th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021
Barbara Goodson$13,500$24,000$20,000
Maria Wade$8,250——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provide free haircuts and styling to community members with special needs.

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1 program · $317K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Have Shears Will Travel is a non-profit hair care ministry organization that served and educated the local community with special needs that restricted their ability to obtain these services and training due to physical impairment, lack of transportation or financial means.

$317Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$381K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$381K
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$317K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$652K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$381K
Total revenueLn 12$381K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$336K
Other assetsLn 15$242K
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$652K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$129K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$185K$336K
Total assetsLn 16$219K$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$201K$652K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$265K$248K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$26K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$317K$57K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $381K$392K−$10K$652K 990 PDF
FY2024 $637K$628K$9K$201K 990 PDF
FY2023 $419K$311K$107K$196K 990 PDF
FY2022 $311K$269K$42K$96K 990 PDF
FY2021 $233K$214K$19K$54K 990 PDF
FY2020 $126K$35K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $381,102 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $586,259$381,102
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,596$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $636,855$381,102
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $628,176$391,564
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $628,176$391,564
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,679−$10,462
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $381,102 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$282,736
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$381,102
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$381,102
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $391,564 across 9 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,548$19,548
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $34,724$34,724
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,800$2,800
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,173$2,173
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,982$1,982
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,734$13,734
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $248,327 · Fundraising $16,626$264,953
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,647 · Management $1,003$26,650
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $317,490 · Management $57,448 · Fundraising $16,626$391,564
Part X · Balance sheet $720,135 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,466$129,234
X-4 Accounts receivable$13,300
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $185,467$335,573
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,300$242,028
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $219,233$720,135
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,501$22,641
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$45,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,501$67,641
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $200,732$652,494
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $219,233$720,135
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $652,494 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$381,102
XI-2 Total expenses$391,564
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,462
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$200,732
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$234,127
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$228,097
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$652,494

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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