H O W Center

Tax-deductible

Beaumont, TX501(c)(3)EIN 76-0363373Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSthehowcenter.org2509 Cable Ave, 77703-5323 · Beaumont, TXTax-exempt since Feb 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The H.O.W. Center provides a safe and structured living environment for individuals recovering from alcoholism and addiction while they gain the skills they need to live independently and successfully.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
40¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $209K a year · 39% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
40%
of spending
Concern: 40% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$152K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $362K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
+101% vs prior year
Spent
$355K
To programs
40%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +101%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$547K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$355K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$413K
FY2023$363K
FY2024$355K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +190%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1993.

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

Where the money goes

40 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 40% · $143K Management & general 56% · $197K Fundraising 4% · $15K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $152K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Director
$106,979Pt VII · Sec A
Administrator
$44,953Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grant Writer
$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

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Jeans$106,979$97,692$89,033$80,400$71,400
Keri Leavell$44,953$42,800$27,543——

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

Offers safe housing and life skills training for addiction recovery.

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1 program · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Located near downtown Beaumont, Texas, The H.O.W. Center is a sober living facility for adult men who are recovering from alcoholism and addiction and are in the process of improving their lives and becoming productive members of society. Established 33 years ago, The H.O.W.

$143Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$362K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $100K · 2022–2022

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$826K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$355K
Ln 25
Programscol B$143K
Managementcol C$197K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$397K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$826K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$52K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$397K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$397K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$736K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 640
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K$397K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K$736K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1
Net assetsLn 32$392K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$152K$142K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$15K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$12K$863
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$35$35
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$17K$16K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K$457$51
InsuranceLn 23$34K$32K$2K$168
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$97K$89K$8K$860
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$11K$2K$244
Total functional expensesLn 25$355K$143K$197K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$355K$745K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $547K$363K$184K$392K 990 PDF
FY2022 $434K$413K$21K$208K 990 PDF
FY2021 $322K$250K$72K$187K 990 PDF
FY2020 $282K$258K$24K$114K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,099,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $224,651$826,314
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $288,059$266,793
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18$5,006
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,295$1,060
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $547,023$1,099,173
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $169,222$181,367
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $194,180$173,272
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $363,402$354,639
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $183,621$744,534
Part VI · Governance 21 of 23 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $1,099,173 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$51,958
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$774,356
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$826,314
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $266,793$266,793
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,006$5,006
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,060$1,060
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $266,793 · Excluded from tax $6,066$1,099,173
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $354,639 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $142,056 · Fundraising $9,876$151,932
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $15,105 · Fundraising $1,050$16,155
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $12,417 · Fundraising $863$13,280
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35$35
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,269$1,269
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $15,706 · Fundraising $1,745$17,451
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,653 · Management $457 · Fundraising $51$10,161
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,908 · Management $1,511 · Fundraising $168$33,587
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,663 · Management $7,743 · Fundraising $860$97,266
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,060 · Management $2,199 · Fundraising $244$13,503
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $142,553 · Management $197,229 · Fundraising $14,857$354,639
Part X · Balance sheet $1,136,276 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,536$396,640
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $120,000$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $136,268$736,304
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$3,332
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,804$1,136,276
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,063$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,063$1
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $391,741$1,136,275
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $391,741$1,136,275
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,804$1,136,276
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,136,275 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,099,173
XI-2 Total expenses$354,639
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$744,534
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$391,741
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,136,275

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