Houston a Challenge

Houston, TXUnknown exempt organizationEIN 76-0513493

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A+ drives improvement in Houston-area schools in two ways. Strengthen: Advancing best practices by advising, coaching and professional development with teachers, school leaders and districts; and Connect: Convening people around challenges and transformative ideas in education.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $174K a year · 21% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$189K
to officers and key staff · 55% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 55% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $216K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$142K
-84% vs prior year
Spent
$344K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$142K
FY2022▼ -84%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$892K
FY2021$770K
FY2022$867K
FY2022$142K
Expenses
$344K
FY2022▼ -63%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$928K
FY2022$344K
Net assets
$0
FY2022▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2022$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $273K Management & general 17% · $59K Fundraising 3% · $11K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $189K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$189,045Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tom Monaghan—$204,426$210,949$199,215
Thomas Monaghan$189,045———
Erica Milson—$103,301$109,098—
Jennifer Mascheck—$103,302$106,598$101,030
James Dirden——$106,211—
James Dirdent—$103,668——

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

Improves Houston schools by coaching educators and connecting people around educational ideas.

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1 program · $273K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Strengthen

Advancing best practices through advising, coaching and professional development- Houston A+ works with public schools to strengthen instruction and leadership through consulting, on-campus coaching, leadership academies, professional development workshops, and more.

$273Kprogram 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 · FY2023
New Schools FundFY2023$215K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$216K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$142K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$344K
Ln 25
Programscol B$273K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$142K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 612
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$26K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$220K$202K$12K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$13K$242$372
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$1K$321
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$24K$4K$569
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$422$422
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$430$430
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$549$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$131$933
OccupancyLn 16$7K$3K$4K$858
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$202$202
InsuranceLn 23$886$886
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62$62
Total functional expensesLn 25$344K$273K$59K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 $867K$928K−$62K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $770K$1.0M−$230K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $892K$1.1M−$231K$1.9M 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 FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $141,830 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,826
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,826
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $134,755$134,755
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,249$5,249
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $134,755 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,249$141,830
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $343,909 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,994 · Management $25,993$51,987
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $201,882 · Management $11,970 · Fundraising $6,120$219,972
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,264 · Management $242 · Fundraising $372$13,878
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,754 · Management $1,287 · Fundraising $321$5,362
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,895 · Management $3,982 · Fundraising $569$28,446
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,704$8,704
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $422$422
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $430$430
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,680 · Management $549 · Fundraising $3,144$5,373
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $131 · Management $933$1,064
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,759 · Management $3,504 · Fundraising $858$7,121
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $202$202
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $886$886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62$62
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,421 · Management $59,104 · Fundraising $11,384$343,909
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $419,122$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,104,867$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $83,491$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $231$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
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$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,607,711$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,531$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,531$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,543,180$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,568,180$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,607,711$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$141,830
XI-2 Total expenses$343,909
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$202,079
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,568,180
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,366,101
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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