Blue Triangle Multicultural Association INC

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Since 1998HousingEIN 76-0578155

The mission of the Blue Triangle Multi-Cultural Association, Inc. (Blue Triangle MCA) is to provide a safe environment for children, youth, and adults to meet, learn and recreate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
7¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K 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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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $448K a year · 58% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
7%
of spending
Concern: 7% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $240
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$123K
-89% vs prior year
Spent
$290K
To programs
7%
Net assets
$586K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$123K
FY2025▼ -89%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$497K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$123K
Expenses
$290K
FY2025▼ -13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$451K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$290K
Net assets
$586K
FY2025▼ -37%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$179K
FY2024$936K
FY2025$586K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1999.

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

Where the money goes

7 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 7% · $19K Management & general 100% · $290K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Administrative Assistant
$16,450Pt VII · Sec A

Cheryl Pitts Bryant’s $16K as Administrative Assistant is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cheryl Pitts Bryant$16,450$14,342————
Priscilla Misher——$10,781$10,781$10,781$10,781

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Cleans the community and establishes an afterschool program.

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1 program service account for $19K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provide swimming instruction and water safety protocols for the community.

$19Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$240

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$123K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$290K
Ln 25
Programscol B$19K
Managementcol C$290K
Owns and owesPt X
$586K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$586K
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$123K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$586K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$586K
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$586K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$936K$586K
Total assetsLn 16$936K$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$936K$586K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$340$340
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$178K$178K
All other expensesLn 24e$43K$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$290K$0$290K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $123K$290K−$167K$586K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$333K$757K$936K 990 PDF
FY2023 $497K$451K$46K$179K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$480K$2.1M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $296K$159K$137K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $60K$240K−$180K$2.2M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $122,963 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$5,859
VIII-1c Fundraising events$40,829
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,112
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$121,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,163$1,163
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,163$122,963
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $290,419 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $16,450$16,450
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $24,563$24,563
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,684$2,684
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,228$9,228
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $340$340
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,355$15,355
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $177,765$177,765
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $43,034$43,034
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $290,419 · Fundraising $0$290,419
Part X · Balance sheet $585,592 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $936,005$585,592
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $936,005$585,592
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $936,005$585,592
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $936,005$585,592
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $585,592 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$122,963
XI-2 Total expenses$290,419
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$167,456
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$936,005
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$15,501
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$167,456
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$585,592

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

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