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River Oaks Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Since 1999Community DevelopmentEIN 76-0623472Revenue $204K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 22632, 77227-2632 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Jul 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Beautification and preservation of common and public areas of River Oaks neighborhood in houston, texas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $218K a year · 48% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
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
$204K
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$204K
FY2025▼ -55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$824K
FY2021$586K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$456K
FY2025$204K
Expenses
$205K
FY2025▲ +61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$413K
FY2021$461K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$127K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$869K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.4M

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 Jul 2000.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $159K Management & general 1% · $2K Fundraising 21% · $44K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chris O'Sullivan
Outgoing President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Dorfman
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carol Coale
Vice President & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Hastings
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Wheeler
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Cabes
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Beautifies and maintains common and public areas in the River Oaks neighborhood.

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1 program · $159K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Beautification and preservation of common and public areas of river oaks neighborhood in houston, texas.

$159Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$5K
Leonard R Frankel Family FoundationFY2024$5K
Robert L and Jean Clarke Family FoundationFY2024$5K
The Virginia & L E Simmons Family FoundationFY2024$2K
The O' Sullivan Family FoundationFY2024$2K
The Rr Family FoundationFY2024$1K
Marshall Family FoundationFY2024$1K
John G Kennedy Foundation INCFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$28K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$204K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$159K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$392K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$303
Total revenueLn 12$204K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$392K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$392K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$319K$392K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$8K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$93$93
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$665
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$190K$146K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$159K$2K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $204K$205K−$499$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $456K$127K$329K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $343K$82K$261K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $310K$129K$181K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $586K$461K$125K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $824K$413K$411K$869K 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 $204,477 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $434,896$179,123
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54,999$51,709
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$33,797−$26,355
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $456,098$204,477
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 $127,358$204,976
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,358$204,976
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $328,740−$499
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $204,477 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$71,089
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,034
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$179,123
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,012$52,012
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$303−$303
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$26,355−$26,355
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,354$204,477
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,976 across 5 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,203 · Management $1,447$9,650
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $93$93
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,098$1,098
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,767 · Management $665$4,432
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $146,128 · Fundraising $43,575$189,703
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,196 · Management $2,205 · Fundraising $43,575$204,976
Part X · Balance sheet $2,410,611 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $319,460$391,749
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,656,151$2,018,862
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,975,611$2,410,611
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,975,611$2,410,611
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,975,611$2,410,611
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,975,611$2,410,611
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,410,611 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$204,477
XI-2 Total expenses$204,976
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,975,611
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$435,499
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,410,611

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

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