Redeeming Justice Network FY2023 filing

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Cypress, TX501(c)(3)Since 2015Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 81-1013533Revenue $673K in FY2023

On file with the IRShoustonlegalaid.orgPo Box 2738, 77410-2738 · Cypress, TXTax-exempt since Mar 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Houston Legal Aid Center protects and advances the rights of the poor through the poor through the provision of pro bono or reduced cost legal services while also addressing the underlying spiritual and relational issues affecting individuals and families through Christian community and spiritual formation development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $31K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$673K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$669K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$188K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$673K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$609K
FY2023$673K
FY2024$419K
FY2025$378K
Expenses
$669K
FY2023▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$295K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$669K
FY2024$369K
FY2025$297K
Net assets
$188K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$238K
FY2025$318K

From the FY2023 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 Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $530K Management & general 11% · $77K Fundraising 9% · $62K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$69,167Pt VII · Sec A
$59,333Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Troy Sanchez’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Troy Sanchez$58,332$55,000$69,167$60,000$52,328$38,016
Carol Revuelta——$59,333———
Ellen Kimzey$19,167—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides Christian-based legal help to protect the rights of the poor.

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1 program · $530K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Provided free and low-cost legal services to low-income individuals in the areas of immigration law, family law, wills, and probate.

$530Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Freedom NetFY2022$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$31K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$673K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$575K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$96K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$669K
Ln 25
Programscol B$530K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$188K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$216K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$575K
Government grantsLn 1e$201K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$96K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$673K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$216K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$216K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$188K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 615
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K$216K
Total assetsLn 16$204K$216K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$184K$188K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$3K$48K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$474K$429K$11K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$34K$5K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$104$505
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K$232
Information technologyLn 14$20K$15K$4K$486
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$667$285
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$26K$0$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$377$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$669K$530K$77K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $378K$297K$80K$318K 990 PDF
FY2024 $419K$369K$50K$238K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $673K$669K$5K$188K 990 PDF
FY2022 $609K$534K$75K$184K 990 PDF
FY2021 $314K$295K$20K$126K 990 PDF
FY2020 $221K$159K$62K$106K 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
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Part I · Summary $673,061 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $504,432$575,001
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $104,143$96,106
I-10 Investment income$1,954
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $853$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $609,428$673,061
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $392,335$584,473
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,716$84,039
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $534,051$668,512
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,377$4,549
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $673,061 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$200,683
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$374,318
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$575,001
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$96,106
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,954
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $98,060 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$673,061
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $668,512 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,458 · Management $48,417 · Fundraising $17,292$69,167
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $429,004 · Management $11,307 · Fundraising $33,462$473,773
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,141 · Management $4,568 · Fundraising $2,824$41,533
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,931 · Fundraising $0$4,931
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,759 · Management $104 · Fundraising $505$2,368
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,007 · Management $1,941 · Fundraising $232$7,180
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,484 · Management $4,252 · Fundraising $486$20,222
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,770 · Management $667 · Fundraising $285$3,722
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,644 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,644
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,906 · Management $0 · Fundraising $5,337$31,243
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,565 · Management $377 · Fundraising $1,787$9,729
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $529,738 · Management $76,564 · Fundraising $62,210$668,512
Part X · Balance sheet $215,827 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $204,440$215,827
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $204,440$215,827
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,776$2,089
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,910$25,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,686$27,524
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,754$188,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,754$188,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $204,440$215,827
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $188,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$673,061
XI-2 Total expenses$668,512
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,549
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,754
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$188,303

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