Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
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
Builds empowered community among refugees, immigrants, and locals through hospitality and storytelling for justice.
Questions for Fam Intentional Community
Your first name shows with your question. Fam Intentional Community answers here, for everyone.
FAM provides a pathway for faith communities representing many denominations in the Houston area to work side by side with resettled refugees and immigrants who are new to Houston. FAM promotes multicultural understanding and empowered community by offering a means for people from a wide variety of religious and nonreligious groups to…
FAM operates a community garden called Shamba Ya Amani which means Farm of Peace in Swahili. Shamba is an urban garden run by participants who are resettled refugees, immigrants, and local Houstonians.
FAM's Women's Empowerment Group (WEG) creates brave space for Congolese and other refugee women to find mutual community with American women, build a support network, and grow in confidence while navigating life in Houston.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $63K | $98K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $5K | $3K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $91K | $118K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $15K | $46K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $75K | $72K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $700 | $700 | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $128K | $77K | $6K | $45K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $212K | $207K | $958 | $5K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $6K | $6K | $0 | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $9K | $9K | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $14K | $0 | $14K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $8K | $8K | $0 | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7K | $7K | $206 | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $14K | $921 | $2K | $11K |
| TravelLn 17 | $4K | $4K | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $7K | $7K | $0 | $20 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2K | $2K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $18K | $16K | $2K | $138 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $42K | $38K | $740 | $4K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $473K | $379K | $29K | $65K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 27, 2025 | $470K | $473K | −$3K | $72K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 22, 2024 | $376K | $391K | −$15K | $75K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 19, 2023 | $288K | $410K | −$122K | $91K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 | $394K | $320K | $74K | $213K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $228K | $185K | $44K | $139K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $469,664 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $469,664 across 13 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $472,672 across 22 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $118,113 assets, 18 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,448 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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