Katy Responds

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Katy, TX501(c)(3)Since 2018Human ServicesEIN 83-1220489Revenue $769K in FY2025

On file with the IRSkatyresponds.org22765 Westheimer Pkwy, 77450-8675 · Katy, TXTax-exempt since Dec 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Katy Responds is a collaborative network of churches, businesses and community organizations committed to providing care & restoration services returning families to their homes following disaster, as well as assist in community readiness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 686 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $720K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
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
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Revenue
$769K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$993K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$108K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$769K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$715K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$547K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$860K
FY2025$769K
Expenses
$993K
FY2025▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$578K
FY2021$902K
FY2022$806K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$684K
FY2025$993K
Net assets
$108K
FY2025▼ -68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$535K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$157K
FY2024$332K
FY2025$108K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2018.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $628K Management & general 33% · $326K Fundraising 4% · $39K

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; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$78,771Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald Peters’s $79K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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
Ronald Peters$78,771$73,008$79,508$79,008$79,308$39,606
Tom Pretti—————$42,130

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

Helps disaster-affected families restore homes and prepares communities for emergencies.

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3 programs · $628K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Katy Responds Critical Home Repair Program preserves existing affordable housing by providing essential repairs that eliminate health and safety hazards for income-qualified homeowners who are unable to afford necessary repairs.

$577Kprogram expense
02

Katy Responds provides disaster response and long-term recovery services to homeowners affected by natural disasters and other catastrophic events. We also teach these pratices prior to storms affecting our areas.

$29Kprogram expense
03

The Age in Grace Program helps seniors and individuals with disabilities safely age in place by providing accessibility modifications that increase independence and reduce the risk of injury.

$21Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$769K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Money outPt IX
$993K
Ln 25
Programscol B$628K
Managementcol C$326K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$108K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
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$653K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$112K
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Total revenueLn 12$769K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$108K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6686
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$323K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$349K$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$332K$108K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$0$79K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$249K$110K$138K$648
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$2K$7K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$5K$19K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$0$16K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$44K$9K$18K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$2K$680
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$7K$0$847
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$1K$91$1K$0
InterestLn 20$2$0$2$0
InsuranceLn 23$17K$0$17K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$518K$486K$14K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$4K$12K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$993K$628K$326K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $769K$993K−$224K$108K 990 PDF
FY2024 $860K$684K$175K$332K 990 PDF
FY2023 $322K$470K−$148K$157K 990 PDF
FY2022 $547K$806K−$259K$306K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$902K$155K$535K 990 PDF
FY2020 $715K$578K$137K$293K 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 $768,840 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $799,969$653,263
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $434$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,163$115,577
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $859,566$768,840
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $226,001$361,563
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $458,470$631,677
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $684,471$993,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $175,095−$224,400
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $768,840 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$653,263
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$112,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$653,263
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $115,577$115,577
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $115,577$768,840
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $993,240 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $78,771 · Fundraising $0$78,771
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,888 · Management $138,276 · Fundraising $648$248,812
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,018 · Management $7,238 · Fundraising $0$9,256
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,286 · Management $19,438 · Fundraising $0$24,724
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $16,030 · Fundraising $0$16,030
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,431 · Management $17,849 · Fundraising $16,672$43,952
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,027 · Management $2,400 · Fundraising $680$6,107
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,078 · Fundraising $0$1,078
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,157 · Management $0 · Fundraising $847$8,004
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $91 · Management $1,220 · Fundraising $0$1,311
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $2 · Fundraising $0$2
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $17,341 · Fundraising $0$17,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $486,290 · Management $14,358 · Fundraising $17,131$517,779
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,437 · Management $12,183 · Fundraising $3,453$20,073
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $627,625 · Management $326,184 · Fundraising $39,431$993,240
Part X · Balance sheet $124,282 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $277; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $322,739$83,368
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $692$1,120
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,240$4,240
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,616$14,328
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,949$20,949
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $349,236$124,282
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,886$16,332
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,886$16,332
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $332,350$86,235
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$21,715
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $332,350$107,950
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $349,236$124,282
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,950 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$768,840
XI-2 Total expenses$993,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$224,400
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$332,350
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,950

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

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