Impact Hub Houston

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Since 2018Human ServicesEIN 83-2379449

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Impact Hub Houston is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that works alongside over 130 Impact hubs across 68+ countries to inspire, connect, and empower "changemakers" people working at the intersections of innovation and entrepreneurship for a more just and sustainable world to reach their full potential and thrive. IT designs and delivers entrepreneur and ecosystem acceleration, incubation, training and support programs, and facilitates capacity building, professional connections, and access to capital, to help these changemakers develop impactful solutions, launch startups, grow small businesses, create quality jobs, strengthen families and communities, and re-invest in their local economies to ultimately benefit the greater good.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 2 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $135K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$260K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $442K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$566K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$636K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$917K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$566K
FY2025▼ -69%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$491K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$566K
Expenses
$636K
FY2025▼ -53%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$358K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$636K
Net assets
$917K
FY2025▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$987K
FY2025$917K

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 Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $506K Management & general 17% · $110K Fundraising 3% · $20K

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; $260K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$139,909Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$119,909Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Grace Rodriguez’s $140K as CEO is at the 96th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Grace Rodriguez$139,909————
Michelle Avalos$119,909————
Grace Rodriguez—$68,948$59,260$52,750$33,985
Michelle Avalos—$63,690$57,193$52,750$33,985

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

Empowers changemakers and entrepreneurs to create sustainable, scalable solutions.

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3 program services account for $492K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Greater houston support stack (funded by the mbda capital readiness program grant) the greater houston support stack is an initiative that connects and coordinates houston's startup and small business support organizations to ensure collaborative and seamless capacity building, technical assistance, and capital readiness for emerging…

$413Kprogram expense
02

Ecosystem building and program design & delivery consulting impact hub houston provides consulting services in two areas that directly advance our mission and generate earned revenue: ecosystem building and program design & delivery.

$57Kprogram expense
03

Fiscal sponsorship program impact hub houston's fiscal sponsorship program provides mission-aligned initiatives with access to tax-deductible grant funding and charitable contributions while maintaining fiscal oversight, accounting, and compliance reporting - removing one of the most significant structural barriers facing early-stage…

$22Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $271K · 2022–2025
Adidas Community Lab Is a Program of Adidas AmericFY2025$11,151
Magnolia Fund Htx LLCFY2025$5,060
Energy Tech Nexus HoustonFY2024$125,000
Magnolia Fund Htx LLCFY2024$8,900
Impact Unusual INCMA · FY2024$5,400
Little Red Box LLCFY2023$41,360
Eyf Earn Your FreedomFY2023$7,982
Little Red Box LLCFY2022$51,987
Tech Fest LiveTX · FY2022$8,326
Equiliberty INCFY2022$5,850

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$566K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$457K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$636K
Ln 25
Programscol B$506K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$917K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$930K
Total assetsLn 16$944K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$457K
Government grantsLn 1e$356K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$566K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$378K
SavingsLn 2$552K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$930K
Total assetsLn 16$944K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$917K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$1.2M$930K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$944K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$987K$917K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16K$16K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$260K$210K$33K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$182$147$23$12
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$25K$1K$750
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$25K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$145K$145K$370
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$305
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$410
OccupancyLn 16$29K$20K$9K
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$452$179
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$317$129
InsuranceLn 23$989$989
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$23K$31K$199
Total functional expensesLn 25$636K$506K$110K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $566K$636K−$70K$917K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.4M$471K$987K 990 PDF
FY2023 $491K$358K$133K$429K 990 PDF
FY2022 $438K$276K$162K$296K 990 PDF
FY2021 $258K$146K$112K$134K 990 PDF
FY2020 $261K$261K$43$22K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $565,695 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$12,748
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$355,837
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$88,688
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$457,273
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $99,960 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$99,960
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,462$8,462
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $99,960 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,462$565,695
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $635,519 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $16,211$16,211
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,585$4,585
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $210,078 · Management $32,660 · Fundraising $17,080$259,818
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147 · Management $23 · Fundraising $12$182
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,621 · Management $1,237 · Fundraising $750$26,608
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,080 · Management $2,495 · Fundraising $1,307$19,882
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,000 · Management $30,470$55,470
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $144,570 · Management $370$144,940
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,966 · Management $305$5,271
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,388 · Management $410$1,798
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,055 · Management $8,978$29,033
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,306 · Management $452 · Fundraising $179$12,937
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,842 · Management $317 · Fundraising $129$3,288
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $989$989
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,197 · Management $31,111 · Fundraising $199$54,507
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $506,046 · Management $109,817 · Fundraising $19,656$635,519
Part X · Balance sheet $944,044 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $845,895$378,177
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $351,048$551,649
X-4 Accounts receivable$405
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,555$13,813
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,208,498$944,044
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,562$26,769
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $221,399$26,769
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $987,099$917,275
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $987,099$917,275
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,208,498$944,044
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $917,275 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$565,695
XI-2 Total expenses$635,519
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,824
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$987,099
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$917,275

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

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