The Restoration Team

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Since 2019Public Safety & DisasterEIN 83-2427982

The Restoration Team is a Houston based grassroots organization that provides critical home repairs to low-income families at no cost. We bring volunteers and donors together to make life changing improvements to homes. We work with dozens of families a year to repair roofs, fix floors, fix damaged plumbing, restore faulty electrical, replace broken windows, making homes healthier and easier to access. In the last 8 years we have helped over 500 families with critical needs. Our work helps preserve existing affordable housing, strengthen families and communities, and creates a lasting impact on generational wealth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 248 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 surplus $47K a year · 5% 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $710K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$820K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$787K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$401K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$820K
FY2025▼ -24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$714K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$807K
FY2023$795K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$820K
Expenses
$787K
FY2025▼ -23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$858K
FY2023$890K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$787K
Net assets
$401K
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$458K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$368K
FY2025$401K

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 Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $601K Management & general 18% · $140K Fundraising 6% · $46K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,307Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Trevor Barnett’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Trevor Barnett$70,307$72,461$63,846$65,896—
Trevor Barnett————$62,832

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

Repairing homes for Houston families recovering from natural disasters.

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1 program service account for $601K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Critical home repairs for low income families experiencing loss or damage as result of natural disasters or general dis-repair. Home repairs and accessibility improvements for low/no mobility residents who are aging in place. And making their homes safer, healthier, and more resilient to last decades beyond thier current condition.

$601Kprogram 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 · 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
$820K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$792K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$787K
Ln 25
Programscol B$601K
Managementcol C$140K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$401K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$413K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$792K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$820K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$133K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$413K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$401K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6248
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$339K$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$417K$413K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$368K$401K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$23K$23K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$222K$187K$34K$809
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$9K$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$15K$6K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$2K$20K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$0$0$16K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$28K$21K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$574$194
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$802$0$802$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$27K$10K$17K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$221K$218K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$120K$97K$23K$500
Total functional expensesLn 25$787K$601K$140K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $820K$787K$32K$401K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.0M$56K$368K 990 PDF
FY2023 $795K$890K−$94K$312K 990 PDF
FY2022 $807K$858K−$51K$407K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M−$23K$458K 990 PDF
FY2020 $714K$353K$361K$491K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $819,921 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$791,917
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$110,181
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$791,917
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,121$6,121
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$2,350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$2,350
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,233$24,233
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$2,350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,354$819,921
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $787,489 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,437 · Management $23,435 · Fundraising $23,435$70,307
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,732 · Management $33,985 · Fundraising $809$221,526
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,800 · Management $3,848 · Fundraising $0$12,648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,064 · Management $6,422 · Fundraising $1,888$23,374
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,001 · Management $20,337 · Fundraising $2,500$24,838
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $15,574$15,574
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,272 · Fundraising $0$1,272
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,032 · Fundraising $0$1,032
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,080 · Management $5,439 · Fundraising $1,240$27,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,972 · Management $574 · Fundraising $194$9,740
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $802 · Fundraising $0$802
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,349 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,349
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,850 · Management $16,883 · Fundraising $0$26,733
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $218,330 · Management $2,834 · Fundraising $0$221,164
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $96,533 · Management $23,338 · Fundraising $500$120,371
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $601,148 · Management $140,201 · Fundraising $46,140$787,489
Part X · Balance sheet $413,271 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,078$56,070
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $282,825$132,751
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$150,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,946$968
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,358$48,539
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,566$24,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $416,773$413,271
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,297$12,364
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,297$12,364
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $315,935$250,907
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,541$150,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $368,476$400,907
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $416,773$413,271
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $400,907 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$819,921
XI-2 Total expenses$787,489
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,432
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$368,476
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$400,907

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