Evolve Houston is a coalition of sustainability-minded civic, business, and academic leaders who seek to accelerate clean transportation through electrification. Collaborating with government, academic, private industry, and community leaders, Evolve Houston seeks to improve regional air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the greater Houston area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
43 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 43.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $212K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$900K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$764K
Spent
$352K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$406K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$764K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$764K
FY2021$950K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$352K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$352K
FY2021$685K
FY2022$976K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$406K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$406K
FY2021$672K
FY2022$882K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$487K

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $229K Management & general 35% · $123K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director & Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Partner
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Casey Brown’s $180K as Executive Di is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Accelerates clean transportation through electrification to improve air quality and reduce emissions.

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3 programs · $229K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Evolve houston's commercialization and infrastructure (C&I) program is responsible for all items related to increasing ev adoption and building out a reliable infrastructure to support the evs.

$76Kprogram expense
02

EVolve Houston's Marketing Program is responsible for effectively publicizing EVolve Houston efforts across all programs and increasing EV awareness through experiential activities, digital efforts, and strategic partnerships.

$76Kprogram expense
03

EVolve Houston's Grants Program is responsible for tracking EV-related grants and providing grant information for potential applicants. During the year, the Program launched its Grants Tracker Tool, which is a public user-accessible database of EV-related grants applicable to residents of the Houston area.

$76Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$212K
Grants paid · 26 grants · $434K · 2023–2024
Worldwide Barrier BreakersTX · FY2024$15,000
SumnFY2024$15,000
Scotty's BikesTX · FY2024$15,000
Ivy Leaf FarmsFY2024$15,000
Hype Freedom School INCTX · FY2024$15,000
Hue TechnologyFY2024$15,000
Friends of Columbia TapTX · FY2024$15,000
Eight Million Stories INCTX · FY2024$15,000
DrinkicksFY2024$15,000
Harlem Clarke Fort BendFY2024$10,000
Alliance for MulticulturalTX · FY2024$10,000
Ryde EnterprisesFY2023$86,432
University of HoustonFY2023$15,000
Alliance for MulticulturalTX · FY2023$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$764K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$754K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$78
Money outPt IX
$352K
Ln 25
Programscol B$229K
Managementcol C$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$406K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$900K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$754K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$78
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$764K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$210K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$900K
Net assetsLn 32$406K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$10K
Total assetsLn 16$0$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$900K
Net assetsLn 32$0$406K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$274K$172K$101K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$401
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$417$9K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$873$873
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$24K$25
Total functional expensesLn 25$352K$229K$123K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$2.1M−$628K$487K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.2M$240K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$976K$210K$882K 990 PDF
FY2021 $950K$685K$266K$672K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $764K$352K$412K$406K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $764,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$754,202
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$10,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$78
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$764,280
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$352,026
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$352,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$412,254
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $764,280 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$750,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$754,202
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $78$78
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $78$764,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $352,026 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $172,488 · Management $101,067 · Fundraising $0$273,555
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,351$6,351
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,722$1,722
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,283 · Management $401$5,684
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,323$1,323
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $417 · Management $8,940$9,357
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,512$4,512
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $873$873
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,472$5,472
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,786$18,786
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,366 · Management $25$24,391
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $228,897 · Management $123,129 · Fundraising $0$352,026
Part X · Balance sheet $1,306,480 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$1,061,780
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$209,920
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$3,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$22,238
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$9,542
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$1,306,480
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$900,000
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$900,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$406,480
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$1,306,480
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $406,480 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$764,280
XI-2 Total expenses$352,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$412,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,774
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$406,480

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