Group Return EIN 91-2074499

Group Return FY2024 filing

EIN  91-2074499 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Antonio, TX Founded 1973
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Strengthens at-risk families by providing parenting education, early childhood development programs, and support services to help parents and young children achieve self-sufficiency.
Leadership
Luz Flores · Houston Executive Director · $193K
Money in and out
$67.1M revenue, $65.6M expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency

Strengthens at-risk families by providing parenting education, early childhood development programs, and support services to help parents and young children achieve self-sufficiency. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $67.1M in revenue, $65.6M in expenses, and $10.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$67.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$65.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.4M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$67.1M
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses
$65.6M
FY2024▲ +3%
Total assets
$18.6M
FY2024▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$7.9M
FY2024▼ -22%
Total revenue
$67.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$65.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$18.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $53.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

School Readiness Programs

Head start and early head start- head start - the head start program provides comprehensive services to low-income children (ages 3-4) through a center-based services program option. Head start provides children with comprehensive education, health, developmental, family support, and family engagement services.

$45.9Mprogram expense
02

Family support and education programs, including parenting education, early childhood education, services to fathers program, and parental engagement initiative. Family, relationship, and marriage education works (frameworks), a federally funded program, provides married, engaged couples, and singles access to relationship education…

$3.9Mprogram expense
03

Family Support and Education Programs

- parent-child education program (pcep) - this program fosters parenting knowledge and skills that directly impact children's development, while also empowering parents to achieve their own educational and professional goals.

$3.2Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGroup Return
EINHdr · item D91-2074499
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L1973
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1974

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b19
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Houston Executive Director
$193,490Pt VII · Sec A
Houston Chief Administrator
$188,787Pt VII · Sec A
Houston CFO
$160,669Pt VII · Sec A
San Antonio Executive Director
$146,167Pt VII · Sec A
Houston SR. Dir. II of Ehs/Hs Programs
$126,234Pt VII · Sec A
Austin Executive Director
$125,744Pt VII · Sec A
Houston SR. Dir. II of Pcep, H. Relatsh. & Uw Prog
$113,528Pt VII · Sec A
San Antonio Chief Programs Officer
$107,230Pt VII · Sec A

Luz Flores’s $206K as Houston Executive Director is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Luz Flores$205,863$193,490$178,188$176,574$175,777$182,999
Kavin a Montgomery$191,243$188,787$165,922$150,495$171,272$141,896
Cindy Tran$177,711$160,669$146,136$135,781$151,598$127,540
Susan S Thompson$95,889$146,167$160,949$157,396$152,897$149,685
Maria Yesenia Gonzalez$143,854$107,230$111,579$108,531$101,688
Rondalyn Skinner$137,659$113,528
Kristie Mireles$136,694$126,234
Washington Jackson III$123,497$136,606

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$67.0M
Investment income$83K
Other revenue$35K
— government grantsLn 1e$60.6M
Total revenueLn 12$67.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.01
Program services89%$58.1M
Management & general11%$7.1M
Fundraising1%$441K
Total functional expensesLn 25$65.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$18.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7.9M
Total net assetsLn 32$10.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $65.6M · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $65.6M
0.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $58.1M · Total expenses $65.6M
89%
Management & General
Management & general $7.1M · Total expenses $65.6M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $441K · Total expenses $65.6M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $433K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $6.1M
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $67.0M · Total revenue $67.1M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $60.6M · Total revenue $67.1M
90%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $67.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $83K · Total revenue $67.1M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $65.6M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $67.1M · Prior year $65.6M
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $55.5M · FY2023 $67.1M
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $10.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $67.1M · Expenses $65.6M
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $18.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $10.7M · Total assets $18.6M
58%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $18.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Luz Flores · Reported title HOUSTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $193K · Total expenses $65.6M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $41.1M · Total expenses $65.6M
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 2%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$85K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $403K · 2019–2023
Avance INCTX · FY2023$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,000
Avance INCTX · FY2022$40,000
Avance INCTX · FY2021$40,000
Avance INCTX · FY2020$40,000
Avance INCTX · FY2019$247,459

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$65.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$67.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$65.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$60.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$57.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$55.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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