GREATER HOUSTON AREA WOMENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GREATER HOUSTON AREA WOMENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

EIN 26-1536004 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)

What they do

An Organization of Influential and Diverse Women and Men Dedicated to The Advancement and Empowerment of Women Through Avenues of Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Mentoring.

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Of every $100 spent, about $89.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders54 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

83.90%of revenue went to mission work89.1% of expenses · Program services

1.12%of revenue went to fundraising1.2% of expenses

$94.20spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.19%of revenue went to management and office costs9.8% of expenses

$0.31in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

30.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $189,500 for SUZAN DEISON (CEO/PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,569,191

Mission workProgram services$1,316,49983.90% of revenue89.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$144,1749.19% of revenue9.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$17,5451.12% of revenue1.2% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$90,9735.80% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,478,21894.20% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 89.1% mission · 9.8% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.20% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.7% mission · 11.5% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.80% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 87.7% mission · 11.1% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.88% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 82.5% mission · 16.8% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.06% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 77.5% mission · 15.6% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.42% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.6% mission · 12.4% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.43% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.5% mission · 11.8% management · 5.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.87% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,569,191

Expenses$1,478,218

Annual surplus $90,973 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,316,499 · 89.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$144,174 · 9.8% of expenses

Fundraising$17,545 · 1.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,569,191

Expenses$1,478,218

Assets$463,992

Income$1,569,191

Contributions$483,079

Mission work (program services)$1,316,499

Fundraising$17,545

Management and general$144,174

Accounting fees$20,930

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

SUZAN DEISONCEO/PRESIDENT · 50 hrs/week $189,500

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (54)

SUZAN DEISONCEO/PRESIDENT

MYRTLE JONESDIRECTOR

KISHA PORCHDIRECTOR

LAURA EVANSDIRECTOR

LAUREN WADDELLDIRECTOR

LEISA HOLLAND NELSONDIRECTOR

LESLEY SCIORTINODIRECTOR

LISA HELFMANDIRECTOR

MAEGAN TOUPSDIRECTOR

MALISHA BALLADIRECTOR

MARIA MARTINEZCHAIR OF THE BOARD

MARTHA JORDANDIRECTOR

MATT KABOTDIRECTOR

MEGAN AVERYDIRECTOR

MYRA DAVISDIRECTOR

KIM COOMBER-HALLUMDIRECTOR

NIKKI HOMRATSAMYDIRECTOR

PEARL CHUDIRECTOR

RENEE MEAUXDIRECTOR

SARA CRONINDIRECTOR

SHELLEY POTTERDIRECTOR

SUE BURNETTDIRECTOR

SUSAN DRAYDIRECTOR

TANDRA LEMAYDIRECTOR

THERESA EINHORNDIRECTOR

VALERIE GIBBSDIRECTOR

VERONICA TORRALBA LOZANODIRECTOR

DR KAREN RAKERSDIRECTOR

ARCY MUNOZDIRECTOR

BRANDEE ROGERSDIRECTOR

CAROLINE VEROT MOOREDIRECTOR

CASEY CURRYDIRECTOR

CASSANDRA MCZEALDIRECTOR

CHELSEA REEDERDIRECTOR

COURTNEY TAYLORDIRECTOR

CYNDY GARZA ROBERTSPAST CHAIR

DANA KERVINDIRECTOR

DEBBIE DEMEODIRECTOR

DEBRA HATTERDIRECTOR

DENISE CASTILLO-FHODESDIRECTOR

DR JULIET BREEZEDIRECTOR

ABBY ALFORDDIRECTOR

DR MARY ANN WILKINSDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH GONZALEZ BROCKDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH TRAVIS FASTRODIRECTOR

HEANNA BAMBURGDIRECTOR

HEATHER LINTONDIRECTOR

HELON HAMMONDDIRECTOR

JANETTE MARXDIRECTOR

JINTAL PATELDIRECTOR

JULIE HUANGDIRECTOR

KAREN LOVEDIRECTOR

KATE INMANDIRECTOR

KATHY BRITTONDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2008
Location: 3201 KIRBY DR STE 400, HOUSTON, TX 77098-3258
County: Harris
In care of: Suzan Deison
Primary officer: Suzan Deison, President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@ghwcc.org Phone(713) 782-3777

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PAUL CONRAD
NTEE classification: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
IRS tax category: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues