CENTRAL HOUSTON CIVIC IMPROVEMENT INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CENTRAL HOUSTON CIVIC IMPROVEMENT INC

EIN 76-0113584 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S25Z)

What they do

CENTRAL HOUSTON CIVIC IMPROVEMENT INC.S MISSION is to ENSURE THE CONTINUED VITALITY and to SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT of DOWNTOWN and THE CENTRAL CITY THAT is CRITICAL to THE CONTINUED HEALTH and GROWTH of HOUSTON.

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Of every $100 spent, about $77.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders48 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.39%of revenue went to mission work77.9% of expenses · Program services

$96.73spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

21.34%of revenue went to management and office costs22.1% of expenses

$3.13in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

90.3%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 $51,248 for JOHN A DOUGLAS (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER). 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$710,783

Mission workProgram services$535,83275.39% of revenue77.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$151,69221.34% of revenue22.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$23,2593.27% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$687,52496.73% 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: 77.9% mission · 22.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.73% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 72.9% mission · 27.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 52.17% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 94.7% mission · 5.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.92% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 95.8% mission · 4.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.33% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 97.0% mission · 3.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.66% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 96.8% mission · 3.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.08% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 98.7% mission · 1.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.90% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 94.2% mission · 5.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.24% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$710,783

Expenses$687,524

Annual surplus $23,259 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)$535,832 · 77.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$151,692 · 22.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$710,783

Expenses$687,524

Assets$2,150,905

Income$710,783

Contributions$642,048

Mission work (program services)$535,832

Grants given$136,000

Average grant$68,000

Management and general$151,692

Accounting fees$4,400

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

JOHN A DOUGLASCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 20 hrs/week $51,248Base · Other $51,248

KRISTOPHER LARSONPRESIDENT · 10 hrs/week $46,541Base · Other $46,541

JANA GUNTERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 13 hrs/week $46,141Base · Other $46,141

JAMIE PERKINSEXEC ASSIST & PARALEGAL · 30 hrs/week $19,450Base · Other $19,450

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 (48)

JOHN A DOUGLASCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

KRISTOPHER LARSONPRESIDENT

JANA GUNTERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

JAMIE PERKINSEXEC ASSIST & PARALEGAL

MARTYN E GOOSSENDIRECTOR

JOE JETTDIRECTOR

JOHN MOOZDIRECTOR

JULIE LUECHTDIRECTOR

KATHY PAYTONDIRECTOR

LAURA EDRINGTONDIRECTOR

LINNET F DEILYCHAIRMAN EMERITUS

LOREN BLANCHARDDIRECTOR

MARK C EVANSDIRECTOR

JENNIFER WAGNERDIRECTOR

MATTHEW DAMBORSKYDIRECTOR

MICHAEL HECKMANDIRECTOR

NILOUFAR MOLAVIIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

RICHARD J CAMPODIRECTOR

STEPHANIE BURRITTVICE-CHAIR

STEPHEN NEWTONDIRECTOR

STEVEN J KEANDIRECTOR

THEOLA PETTEWAYDIRECTOR

TILMAN J FERTITTADIRECTOR

TRAVIS OVERALLDIRECTOR

WENDY HEGERDIRECTOR

DAVID STEVENSONDIRECTOR

ALEX JESSETTTREASURER

AMBER TIERCEDIRECTOR

AMY CHRONISDIRECTOR

ANDREW BRUCEDIRECTOR

ANNE TAYLORCHAIR EMERITUS

BRADLEY R FREELSDIRECTOR

C RICHARD EVERETTDIRECTOR

CODY SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR

DANNY DAVIDDIRECTOR

DARON PESCHELDIRECTOR

DAVID RUIZSECRETARY (EX-OFFICIO)

JESSICA ONEILLDIRECTOR

DILIP CHOUDHURICHAIR

DOUGAL CAMERONDIRECTOR

FRED B GRIFFINDIRECTOR

HILLARY HARTDIRECTOR

HONG OGLEDIRECTOR

IRA MITZNERDIRECTOR

JAMES CASEYDIRECTOR

JASON WELLSDIRECTOR

JEFFERY HILDEBRANDDIRECTOR

ADAM GREENDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1984
Location: 1221 MCKINNEY STREET SUITE 4250, HOUSTON, TX 77010
County: Harris
In care of: KRIS LARSON
Primary officer: KRIS LARSON, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Phone(713) 650-1470

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CRI ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S25Z)
IRS tax category: Civic and Social Organizations
Grant-giving organization: Yes