HOUSTON COUNCIL OF THE BLIND
EIN 76-0157412 · Disabled Persons Rights (R23)
What they do
The Mission of The Houston Council of The Blind ("HCB") is to Improve The Independence, Security, Equality of Opportunity, and Quality of Life for All Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired. The Houston Council of The Blind Offers Scholarships to Legally Blind and Blind People As Described By Social Security Legal Definition of Blindness. The Student or Students Chosen Must Be Legally Blind and Must Apply Stating Why and How They Plan On Furthering Their Education to Be A Contributing Member of Society. Organizations Receiving Grants From Houston Council of The Blind Do, Through Purchase of Equipment, Aid The Blind and Legally Blind Citizens of Texas to Read Standard Size Print. Cash Donations Are Made to Organizations That Are Currently Providing Service to Blind or Legally Blind Individuals.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $13.00 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders1 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Financial picture
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.
How each $100 of revenue was used
The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.
Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.
Pause before giving. This filing reports that 0.0% of spending went to fundraising and 13.0% went to mission work. Ask the charity to explain these numbers and show recent results.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (1)
FOSTER BROWNPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 1475 W GRAY ST STE 176, HOUSTON, TX 77019-5931
- County
- Harris
- In care of
- Karen Sprague
- Primary officer
- Foster Brown
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- NTEE classification
- Disabled Persons Rights (R23)
- IRS tax category
- Disabled Persons Rights