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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BRENDA AND JOHN H DUNCAN RISE SCHOOL OF HOUSTON.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,578,931
Total expenses
$4,167,006
Contributions and grants received
$1,704,261
Grants paid
$764,687
Program service revenue
$1,869,478
Investment income
$27,065
Other revenue
-$21,873
Total assets, end of year
$11,817,806
Total liabilities, end of year
$833,863
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,983,943
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,583,337
Management and general expenses
$342,930
Fundraising expenses
$240,739
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,583,337

Program services were 86.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $703,754

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,000,507

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $55,607

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition & fees

    total $1,869,478 · related or exempt $1,869,478

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,425 · excluded $1,425

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,565,191

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,539,551

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $25,640

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $25,640 · excluded $25,640

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $221,974

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $703,754

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $243,847

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$21,873 · excluded -$21,873

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $764,687 · program services $764,687

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $204,703 · program services $86,438 · management and general $107,219 · fundraising $11,046

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,204,255 · program services $1,967,679 · management and general $84,171 · fundraising $152,405

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $41,799 · program services $35,794 · management and general $2,981 · fundraising $3,024

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $228,885 · program services $195,884 · management and general $17,046 · fundraising $15,955

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $171,091 · program services $145,941 · management and general $13,499 · fundraising $11,651

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,500 · management and general $19,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $28,520 · management and general $28,520

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $18,550 · program services $3,200 · management and general $12,624 · fundraising $2,726

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $163,623 · program services $102,408 · management and general $32,704 · fundraising $28,511

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,372 · program services $5,158 · management and general $107 · fundraising $107

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,220 · management and general $13,172 · fundraising $48

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $242,989 · program services $233,269 · management and general $4,860 · fundraising $4,860

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,837 · program services $17,123 · management and general $357 · fundraising $357

  • 24a · Other expenses: Faculty & staff develop

    total $26,273 · program services $24,798 · management and general $1,475

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues & subscriptions

    total $15,702 · program services $958 · management and general $4,695 · fundraising $10,049

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $850,594 · end of year $484,097

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $2,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,238 · end of year $14,194

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $7,379,015

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,454,563

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,145,465 · end of year $3,924,452

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,531,601 · end of year $834,045

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,082,865 · end of year $6,558,518

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $90,176 · end of year $104,763

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $87,643 · end of year $90,635

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $682,377 · end of year $638,465

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,297,456 · end of year $7,156,951

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,455,111 · end of year $3,826,992

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of The Rise School of Houston is to provide the highest quality of early education services to children with developmental disabilities and those without disabilities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Rise School of Houston provides early childhood intervention services to children ages six months to six years with Down Syndrome and other developmental disabilities as well as children without disabilities.

  • The Rise School provides family-centered services designed to meet the individualized needs of all children and families. The School's goal is to provide a blend of educational and therapy services within the context of a developmentally appropriate curriculum and to prepare children for their next educational environment. The 2023-24 school year was a very successful one for The Rise School of Houston. Our full capacity of 96 students with and without disabilities, ages six months to six years, learned and played together in inclusive classrooms and received therapeutic services in a "push-in" model. See Schedule OOf these students, 66% have a disability and 34% are typically-developing peers. Thanks to the school's vigorous scholarship program (all students receive some discounted tuition, and 75% of students receive additional financial aid), our student body remained diverse: 9% Asian, 22% African-American, 23% Hispanic and 46% White. The School has an affiliation agreement with Texas Children's Hospital to provide a coordinated program to meet the needs of its students. Under the affiliation agreement, Texas Children's Hospital provides utilities, maintenance, housekeeping, security, therapists, and consultation related to the operation of the School without charge.

    Expenses $3,583,337 · Grants $764,687 · Revenue $1,869,478

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dorothy Asim

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $22,156
    From this org
    $21,693
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $463
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jolanda Sinegal

    Head of School

    Total calculated
    $111,494
    From this org
    $103,271
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,223
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brad Elgin

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Krystal Scott

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Bazelides

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Brollier

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Clegg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Cogdill

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Dickerson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brenda Duncan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Duncan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bert Gumeringer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Hardy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wes Hudson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Mills

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Murrah

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Padon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carrie Rys

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janis Stailey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $70,980
    From this org
    $65,578
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,402
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frank Stowell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian White

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
16 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531679349301923

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