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← GOOD REASON HOUSTON INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GOOD REASON HOUSTON INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,870,865
Total expenses
$11,829,879
Contributions and grants received
$14,043,742
Grants paid
$999,943
Program service revenue
$565,631
Investment income
$399,785
Other revenue
-$138,293
Total assets, end of year
$19,546,858
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,916,024
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,630,834
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,954,708
Management and general expenses
$1,114,931
Fundraising expenses
$760,240
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,954,708

Program services were 84.1% 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

    $182,576

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $13,861,166

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $594

  • 2a · Program service revenue: District service fees

    total $495,682 · related or exempt $495,682

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Management fee revenue

    total $69,949 · related or exempt $69,949

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $401,102 · excluded $401,102

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,247,669

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

    securities $1,248,986

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,317

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,317 · excluded -$1,317

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $45,000

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

    $182,576

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $183,293

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$138,293 · excluded -$138,293

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $999,943 · program services $999,943

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $997,255 · program services $580,248 · management and general $278,732 · fundraising $138,275

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,508,617 · program services $1,920,335 · management and general $271,497 · fundraising $316,785

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $315,392 · program services $230,894 · management and general $44,012 · fundraising $40,486

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $264,978 · program services $189,409 · management and general $41,206 · fundraising $34,363

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $56,545 · management and general $56,545

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,867 · management and general $40,867

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $31,500 · program services $31,500

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $42,036 · fundraising $42,036

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,615 · management and general $4,615

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,040,346 · program services $841,844 · management and general $127,797 · fundraising $70,705

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $379,880 · program services $346,293 · management and general $2,726 · fundraising $30,861

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $74,468 · program services $20,152 · management and general $38,622 · fundraising $15,694

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $226,624 · program services $162,789 · management and general $33,408 · fundraising $30,427

  • 17 · Travel

    total $75,548 · program services $63,980 · management and general $6,054 · fundraising $5,514

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $208,275 · program services $67,561 · management and general $140,023 · fundraising $691

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $120,520 · program services $86,573 · management and general $17,767 · fundraising $16,180

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,511 · program services $3,240 · management and general $665 · fundraising $606

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program contract servic

    total $4,326,433 · program services $4,326,433

  • 24b · Other expenses: Equipment & maintenance

    total $111,526 · program services $83,514 · management and general $10,395 · fundraising $17,617

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $364,384 · end of year $890,699

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,756,480 · end of year $9,159,326

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,401,174 · end of year $3,029,602

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $69,926 · end of year $170,976

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $80,752 · end of year $159,136

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

    $752,960

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

    $351,224

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $522,256 · end of year $401,736

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $5,094,568

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $21,212 · end of year $640,815

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $274,045 · end of year $657,151

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $135,000 · end of year $415,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $290,898 · end of year $843,873

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,775,282 · end of year $13,431,267

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,740,959 · end of year $4,199,567

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Good Reason Houston strives to grow and sustain great schools while advocating for families and communities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To increase the number of Houston students learning in great schools.

  • Growing and Sustaining Great Schools partners with independent school districts and public charter school districts and schools to improve existing schools, support the introduction of new school models, and provide strategic consulting to district leadership teams with the aim of increasing the number of A&B schools in their districts. This includes transforming the quality of low-performing campuses through school improvement initiatives that support high-quality curriculum and instruction. Finally, Good Reason Houston also works to ensure that there are enough diverse, skilled teachers and principals positioned to transform the lower performing campuses in the Houston area.

    Expenses $7,511,786 · Grants $889,943 · Revenue $565,631

  • Rallying Houstonians for Change advocates for families, community leaders and business leaders seeking to ensure family and community voices and needs are the center of all district and school improvements.

    Expenses $2,442,922 · Grants $110,000

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Scott McClelland

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Peter Rodriguez

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Harvey

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ann Barnes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adeeb Barqawi

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug Foshee

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jill Jewett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Postl

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Manolo Sanchez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Shaddix

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sebastien Solar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ann Stern

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bobby Tudor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose Villarreal

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Polly Whittle

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darryl Wilson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexandra Hales Elizondo

    CEO (thru 01/23)

    Total calculated
    $333,526
    From this org
    $322,472
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,054
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $322,472
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,054
    Filer's total
    $333,526

  • Ashley Cash

    COO

    Total calculated
    $239,814
    From this org
    $231,599
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,215
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,599
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,215
    Filer's total
    $239,814

  • Cary Wright

    CEO (from 01/23)

    Total calculated
    $240,841
    From this org
    $233,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,617
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,224
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,617
    Filer's total
    $240,841

  • Faria Dhamani

    CFO (from 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $184,314
    From this org
    $176,099
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,215
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,099
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,215
    Filer's total
    $184,314

  • Courtney Isaak

    District & School Support Director

    Total calculated
    $145,376
    From this org
    $136,212
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,164
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rebecca Dray

    District Support Director

    Total calculated
    $142,367
    From this org
    $133,283
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,084
    Hours/week
    40

  • Meron Tekle

    New School Creation Director

    Total calculated
    $140,001
    From this org
    $132,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,492
    Hours/week
    40

  • Michelle Hester

    Director of Accounting (thru 04/23)

    Total calculated
    $133,625
    From this org
    $124,461
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,164
    Hours/week
    40

  • Luna Nguyen

    Strategy & Learning Director

    Total calculated
    $119,818
    From this org
    $117,422
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,396
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
16 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430479349300138

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