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HOUSTON BAR FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
HOUSTON BAR FOUNDATION (EIN 76-0029594)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-04-30
IRS object ID
202401219349301685
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2024-04-30T14:59:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line12900 Weslayan Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Phone7137591133PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonLinda HesterPersonNm
Person TitleChairPersonTitleTxt
Phone7137591133PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Christian Garza
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Sejal Brahmbatt
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Alistair Dawson
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Polly Fohn
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Andrew Gratz
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Linda Hester
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Sara Keith
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Holly Nini
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Christopher D Northcutt
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julie Stanger
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Whiteley
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

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BOY$16,054,735BOYAmt
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BOY$1,955,954BOYAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
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Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$118,629ContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Administrative Expenses$32,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$171,435ContributionsAmt
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CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue to affiliateDesc
Amt$179,049Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,768,613TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,768,613ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$95,643InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$95,643ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,864,256TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b:Funds are held for the Harris County Courthouse Restoration Project.
Part V, Line 4:The Kay Sim Endowment for Equal Access to Justice in Houston provides future annual funding for pro bono legal services through Houston Volunteer Lawyers.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Harvest C.Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,000,837GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$794,137CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$206,700GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$174,815RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Event2Bench BarEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$98,173GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$24,063CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$74,110GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$55,422RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$315,302GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$216,402CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$98,900GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$8,444NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$56,032RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$4,328FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$2,900EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$33,030OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,414,312GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,034,602CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$379,710GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$8,444NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$286,269RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$4,328FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,900EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$33,030OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$334,971DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$44,739NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
1111 Bagby St FLB 300HoustonTX77002760090652501(c)(3)$1,415,000$0Pro bono legal services
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
1111 Bagby St FLB 300HoustonTX77002760090652501(c)(3)$11,000$0Veterans legal aid program
Center for Pursuit
4400 Harrisburg BlvdHoustonTX77011741272417501(c)(3)$47,612$0Program support
Houston Habitat for Humanity
3750 N McCartyHoustonTX77029760207084501(c)(3)$73,023$0Program support
Combined Arms
2929 McKinney StreetHoustonTX77003475648923501(c)(3)$11,000$0Program support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe HBF Board of Directors approves all grants. Grants to Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program (HVL) are documented in a formal grant agreement, and HVL reports regularly to the HBF about the use of the HBF grant funds. The close relationship between the HBF and HVL further serves to monitor the use of grant funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMindy DavidsonPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$206,974CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$10,984DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$7,435NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$225,393TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Personnel Committee of the Houston Bar Association Board of Directors annually reviews the performance and compensation of the Executive Director. It documents its decisions based on appropriate data surrounding the Executive Director's training, expertise, scope of duties, and time to be expended.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The membership of the Houston Bar Foundation shall consist of all the members in good standing of the Houston Bar Association.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Houston Bar Association Board of Directors appoints the Board of Directors of the Houston Bar Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Controller and Executive Director review the return for accuracy and completeness before sending it to the Board of Directors for review before the Chair signs the return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Conflict of Interest Policy sets forth the process to monitor and enforce compliance. Board members sign an annual acknowledgment of the Conflict of Interest Policy as soon as practicable following each bar year's first meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's Forms 990 are available to the public on guidestar.org. The organization's governing documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and financial statements may be made available to the public upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Houston Bar Association
1111 Bagby St FLB 200HoustonTX77002740692895Furtherance of the legal professionTX501(c)(6)0
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
1111 Bagby St FLB 300HoustonTX77002760090652Free legal services for low income individualsTX501(c)(3)0Line 7Houston Bar Association
Houston Lawyer Referral Service
1111 Bagby St FLB 200HoustonTX77002741872485Refer general public to lawyersTX501(c)(6)0Houston Bar Association
HBA Alternative Dispute Resolution
49 San Jacinto St Ste 220HoustonTX77002742107776Free dispute resolution services to Harris County ResidentsTX501(c)(3)0Line 7Houston Bar Association
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Houston Bar Association
C$102,020Cash
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
B$1,426,000Cash
Houston Bar Association
P$90,000Cash