STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

CHILDRENS CHARITY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
CHILDRENS CHARITY (EIN 76-0135741)
Tax period
2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed
2024-08-15
IRS object ID
202442289349301444
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-08-15T10:41:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN760488832PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MCCONNELL & JONES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14828 LOOP CENTRAL DRIVE SUITE 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77081ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760135741EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOUSTON'S CHARITY FOR CHILDREN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOUSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7135242878PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11600 W LOOP SOUTH 610AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAURA S WARDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7135242878PhoneNum
Signature2024-08-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTENE THOMASPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00849229PTIN
Phone7139681600PhoneNum
Preparation2024-08-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2024-08-08 14:25:15ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOUSTON CHILDREN'S CHARITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLAURA S WARDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11600 W LOOP SOUTH 610AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,780,704GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://HOUSTONCHILDRENSCHARITY.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1982FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY IS TO SUPPORT CAUSES RELATED TO CHILDREN. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING VEHICLES AND OTHER TYPES OF SUPPORT TO OTHER ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDE DIRECT BENEFITS TO CHILDREN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body27VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent26VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers862TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,747,092PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,732,135CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$76PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$48,319CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$818,574PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$649,691CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,928,594PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,130,763CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,712,644PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,345,706CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$503,316PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$715,500CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$438,795PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$548,200CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,654,755PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,609,406CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$273,839PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$521,357CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,631,144TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,310,158TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,755TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$170,412TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,618,389NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,139,746NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE CHARITY IS TO SUPPORT CAUSES RELATED TO CHILDREN. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING VEHICLES AND OTHER TYPES OF SUPPORT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO CHILDREN.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,774,965ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,079,334GrantAmt
DescCHARIOTS FOR CHILDREN - THE CHARITY CONTRIBUTES VANS TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OR TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,217,080ExpenseAmt
Grant$946,144GrantAmt
DescCHRISTMAS PARTY - THE CHARITY PROVIDES A CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR NEEDY CHILDREN.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$270,189ExpenseAmt
Grant$201,261GrantAmt
DescA BETTER NIGHTS SLEEP - THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEEDY CHILDREN WITH BEDS AND MATTRESSES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A BETTER NIGHTS SLEEP FOR THEM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$159,711ExpenseAmt
Grant$118,967GrantAmt
DescBACK TO SCHOOL - THE CHARITY PROVIDES NEEDY CHILDREN WITH BACKPACKS JUST PRIOR TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$159,711TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$118,967TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,421,945TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document8IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee13EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members27GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member26IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDE'VONTE HUGHESPersonNm
Phone7135242878PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11600 W LOOP SOUTH SUITE 610AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LAURA S WARD
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$386,970$0$2,848
TILMAN J FERTITTA
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY D BECKER
VICE-CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID B ATKINS
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRANT W GUTHRIE
VICE-PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN B JOHNSON
VICE-PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDNA MEYER-NELSON
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PENNY LOYD
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR SUSAN B BLANEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL R D'ARMOND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANA FANT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORRIS SMITH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA H JUNEAU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY D JUSTICE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEEDEE H MARSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA MONCADA ALAOUI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR LOIS J MOORE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT E OGLE
ASSISTANT TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT R PIERCE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JORGE D SALAZAR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTINA H SOMERVILLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN L YOUNG-ELLIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCES MOODY BUZBEE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANDON DEWAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNEST R HUNTER II
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEANN KACZYNSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADLEY H MARKS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$386,970TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,848TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$3,959,611FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,772,524AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,098,769NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,732,135TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$48,319TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$48,319ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$3,959,611ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$649,941FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$649,941TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$649,941ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$250TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$250RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$250OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,130,763TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$250RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$601,622ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,345,706TotalAmt
Program Services$3,345,706ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,658TotalAmt
Program Services$139,309ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$556,842TotalAmt
Program Services$499,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,450TotalAmt
Management And General$18,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,890TotalAmt
Management And General$21,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,685TotalAmt
Program Services$10,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,644TotalAmt
Program Services$11,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27TotalAmt
Management And General$27ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,422TotalAmt
Management And General$32,422ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FUNDING$181,964$181,964
ALL OTHER EXPENSES$117,733$97,889$19,844
BAD DEBTS$104,535$100,442$4,093
POSTAGE$29,437$26,267$3,170

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,413TotalAmt
Program Services$9,525ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,888ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,609,406TotalAmt
Program Services$4,421,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$784,276BOYAmt
EOY$1,108,180EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$512,023BOYAmt
EOY$512,023EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$317,642BOYAmt
EOY$522,803EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,523BOYAmt
EOY$17,955EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,680BOYAmt
EOY$8,226EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$140,971EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,631,144BOYAmt
EOY$2,310,158EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,755BOYAmt
EOY$29,441EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$140,971EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,755BOYAmt
EOY$170,412EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,618,389BOYAmt
EOY$2,139,746EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,618,389BOYAmt
EOY$2,139,746EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,631,144BOYAmt
EOY$2,310,158EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$521,357ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,848,368CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,705,004CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,387,383CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,747,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,732,135CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,419,982TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,848,368CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,705,004CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,387,383CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,747,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,732,135CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,419,982TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$249,602SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$24,170,380PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,754CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,103CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,708CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$76CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,960TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$24,509,942TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$86,102GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.98610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98520PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRIGHT OF USE ASSETS - OPERATINGDesc
Book Value$140,971BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$140,971TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITY-NET OF CURRENT PORTIONDesc
Amt$140,971Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$140,971TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,629,658TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$179,720DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$319,175OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$498,895RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,130,763RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,130,763TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,108,301TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$179,720DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$319,175OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$498,895ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,609,406ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,609,406TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE CHARITY IS A NOT-FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY IF THE POSITION IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE CHARITY DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN 2022 AND 2021.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 319,175.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 319,175.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event12022 & 2023 GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$3,959,611GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$3,959,611CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$146,554FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$184,212EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$319,175OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$3,959,611GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$3,959,611CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$146,554FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$184,212EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$319,175OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$649,941DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$649,941NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeVARIOUS ASSISTANCE TO CHILDRENGrantTypeTxt
Recipient30000RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$3,345,706NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTOY DISTRIBUTION AND OTHERNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHOUSTON CHILDREN'S CHARITY PROVIDES LONG-TERM MONITORING OF THE SUPPORT GIVEN TO CLIENTS ONLY FOR ITS CHARIOTS FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM WHERE THE SUPPORT IS SUBSTANTIAL A HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE VAN. FOR THIS WE REQUIRE FAMILIES DOCUMENT FULL INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS WHILE HCC MAINTAINS A LIEN ON THE VEHICLE. FOLLOWING THAT PERIOD, THE LIEN IS RELEASED AND THE MONITORING IS ENDED. BUT FOR THIS PROGRAM AND ALL OTHER PROGRAMS WE REQUEST CLIENTS PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO US (THROUGH EMAILS, PHOTOS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, ETC.) OF THE IMPACT OUR SUPPORT PROVIDES TO THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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)
PersonLAURA S WARDPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$386,970BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
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$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,848NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$389,818TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution30ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$379,953NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (19 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)TOYS FOR TOTS DISTRIBUTION1$533,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)ADOPT A FAMILY663$66,300FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)DISCOUNT ON FRAMES1550$25,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)CLOTHES & SHOES44$25,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)FREE WHATABURGER COUPONS3000$10,170FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)SPACE COWBOYS TICKETS100$5,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)COMPUTER1$5,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)BACKPACKS WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES200$4,618FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)UNIFORMS200$3,647FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)SCHOOL SUPPLIES200$3,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)DENTAL GOOGIE BAGS1200$3,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)BIG BAGS OF TOYS, SHOES, CLOTHES, BOOKS17$2,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)BUILD A BEARS84$1,844FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)STAR WARS CHARACTERS10$1,800FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES200$1,562FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)WHATABURGER BRANDED PENCIL BAGS300$801FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)CUSTOM RAISING CANE WORD SEARCHES4000$800FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)BOXED LUNCHES20$570FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)BREAKFAST75$300FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MR. BRANDON DEWAN IS THE NEPHEW OF MS. LAURA WARD, THE CEO OF HOUSTON'S CHARITY FOR CHILDREN, INC., THROUGH MARIAGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE FORM 990, ALONG WITH THE TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION. UPON SATISFACTORY REVIEW, ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS SIGNS THE RETURN ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. ITS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY THAT THEY HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO INQUIRE OF EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS ABOUT THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE REVIEW ALSO INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE SALARY PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SALARIES PAID BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS ARE USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION, AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED PARTIES UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.