STRATEGY STUDIO / NONPROFIT PEOPLE SEARCH

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW FOUNDATION (EIN 74-1732551)
Tax period
2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed
2025-06-24
IRS object ID
202501759349300845
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-06-24T15:49:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN760269860PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Blazek & VetterlingBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12900 Weslayan Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN741732551EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1University of Houston Law FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUNIVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7137433742PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14170 Martin Luther King BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP772046060ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSusan L BickleyPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone7137433742PhoneNum
Signature2025-06-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBarbara MurphyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01386215PTIN
Phone7134395739PhoneNum
Preparation2025-06-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHelen WangPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14170 Martin Luther King BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP772046060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,502,622GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addressuhlawfoundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1972FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Foundation receives and administers funds for the benefit of the UH Law Center. The Foundation maintains endowments for various scholarship funds and student activities, endowed faculty positions, academic program support, and general unrestricted gifts.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers17TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$46,181TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$38,233NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,927,687PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,333,156CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$190,290PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$193,101CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$699,526PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,943,595CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$113,650PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$156,438CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,703,853PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,313,414CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,081,478PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,197,313CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$220,348PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$211,150CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$235,673CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,489,370PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,487,187CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,791,196PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,895,650CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,087,343PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,417,764CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$38,607,673TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$44,176,775TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,183,295TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,800,726TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$36,424,378NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$42,376,049NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Foundation is organized to promote, encourage and advance legal education and assist in orderly development of law and legal institutions for the benefit of the UH Law Center.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,950,424ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,575,162GrantAmt
Revenue$102,637RevenueAmt
DescThe Foundation administers funds received through gifts, donations, and grants in order to benefit and improve the degree and non-degree educational functions of the UH Law Center, establish student loan functions of the UH Law Center and establish student loan funds, scholarships, and professorships at the Center.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$508,920ExpenseAmt
Grant$165,247GrantAmt
Revenue$54,800RevenueAmt
DescInstitutes and Special Programs: Research support as well as education of J.D. and L.L.M. students in specialized areas of legal practice. The areas of practice include Intellectual Property, Health Law, Computer Law, Mexican legal studies, International Law, Tax Law and Consumer Law.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$435,069ExpenseAmt
Grant$303,586GrantAmt
Revenue$35,664RevenueAmt
DescStudent Support: Provides various support for students including scholarship funding, student organizations, and competitions.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$221,705ExpenseAmt
Grant$153,318GrantAmt
DescFaculty Services: Provides support for the research and scholarly endeavors of tenured and non-tenured faculty members of the UH Law Center. Support includes stipends from endowments, secretarial support and research assistance.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$221,705TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$153,318TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,116,118TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document77IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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 Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Helen WangBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7137433742PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14170 Martin Luther King BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77204ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Susan L Bickley
President3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Whiteley
President Elect3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Victor Wright
Vice President/Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Unger
Treasurer3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas F A Hetherington
Immediate Past-President1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leonard M Baynes
Dean/Ex-Officio1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey V Brown
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Chung
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Warren Harris
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Jackson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cynthia Mabry
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Reginald E McKamie Sr
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alex Roberts
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert J Sergesketter
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kris Thomas
UH Law Alumni President/Ex-Officio1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eloise D Brice
UH Administration Designee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessica Claiborne Haynes
E.D. Business Op.5.0040.00Yes (X)$16,300$113,302$21,182
Grace Rosanes
E.D. Business Op.5.0040.00Yes (X)$0$116,799$20,168
Helen Wang
Director40.000.00Yes (X)$90,252$0$21,990
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$106,552TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$230,101TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$63,340TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UBS Financial ServicesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14400 Post Oak PkwyAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesInvestment managementServicesDesc
Compensation$105,799CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$437,730FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$4,895,426AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$187,169NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,333,156TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRegistration/other feesDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$193,101TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$193,101RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$193,101TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$782,614TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$46,181UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$736,433ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,971,501SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,810,520SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,160,981SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,160,981TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,160,981ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$222,250FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$437,730ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$378,688FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$156,438TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$156,438ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,313,414TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$193,101RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$46,181UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,740,976ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,023,513TotalAmt
Program Services$2,023,513ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,800TotalAmt
Program Services$173,800ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,175TotalAmt
Management And General$137,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,830TotalAmt
Management And General$44,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,659TotalAmt
Management And General$3,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,550TotalAmt
Management And General$14,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,936TotalAmt
Management And General$10,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,318TotalAmt
Program Services$2,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,818ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$184,959TotalAmt
Management And General$184,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$383,523TotalAmt
Program Services$332,232ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$51,291FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,246TotalAmt
Program Services$9,246ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,000FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,337TotalAmt
Program Services$80,097ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,921FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,510TotalAmt
Program Services$3,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,035TotalAmt
Program Services$72,770ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,265FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,209TotalAmt
Program Services$88,223ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$7,986FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,233TotalAmt
Program Services$1,842ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$391FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,486TotalAmt
Management And General$29,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Faculty & student svcs$275,433$275,433
Alumni cultivation$168,479$168,479
Honorarium & speaker$40,100$40,100
Apprenticeship programs$9,151$9,151

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,168TotalAmt
Program Services$3,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$340FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,895,650TotalAmt
Program Services$3,116,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$543,859ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$235,673FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$916,117BOYAmt
EOY$1,526,043EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$814,756BOYAmt
EOY$558,763EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,922,963BOYAmt
EOY$4,586,427EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,511BOYAmt
EOY$9,750EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,876BOYAmt
EOY$93,292EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,201,726BOYAmt
EOY$32,319,340EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,537,774BOYAmt
EOY$5,012,210EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,950BOYAmt
EOY$70,950EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,607,673BOYAmt
EOY$44,176,775EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,107BOYAmt
EOY$46,864EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,079,263BOYAmt
EOY$1,695,987EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,925BOYAmt
EOY$57,875EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,183,295BOYAmt
EOY$1,800,726EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,000,091BOYAmt
EOY$1,246,297EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,424,287BOYAmt
EOY$41,129,752EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,424,378BOYAmt
EOY$42,376,049EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,607,673BOYAmt
EOY$44,176,775EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,417,764ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,241,555NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$707,648OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,852,086CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,686,328CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,624,385CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,927,687CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,333,156CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,423,642TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,852,086CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,686,328CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,624,385CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,927,687CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,333,156CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,423,642TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$982,435SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$23,441,207PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$469,617CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$645,238CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$856,359CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$769,548CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$782,614CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,523,376TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,788CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,233CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$92,021TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,039,039TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$787,082GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83600PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82900PublicSupportPY170Pct
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)
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$28,208,107BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,541,198ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,667,610InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$194,272GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$242,972OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,979,671EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$26,736,408BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$164,380ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,877,545InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$163,614GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$406,612OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$28,208,107EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,826,309BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$314,416ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,864,006InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$93,885GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$446,426OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$26,736,408EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,746,670BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$488,846ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,177,526InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$586,733OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$30,826,309EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,831,517BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$534,261ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,200,926InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$820,034OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$24,746,670EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.58508PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.41492TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$5,012,210BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,012,210TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,662,362TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,241,555NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$707,648OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,533,907RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,128,455RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$184,959InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$184,959RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,313,414TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,710,691TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,710,691ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$184,959InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$184,959ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,895,650TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:Earnings from endowment funds are intended to be used to support the University of Houston Law Center's programs, scholarships, and faculty at appropriate levels today and to ensure the institution's ability to maintain that level into the future.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Loss on valuation of pledges -707,648.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,RegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedInvestmentsTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$2,708,283RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,708,283SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,708,283TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Law GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$659,980GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$437,730CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$222,250GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$181,361FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$77,299EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$120,028OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$659,980GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$437,730CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$222,250GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$181,361FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$77,299EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$120,028OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$378,688DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$156,438NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1University of HoustonBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14800 Calhoun RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN746001399RecipientEIN
IRC Section170(c)(1)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$2,023,513CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantNew Law Center building & Faculty/staff stipend/ salary assistance/ scholarshipsPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarships and awardsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient100RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$173,800CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe University of Houston Law Foundation makes grants to individuals for scholarships and awards as directed by the UH Law Center, who determines the recipients in an objective and non-discriminatory fashion. The Foundation also makes grants to support the University of Houston Law Center by defraying the cost of providing stipends/salaries to some of its personnel, scholarships and awards to students, and the new Law Center building. The close affiliation between the organizations 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)
PersonJessica Claiborne HaynesPersonNm
TitleE.D. Business Op.TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$16,300BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$111,142CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$2,160OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$1,321DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$9,346DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$1,092NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$9,423NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$18,713TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$132,071TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$118,319NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesNYSEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescAuction itemsDesc
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$68,850NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part V, Line 2b:The University of Houston Law Foundation employs two people. The Law Foundation employee payroll and related taxes are processed and reported by the University of Houston.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990 is reviewed by management prior to providing a copy of the return to the board and filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Foundation annually sends out a questionnaire to its board members that requests information about family and business relationships and other potential conflicts of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Foundation follows the University of Houston guidelines for determining compensation. The University of Houston Law Center Executive Director - Business Operations receives a modest stipend for services performed for the Foundation. The Foundation follows the University of Houston guidelines for determining compensation. The Foundation Director receives compensation (1 FTE) for services performed for the Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Loss on valuation of pledges -707,648.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1University of HoustonBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o Tax Dept 5000 Gulf Fwy Rm 109AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77023ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN746001399EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section170(c)(1)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 6PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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 Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd