AIDS Foundation Houston Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
760073661
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
7136236796
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,515,171
Expenses
$15,798,878
Assets
$10,319,047
Liabilities
$5,034,870

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Marjorie N Moore (Chief Operating Officer): $177,646 total reported compensation
  • William J Campbell (Chief Financial Officer): $175,761 total reported compensation
  • Ritchie Martin (Chief of Housing & Prevention): $135,168 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Allies in hope (aih), formerly known as AIDS foundation houston, inc. (afh), is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1982 and was among Texas' first organizations dedicated to HIV prevention education and services. Aih provides stabilizing and prevention services including testing, support services, education, benefits and resources counseling, case management, housing, and food and nutrition assistance to the community and low-income, HIV+ men, women, and children. Aih's mission is to end the HIV epidemic in the greater houston area. Allies in hope envisions a community where HIV is stigma-free and rare, and people have equitable access to care. Effective may 22, 2023, afh changed its dba name to allies in hope, which aims to offer expanded services and a new location that embody the organization's commitment to inclusivity and providing equitable stigma-free access to care.

What it reported doing in 2024

Prevention services prevention services reach prioritized populations to diagnose new HIV transmissions, to provide intervention and risk reduction services, and to affect medical adherence goals. Afh provides services to offenders and the recently released through a wall talk and somebody cares, a peer-to-peer education program, linkage to care and support services. The bridge reentry initiative program provides transitional and short term housing to recently released individuals from the Texas department criminal justice and harris county. Afh also provides testing throughout the houston community through multiple venues within communities with the greater risk and at afh's main office. Risk reduction, counseling, testing, and resources are provided to every individual who requests testing services. Due to partnerships with a required medical affiliate, afh has successfully implemented prep clinic and utilizes 340b benefits to expand prevention efforts. Due to recent changes in insurance requirements for 340b benefits, afh is in process of developing alternative business models which may, amongst others, include opening primary care clinics, expanding satellite locations and expanding services to its existing housing population.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 51% for direct work, and 49% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.6%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 90.3%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.8%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.6% of revenue deployed · 90.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 22 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $14.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $178K · 26 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.1M reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.