Central Houston Civic Improvement Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
760113584
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
7136501470
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$710,783
Expenses
$687,524
Assets
$2,150,905
Liabilities
$241,238

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

Leadership & pay

48 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KRISTOPHER LARSON (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KRISTOPHER LARSON (PRESIDENT): $496,647 total reported compensation
  • JOHN A DOUGLAS (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $348,130 total reported compensation
  • JANA GUNTER (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $247,327 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Central houston civic improvement lnc.'s mission is to ensure the continued vitality and to support development of downtown and the central city that is critical to the continued health and growth of houston.

What it reported doing in 2024

North houston highway improvement plan civic opportunities program-a framework for responsible decisions regarding the civic opportunities associated with the nhhip project has been created through the mayor's office and steering committee of civic volunteers. Central houston civic improvement serves as the coordinating entity to provide a deep resource of experienced urban planning, design, engineering, and economic development resources, either through internal staff or through the engagement of consultants, to supplement the resources of the city and play an integral role with the city of houston and txdot to advance the overall quality of design for the highway project. Central houston civic improvement operates under the terms of a professional services agreement with the city of houston as well as an interagency agreement with txdot which defines a process for joint development of prescriptive design standards, procurement scoring and joint review as the project progresses through the design and construction phases.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 79% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.8%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 77.9%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 3.3%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.13; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.8%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.8% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.8% of revenue deployed · 77.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 45 of 45 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $536K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $497K · 48 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.