Coalition for the Homeless of Houston Harris County

What it reported doing in 2024

Coordinated Access & System Planning: CFTH serves as the lead agency for the homeless response system (Continuum of Care) in Harris, Montgomery, and Fort Bend Counties, Texas. CFTH coordinates system planning, data analysis, and performance management across publicly and privately funded providers to improve access to housing and services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Key activities include administration of the Coordinated Access system, oversight of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data, evaluation of system performance, and development of strategies that improve housing outcomes, strengthen accountability, and support innovation across the homeless response system. LINE 4D, PROGRAM SERVICE ------------------------- Public Policy: CFTH advocates for policy solutions that make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring-ensuring that everyone in our community has a safe place to call home. We actively engage with local, state, and federal officials to promote data-driven policies that support permanent housing with stability services as the proven solution to homelessness. Beyond advocacy, CFTH works to build positive reputational capital for the entire homeless response system. We educate policymakers, funders, and the broader public on the realities of homelessness-challenging harmful myths, highlighting system successes, and elevating the voices of those with lived experience. Through strategic communication and deep collaboration with elected leaders, CFTH is shaping public will, influencing funding decisions, and removing systemic barriers-so that our community response is not only compassionate, but effective and equitable.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.6%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 85.4%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $100.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 99.5%; rating input score 100; 34th 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: 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: -8.1%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 17% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.7% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings