Como Lions Heart

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473486169
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$161,799
Expenses
$142,043
Assets
$19,845

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Carol Brown (Executive Director)
  • Dorothy Debose (Board President)

People named in this filing

  • Carol Brown (Executive Director)
  • Dorothy Debose (Board President)
  • Kate Dykes (Board Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Como Lions Hearts goal is to create an inclusive environment that encourages participation personal growth and collaboration among all residents. We aim to enhance the quality of life by providing accessible resources and opportunities that strengthen relationships and cultivate a sense of belonging. Como Lions Heart continues to support families youth and seniors through community-based programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

Because of you we were able to provide an effective Youth Sports Cheerleading and Activity Programs that aim to create an inclusive environment that fosters participation and personal growth. We provide accessible resources to enhance life skills build relationships and foster a sense of belonging. We distributed school backpacks and supplies to 325 students college dorm prep kits to 32 and hosted monthly Reading Nights with over 25 participants. Additionally we organized field trips to Casa Manana and Chuck E. Cheese for 25-50 students. Our Summer Camp Programs served 120 youths while our Youth Sports - Football and Cheerleading Camps engaged 130 participants. Events like the Easter Carnival Halloween Fall Festival and Como Lions Heart Christmas Toy Giveaway benefited over 1,500 children in partnership with the Como Community Center.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.8%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 81.8%; rating input score 82

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.2%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.8%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -33.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.8% of revenue deployed · 81.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $116K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.