Cristo Rey Jesuit Houston Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473143154
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
2815011298
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,308,424
Expenses
$767,344
Assets
$15,356,911
Liabilities
$29,777

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Paul Beck (President, CRJ to 12/31/24)
  • Randall Gibbens (President, CRJ since 01/01/25)

Highest reported compensation

  • David Diamonon (CRJ Finance/HR Director): $122,441 total reported compensation
  • Paul Beck (President, CRJ to 12/31/24): $86,584 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

See Schedule OCristo Rey Jesuit Houston Foundation is a supporting organization for Jesuit Cristo Rey High School of Houston, Inc. (dba Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston). A Catholic high school that inspires and prepares students of limited economic resources to succeed in college and lead their communities as compassionate, committed, and competent men and women for the greater glory of God.

What it reported doing in 2024

Cristo Rey Jesuit Houston Foundation was formed in January 2015 to support the students and programs of the Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 92
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.4%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 66.8%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 20.01; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 33.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -20.4% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $686K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $122K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.