Harris County Sheriff's Office Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274317917
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
8323267589
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Law Enforcement

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$193,874
Expenses
$229,467
Assets
$839,860
Liabilities
$539

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN HOUGHTALING II (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID C BAGGETT (DIRECTOR)
  • LARRY BLACKBURN (V.P. & TREAS)
  • JERRY CAROOM (DIRECTOR)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To assist and support the men and women of the harris county sheriff's office in carrying out their law enforcement mandates in the safest and most efficient manner.

What it reported doing in 2023

Programming expenses for donations of equipment benefitting the harris county sherrif's office consistent with our mission and for events which raised money from donors and raised awareness of the hcsof among the general public to enhance donations through its website, all with the goal of increasing local supplemental support for local law enforcement professionals at the hcso and creating a safer local community for us all. 13,961 to hcso emergency dispatch center / 2,224 to honoring our heroes / 22,811 to hcso memorial garden/ 1,000 to hcso fallen peace officer / 1,250 to hcso missing person unit / 4,373 to hcso cac holiday gift drive / 78,584 to hcso community support / 981 to hcso community end of watch support / 25,000 to hcso canine unit

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.7%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 65.7%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -18.4%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.66; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.7% of revenue deployed · 65.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 30 of 30 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $151K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 30 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 48/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.