House of Shine Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 465153923
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2017–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2014
- Location
- Grapevine, TX, USA
- Phone
- 8176018850
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Educational Services and Schools - Other
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,176,960
- Expenses
- $1,086,084
- Assets
- $399,520
- Liabilities
- $32,672
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DR CLAUDIA K BEENY (PRESIDENT)
- RICHARD BEENY (VICE PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- POLLY BARKER (ACCOUNTANT): $116,346 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
House of shine exists to strengthen communities by growing confident, self-aware, and resilient leaders. The organization operates at the intersection of personal growth and community health, grounded in the belief that when individuals understand themselves, they are better equipped to contribute meaningfully to others.through its shine framework, house of shine delivers programs across individuals, students, and teams. Its museum in grapevine serves as a learning laboratory where programming is designed, tested, and refined before being scaled through curriculum, partnerships, and trained facilitators. This model enables both local impact and broader reach across diverse communities.
What it reported doing in 2024
During the report training house of shine continued its mission of strengthening communities by growing confident, self-aware, and resilient leaders. Through its interactive museum of self-discovery, youth leadership programs, community workshops, and organizational trainings, the organization reached approximately 6,743 individuals.house of shine engaged approximately 1,900 volunteers contributing nearly 9,600 hours of service supporting museum operations, leadership programs, community events, and trainings.see schedule o for continuationhouse of shine also operates as a leadership learning laboratory, where programs, curriculum, and leadership tools are continuously developed and refined. Through the shineologist certification program, more than 100 trained shineologists representing educators, youth leaders, nonprofit professionals, and community facilitators apply the shine framework in classrooms, organizations, camps, and community programs.these trained facilitators expand the reach of house of shine beyond the museum and local community by implementing shine-based leadership development experiences in a variety of educational and organizational settings.core program areasyouth leadership development - programs such as the leadership institute and change bowl help young people develop leadership skills, confidence, and civic awareness while applying their talents to community improvement projects.interactive museum experiences - house of shine operates an interactive self-discovery museum in grapevine, Texas where students, families, and community members engage with exhibits designed to help individuals better understand who they are and why their contributions matter.entrepreneurial programs - experiences such as the artisan market provide youth entrepreneurs opportunities to develop business skills while donating a portion of proceeds to charitable causes.professional development and organizational trainings - house of shine provides leadership workshops and trainings for educators, nonprofit organizations, and businesses seeking to build stronger cultures through self-awareness and leadership development. The shineologist certification equips participants to implement the shine framework within schools, workplaces, and community organizations. Through the shineologist certification program, the organization has trained more than 100 shineologists representing educators, youth leaders, nonprofit professionals, and community facilitators. These trained facilitators apply the shine framework in classrooms, camps, nonprofits, and workplaces, expanding the reach of house of shine's leadership development work beyond the museum and local community.community learning programs - programs such as coffee & conversations, shine u workshops, yay days and bradley roundtable discussions bring community members together to explore meaningful conversations that strengthen relationships and encourage lifelong learning and community impact.strategic growth and national reachwhile house of shine continues to offer local museum experiences and community programs, the organization has increasingly expanded its impact through partnerships with educators, youth programs, and organizations that implement the shine framework within their own communities.through its train the trainer model, shineologist certification, and organizational partnerships, house of shine equips educators and facilitators to deliver leadership development experiences in schools, camps, nonprofits, and workplaces across multiple regions.this approach allows the organization to scale its mission nationally while maintaining the museum as the central learning laboratory where new programs and tools are developed.leadership structure clarification: during the fiscal year, dr. Claudia beeny continued serving as founder and principal officer of house of shine. Stephanie mcalpine served in a programming and organizational leadership capacity during the reporting period a
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 88% 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
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 59
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 41
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 62%; rating input score 62
- Program expense ratio: 67.2%; rating input score 67
- Fundraising efficiency: $6.23 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
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: 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
- 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: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 7.7%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.37; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 10.7%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 28.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 62% of revenue deployed · 67.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $730K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $116K · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.