Houston Chemical Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
760233175
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
7139335760
Rating
38
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$62,662
Expenses
$73,768
Assets
$96,068
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRIS YEE (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN ORLANDO (PRESIDENT)
  • CORTNEY PATEL (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHRIS YEE (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN ORLANDO (PRESIDENT)
  • CORTNEY PATEL (VICE PRESIDENT)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To foster and promote education of its members and the public of chemical manufacturing and distribution.

What it reported doing in 2024

Scholarships awarded to college students2 - $1,100 scholarships2 - $1,200 scholarships2 - $1,300 scholarships1 - $1,400 scholarships5 - $1,500 scholarships3 - $1,600 scholarships3 - $1,700 scholarships6 - $1,800 scholarships2 - $1,900 scholarships3 - $2,000 scholarships1 - $2,400 scholarships1 - $2,500 scholarshipsrecipients invited to honarary luncheon

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -17.7%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.3; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.