Hri Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
472684707
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2108281505
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,918
Expenses
$12,580
Assets
$551,304
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • WILLIAM S HARTE (PRES/SEC/DIR)
  • DAVID L SINAK (TREASURER/DI)
  • LUCIE HARTE (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable purposes (which shall be deemed to include religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes, or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, within the meaning of thoses terms used in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provisions of any subsequesnt federal tax law and under the laws of the state of Texas, including but not limited to providing support and grants to harte research institute foundation at Texas a&m university - corpus christi for any such charitable purpose; and, subject to such limitations and conditions as are or may be prescribed by law, to exercise such other powers which now or hereafter may be conferred by law upon a corporation organized for the purposes hereinabove set forth, or necessary or incindental to the powers so conferred, or conductive to the attainment of the above-stated purposes of the corporation.

What it reported doing in 2024

The foundation's program service accomplishment is to make grants to Texas a&m university-corpus christi and to hold endowment funds for that purpose, to support scientific and education objectives of the university's harte research institute. The foundation may also make grants to other qualified 501(c)(3) organizations that further the foundation's exempt purpose by providing funds to other exempt charities to enable them to carry out their exempt purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 39.9%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 43.82; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.