Quality Communities Alliance of Texas

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833443412
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
7139606400
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,000
Expenses
$9,119
Assets
$3,144
Liabilities
$78,546

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY KILKENNY (PRESIDENT)
  • HOWARD M COHEN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CAMM C LARY III (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARY KILKENNY (PRESIDENT)
  • HOWARD M COHEN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CAMM C LARY III (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 offer resources to the public that educate, clarify and communicate the roles, functions and benefits of Texas utility districts, and how they enhance the quality of life for residents in their communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

The quality communities alliance of Texas was formed to promote the spread of positive information regarding the use of special districts as a real estate development vehicle throughout the state of Texas. There are hundreds of such special districts in the state of Texas. The corporation works to protect and promote information related to the financial stability of special districts in Texas. The corporation gathers detailed information and will create a fact-based website and articles related to special districts. The main expense for the current fiscal year and the projected budget over the next three years will be costs associated with media consultants to advance support for special districts in Texas.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 30.4%; rating input score 30
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 69.6%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 24.98; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -153.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -42.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -37.9% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 30.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 30/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.