San Jacinto Chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
746082236
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2011, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
7135220396
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$79,055
Expenses
$71,855
Assets
$1,291,194
Liabilities
$9,644

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Gwen S Koch (President)

People named in this filing

  • Gwen S Koch (President)
  • Jamie Moran (2nd Vice Pres.)
  • Leticia Wolter (3rd Vice Pres.)

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

To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved and maintained the independence of Texas, to encourage historical research into the earliest records of Texas, especially those relating to the revolution of 1835 and the events which followed.

What it reported doing in 2024

Teaching Texas History: The Pioneer Memorial Log House was constructed in 1936 in honor of the Texas Centennial celebrations in Houston. In 1986 it received a Texas State Historical Commission Marker. Located within the Log House is the Early Texas History Collection of artifacts, relics and documents relating to the early history of the Republic of Texas. Chapter members serving as docents conduct tours of the Log House monthly and upon request and give presentations on various topics of Texas history to interested groups, all at no charge.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 78% for direct work, 21% for grants, and 1% for affiliated organizations.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.5%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $55.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 94.8%; rating input score 95; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: 9.1%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 17.97; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.5% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $64K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.