The Heights Ellis County Family Resources Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851442637
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Midlothian, TX, USA
Phone
4696726351
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Victims' Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,100,385
Expenses
$1,873,340
Assets
$9,234,874
Liabilities
$37,782

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

39 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STAN TIDWELL (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAY TRULL (OPERATIONS D): $77,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide streamlined services to victims of family abuse in ellis county to give them safety and hope.

What it reported doing in 2025

To provide streamlined services to victims of family abuse in ellis county. A journey of safety & hope consists of 4 areas of client care. 1. Crisis care 383 nights of shelter provided 35 rides provided 117 provided food 52 provided clothing 2. Legal care 80 assisted with legal services 42 assisted with getting protective orders 22 court accompaniments 33 cases resulting in charges filed against abuser 3. Trauma care 505 survivors receiving counseling 105 strangulation cases 48 children in camp hope programming 33 sexual assault cases 4. Support care 26 survivors placed in transitional housing 25 survivors placed in permanent housing in 2025, the organization served 544 women and children of the following demographics: causasian = 48% hispanic = 20% african american = 25% other = 7%

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 73.2%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.99 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th 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 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.6%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.93; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 58.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 37.1% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45% of revenue deployed · 73.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 37 of 37 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $77K · 39 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 45/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.