The Lawson Academy Real Estate Co

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
821767735
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
7137413600
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$0
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY RAMOS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARY RAMOS (PRESIDENT)
  • CHAVON CARR (SECRETARY)
  • TERRENCE FREDERICK (TREASURER)

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 lawson academy real estate co. (the "corporation") is organized exclusively for such charitable, educational and literary purposes as will qualify it as an exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended ("the code") or the corresponding provision of any future united states internal revenue law. Specifically, the corporation (i) will operate as a supporting organization, within the meaning of section 509(a)(3) of the code, to william a. Lawson institute for peace and prosperity ("walipp), and (ii) is organized and will be operated at all times exclusively for the benefit of walipp. Such purposes shall include, but not be limited to, the acquisition and leasing of real or personal property, or both, and subject to the restrictions and limitations hereinafter set forth, the leasing of such property to walipp for use in futherance of the charitable purposes of walipp.

What it reported doing in 2024

The lawson academy real estate co. Operates as a supporting organization, within the meaning of section 509(a)(3) of the code, to william a. Lawson institute for peace and prosperity ("walipp") and is organized and operated at all times exclusively for the benefit of walipp. Such purposes shall include, but not be limited to, the acquisition and leasing of real or personal property, or both, and subject to the restrictions and limitations hereinafter set forth, the leasing of such property to walipp for use in furtherance of the charitable purposes of walipp.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: NotEnoughData
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 18th 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: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -27.8% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.8% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -26.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 10 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Series filing activity did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.