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Center for Houstons Future

EIN 76-0386539Community Development Texas Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Furthering the region as a top global community in which to work and live.

Center for Houston's Future (CHF) works to address matters of highest importance to the long-term future of the greater Houston region, by engaging diverse leaders, providing impactful research, and defining actionable strategies. We bring business and community together to innovate for the future of the greater Houston region. CHF is an organization devoted exclusively to thinking and acting strategically for the long-term future of the Houston nine-county region. Center for Houston's Future furthers the region as a top global community in which to work and live.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

66.35Overall score
out of 100

54.85Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$898,624

Total expenses · USD$958,264

Program expenses

$642,036.88 recorded amount

67.0%

Fundraising expenses

$141,823.07 recorded amount

14.8%

Administrative expenses

$172,487.52 recorded amount

18.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.21 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Brett Perlman
Recorded compensation: $96,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.07%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for Houstons Future
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Center for Houston's Future (CHF) works to address matters of highest importance to the long-term future of the greater Houston region, by engaging diverse leaders, providing impactful research, and defining actionable strategies. We bring business and community together to innovate for the future of the greater Houston region. CHF is an organization devoted exclusively to thinking and acting strategically for the long-term future of the Houston nine-county region. Center for Houston's Future furthers the region as a top global community in which to work and live.
`ein` EIN	76-0386539
`tot_exp` Total expenses	958264.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.18
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.21
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14800000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.67
`fscore` Financial score	54.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Brett Perlman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	96500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1007
`motto` Tagline	Furthering the region as a top global community in which to work and live.
`name` Charity name	Center for Houstons Future
`tot_rev` Total revenue	898624.0
`score` Overall score	66.35
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Housing and Neighborhood Development
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	642036.88
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	141823.07200000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	172487.52

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 76-0386539
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Housing and Neighborhood Development
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.