Nonprofit · EIN 74-1872485
HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77002
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $751,394 | $465,462 | $285,932 | $1,941,695 | $31,764 | $1,909,931 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $436,680 | $393,325 | $43,355 | $1,585,813 | $26,309 | $1,559,504 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $524,757 | $387,682 | $137,075 | $1,438,933 | $727 | $1,438,206 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $659,156
- Investment income
- $92,238
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $27,349
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $42,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $110,650
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $286,595
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $17,500
- Occupancy
- $20,167
- Travel
- $1,618
- Depreciation
- $10,113
- Program services (functional)
- $428,221
- Management and general (functional)
- $37,241
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,585,813
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,941,695
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $31,764
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,909,931
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $31,018
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,909,931
- Gross receipts
- $751,394
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1958
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Ramsey | HLRS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $110,650 |
| Hon Cheryl Elliott Thornton | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Quentin Smith | PRESIDENT - ELECT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Ciara Perritano | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Robert Painter | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Heath Novosad | TREASURER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CARTER DUGAN | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID DORRIS | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA TORRES | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE VARNER | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.26 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THAISON HUA | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jose Lopez | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Monica Alvarado | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Traci Gibson | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Nelson Ocampo | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lowenberg | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Thomas Frashier | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Rosa Reyes | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brandon Cofield | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.26 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Altagracia McDonald | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.26 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| David E Harrell Jr | HBA - PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Vinh Ho | HBA - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN RAMSEY | HLRS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $103,437 |
| ROBERT PAINTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HON CHERYL ELLIOTT THORNTON | PRESIDENT - ELECT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HEATH NOVOSAD | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| COLIN POGGE | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CARTER DUGAN | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID DORRIS | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA TORRES | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CIARA PERRITANO | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE VARNER | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THAISON HUA | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RACHEL SEDITA | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LENA SILVA | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HARVEY BURNS JR | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOSE LOPEZ | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TRACI GIBSON | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MIKE LOWENBERG | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DIANA GOMEZ | HBA - PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MINDY DAVIDSON | HBA - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA DE HOYOS | BOD-TERM EXPIRING 06.30.24 Officer | 42 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN RAMSEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 42 | $99,973 |
| COLIN POGGE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PAINTER | PRESIDENT - ELECT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SUSAN E OEHL | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THE HON CHERYL ELLIOTT THORNTON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HEATH NOVOSAD | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE VARNER | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KERI BROWN | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-24 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CARTER DUGAN | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA TORRES | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THAISON HUA | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-23 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DALIA CASTILLO-GRANADOS | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-23 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LENA SILVA | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-23 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CIARA PERRITANO | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-23 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOSE LOPEZ | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-23 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALFRED BENOIT | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-23 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MIKE LOWENBERG | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-23 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THE HON JOSEFINA M RENDON | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-23 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GIGI ZIENTEK | BOD - TERM EXPIRING 06-30-23 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER POPOV | HBA - PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MINDY DAVIDSON | HBA - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1111 BAGBY SUITE FLB200, HOUSTON, TX 77002-2551
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAREN RAMSEY, 1111 BAGBY FLB 200, HOUSTON, TX 77002
- Signed the 990
- KAREN RAMSEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (713) 237-9429
- Website
- WWW.HLRS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FRIERSON SIMONTON & KUTAC PLLC
Mission
Refer general public to lawyers
Program accomplishments
- Assisting the general public who are seeking help in solving their legal problems and to facilitate public accesss to lawyers for legal information. Approximately 100,000 individuals are assisted each year.Expenses $428,219 · revenue $659,156
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1872485
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,941,695
- Income (IRS master file)
- $751,394
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $751,394 | $465,462 | $1,941,695 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $436,680 | $393,325 | $1,585,813 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $524,757 | $387,682 | $1,438,933 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $431,245 | $398,124 | $1,260,642 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | $404,015 | $346,677 | $1,396,133 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 74-1872485).
Questions about HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC
- What is the EIN of HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC is 74-1872485.
- Is HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1976.
- Are donations to HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KAREN RAMSEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,650 (Karen Ramsey, HLRS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HOUSTON LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $751,394, expenses of $465,462 and total assets of $1,941,695 at year end.
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