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Nonprofit · EIN 74-1885205

HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77002

Financials

$7.8M$6.6M2022$8.2M$6.1M2023$10.1M$8.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$10,148,536$8,848,054$1,300,482$28,641,191$3,582,644$25,058,547
August 31, 2024990$8,158,844$6,064,982$2,093,862$24,261,971$1,730,348$22,531,623
August 31, 2023990$7,772,221$6,615,349$1,156,872$20,394,884$711,494$19,683,390
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,831,683
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,080,834
Net gain from sales of assets
$335,230
Other revenue
$236,019

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$6,748,352
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$122,092
Legal fees
$11,748
Accounting fees
$23,900
Occupancy
$13,200
Travel
$35,765
Program services (functional)
$8,174,620
Management and general (functional)
$240,893
Fundraising (functional)
$432,541

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$24,261,971
Total assets, end of year
$28,641,191
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,582,644
Net assets, end of year
$25,058,547
Publicly traded securities
$22,111,266
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,158,359
Net assets with donor restrictions
$23,900,188
Gross receipts
$29,848,301
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1976
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AL M PAYTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ARTURO G MICHELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CECELIA ALLENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
DARRELL S MORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TRACY JANDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID D ITZBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
DOUG HOHERTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DR EDDIE L PATTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HUE DUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EDWARD FIERROVICE CHAIR OF GOVERNANCE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
JAVEED GIREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STACY LINDLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENNIFER WALDNER GRANTVICE CHAIR OF PHILANTHROPIC STRATEGY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
JESSICA HERBSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSEPH AVILADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JUANITA S PARKERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
LESLIE NAGYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LINA SABOUNIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LONA MCMANUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MELISSA VELAVICE CHAIR OF BOARD RELATI
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
NICOLE RILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RYAN MCCAULEYIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SARA MONTELONGO-OYERVIDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
VANESSA CARTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MELISSA VELADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CECELIA ALLENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
DR ANTRECE L BAGGETTVICE CHAIR OF FUNDRAISING
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
EDWARD FIERROVICE CHAIR OF GOVERNANCE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
JEANNE M PERDUESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
RYAN MCCAULEYBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
TRACY JANDAVICE CHAIR OF BOARD RELATI
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
AL M PAYTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ARTURO G MICHELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JESSICA HERBSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MOISES LOPEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID D ITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID REGENBAUMIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DOUG HOHERTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DR EDDIE L PATTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DR MARY LAWSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JUANITA S PARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAVEED GIREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENNIFER WALDNER GRANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSEPH AVILADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LONA MCMANUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KIM SHELTON-BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SARA MONTELONGO-OYERVIDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NICOLE RILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DARRELL S MORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
VANESSA CARTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CECELIA ALLENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
DR ANTRECE L BAGGETTVICE CHAIR OF FUNDRAISING
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
EDWARD FIERROVICE CHAIR OF GOVERNANCE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
JEANNE PERDUESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
RYAN MCCAULEYBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
TRACY JANDAVICE CHAIR OF BOARD RELATI
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
AL M PAYTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ARTURO G MICHELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CARLOS CRUZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHARLENE WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
COURTNEY TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID REGENBAUMIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DOUG HOHERTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DR EDDIE L PATTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DR MARY LAWSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
FESTUS ADELEKE AMOYEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAVEED GIREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENNIFER WALDNER GRANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSEPH AVILADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KENNETH R BURTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KIM SHELTON-BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LINA SABOUNIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NICOLE RILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROY MONTALBANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
VANESSA CARTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3100 MAIN ST, HOUSTON, TX 77002-9312
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KAREN L SCHMIDT, 3100 MAIN STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77002
Signed the 990
KAREN L SCHMIDT, PRESIDENT
Phone
(713) 718-8596
Return prepared by
CRI ADVISORS LLC

Mission

HCC FOUNDATION EMPOWERS HCC STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT, ALIGNED WITH KEY HCC INSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVES.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENDOWMENTS: THE HCC FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED THOUSANDS OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING HCC STUDENTS. OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE RAPIDLY EXPANDING, AND WE EXPECT TO AWARD MANY MORE SCHOLARSHIPS TO HOUSTON-AREA STUDENTS IN THE COMING YEARS. THE FOUNDATION'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO BUILD A SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT SUFFICIENT TO AWARD A SCHOLARSHIP TO ALL HCC CREDIT-HOUR STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE AS THEY BEGIN THEIR COLLEGE CAREER.
    Expenses $1,521,786 · grants $1,505,941
  • CAPITAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT:THE HCC FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SELECTED HCC PROGRAMS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS.FACULTY GRANTS AND AWARDS:THE HCC FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES OUR FACULTY MEMBERS' KEY ROLE IN ACHIEVING HCC'S MISSION. WE SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS BY PROVIDING GRANTS FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING AT HCC. MANY FACULTY PROPOSALS REQUEST THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECTS TO ENHANCE HCC LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
    Expenses $6,652,834 · grants $5,242,411

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
74-1885205
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1976
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B124)
Assets (IRS master file)
$28,641,191
Income (IRS master file)
$29,848,301

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$10,148,536$8,848,054$28,641,191XML
990August 2024$8,158,844$6,064,982$24,261,971XML
990August 2023$7,772,221$6,615,349$20,394,884XML
990August 2022$6,908,551$5,781,087$18,955,466IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 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 74-1885205).

Questions about HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION is 74-1885205.
Is HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
Are donations to HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION 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 CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names KAREN L SCHMIDT.
Who are the officers and directors of HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,148,536, expenses of $8,848,054 and total assets of $28,641,191 at year end.

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