Nonprofit · EIN 76-0385044
EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,167,175 | $498,162 | $669,013 | $912,036 | -$298 | $912,334 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,654,498 | $1,402,846 | $251,652 | $724,914 | $0 | $724,914 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,167,175
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $466,059
- Management and general (functional)
- $32,103
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $614,695
- Total assets, end of year
- $912,036
- Total liabilities, end of year
- -$298
- Net assets, end of year
- $912,334
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,099
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $171,417
- Gross receipts
- $1,167,175
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1992
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherea McKenzie | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Bill C Littlejohn | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Carlton Perkins | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| McKen Carrington | Assistant Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kesha Amos | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Samuel Louis | Assistant Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marguerite Butler | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Douglas | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Constance Fain | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Warrington Goudeau | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Theophilus Theo Herrington | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dannye Holley | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Prudence Smith | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael O Adams | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marcus Esther | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charisse Coleman | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Mebane | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin A Murray | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Yvette Colbert | Student Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jasmine Dolcine | Student Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laisha Harris | Student Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Sherea | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Littlejohn Bill C | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Amos Kesha | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Samuel | Assistant Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Perkins Carlton | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Carrington McKen | Assistant Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Adams Michael O | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Butler Marguerite | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chukwumerije Okezie | Ad Hoc Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Coleman Charisse | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas James | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Esther Marcus | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Fain Constance | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ford Robert | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Goudeau Warrington | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Harris Jeanette | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Herrington Theophilus | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Holley Dannye | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mebane Gail | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Murray Kevin A | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vignaud Laurie | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cummings Jay | Member Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| Smith Prudence | Member Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| Colbert Yvette | Student Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dolcine Jasmine | Student Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Harris Laisha | Student Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3100 CLEBURNE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77004-4501
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sarah R Guidry, 3100 Cleburne St, Houston, TX 77004
- Signed the 990
- Sherea McKenzie, President
- Phone
- (713) 313-1139
- Return prepared by
- Christian Onyemem CPA Firm
Mission
The mission of the institute is to empower underserved anddisenfranchised communities by addressing systemic social issuesthrough legal representation,research, education and advocacy.
Program accomplishments
- : The goal is to promote housing stability and to increase generational wealth through the prevention of land loss as a result of failure to plan estates, foreclosures, clouds on title to property/land, and general inheritance issues and eviction defense to ensure housing stability. The program provides comprehensive legal services including heirship proceedings, estate planning, foreclosure prevention, and eviction defense. In 2024, the program expanded its community outreach through neighborhood canvassing to identify families at risk of land loss and connect them with legal services.revenue $180,594
- Fort Bend County Civil Legal Services Project (providing civil legal services to low to moderate income residents of Fort Bend County and empowering self-represented litigants)revenue $140,000
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 76-0385044
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $912,036
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,167,175
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,167,175 | $498,162 | $912,036 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,654,498 | $1,402,846 | $724,914 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,930,180 | $2,202,019 | $475,724 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 76-0385044).
Questions about EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC
- What is the EIN of EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC is 76-0385044.
- Is EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY 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 EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Sarah R Guidry.
- Who are the officers and directors of EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does EARL CARL INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,167,175, expenses of $498,162 and total assets of $912,036 at year end.
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