Education
(B117)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
Financial strength (30%)
92/100
Reliability (20%)
79/100
Effectiveness (25%)
90/100
Impact (25%)
70/100
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Financial Overview — FY 2025
$1.4M
Total Revenue
$2.6M
Total Expenses
$21.2M
Net Assets
4
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
83.6%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
99.54x
Liability-to-Asset
2.2%
Revenue Diversification
89.7%
Compared with Peers
FY 2025
Compared with 5,421 similar organizations
(United States, Education, $1M–$10M in expenses), FY 2025.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
83.6% | 84.2% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
9.4% | 12.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
7.0% | 0.0% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
99.5 mo | 9.0 mo |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
2.2% | 21.7% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
89.7% | 89.4% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
70.7% | 5.0% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
12.3% | 6.1% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-81.3% | 3.0% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.4M | $2.6M | $21.2M | 83.6% | 4 |
| 2024 | $826K | $2.3M | $20.1M | 92.2% | 3 |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $2.0M | $19.6M | 89.7% | 4 |
| 2022 | $921K | $2.2M | $19.2M | 79.0% | 6 |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $2.7M | N/A | — | 7 |
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