Civic Intelligence

Houstonians for Great Public Schools

EIN 81-5434901 • 501(c)4 • Houston, TX

Profile

Houstonians for Great Public Schools mission is to improve education outcomes for students in Houston by selecting, supporting, and electing school board leaders who commit to ensuring there is a great public school in every neighborhood.

8 Greenway PlazaHouston, TX 77046

www.houstongps.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

48th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 48% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

49th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 49% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

92nd percentile

67%

Higher net margin than 92% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

93rd percentile

$41,407

Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 24.4% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

95th percentile

72%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Revenue Growth

74th percentile

25%

Faster revenue growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets48th percentile

Assets

Up

$1,534,858

Up $653,089 (+74%) from 2024

Liabilities

Down

$49,350

Down $15,522 (-24%) from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$1,485,508

Up $668,611 (+82%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue49th percentileNet Margin92nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,002,986

Up $562,503 (+128%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$334,375

Up $249,961 (+296%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$668,611

Up $312,542 (+88%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth95th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2017: $107,666Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $192,873Liabilities 2018: $909Net Assets 2018: $191,9642018Assets 2019: $167,111Liabilities 2019: $1,225Net Assets 2019: $165,8862019Assets 2020: $126,621Liabilities 2020: $628Net Assets 2020: $125,9932020Assets 2021: $74,607Liabilities 2021: $1,551Net Assets 2021: $73,0562021Assets 2022: $41,847Liabilities 2022: $654Net Assets 2022: $41,1932022Assets 2023: $516,446Liabilities 2023: $55,618Net Assets 2023: $460,8282023Assets 2024: $881,769Liabilities 2024: $64,872Net Assets 2024: $816,8972024Assets 2025: $1,534,858Liabilities 2025: $49,350Net Assets 2025: $1,485,5082025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$1,534,858
Liabilities$49,350
Net Assets$1,485,508
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth74th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2017: $198,426Expenses 2017: $90,760Net Income 2017: $107,6662017Revenue 2018: $179,058Expenses 2018: $94,760Net Income 2018: $84,2982018Revenue 2019: $403,156Expenses 2019: $429,234Net Income 2019: -$26,0782019Revenue 2020: $316,943Expenses 2020: $356,836Net Income 2020: -$39,8932020Revenue 2021: $319,176Expenses 2021: $372,113Net Income 2021: -$52,9372021Revenue 2022: $169,646Expenses 2022: $198,864Net Income 2022: -$29,2182022Revenue 2023: $645,523Expenses 2023: $225,888Net Income 2023: $419,6352023Revenue 2024: $440,483Expenses 2024: $84,414Net Income 2024: $356,0692024Revenue 2025: $1,002,986Expenses 2025: $334,375Net Income 2025: $668,6112025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$1,002,986
Expenses$334,375
Net Income$668,611
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$1,534,858
Liabilities
$49,350
Net assets
$1,485,508
Revenue
$1,002,986
Expenses
$334,375
Net income
$668,611
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.53$0.05$1.49$1.00$0.33$0.67
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.88$0.06$0.82$0.44$0.08$0.36
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.52$0.06$0.46$0.65$0.23$0.42
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.17$0.20$0.03
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.07$0.00$0.07$0.32$0.37$0.05
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.13$0.00$0.13$0.32$0.36$0.04
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.40$0.43$0.03
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.19$0.00$0.19$0.18$0.09$0.08
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.11$0.00$0.20$0.09$0.11
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2025 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Nov 6, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$169,646
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of Houstonians for Great Public Schools (HoustonGPS) is to increase public understanding of the roles and responsibilities of school board members and to hold members accountable for high performance.

Houstonians for Great Public Schools mission is to improve education outcomes for students in Houston by selecting, supporting, and electing school board leaders who commit to ensuring there is a great public school in every neighborhood.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Houstonians for Great Public Schools supports policies and leaders who put the academic needs of students first while engaging communities and educating voters about the issues. Voters, parents, and community members are organized and empowered to advocate directly to decision-makers for a student-centered agenda while participating in the electoral process.$0$150,781
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay93rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Dr Jasmine JenkinsExecutive Director To 4/15/22FT$39,433$1,974$41,407
Joe GreenbergChair-$0--
Linda Flores OlsonSecretary-$0--
Doug FosheeDirector-$0--
Ramon ManningDirector-$0--
Leslie SmithDirector-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
Yes
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Houstonians for Great Public Schools
EIN
81-5434901
Phone
7139936226
Address
8 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046

Signing Officer

Name
Veronica Garcia
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7139936226
Signed
2023-11-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Blazek & Vetterling
Address
2900 Weslayan Suite 200, Houston, TX 77027
Preparer
Barbara Murphy
Phone
7134395739
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: Marketing and events. Amount: 2,046. Description: Office expense. Amount: 1,844. Description: Insurance. Amount: 1,803. Description: Information technology. Amount: 1,712. Description: Conferences, meetings. Amount: 1,620. Description: Supplies. Amount: 573. Description: Bank fees, credit card interest paid. Amount: 117. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 9,715.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net Assets

“Description: Change in beginning asset balance. Amount: -2,645.”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: Accounts payable. Beg. of Year Amount: 1,551. End of Year Amount: 654.”

Raw XML Appendix145 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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