Civic Intelligence

The Bayou City Initiative

EIN 82-3955232 • 501(c)3 • Houston, TX

Profile

The Bayou City Initiative (BCI) purpose is to address, educate and advocate for flooding solutions in Houston, Texas. BCI seeks to focus public debate on solutions to environmental problems and safe alternatives to Houstons current flood-prone infrastructure. BCI intends to develop policy solutions and proposals to address flooding problems including, but not limited to, inaccurate flood maps, homeowner risk awareness, land buyouts, mitigation solutions, and project prioritization.

2727 Allen ParkwayHouston, TX 77019

www.bcinitiative.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2020

Net Margin

90th percentile

53%

Higher net margin than 90% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

93rd percentile

119%

Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

41st percentile

-11%

Faster revenue growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$57,066

Up $30,954 (+119%) from 2019

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$57,066

Up $30,954 (+119%) from 2019

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin90th percentile

Revenue

Down

$58,200

Down $7,300 (-11%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$27,246

Down $14,056 (-34%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$30,954

Up $6,756 (+28%) from 2019

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth93rd percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2018: $1,914Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $26,112Net Assets 2019: $26,1122019Assets 2020: $57,066Net Assets 2020: $57,0662020

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$57,066
Liabilities-
Net Assets$57,066
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth41st percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Revenue 2018: $10,228Expenses 2018: $10,006Net Income 2018: $2222018Revenue 2019: $65,500Expenses 2019: $41,302Net Income 2019: $24,1982019Revenue 2020: $58,200Expenses 2020: $27,246Net Income 2020: $30,9542020

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$58,200
Expenses$27,246
Net Income$30,954
Open 2020 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$57,066
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$57,066
Revenue
$58,200
Expenses
$27,246
Net income
$30,954
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$57.1$57.1$58.2$27.2$31.0
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.1$26.1$65.5$41.3$24.2
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.91$0.00$10.2$10.0$0.22
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Apr 6, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$58,200
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Bayou City Initiative (BCI) purpose is to address, educate and advocate for flooding solutions in Houston, Texas. BCI seeks to focus public debate on solutions to environmental problems and safe alternatives to Houstons current flood-prone infrastructure. BCI intends to develop policy solutions and proposals to address flooding problems including, but not limited to, inaccurate flood maps, homeowner risk awareness, land buyouts, mitigation solutions, and project prioritization.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Public Meetings Program: The purpose of BCI is to work with and educate flood victims and the Harris County community post-Harvey. We have developed a three-part action plan for moving forward post-Harvey that includes vision, information and action. We have membership from about 40 non-profits and neighborhood associations around Harris County, and we meet about once every two or three months to discuss important issues about recovery and living with and improving our situation regarding flooding.$26,152-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jim BlackburnPresidentPT$0--
Mary CarterDirector-$0--
Ann HamiltonDirectorPT$0--
Marcia NicolsDirectorPT$0--
Mark D SolanoInterim E.D.FT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Bayou City Initiative
EIN
82-3955232
Phone
7132479600
Address
2727 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX 77019

Signing Officer

Name
Mark D Solano
Title
Int. Executive Director
Signed
2021-04-06
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

Other Expenses.1003

“Information Technology $310”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $195”

Other Expenses.1007

“Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $2082”

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