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Foster Care Advocacy Center

EIN 82-4805883 • 501(c)3 • Houston, TX

Profile

The Foster Care Advocacy Center provides holistic representation for children and parents involved in the child welfare system in the greater Houston area.

2429 Bissonnet StHouston, TX 77005
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

34th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 34% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

25th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 25% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

72nd percentile

19%

Higher net margin than 72% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

59th percentile

$81,272

Higher top officer pay than 59% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 5.8% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

98th percentile

333%

Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

75th percentile

30%

Faster revenue growth than 75% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets34th percentile

Assets

Up

$407,231

Up $313,130 (+333%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$4,927

Down $1,953 (-28%) from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$402,304

Up $315,083 (+361%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue25th percentileNet Margin72nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,401,274

Up $324,355 (+30%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$1,128,740

Up $2,335 (+0.2%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$272,534

Up $322,020 (+651%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth98th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2018: $14,615Liabilities 2018: $4,095Net Assets 2018: $10,5202018Assets 2019: $62,695Liabilities 2019: $1,446Net Assets 2019: $61,2492019Assets 2020: $232,235Liabilities 2020: $84,182Net Assets 2020: $148,0532020Assets 2021: $66,501Liabilities 2021: $1,115Net Assets 2021: $65,3862021Assets 2022: $142,442Liabilities 2022: $5,735Net Assets 2022: $136,7072022Assets 2023: $94,101Liabilities 2023: $6,880Net Assets 2023: $87,2212023Assets 2024: $407,231Liabilities 2024: $4,927Net Assets 2024: $402,3042024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$407,231
Liabilities$4,927
Net Assets$402,304
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth75th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2018: $26,665Expenses 2018: $16,145Net Income 2018: $10,5202018Revenue 2019: $381,624Expenses 2019: $330,895Net Income 2019: $50,7292019Revenue 2020: $701,947Expenses 2020: $615,143Net Income 2020: $86,8042020Revenue 2021: $656,766Expenses 2021: $739,433Net Income 2021: -$82,6672021Revenue 2022: $965,843Expenses 2022: $894,522Net Income 2022: $71,3212022Revenue 2023: $1,076,919Expenses 2023: $1,126,405Net Income 2023: -$49,4862023Revenue 2024: $1,401,274Expenses 2024: $1,128,740Net Income 2024: $272,5342024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$1,401,274
Expenses$1,128,740
Net Income$272,534
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$407,231
Liabilities
$4,927
Net assets
$402,304
Revenue
$1,401,274
Expenses
$1,128,740
Net income
$272,534
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.41$0.00$0.40$1.40$1.13$0.27
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.09$0.01$0.09$1.08$1.13$0.05
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.14$0.01$0.14$0.97$0.89$0.07
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.07$0.00$0.07$0.66$0.74$0.08
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.23$0.08$0.15$0.70$0.62$0.09
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.06$0.00$0.06$0.38$0.33$0.05
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.03$0.02$0.01
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2018 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2017 to Sep 30, 2018
Signed
Feb 28, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$26,665
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Foster Care Advocacy Center is a nonprofit multidisciplinary law office that provides holistic representation for children and parents involved in the child welfare system in the greater Houston area.

The Foster Care Advocacy Center provides holistic representation for children and parents involved in the child welfare system in the greater Houston area.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.-$9,687
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay59th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ALEX HUNTChair-$0--
ANNALISA CRAVENSSecretary-$0--
TARA GRIGG GARLINGHOUSEExecutive Director, TreasurerFT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Foster Care Advocacy Center
EIN
82-4805883
Phone
7138143930
Address
2429 BISSONNET ST, HOUSTON, TX 77005

Signing Officer

Name
Tara Grigg Garlinghouse
Title
Treasurer
Phone
7138143930
Signed
2019-02-28
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Jonathan B Tucker CPA
Address
23537 Kingsland Blvd Suite 130, Katy, TX 77494
Preparer
Jonathan Tucker
Phone
7132568341
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Other Expenses - see attached schedule 5148.”

Raw XML Appendix128 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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