Civic Intelligence

Houston Climate Justice Museum

EIN 87-2928076 • 501(c)3 • Houston, TX

Profile

The Museum brings together the arts with history, science, & activism to tell stories about the unequal effects of environmental change in order to inspire action on the climate crisis.

3308 Garrow StHouston, TX 77003-2432

climatejusticemuseum.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 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

18th percentile

-35%

Higher net margin than 18% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$23,000

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 26.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

28th percentile

-28%

Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

19th percentile

-48%

Faster revenue growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$81,240

Down $30,874 (-28%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$81,240

Down $30,874 (-28%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin18th percentile

Revenue

Down

$88,413

Down $82,172 (-48%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$119,287

Up $55,657 (+87%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$30,874

Down $137,829 (-129%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth28th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2023: $112,114Net Assets 2023: $112,1142023Assets 2024: $81,240Net Assets 2024: $81,2402024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$81,240
Liabilities-
Net Assets$81,240
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth19th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2023: $170,585Expenses 2023: $63,630Net Income 2023: $106,9552023Revenue 2024: $88,413Expenses 2024: $119,287Net Income 2024: -$30,8742024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$88,413
Expenses$119,287
Net Income-$30,874
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$81,240
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$81,240
Revenue
$88,413
Expenses
$119,287
Net income
-$30,874
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.81$0.81$0.88$1.19$0.31
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.12$1.12$1.71$0.64$1.07
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$88,413
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Museum is dedicated to educating the public on climate & environmental issues in Houston through art, exhibits & programs & to host regularly scheduled lectures, discussion groups, & public programming to present information on climate & environmental issues.

The Museum brings together the arts with history, science, & activism to tell stories about the unequal effects of environmental change in order to inspire action on the climate crisis.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Events: Among the dozens of events we hosted in 2024, our biggest panel event was a two-day symposium with Rice University & Air Alliance Houston on theintersections of migration with the climate crisis.$0$19,438
Exhibits: Over the course of a year-long public art & historyproject, Climate Migrations brought together the work of twodozen local artists and organizers.$0$8,742
Education: We worked with the University of Houston Historygraduate students to complete an oral history project, & we also workedwith Rice University Gulf Scholars to help visualize climate change at the local level.$0$1,650
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay88th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Aaron AmbrosoSecretaryFT$23,000-$23,000
Tiffany JinPresidentFT$19,500-$19,500
Felix KapoorDirector-$0--
Doris BrownDirector-$0--
Kairn KliemanDirector-$0--
Suhail KhanDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Houston Climate Justice Museum
EIN
87-2928076
Phone
8327579737
Address
3308 Garrow St, Houston, TX 77003-2432

Signing Officer

Name
Aaron Ambroso
Title
Secretary
Phone
8327579737
Signed
2025-11-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Kathy Ploch CPA
Address
P O BOX 820182, HOUSTON, TX 77282
Preparer
Kathy Ploch CPA
Phone
2814964275
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Bank fees 22.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Travel 300.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Meals 36.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Supplies & materials 1944.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Payroll taxes 3251.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Technology, software, webhosting 1608.”

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