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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2025 Expires: June 2027

Communities in Schools of Houston, Inc.

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(713) 654-1515
1111 North Loop W Ste 300
Houston, TX, 77008-4728
https://www.cishouston.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Communities in Schools of Houston, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
The mission of Communities In Schools Houston, Inc. (CIS) is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. CIS believes that every child deserves and needs the Five Basics to succeed academically and beyond. The Five Basic principles of CIS are: (1) A one-on-one relationship with a caring adult (2) A safe place to learn and grow (3) A healthy start and a healthy future (4) A marketable skill to use upon graduation (5) A chance to give back to peers and community. 

Year, State Incorporated:
1982, TX

Each year, CIS reaches nearly 30,000 students on 100 school campuses in 5
school districts. CIS delivers social services designed to help at-risk
students overcome the many academic, emotional, and social obstacles
that hinder their success in school.

CIS coordinates a personalized response to meet the needs of at-risk
children on the school campus. Often times, access to community
resources and aid is fragmented, impersonal, and hard to access.
Families in need of assistance frequently struggle to identify agencies
that can help and find the transportation and time to receive services.
CIS resolves this problem by bringing services to the family through
their children, and when they are most accessible—during the school day.
CIS partners with over 300 community agencies and brings them onto the
school campus to match the need to the resource.

CIS believes that every child needs the Five Basics to achieve success.
Children require a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, a safe
place to learn and grow, a healthy start and future, a marketable skill
upon graduation, and a chance to give back to the community. By meeting
students' critical needs, CIS has become the nation's leading dropout
prevention organization and the only one proven to both decrease dropout
rates and increase graduation rates.

In 2013-2014, CIS served 711 students through walk-in services; 363
students through CIS campus-wide events; and 186 students through CIS
comprehensive management services.

For the year ended August 31, 2024, Communities in Schools of Houston, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Supportive Guidance $7,745,931
Health and Human Services $4,276,362
Cultural Enrichment $3,602,953
Academic Enhancement $2,332,120
Parental Involvement $1,689,105
Employment/Pre-Employment $1,166,148
Total Program Expenses $20,812,619

Chair of the Board
Mr. Omar C Reid

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Harris Health System

Board Size
15

Paid Staff Size
184

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 6.85%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Communities in Schools of Houston, Inc.'s audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended August 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Governmental agencies $12,802,123
Corporations $3,404,020
Noncash contributions and donations $2,991,694
Foundations $2,567,896
Other income $1,448,967
Individuals $958,102
Total Income $24,172,802

Programs: 85% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 8%

Total Income $24,172,802
Total expenses: $24,471,001
  Program expenses $20,812,619
  Fundraising expenses $1,655,682
  Administrative expenses $2,002,700
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-298,199
Beginning Net Assets $21,726,411
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $21,428,212
Total Liabilities $2,297,142
Total Assets $23,725,354

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