Texas Center for the Missing
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Texas Center for the Missing meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
Texas Center for the Missing, Houston's Amber Alert AND Silver Alert provider, brings hope and healing to the missing and their families through crisis intervention, prevention, and community education.
Year, State Incorporated:
2000, TX
Texas Center for the Missing provides missing child prevention and education programs to children, parents and caregivers; administers the Amber Alert AND Silver Alert in the 14-county Houston-Galveston region; provides Alzheimer's Wandering Prevention and Recovery programs; trains law enforcement in activating Amber Alerts to recover missing children and Silver Alerts to recover endangered adults battling dementia; organizes searches for missing children and vulnerable elderly; and provides crisis case management to the family during and after the search for missing loved one(s). In 2023, 10,080 people were served.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, Texas Center for the Missing's program expenses were:
| Program services | $531,870 |
| Total Program Expenses | $531,870 |
Chair of the Board
Ms. Kelly Opre, COO
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Geologica
Board Size
15
Paid Staff Size
4
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.), Solicitations for Used Cars
Tax status information not available.
The following information is based on Texas Center for the Missing's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Donations | $352,372 |
| Gift in Kind | $200,593 |
| Grant | $110,366 |
| Total Income | $663,331 |
Programs: 77% Fundraising: 19% Administrative: 4%
| Total Income | $663,331 |
| Total expenses: | $688,885 |
| Program expenses | $531,870 |
| Fundraising expenses | $129,787 |
| Administrative expenses | $27,228 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-25,554 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $597,301 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $55,535 |
| Ending Net Assets | $627,282 |
| Total Liabilities | $65,193 |
| Total Assets | $692,475 |
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Report completed by:
BBB of Greater Houston and South Texas