Family Promise of Lake Houston
EIN: 20-8217060
Mission
Family Promise of Lake Houston will provide a caring and positive environment for homeless children and their families while they design and execute a plan to break the cycle of homelessness in their lives. While utilizing the energy of over 2,800 community volunteers, together we are dedicated to serving families who seek to be accountable, resilient, and strive for a better tomorrow for their families.
Ruling year
2008
Executive Director
Jessica Penney
Main address
1590 FM 1960 Bypass Rd E
Humble, TX 77338 USA
EIN
20-8217060
Homeless shelters
Homeless services
Population served
Families
Parents
Economically disadvantaged people
NTEE code
Temporary Shelter For the Homeless (L41)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Family Homeless Shelter
Our Program provides daily support and educational programs for 90 to 120 days that lead each family to permanent self-sufficiency. During the day time hours, the families are at our Life Skills Center working with the director on Individual Case Management, Weekly Goal Setting Life Skills Classes, a Fast Track GED Certificate Program, an Individualized Education Program, Parenting and Money Management Classes. We also provide a two year After Care Program for all of our graduates to enhance their success.
During the evening hours, families reside at one of our thirteen Host Congregations located in Humble, Atascocita, Huffman, Kingwood and Porter. Trained volunteers bring in home-cooked meals, spend time reading and mentoring the families and providing a safe and warm environment for them to spend the night.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Lake Houston Rotary Club 2020
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of families assisted with rent or mortgage to avoid eviction
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of active church partnerships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Congregations that support FPLH in a variety of ways.
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Family Homeless Shelter
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planHow we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Families at risk for, experiencing, or overcoming homelessness.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2021 info
0.00
Months of cash in 2021 info
17.1
Fringe rate in 2021 info
8%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Family Promise of Lake Houston
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
Family Promise of Lake Houston
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of Family Promise of Lake Houston’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $77,668 | $57,562 | $55,643 | $238,216 | $72,987 |
| As % of expenses | 42.1% | 31.0% | 27.8% | 139.9% | 32.3% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $77,668 | $57,562 | $52,763 | $235,981 | $49,718 |
| As % of expenses | 42.1% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 136.8% | 20.0% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $262,102 | $242,993 | $255,452 | $408,433 | $298,713 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | -39.0% | -7.3% | 5.1% | 59.9% | -26.9% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.4% | 6.5% |
| All other grants and contributions | 99.5% | 99.6% | 100.2% | 77.2% | 94.0% |
| Other revenue | 0.5% | 0.4% | -0.2% | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
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| Total expenses before depreciation | $184,434 | $185,431 | $199,810 | $170,219 | $225,726 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 8.4% | 0.5% | 7.8% | -14.8% | 32.6% |
| Personnel | 62.1% | 66.7% | 59.0% | 59.6% | 51.4% |
| Professional fees | 8.7% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Occupancy | 11.2% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 14.4% | 14.3% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 8.8% | 8.3% | 11.8% | 9.0% | 24.6% |
| All other expenses | 9.2% | 8.6% | 15.3% | 15.2% | 7.4% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $184,434 | $185,431 | $202,690 | $172,454 | $248,995 |
| One month of savings | $15,370 | $15,453 | $16,651 | $14,185 | $18,811 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $40,028 | $61,465 | $109,001 | $37,603 | $45,180 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $239,832 | $262,349 | $328,342 | $224,242 | $312,986 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 24.0 | 23.6 | 18.7 | 15.4 | 17.1 |
| Months of cash and investments | 24.0 | 23.6 | 18.7 | 15.4 | 17.1 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 24.0 | 23.6 | 18.7 | 36.1 | 17.1 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Cash | $369,181 | $365,278 | $311,920 | $218,373 | $321,380 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $75,200 | $0 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $161,554 | $223,019 | $329,140 | $366,743 | $628,648 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 3.7% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total net assets | $530,735 | $588,297 | $641,060 | $877,041 | $926,759 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Jessica Penney
Jessica Penney is the Executive Director of Family Promise of Lake Houston in Humble, TX. She has been with FPLH since November 2018 in a program coordinator/assistant director capacity and stepped into the role as ED in July 2019. Jessica is a committed social worker, with a successful career of children and family work spanning two decades. Helping families enrich their lives is more than a job, but a true passion, and Jessica views having the opportunity to do this valuable work as a great privilege and responsibility. In addition to her work with Family Promise, Jessica is a married mom of 3 kids (ages 19, 11, and 8), as well as a horse, 2 dogs and a very mouthy cat. She is a certified yoga instructor, and avid yogi in her spare time. She also loves to read, swim, travel, ride horses, and generally just be active outdoors.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Family Promise of Lake Houston
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Family Promise of Lake Houston
Board of directorsas of 06/06/2023
Board of directors data
Mark Philpott
Derek Nixon
Varel Energy
Dr. Teddy Farias
San Jac College
Steve Coleman
Retired
Quancy Carl
WoodForest National Bank
Jessica Beemer
City of Houston
Daniella Sumbera
Realtor
Stella Moore
CPA Consultant
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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