Houston Delta Gamma Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SUPPORT OF THE HOUSTON LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND: THE HOUSTON DELTA GAMMA FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO ASSISTING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. THE FOUNDATION HELPS FILL THE GAPS IN SERVICES BENEFITING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED THROUGH ITS OWN PROGRAMS AND IN COLLABORATION WITH A VARIETY OF SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO: HELP PREVENT BLINDNESS THROUGH EDUCATION AND MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS; HELP SUPPORT COUNSELING FOR LOW-VISION PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; PROVIDE CULTURAL-ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED;MAKE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO AID BLIND AND LOW-VISION PATIENTS; PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND; PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY, VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR GENERAL WELFARE.
- Income
- $43,028
- Spending
- $44,307
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 37%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $41,000 spent. COMMUNITY OUTREACH - THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT FOR A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT BENEFIT THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND PROGRAMS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1973.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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