Spring Branch Community Health Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HEALTHY FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES.
- Income
- $25.7 million
- Spending
- $23.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 57%
- Employees
- 304
- Volunteers
- 27
- Highest pay
- $328,728, physician
Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 35% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, 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 (2)
- $16.7 million spent. SPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (SBCHC) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) OPERATING EIGHT LOCATIONS IN HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY. FOUR CLINICS ARE LOCATED IN THE SPRING BRANCH AREA OF HOUSTON, THREE CLINICS ARE IN WEST HOUSTON, AND ONE CLINIC IS IN NORTHWEST HOUSTON. DURING THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, SBCHC PROVIDED 76,573 VISITS TO 25,294 INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS. SBCHC PROVIDES PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES AND ETHNIC GROUPS, WITH A FOCUS ON PEDIATRIC, WOMEN'S HEALTH, PRENATAL CARE, AND ADULT MEDICINE. MENTAL HEALTH AND ORAL HEALTH SERVICES COMPLEMENT THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL CARE, POSITIVELY AFFECTING THE COMPLETE WELLNESS OF THE PATIENT. SBCHC ALSO UTILIZES A MOBILE CLINIC TO CONDUCT OUTREACH, EDUCATION, HEALTH SCREENINGS AND HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE COMMUNITY.
- $3.1 million spent. SPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER'S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION FOR MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH NO INCOME, WITH DISABILITIES, AND WITH POOR RENTAL HISTORY. SBCHC'S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE A COMBINATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES USE HOUSING AS A PLATFORM FOR HEALTH AND RECOVERY FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF HOMELESSNESS, HOSPITALIZATION OR INCARCERATION OR FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE. DURING THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, SBCHC'S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSED 348 HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD, AND SERVED A TOTAL OF 644 UNIQUE CLIENTS ACROSS ITS FOUR SUPPORTIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, HOMELESS PREVENTION, YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, AND YOUTH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending November 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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