Gulf Coast Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Gulf Coast Center provides accessible efficient and quality services to support the independent and healthy living of those we serve. Every day our counselors therapists psychiatrists case workers peers support and administrative staff help our clients get and stay healthy and achieve their greatest potential. We provide a range of services and support for people in Galveston and Brazoria counties with mental health substance use and intellectual and developmental disability IDD needs. We also provide additional community services including community education and disaster recovery support. Gulf Coast Center is one of 39 community centers in Texas. The mission is Better Community Healthcare Promoting Healthy Living
- Income
- $45.4 million
- Spending
- $45.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 2.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 69%
- Employees
- 414
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $345,298, cmo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
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 August 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 (4)
- $29.6 million spent. MH Services MH services served an unduplicated count of 10,285 individuals of which 7,360 were adults 1,163 were children and another 1,1762 were served by way of crisis services. The Center provides services by outpatient clinics 24 7 crisis facilities Integrated healthcare locations and Inpatient services. MH services began implementation of Same Day - Next Day service which will decrease the wait time for initial psychiatric evaluation from the current baseline of 49.6 days to 8 days. The Center expanded Integrated Healthcare service array and IHC referral process to include EKG testing Medication Assisted Treatment and HIV Hepatitis testing. Increased Infrastructure for Crisis Co-Response Law Enforcement Training and Justice Service Initiatives. Expansion of services to include First Episode Psychosis which will benefit individuals ages 15-30 who are within two years of experiencing their first psychotic episode.
- $3.9 million spent. Intellectual Developmental Disabilities IDD services served 2247 unique individuals by providing a total of 55,198 services of Service Coordination Respite Services. Community Support Day Habilitation and Nursing services. The service coordination team continues to improve service provision strategies resulting in increased services. This year we implemented a stronger structure to support individuals and families access to service coordination through smaller groups referred to as PODS assigned as back up contacts. This information was provided to individuals families and providers to increase the response time when challenges occur or to provide access to other resources when staff are out for any reason. We also have improved our intake processes to become more automated and accessible electronically. Individuals receiving IDD services through Gulf Coast Center receive more consistent services at a higher volume than in the past ultimately leading to better outcomes and customer satisfaction. Our improved processes for intake have led to a lowered wait time for getting an intake appointment for the eligibility assessment.
- $3.3 million spent. Substance Use Disorder SUD services provided 17,210 services to 779 unique individuals. Services include group and individual outpatient services as well as residential inpatient services. Our SUD outpatient services have increased our locations to 20 youth school satellites serving 13 school districts. SUD began 2 Spanish Speaking groups as well as began groups in county jails. Began weekly Peer Support meetings to allow opportunity to build external support systems to avoid returning to jail and finding better ways to manage their lives. Began building youth prevention programs. Continue efforts to serve the greater number of youth and families adults and community partners by further expanding ISD collaborations Increase outreach of the Texas Targeted Opioid Response Build Peer-led advisory councils and develop and implement monthly community events promoting activities as an alternate to drug and alcohol use.
- $2.6 million spent. Other Program expenses: including VOCA crisis response service Hurricane Response service Covid 19 Response Recovery service etc.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 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 August 2025.
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 January 2024.
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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