Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FORT BEND REGIONAL COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE'S MISSION IS PROVIDING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND TREATMENT SERVICES THEY NEED FOR POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THEMSELVES AND THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ADULT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION CLASSES AND YOUTH COUNSELING AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
- Income
- $4.5 million
- Spending
- $4.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 60%
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $164,876, ceo
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
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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 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 (3)
- $2.3 million spent. TREATMENT PROGRAMS:IN 2025, FBRC ADMITTED 901 ADULTS TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED BOTH STATE FUNDED, MEDICAID, SPECIALTY COURT AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS. THESE CLIENT WERE SEEN BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIA TELEHEALTH.
- $1.1 million spent. YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM:IN 2025, FBRC'S YOUTH SERVICES PROVIDED PREVENTION EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING TO 3,962 YOUTH IN THEIR SCHOOLS. THIS WAS DONE THROUGH IN-PERSON INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS, USING THE STRUCTURED EVIDENCED-BASED YOUTH CONNECTION, POSITIVE ACTION AND THE LIFE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS. FBRC'S PREVENTION TEAM INVOLVED 67,815 YOUTH AND 18,828 ADULTS IN 2,085 COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS AND POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES. FBRC CONTINUED SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH THROUGH CAMPAIGNS THAT INCLUDED 490 MESSAGES RELATED TO YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, THESE INCLUDED POSITIVE MESSAGES ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND LINKED OUR COMMUNITY TO RESOURCES.
- $592,208 spent. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:FBRC'S "FORT BEND COMMUNITY PREVENTION COALITION" BEGAN IN 2013, ITS GOAL IS TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES. THE COALITION'S 42 ADULT MEMBERS ATTENDED 18 MEETINGS DURING 2025. THIS GROUP PLANNED THE 10TH ANNUAL DRUG SYMPOSIUM TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT CURRENT DRUG TRENDS AND RELATED PREVENTION TOPICS. THE SYMPOSIUM WAS ATTENDED BY 315 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. CUMULATIVELY, INCLUDING COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, FBRC'S YOUTH PROGRAM REACHED 90,920 PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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 March 1978.
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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