Houston Galveston Institute Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HOUSTON GALVESTON INSTITUTE AIMS TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES WITH INNOVATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE THERAPY, TRAINING AND RESEARCH. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO AIMS TO PROMOTE A RESPECTFUL, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LEARNER AND THE TEACHER, AND THE THERAPIST AND THE CLIENT, THUS IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE EDUCATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. CLINICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE OFFER A LEARNING LABRATORY FOR THE TRAINING OF PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND REFINEMENT OF THEORY AND PRACTICE.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 4.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 80%
- Employees
- 40
- Highest pay
- $104,000, interim exe
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 55 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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
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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 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 (3)
- $963,328 spent. CLIENT SERVICES - OVER ELEVEN HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND GROUPS WERE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 5,800 COUNSELING THERAPY SESSIONS. FEES ARE ESTABLISHED ON A SLIDING SCALE, DEPENDENT ON INCOME. APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AT LOW OR NO COST. THE MAJORITY OF ALL CLIENTS COME FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND ARE REFERRED BY SCHOOLS, SOCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE AGENCIES. THE INSTITUTE'S CLINICAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AT OUR MAIN OFFICE IN FORT BEND COUNTY, ONE IN HARRIS COUNTY, AND AT MORE THAN 15 PARTNER LOCATIONS. OUR PARTNER LOCATIONS INCLUDE SCHOOLS, COORDINATED BY LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS COORDINATED BY AVANCE
- $29,261 spent. AGENCY CONTRACTS & FEES - SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY CONTRACTS ARE WITH COUNTY ENTITIES AND/OR NONPROFIT ENTITIES. WE PROVIDE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR THEIR CLIENTS. WE ALSO PROVIDE STAFF TRAINING, CASE CONSULTATION, CASE SUPERVISION, EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE, PROGRAMMATIC CONSULTATION, AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE AGENCIES. SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF SENIOR FACULTY ARE USUALLY DONATED. THE INSTITUTE ALSO DONATED SERVICES TO OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STATE PROGRAMS AND PROVIDED STAFF TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS TO THEIR PERSONNEL IN OUR TRAINING PROGRAM.
- $100 spent. TRAINING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS: FAMILY THERAPY, COUNSELING, AND OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE SERVED SEVEN ADVANCED LEARNERS (INTERNS AND POSTGRADUATE THERAPISTS UNDER SUPERVISION) ON AN INTENSIVE LONG-TERM BASIS THIS YEAR, AND PROVIDED BRIEF TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION AT LOW COST FOR OVER THIRTY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY PERSONNEL. ALL INTERNSHIP TRAINING AND SOME ADVANCED TRAINING IS PROVIDED AT LESS THAN COST ON A NO FEE SCHOLARSHIP BASIS. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED STAFF TRAINING TO A VARIETY OF OTHER SOCIAL AGENCIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE FACULTY OF THE INSTITUTE MADE NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO THE PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY AND TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS. THE FACULTY OF THE INSTITUTE PARTICIPATED IN THE PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH AND CLINICAL REPORTS FOR VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH JOURNALS AND PUBLICATIONS, AND IN ITS OWN ONLINE JOURNAL CALLED THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES, WHICH IS FREE TO ALL. FACULTY OF THE INSTITUTE HAVE SERVED AS OFFICERS, EDITORS, AND EDITORIAL REVIEWERS FOR NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH: HGI HAS BEEN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION, PROMOTION, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION, TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN SCHOOLS IN RICHMOND, TX. HGI HAS PROVIDED THESE SERVICES FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS BUILT IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE COLLABORATIONS WITH THE SCHOOLS. CURRENTLY, HGI SERVES PRE- SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS. HGI HAS MAINTAINED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO INCLUDE NINE OF THEIR SCHOOLS WITH FULL AND PART-TIME THERAPISTS. AVANCE: HGI PROVIDES CONSULTATIONS TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS REGARDING ISSUES WITH PRESCHOOL STUDENTS IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTING. DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH: DURING THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE HARVEY, HGI PROVIDED LEADERSHIP AND CLINICAL SERVICES FOR THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STRANDED AT THE GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER SHELTER. AS HARRIS AND FORT BEND COUNTIES MOVED SLOWLY INTO THE RECOVERY PHASE, HGI PARTICIPATED IN THE LONG-TERM RECOVERY COMMITTEES, RECEIVED GRANTS TO PROVIDE CLINICAL SERVICES AND TRAINED CASE MANAGERS AND OTHER HELPING PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR IMPACTED NEIGHBORS. HGI CONTINUED TO PROVIDE DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICES, TRAINING AND COORDINATION FOR FORT BEND AND HARRIS COUNTY RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY DISASTERS. TRAINING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS: FAMILY THERAPY, COUNSELING, AND OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE SERVED SEVEN ADVANCED LEARNERS (INTERNS AND POSTGRADUATE THERAPISTS UNDER SUPERVISION) ON AN INTENSIVE LONG-TERM BASIS THIS YEAR, AND PROVIDED BRIEF TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION AT LOW COST FOR OVER THIRTY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY PERSONNEL. ALL INTERNSHIP TRAINING AND SOME ADVANCED TRAINING IS PROVIDED AT LESS THAN COST ON A NO FEE SCHOLARSHIP BASIS. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED STAFF TRAINING TO A VARIETY OF OTHER SOCIAL AGENCIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE FACULTY OF THE INSTITUTE MADE NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO THE PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY AND TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS. THE FACULTY OF THE INSTITUTE PARTICIPATED IN THE PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH AND CLINICAL REPORTS FOR VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH JOURNALS AND PUBLICATIONS, AND IN ITS OWN ONLINE JOURNAL CALLED THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES, WHICH IS FREE TO ALL. FACULTY OF THE INSTITUTE HAVE SERVED AS OFFICERS, EDITORS, AND EDITORIAL REVIEWERS FOR NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH: HGI HAS BEEN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION, PROMOTION, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION, TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN SCHOOLS IN RICHMOND, TX. HGI HAS PROVIDED THESE SERVICES FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS BUILT IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE COLLABORATIONS WITH THE SCHOOLS. CURRENTLY, HGI SERVES PRE- SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS. HGI HAS MAINTAINED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO INCLUDE NINE OF THEIR SCHOOLS WITH FULL AND PART-TIME THERAPISTS. AVANCE: HGI PROVIDES CONSULTATIONS TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS REGARDING ISSUES WITH PRESCHOOL STUDENTS IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTING. DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH: DURING THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE HARVEY, HGI PROVIDED LEADERSHIP AND CLINICAL SERVICES FOR THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STRANDED AT THE GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER SHELTER. AS HARRIS AND FORT BEND COUNTIES MOVED SLOWLY INTO THE RECOVERY PHASE, HGI PARTICIPATED IN THE LONG-TERM RECOVERY COMMITTEES, RECEIVED GRANTS TO PROVIDE CLINICAL SERVICES AND TRAINED CASE MANAGERS AND OTHER HELPING PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR IMPACTED NEIGHBORS. HGI CONTINUED TO PROVIDE DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICES, TRAINING AND COORDINATION FOR FORT BEND AND HARRIS COUNTY RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY DISASTERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 2024.
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 November 1979.
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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