Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

AIDS Foundation Houston Inc

EIN 76-0073661 · Houston, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak47 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ALLIES IN HOPE (AIH), FORMERLY KNOWN AS AIDS FOUNDATION HOUSTON, INC. (AFH), IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION FOUNDED IN 1982 AND WAS AMONG TEXAS' FIRST ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION AND SERVICES. AIH PROVIDES STABILIZING AND PREVENTION SERVICES INCLUDING TESTING, SUPPORT SERVICES, EDUCATION, BENEFITS AND RESOURCES COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING, AND FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY AND LOW-INCOME, HIV+ MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. AIH'S MISSION IS TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. ALLIES IN HOPE ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY WHERE HIV IS STIGMA-FREE AND RARE, AND PEOPLE HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARE. EFFECTIVE MAY 22, 2023, AFH CHANGED ITS DBA NAME TO ALLIES IN HOPE, WHICH AIMS TO OFFER EXPANDED SERVICES AND A NEW LOCATION THAT EMBODY THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY AND PROVIDING EQUITABLE STIGMA-FREE ACCESS TO CARE.

Income
$15.5 million
Spending
$15.8 million
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
0.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 43%
Employees
85
Volunteers
40
Highest pay
$177,646, chief operating officer

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

Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 49% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 7% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    22 of 22 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $7.0 million spent. PREVENTION SERVICES PREVENTION SERVICES REACH PRIORITIZED POPULATIONS TO DIAGNOSE NEW HIV TRANSMISSIONS, TO PROVIDE INTERVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION SERVICES, AND TO AFFECT MEDICAL ADHERENCE GOALS. AFH PROVIDES SERVICES TO OFFENDERS AND THE RECENTLY RELEASED THROUGH A WALL TALK AND SOMEBODY CARES, A PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM, LINKAGE TO CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THE BRIDGE REENTRY INITIATIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL AND SHORT TERM HOUSING TO RECENTLY RELEASED INDIVIDUALS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND HARRIS COUNTY. AFH ALSO PROVIDES TESTING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY THROUGH MULTIPLE VENUES WITHIN COMMUNITIES WITH THE GREATER RISK AND AT AFH'S MAIN OFFICE. RISK REDUCTION, COUNSELING, TESTING, AND RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUESTS TESTING SERVICES. DUE TO PARTNERSHIPS WITH A REQUIRED MEDICAL AFFILIATE, AFH HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED PREP CLINIC AND UTILIZES 340B BENEFITS TO EXPAND PREVENTION EFFORTS. DUE TO RECENT CHANGES IN INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR 340B BENEFITS, AFH IS IN PROCESS OF DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS MODELS WHICH MAY, AMONGST OTHERS, INCLUDE OPENING PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, EXPANDING SATELLITE LOCATIONS AND EXPANDING SERVICES TO ITS EXISTING HOUSING POPULATION.
  2. $6.7 million spent. HOUSING SERVICES HOUSING SERVICES UTILIZES THE "HOUSING FIRST" MODEL BEST PRACTICE TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AND PROVIDES THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES NEEDED TO ENSURE MEDICAL ADHERENCE. PROJECT T.E.X.T. M.S.G. PROVIDES A HOUSING SOLUTION FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-25 LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. PROJECT A FRIENDLY HAVEN ASSISTS FAMILIES WITH A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS TO ACHIEVE A GREATER SENSE OF SELF-DETERMINATION TO ENABLE THE FAMILY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABLE HOUSING. THE FIRST RESPONDERS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUALS, WHO HAVE BEEN CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, ARE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, ARE DISABLED, AND ARE LOW INCOME. BURRESS STREET APARTMENTS SERVES SINGLE WOMEN WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE WITH CO-OCCURRING ISSUES, AND WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. HELP HOUSE IS A PROGRAM LOCATED IN A 22-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX AND SERVES LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR COUPLES WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE AND HAVE CO-OCCURRING ISSUES AND ARE AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS.
  3. $532,091 spent. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOOD PANTRY, STONE SOUP, WHICH PROVIDES FOOD AND BASIC NEEDS FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. AFH PROVIDES ACCESS TO MAINSTREAM BENEFITS, LINKAGE TO CARE FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS SUCH AS THE RECENTLY RELEASED, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND THOSE CURRENTLY OUT OF CARE. AFH ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS, MENTORING AND NAVIGATION SERVICES. PROJECT CORE IS AN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CURRENT CASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO EMPLOYMENT OR TO IMPROVE A PERSON'S INCOME THROUGH EMPLOYMENT. CAMP HOPE PROVIDES HIV-POSITIVE KIDS AGES SEVEN TO 16 FROM LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO MANAGE A LIFE WITH HIV/AIDS IN A HEALTHY AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT. FOR ONE WEEK, CAMPERS LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDICAL ADHERENCE, HOW TO MANAGE DISCLOSURE OF THEIR STATUS IN RELATIONSHIPS AND WITH THEIR PEERS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH STIGMA.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1983.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.