Tejano Center for Community Concerns Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.
- Income
- $42.2 million
- Spending
- $43.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- -10 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 78%
- Employees
- 440
- Volunteers
- 238
- Highest pay
- $340,247, president & 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
Weak: 33 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 58% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% 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 29% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 12 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 (5)
- $36.2 million spent. CHARTER SCHOOL: DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF GRADES ONE TO TWELVE FROM THE EAST END OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON WHICH TRADITIONALLY EXPERIENCES A HIGH DROPOUT RATE.
- $2.0 million spent. COMMUNITY SERVICES: INCLUDES THREE PROGRAMS COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER (CJD PROGRAM) AND JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM ARE TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOCUSED, STRUCTURED PREVENTION/INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES THAT HELP THE YOUTH DEVELOP POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM, HIGH SELF DISCIPLINE, INCREASED SELF RESPECT AND ENCOURAGE DECREASED STREET VIOLENCE, AND DRUG AND GANG INVOLVEMENT. ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES GED, ESL, AND BASIC COMPUTING CLASSES TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS AND PARENTS OF RYSS STUDENTS.
- $1.4 million spent. HOUSING: STIMULATES THE REVITALIZATION OF INNERCITY NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
- $631,221 spent. FOSTER CARE: PROVIDES FOR THE PLACEMENT OF ABUSED/NEGLECTED AND HOMELESS CHILDREN IN CULTURALLY AND LANGUAGE APPROPRIATE FOSTER HOMES. THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES. TEJANO CENTER HAS TWO CONTRACTS WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AN EMERGENCY SHELTER AND CHILD PLACING AGENCY.
- $451,626 spent. COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISORY: HELPS INDIVIDUALS GET INTO AND THROUGH COLLEGE, AS WELL AS PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS THEY TRANSITION TO COLLEGE, AND WHILE THEY ARE PURSUING A WORKFORCE CERTIFICATE, ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, OR BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
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 November 1992.
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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