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Emancipation Economic Development Council

EIN 82-4288292 · Houston, TX

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

What it says it does

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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

Reserves
0 of 35
Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 52% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 78% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
7 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no 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.
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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$160,565 spent. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS ARE CREATED WITH THE TERM UJIMA IN MIND IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND TO MAKE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS PROBLEMS, OUR PROBLEMS, AND SOLVE THEM TOGETHER. THE GOALS OF RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT ARE TO PROTECT VULNERABLE RESIDENTS FROM DISPLACEMENT, PROMOTE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INTEGRATION OF ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED RESIDENTS, AND TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL MOBILITY OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS.
$54,734 spent. THE EMANCIPATION AVENUE MAIN STREET PROGRAM CREATES AND SUPPORTS EQUITABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY REVITALIZING COMMERCE, CELEBRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE, AND PROMOTING CREATIVITY ON THE EMANCIPATION AVENUE CORRIDOR IN HOUSTONS HISTORIC THIRD WARD COMMUNITY.
$19,574 spent. CONDUCTED TRAINING CLASSES FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHICH INCLUDED MARKETING/ADVERTISING, UNDERSTANDING YOUR FINANCES, IMPORTANCE OF GOOD CREDIT, TAX COMPLIANCE, BUDGETING, ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING, AND WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN.
Our mission is to inspire hope and contribute to the revitalization and preservation of the Emancipation Park neighborhood of Third Ward. Its vision is resiliant, dynamic, and economically prosperous community where people live, work and thrive in a historically and culturally rich African American neighborhood.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 May 2019.
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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