Houston Pregnancy Help Center 
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Summary
Houston Pregnancy Help Centers provide practical and compassionate support to women in unplanned pregnancy situations. We present life-affirming alternatives to the tragedy of abortion, while respecting a woman's decision without ridicule or rejection. We share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in both word and deed, as the Holy Spirit presents the opportunity.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Houston Pregnancy Help Center
P.O. Box 2323
Houston, TX 77252
Website: www.houstonpregnancyhelpcenter.org
Phone:
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 412110179
CEO/President: Sylvia B. Johnson
Chairman:
Board size: 5
Founder: Sylvia Johnson
Ruling year: 2004
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2011
Purpose
Our vision at Houston Pregnancy Help Center is to equip and encourage Christian volunteers to bring the message of life, hope, compassion, and love to women residing in Houston's urban communities who may be experiencing a crisis or unplanned pregnancy.
Mission statement
Houston Pregnancy Help Centers provide practical and compassionate support to women in unplanned pregnancy situations. We present life-affirming alternatives to the tragedy of abortion, while respecting a woman's decision without ridicule or rejection. We share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in both word and deed, as the Holy Spirit presents the opportunity.
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Pro-Life
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 460 of 1420 | 11 of 33 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 348 of 1420 | 5 of 33 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 565 of 1420 | 14 of 33 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 821 of 1421 | 23 of 33 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 12% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 9% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 97% | 101% | 105% | 101% | 101% | 93% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 8% | 5% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 3% | -1% | -5% | -1% | -1% | 7% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 78% | 82% | 79% | 78% | 84% | 86% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 98% | 91% | 89% | 66% | 75% | 71% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 77% | 74% | 70% | 51% | 63% | 61% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 2% | 9% | 11% | 34% | 25% | 29% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | 7% | 8% | 34% | 25% | 37% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 13% | 10% | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.96 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.85 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.52 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.54 | 1.89 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.44 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 1.12 | 1.60 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 15.65 | 17.39 | 22.49 | 98.55 | 80.72 | 56.00 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 7.83 | 12.41 | 13.18 | 14.69 | 10.54 | 7.35 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 12% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 4% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 82% | 142% | 149% | 155% | 132% | 112% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $3,608,239 | $3,487,701 | $3,635,352 | $1,997,568 | $1,229,833 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $276,005 | $317,508 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Short-term investments | $487,568 | $92,320 | $21,940 | $20,555 | $9,602 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $4,371,812 | $3,897,529 | $3,657,292 | $2,018,123 | $1,239,435 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $1,361,015 | $1,068,018 | $1,041,624 | $1,076,076 | $1,099,364 |
| Other long-term assets | $157,046 | $260,328 | $4,254 | $4,286 | $4,286 |
| Total long-term assets | $1,518,061 | $1,328,346 | $1,045,878 | $1,080,362 | $1,103,650 |
| Total assets | $5,889,873 | $5,225,875 | $4,703,170 | $3,098,485 | $2,343,085 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $251,344 | $173,305 | $37,110 | $25,002 | $22,133 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $251,344 | $173,305 | $37,110 | $25,002 | $22,133 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $70,434 | $78,842 | $86,827 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $70,434 | $78,842 | $86,827 |
| Total liabilities | $251,344 | $173,305 | $107,544 | $103,844 | $108,960 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $5,409,029 | $4,769,070 | $4,595,626 | $2,994,641 | $2,234,125 |
| With donor restrictions | $229,500 | $283,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $5,638,529 | $5,052,570 | $4,595,626 | $2,994,641 | $2,234,125 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $4,441,108 | $4,022,079 | $4,560,057 | $3,061,494 | $2,618,589 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $132,714 | $10,356 | $2,050 | $2,527 | $18,568 |
| Other revenue | ($185,585) | ($218,340) | ($56,877) | ($34,957) | $177,800 |
| Total other revenue | ($52,871) | ($207,984) | ($54,827) | ($32,430) | $196,368 |
| Total revenue | $4,388,237 | $3,814,095 | $4,505,230 | $3,029,064 | $2,814,957 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $3,247,771 | $2,665,229 | $2,299,728 | $1,895,519 | $1,717,819 |
| Management and general | $516,269 | $353,889 | $445,463 | $276,349 | $214,956 |
| Fundraising | $218,784 | $371,436 | $211,530 | $96,680 | $54,551 |
| Total expenses | $3,982,824 | $3,390,554 | $2,956,721 | $2,268,548 | $1,987,326 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $405,413 | $423,541 | $1,548,509 | $760,516 | $827,631 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $405,413 | $423,541 | $1,548,509 | $760,516 | $827,631 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Sylvia B Johnson | Executive Director | $210,188 |
| Sandra Ontiveros | Senior Director of Operations | $144,030 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
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History
A group of Christian men in Houston agreed with Sylvia Johnson's vision to open a crisis pregnancy center in Houston's Fifth Ward. The Fifth Ward had historically been under-served when it came to life-affirming alternative efforts and services. With an abortion clinic located only a mile away from our center, most Crisis Pregnancy Centers were near suburban areas and the closest urban center was located in Houston's central business district. Women from the Fifth Ward relied on public transportation to get to these locations and sometimes had to take at least 3 bus transfers to reach the nearest pregnancy center. The Fifth Ward Pregnancy Help Center opened in December 2004.
In September 2007, the Board of the Central Pregnancy Care Center (CPCC) collectively decided to entrust the re-opening, operation, and ownership of the Downtown Pregnancy Help Center to the Fifth Ward Pregnancy Help Center. The building, now located 3.5 miles from the largest abortion provider in the nation, underwent significant remodeling so that it could best serve the needs of women in Central Houston. The downtown location opened its doors in August 2008. Before then, the only choice for women in a pregnancy crisis was to seek help at the abortion clinic once located only steps away. The board, staff, and volunteers of the Fifth Ward accepted the call to stand in the gap for women in crisis, and to be a lighthouse that draws them all to Christ. Once again, women were offered hope. In 2016, HPHC took on a new venture to offer services women in a critical community by unveiling their Medical Mobile Van.