Public Charity

CAREER GEAR HOUSTON

CAREER GEAR HOUSTON, of HOUSTON, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $420K in revenue, $277K in expenses, $317K in total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $533K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 200383035 HOUSTON, TX Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$420K
Total Expenses$277K
Total Assets$317K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$533K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE OF LOW-INCOME MEN BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE, CAREER DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, JOB-READINESS AND ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS TRAINING THAT HELP MEN ENTER THE WORKFORCE, STAY EMPLOYED AND BECOME ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

Where $100 goes at Career Gear Houston

How Career Gear Houston divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$64 Programs the work itself
$31 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $64 for programs

$64
Helping clients re-enter the workforce, we attained our primary goal: a suit and a second chance that has assisted clients to rebuild, regain, and renew their work and…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 22,000 clients
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
Financial Stability
$150,000
2024
EMPLOYMENT-EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION & PROCUREMENT AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS GRANT
$100,000
$25,500
2023
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Allan Ayarro
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER David Lavine
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Emeka Kanu
Program Coordinator Issac German
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jamay Schardien
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Jose Lopez

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$250,950 8 grants
Economic Development
$100,000 1 grant
Education
$56,000 5 grants
Human & Social Services
$50,500 3 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $420K $277K $317K
2023 $241K $202K $174K
2022 $269K $199K $135K
2021 $156K $198K $65K
2020 $273K $199K $107K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $273K to $420K (+54%), with total assets most recently reported at $317K.

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