Public Charity

BEAR BE A RESOURCE FOR CPS KIDS

BEAR BE A RESOURCE FOR CPS KIDS is a Public Charity headquartered in HOUSTON, TX. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $4.1M revenue, $4.0M expenses, $3.1M total assets. 87 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311516122 HOUSTON, TX Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.1M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$3.1M
Grant Records87
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

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Sample Grants Received

2025
TO PROVIDE HOPE AND HELP FOR AT-RISK AND CPS INVOLVED CHILDREN AND THEIR CARETAKERS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA
$25,000
2024
TO ESTABLISH OR SUSTAIN POST-ADOPTION AND POST-PERMANENCY SUPPORTS.
$617,500
2024
Program support
$100,000
2024
External project support
$51,000

Showing up to 5 of 87 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Barbara Steen
DIRECTOR Betsy Mercer
DIRECTOR Brie Barnes
DIRECTOR Cathy Anderson
DIRECTOR Charles Philpott
DIRECTOR Charlie Meacham

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Top Grant Purposes

TO ESTABLISH OR SUSTAIN POST-ADOPTION AND POST-PERMANENCY SUPPORTS.
$867,500 2 grants
External Project Support
$231,150 5 grants
Program support
$165,000 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$148,200 8 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$142,178 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.1M $4.0M $3.1M
2023 $2.5M $2.7M $3.1M
2022 $2.2M $2.0M $2.6M
2021 $2.5M $1.9M $2.5M
2020 $2.7M $1.4M $1.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.7M to $4.1M (+53%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.1M.

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