Public Charity

The Orange Show Foundation

Based in Houston, TX, The Orange Show Foundation operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.1M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, $11.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 60 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.5M.

EIN: 742195558 Houston, TX Arts & Culture NTEE: A20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$3.0M
Total Assets$11.6M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2018–2024

Mission

See Schedule OThe Orange Show Foundation preserves, promotes, and documents visionary art environments, provides opportunities for the expression of personal artistic vision, and creates a community where that expression is valued. The Foundation's most significant event is the Houston Art Car Parade. We maintain two visionary art monuments - The Orange Show and The Beer Can House as well as a mosaic-inspired greenspace, Smither Park.

Where $100 goes at The Orange Show Foundation

How The Orange Show Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$48 Programs the work itself
$24 Management running the organization
$28 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $48 for programs

$39
The Houston Art Car Parade (HACP) and weekend is the largest free public art and engagement event in Houston and one of the largest in the country
81% of program spending
$6
Inspired by outsider art and artist-built environments, creative programming brings the community together to create, teach, observe, and appreciate performing and visual arts
12% of program spending
$3
Smither Park is a creative urban space designed by visionary artist and builder Dan Phillips, in collaboration with visionary art collector and OSCVA board member Stephanie Smither, to…
7% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Alvia Wardlaw Phd
Trustee Andrew Lubetkin
Trustee Beverly Braden
At-Large trustee Bob Schultz
Treasurer Carolyn Colias
Trustee Geraldine Waters

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$579,834 25 grants
Arts & Culture
$579,405 20 grants
Human & Social Services
$147,000 1 grant
Economic Development
$52,250 1 grant
Religion & Spirituality
$9,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.1M $3.0M $11.6M
2023 $7.5M $2.9M $11.7M
2022 $2.9M $2.5M $4.4M
2020 $695K $821K $3.8M
2018 $1.2M $1.3M $4.0M

Between 2018 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $3.1M (+160%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.6M.

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