Public Charity

Good Reason Houston Inc

Good Reason Houston Inc, of Houston, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $9.5M in revenue, $10.4M in expenses, $17.5M in total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 820946654 Houston, TX Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: B03 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.5M
Total Expenses$10.4M
Total Assets$17.5M
Grant Records32
Funding Total$8.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Good Reason Houston strives to grow and sustain great schools while advocating for families and communities.

Where $100 goes at Good Reason Houston Inc

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

$85 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$45
Through Advising, Good Reason Houston helps districts implement best in class strategies for improvement
52% of program spending
$31
Through Awareness, Good Reason Houston analyzes data and conducts original research to drive informed action, producing timely data, clear analysis and original research to ensure that families, district…
37% of program spending
$9
Through Advocacy, Good Reason Houston works with Pk-12 systems and policymakers to implement best-in-class strategies
11% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Adeeb Barqawi
Director Alexandra C Butt
COO Ashley Cash
Vice Chair Bobby Tudor
CEO Cary Wright
Chief Programs Officer Courtney Isaak

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,354,951 16 grants
Education
$2,925,750 12 grants
Research & Policy
$1,167,025 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$25,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$1,320,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.5M $10.4M $17.5M
2024 $11.4M $11.8M $18.8M
2023 $14.9M $11.8M $19.5M
2022 $12.4M $10.3M $15.2M
2021 $10.4M $11.7M $13.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $10.4M to $9.5M (-9%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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