Texas · Nonprofit
EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL
EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL (Texas) receives grants from 53 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,353,519 to it, the largest being Episcopal Health Foundation ($1,375,000). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.0M
- Funders on record
- 53
- Grants received
- $7.4M
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What East Harris County Empowerment Council does
Mission
Ehcec exists to improve quality of life through innovative, susutainable programs and services that empower men, women and youth to achieve their full potential.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Community resilience: during 2024, total served 10,000 residence - strong communities are built on trust, preparedness, and connection. Ehcecs community resilience work ensures families can weather crises, access vital resources, and rebuild with confidence when life hits hardest. Through disaster recovery efforts, health and wellness initiatives, and community-driven events, residents gain the support, stability, and sense of belonging needed to thrive even in challenging times.
$887,796 spent70% of program spendingLeadership & development: during 2024, total served 3000 residents - we believe that community transformation starts with the people who live there. Ehcecs leadership & development programs equip everyday residents, parents, entrepreneurs, and young advocates with the tools to lead change where they live, work, and play. Through leadership training, civic engagement, and collaborative projects, participatants strengthen their ability to build trust, influence outcomes, and shape a more connected and empowered east harris county
$266,340 spent21% of program spendingEconomic mobility: during 2024, total served 1223 residents - lasting stability comes from access to opportunity. Ehcecs economic mobility initiatives help families move from surviving to thriving by connecting them to workforce opportunities, financial literacy tools, and entrepreneurial resources. These programs empower residents to build financial resilience, achieve career growth, and create a stronger foundation for long-term prosperity.
$108,578 spent9% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,262,714.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $277k to $1.4M (+401%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 0% · 2021 13% · 2022 11% · 2023 98% · 2024 96%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Terence Narcisse
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 17 funders, grant income rose $25k → $926k.
12 of 53 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 31% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 53 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 19% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
87% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 75% · 2019 69% · 2020 88% · 2021 20% · 2022 25% · 2023 43% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
17% of EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 47% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
74% of EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL has grown faster than three-quarters of the 4,203 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,203 community improvement nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $850k on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$500k
- Federal Communications Commission$350k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL?
- EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL (Texas) receives grants from 53 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,353,519 to it, the largest being Episcopal Health Foundation ($1,375,000). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL have?
- IRS filings report 53 organizations giving $7,353,519 in grants to EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL, 25 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL?
- Episcopal Health Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,375,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EAST HARRIS COUNTY EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 53 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing