Texas · Nonprofit
Galveston County Community Action Council Inc
Galveston County Community Action Council Inc (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC ($25,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $211k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $25k
- Net assets
- $-625399
What Galveston County Community Action Council Inc does
Mission
The Councils mission is to enhance the quality of life of low-income families in Galveston, Fort Bend, Wharton, and Brazoria Counties by promoting self-sufficiency pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. It also operates Galveston County Head Start program.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Community Services Block Grant (CDBG):The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is a federally funded grant program that aims to combat poverty within communities by removing the barriers to self-sufficiency faced by individuals and families. It supports eligible nonprofit community-based organizations and governmental entities in their efforts to improve self-sufficiency and address poverty-related challenges.
$442,854 spent45% of program spendingCOVID Vaccination Outreach and Education:This program, funded by Texas A & M University System, provides education and outreach on vaccinations to communities in Galveston and Liberty Counties.
$359,851 spent37% of program spendingCrime Victims Sevices (CVS):CVS provideS timely, accessible, high-quality, victim-centered services, empowering victims and ensuring that the rights afforded victims of crime by the State of Texas may be exercised to their fullest. Through CVS, victims of crime have Advocates that will assist in crisis counseling,court accompaniment, hospital accompaniment, protective order assistance, case management,safety planning, and filing for Crime Victims Compensation when applicable. CVS Advocates are available to provide direct services to crime victims within Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, andWharton Counties.
$173,313 spent18% of program spendingEnergy Assistance Program:This program provides financial assistance to Reliant and Direct Energy customers facing hardship to help pay their electricity bill.
$5,637 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2021 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $981,655.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
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 $815k to $192k (−76%).
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: 2017 95% · 2018 89% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 99% · 2022 92% · 2023 15% · 2024 68%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 8 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
Dr Sonia Boone
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Galveston County Community Action Council Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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.
Where its funders are
100% of Galveston County Community Action Council Inc's grant income comes from Texas funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Government funding Galveston County Community Action Council Inc receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $9.4M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$9.4M
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 Galveston County Community Action Council Inc
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
53% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Galveston County Community Action Council Inc: 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 Galveston County Community Action Council Inc?
- Galveston County Community Action Council Inc (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC ($25,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Galveston County Community Action Council Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $25,000 in grants to Galveston County Community Action Council Inc.
- Who is the largest funder of Galveston County Community Action Council Inc?
- CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Galveston County Community Action Council Inc 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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