Texas · Nonprofit
HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON
HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON (Texas) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $82,729 to it, the largest being Bhutada Family Foundation ($57,500). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $275k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $83k
- Net assets
- $56k
What Hindus of Greater Houston does
Mission
The goal was to unite the entire hindu population of greater houston at one place to develop a strong unity and brotherhood among the hindu community. The idea was discussed with a number of active hindu individuals and associations and thus evolved the janmashtami festival.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
As the HGH goal is not only bring the Hindu community at large in the local Houston community but also extend our support to crisis that Hindus face across the globe. We bring attention to the difficulties and hardships people face in many parts of the world. Representatives from over 28 Hindu temples and organizations met at VPSS wherein the nature of collaborative activities, plans for and strengthening the Hindu community was discussed. The VHPA Hindu Heritage Camp was transferred in 2018 and conducted by HGH since then. This camp attacts Hindu children and youth for 2 weekends in large numbers. The entire camp is mentored by Past Alumni from the Camp. The success rate of this camp was the signature reason for activating and aligning it with HGH HGH raised funds for Hindu Heritage Campsite which is built in Columbus
$198,874 spent77% of program spendingYear round activities which include media promotion and support to local institutions. Updated directory of major temples and organizations in houston. Working towards creation of hindu blog. Shared voice media radio with sanatan hindu center on every sunday
$29,905 spent12% of program spendingOther partnering events with masala radio for holi and diwali. With icc houston for india republic day and independence day. The rath yatra celebrations with orissa culture center. Support to dusserah celebrations of sitaram foundation.
$16,839 spent6% of program spendingOther outreach activities for the community and hindu cause including the international yoga day at india house and all across the city
$14,213 spent5% of program spendingThe signature event presented was Janmashtami Festival. This was the 40th Annual Festival celebrated in Greater Houston. At this event Akhil Chopra Award for dedicated service was also organized which is a community service award for an individual who extended selfless services to the community. The celebration is to showcase the core tenets of the Hindu faith that reinforce love towards all living beings, reverence towards Planet Earth and a peaceful coexistence to make this world a better place for all. As the community expanded with many temples and organizations established in the Greater Houston area, the turnout at this event has exponetially increased.
HGH took the initiative to encourage youth who are involved in community activities and have a vision of expansion of their faith to their friends and peers. This is recognition of their dedication to give back to the community and celebrate the future leadership in Hindu community. The Youth Award Night was such an event where Youth nominations were sought from various organizations and temples. They had a motivational speeches that evening
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $259,831.
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. 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 $18k to $67k (+276%).
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.
100% of HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $6k → $23k.
1 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% 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 HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON’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.
How concentrated its funding is
HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON leans on a few funders — its largest provides 70% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 96% · 2018 100% · 2019 62% · 2021 49% · 2022 87% — 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.
Where its funders are
100% of HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON has grown faster than three-quarters of the 4,505 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,505 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON
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
99% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON?
- HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON (Texas) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $82,729 to it, the largest being Bhutada Family Foundation ($57,500). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $82,729 in grants to HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON?
- Bhutada Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $57,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HINDUS OF GREATER HOUSTON 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 6 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing