Texas · Nonprofit
WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC
WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC (Texas) receives grants from 62 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,677,156 to it, the largest being United Way of Greater Houston ($2,254,493). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $7.9M
- Funders on record
- 62
- Grants received
- $8.7M
- Net assets
- $2.6M
What West Houston Assistance Ministries Inc does
Mission
To give short term assistance to those in need and minister to various other human needs
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
West houston assistance ministries provides life-changing wrap-around programs that help those in need during their immediate crisis, with the goal of helping them get back on their feet to achieve self-sufficiency in the intermediate to longer term. We provide financial assistance for rent/mortgage to prevent evictions and homelessness; help with utilities to avoid disconnections that may be life-threatening; provide clothing and other items depending on the need; as well as seasonal programs providing school supplies, holiday toys/gift cards for children, and holiday meals for families; spiritual counseling (when requested); and onsite services by partner agencies (public benefit enrollment, insurance, etc.), as well as referrals to outside programs not offered by wham. (continued on pg. 60)(continued from pg. 2) we help households after compassionate, one-on-one interviews where we learn how to best meet their short-term basic needs and establish a path for longer-term financial stability. To this purpose, we provide education and job training to promote independence and connect clients to tools that will improve their lives. Clients have access to job leads, workshops, resume…
$1,973,876 spent30% of program spendingProvides groceries for families and their pets, and nonperishable food to homeless clients in both a drive-thru and a grocery store setting that allows clients to select their own food from the wide assortment available. We also offer food in a safe, drive-thru setting where food and household items are loaded into car trunks in an efficient, contactless, manner. We offer extended hours for working clients, dedicated hours for senior citizens and the disabled, monthly community food fairs, cooking classes, referrals to healthcare and other services to families, as well as programs that provide food to college students, senior citizens, families with school-aged children, and summer lunches to children who lose access to school-provided meals during the summer months. Wham's platinum-rated (continued on pg. 60)(continued from pg. 2) food pantry is the largest in west houston, and has been designated by the houston food bank as one of a few trusted hub agencies distributing food to smaller agencies. Over 126,285 people received food assistance from us in fy2025, with 1,981,546 pounds of food distributed.
$4,312,465 spentof which $4,864,036 as grants65% of program spendingPart of the organization, and dependent on community members' donations of gently worn clothing, furniture, books, artwork, etc., our social enterprise benefits the local economy by having its sales revenue going right back into the organization to invest on the operation of our programs to help families in need. Every dollar stays in our community and helps those suffering in the greater houston area. Our store also makes it possible for us to distribute clothing and shoes to clients in need and professional attire to those seeking employment through our employment programs. It also benefits the environment by reducing waste, and encouraging reuse and recycling. Overall, the store saved about 499,082 pounds of consumables from going to area landfills and funded 5% of our programs in fy 2025.
$398,890 spent$310,436 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,685,231.
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 2019 to 2020, from $2.5M to $3.2M (+28%).
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 3% · 2020 1% · 2021 8% · 2022 13% · 2023 11% · 2024 9% · 2025 9%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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.
Chief executive
Mark Brown
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019, and between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 12 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $546k → $1.4M.
13 of 62 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 29% 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 WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 62 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
WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 26% 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
71% 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 WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 67% · 2018 32% · 2019 30% · 2020 40% · 2021 27% · 2022 15% · 2023 31% — 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
44% of WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% 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
81% of WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 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.
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In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC?
- WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC (Texas) receives grants from 62 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,677,156 to it, the largest being United Way of Greater Houston ($2,254,493). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC have?
- IRS filings report 62 organizations giving $8,677,156 in grants to WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC, 38 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES INC?
- United Way of Greater Houston is the largest funder on record, with $2,254,493 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES 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.
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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 62 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