Houston Center for Photography Inc

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1981

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Anne L Massoni

Phone

7135294755

Tax Period

2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31

Houston Center for Photography Inc, founded in 1981, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $760K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $1.1M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 39% operating deficit.

Mission

Houston Center for Photography (HCP) strives to encourage artists, build audiences, stimulate dialogue, and promote inquiry about photography and related media through education, exhibitions, publications, fellowship programs, and community collaboration.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $248,977

Exhibitions - HCP has earned an international reputation for exhibitions of current and relevant works that have helped define the state of photography in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Program 2

Expenses: $288,415 Revenue: $185,148

Education programs offer over 130 courses, workshops, and masterclasses to the general public each year and support the creative process of HCP Members by providing a series of services, including a...

Program 3

Expenses: $124,013

Community Engagement programs recognize the camera as a tool for empowerment, allowing students to celebrate their identities, express their ideas, and control their narratives through image-making.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $600,416

Program Service Revenue $185,148

Investment Income $3,868

Other Revenue $-29,292

TOTAL REVENUE $760,140

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $507,988

Fundraising Expenses $155,084

Program Expenses $661,405

Other Expenses $552,193

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,060,181

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$760,140	$741,745	+0.0%
Expenses	$1,060,181	$916,672	+0.2%
Net Income	$-300,041	$-174,927	+0.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

108

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$108,349

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Nancy O'Connor	President	1.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Joy Simpson	Vice President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Beth Wilson	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Tom Flaherty	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Patricia Eifel	Parliamentarian	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Johanne Beaulieu	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Janice Bond	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Gin Braverman	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Karen Chiao	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lindsay Davis	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Piper Faust	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Abby Henson	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Magsamen	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nena Marsh	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jason McLaurin	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tania Pramir	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Robinson	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
William Snypes	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anne Massoni	Executive Director	40.00	Officer	$97,900	$10,449	$108,349

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$760,140	$1,060,181	$361,107	$-300,041
2023	$741,745	$916,672	$500,552	$-174,927
2022	$783,571	$812,692	$628,664	$-29,121
2021	$769,510	$678,833	$708,601	$90,677
2020	$818,031	$784,298	$673,513	$33,733
2019	$756,566	$888,225	$569,764	$-131,659
2018	$916,891	$893,165	$693,616	$23,726