2023-11-15T18:02:40+00:00 2022-12-31 350921680 CROWE LLP 9600 Brownsboro Road Suite 400 Louisville KY 402413902 990 2022-01-01 741662104 Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston Educational Foundation BETT 7138689500 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH 1200 HOUSTON TX 77027 DAN PARSONS PRESIDENT 7133416119 2023-11-16 true DAN Parsons 999009999 Rachel Spurlock P00520729 5023263996 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DAN PARSONS 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH 1200 HOUSTON TX 77027 941496 false X WWW.BBBHouston.ORG X 1970 TX To be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. 15 15 0 189 0 0 599970 907172 0 0 57 5908 600 -54032 600627 859048 0 0 0 374958 412447 0 0 2619 201434 475238 576392 887685 24235 -28637 1320064 1413971 52533 62157 1267531 1351814 X TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES IN OUR SERVICE AREA BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, COUNSELING AND EDUCATION IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM FRAUDULENT SCHEMES THROUGH PROGRAMS, SEMINARS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION UTILIZING AND PROMOTING VOLUNTEERS EDUCATED IN CONSUMER AWARENESS. false false 676675 0 0 THE Texas SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL Program (SMP) IS FUNDED THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING. THIS PROGRAM USES VOLUNTEERS TO TRAIN MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES ABOUT MEDICARE FRAUD, ABUSE AND WASTE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF REPORTING INCIDENTS TO MEDICARE. 913 PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AND PROFESSIONALS REACHING 42,700 PEOPLE. 149147 0 0 SILVER SLEUTH PROGRAM - EDUCATING OLDER ADULTS ABOUT SCHEMES AND SCAMS TARGETING THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ON HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING PROBLEMS DUE TO FRAUDULENT BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. 32 PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE REACHING MORE THAN 806 OLDER ADULTS. YOUNG CONSUMER ADVOCATE PROGRAM (YCAP) - YOUTH AGED 16 TO 22 ARE EDUCATED ON THEIR CONSUMER RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND FRAUDULENT SCHEMES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GAINING THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 11 PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE TO YOUNG CONSUMERS REACHING OVER 587 STUDENTS. 0 0 0 THE BBB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE RECOGNIZES BUSINESSES AND NON PROFITS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND COMMITMENT TO OVERALL EXCELLENCE AND QUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE. PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT HELP FUND THE BBB EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION WHICH EDUCATES CONSUMERS ABOUT SCAMS AND FRAUDULENT BUSINESS PRACTICES IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES OF $82,448 WERE INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EVENT, OF WHICH $9,312 WERE IN-KIND DONATIONS. 0 0 0 CONSUMER AWARENESS 101: CONSUMERS LIVING ON LOWER INCOMES ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR BEING TRAPPED IN A CYCLE OF DEBT DUE TO THEIR LACK OF CONSUMER SOCIALIZATION SKILLS. THROUGH A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS, INDIVIDUALS LEARN: A) HOW TO AVOID SCAMS AND FRAUDULENT BUSINESS PRACTICES; B) CONSUMER RIGHTS AND MISCONCEPTIONS; C) HOW TO HANDLE debt problems; and D) THE REAL COST OF DOING BUSINESS THROUGH CASH-ADVANCE LOANS OR RENT-TO-OWN COMPANIIES. 25 PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE TO LOW INCOME ADULTS REACHING 1,183 PEOPLE. 825822 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false true false true false false false true true true true true true false false false X Lillian Kelly 7133416112 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH Suite 1200 HOUSTON TX 77027 EDNA THOMPSEN TREASURER 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 RAYMOND BAKER CHAIR 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN LUFBURROW SECRETARY 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 BERY CRISPIN DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 BILL GRAFF DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 DAN BAWDEN DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Darrell Chance DIRECTOR (thru January 2022) 1.0 X 0 0 0 Darrell Pile DIRECTOR (thru January 2022) 1.0 X 0 0 0 DARREN TOMPKINS DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 GLENN WOO DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 JORDAN CREPS DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 JUDY BUDNIK DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 LORI FARRIS DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 PAMELA WRIGHT DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN CARTER DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 SUSAN GAZE DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 TINA STRAWN DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 DAN PARSONS PRESIDENT 1.0 40.0 X 0 249395 17060 Jennifer Salazar EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 X 113835 0 11105 113835 249395 28165 0 false true false 0 12981 894181 10 9312 907172 0 0 0 0 0 5908 5908 0 0 0 0 28416 12981 82448 -54032 -54032 0 0 0 0 0 859048 0 0 -48124 X 124940 124940 220974 220352 622 30172 30103 69 10958 10930 28 25403 25356 47 21231 21231 231203 225965 2619 2619 28675 28675 119135 84507 34628 3446 3446 50723 50723 11064 11064 996 996 BOARD EXPENSES 8765 8765 0 0 0 0 887685 825822 59244 2619 802812 891001 517062 522970 0 0 0 0 115026 115026 0 0 0 0 190 0 1320064 1413971 52533 62157 0 0 0 0 52533 62157 X 1237326 1311751 30205 40063 1267531 1351814 1320064 1413971 X -28637 2122 110798 X X false true X true false X 642799 596768 558177 599970 907172 3304886 0 0 642799 596768 558177 599970 907172 3304886 113418 3191468 11049 4854 1758 57 5908 23626 0 0 0 0 600 0 600 3329112 0 0.9587 0.9319 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 0.0, COLUMN B - 0.0, COLUMN C - 0.0, COLUMN D - 600.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 600.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 97465 97465 0 17561 17561 0 0 0 X Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE COMBINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY IF THAT POSITION IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. Awards for excellence 41397 12981 28416 14650 17020 28416 7767 14595 0 0 41397 12981 28416 14650 17020 28416 7767 14595 82448 -54032 X X X false false false false false false false false false DAN PARSONS PRESIDENT 0 249395 0 0 0 0 0 15082 0 1978 0 266455 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation OMPENSATION REPORTED IS COMPENSATION FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THEIR PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION IS AS FOLLOWS: THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE PRESIDENT SETS ANNUAL GOALS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS' GOALS ARE THEN RATED IN ITS IMPORTANCE TOWARDS THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ON HOW WELL THE INDIVIDUAL COMPLETED EACH ASSIGNED GOAL. This process is performed annually. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE uses comparability data from other similarly sized Better Business Bureau's Forms 990, and PRODUCES CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND THE DECISION. The last review was performed in August 2022. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) CONSUMER AWARENESS 101: CONSUMERS LIVING ON LOWER INCOMES ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR BEING TRAPPED IN A CYCLE OF DEBT DUE TO THEIR LACK OF CONSUMER SOCIALIZATION SKILLS. THROUGH A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS, INDIVIDUALS LEARN: A) HOW TO AVOID SCAMS AND FRAUDULENT BUSINESS PRACTICES; B) CONSUMER RIGHTS AND MISCONCEPTIONS; C) HOW TO HANDLE debt problems; and D) THE REAL COST OF DOING BUSINESS THROUGH CASH-ADVANCE LOANS OR RENT-TO-OWN COMPANIIES. 25 PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE TO LOW INCOME ADULTS REACHING 1,183 PEOPLE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 A&B - PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS All officers of the Foundation are employees of a related organization, the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc. As such, in accordance with the Form 990 instructions for Part IV, Section B, Line 15A & 15B has been answered no. Form 990, Part VI, Line 13 and Line 14 The reporting organization has adopted the whistleblower and document retention and destruction policies of its related organization, the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body As the direct controlling organization of the Foundation, the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc. has the authority to appoint the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b Documentation of meetings held by committees of governing body There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE FOUNDATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy The reporting organization has adopted the conflict of interest policy of its related organization, the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc. Their policy is as follows: The policy applies to all directors, officers, and key persons. Such persons are required to disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest annually and as they may arise to the Bureau's board of directors. The board is responsible for determining whether a conflict of interest exists and whether or not to proceed with the transaction. The interested person is not permitted to vote on or exercise any influence on the decisions. The proceedings are documented in the minutes of the meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MAILED AND SENT TO THE PERSON MAKING THE REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - Total Expense: 216995, Program Service Expense: 211757, Management and General Expenses: 2619, Fundraising Expenses: 2619; PROGRAM OUTREACH - Total Expense: 11750, Program Service Expense: 11750, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; BACKGROUND CHECKS - Total Expense: 215, Program Service Expense: 215, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; MEMBER DATABASE - Total Expense: 1348, Program Service Expense: 1348, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; REMOTE MEETINGS - Total Expense: 895, Program Service Expense: 895, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances Transfer from related organization - 110798; Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection process The organization obtains consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year. However, at time of the filing of the Form 990 the audit was in process and not completed. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF METROPOLITAN HOUSTON 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH Suite 1200 HOUSTON TX 77027 740510080 INFO SERVICES TX 501(c)(6) na false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true