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Houston Cougars Foundation Inc

  • Houston, TX
  • Tax-exempt since June 1997
  • EIN: 76-0489432

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics / Sports Training Facilities, Agencies (N41Z) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$627k (2024)

Expenses
$318k (2024)

Total Assets
$4.82M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$368k (2024)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$626,858
Expenses
$317,673
Net Income
$309,185
Net Assets
$4,447,796
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $512,221
81.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $131,748
21.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$17,111
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,815,824
Total Liabilities $368,028
Net Assets $4,447,796
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Bates (Director) $0 $0 $0
Phillip Dailey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Ebner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerry Portele (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Brian Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trey Wilkinson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Zamir (Director) $0 $0 $0
Les Haulbrook (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
James Hong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Houston (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 15, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$268,556
Expenses
$204,279
Net Income
$64,277
Net Assets
$3,604,779
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $295
0.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $104,880
39.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $163,381
60.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,604,994
Total Liabilities $215
Net Assets $3,604,779
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Bates (Director) $0 $0 $0
Phillip Dailey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Ebner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerry Portele (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Brian Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trey Wilkinson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Zamir (Director) $0 $0 $0
Les Haulbrook (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
James Hong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Houston (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 21, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$253,061
Expenses
$64,858
Net Income
$188,203
Net Assets
$3,595,819
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,659
0.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $74,239
29.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $159,917
63.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,246
6.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,595,819
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $3,595,819
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Bates (Director) $0 $0 $0
Phillip Dailey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Ebner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerry Portele (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Brian Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trey Wilkinson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Zamir (Director) $0 $0 $0
Les Haulbrook (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
James Hong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Houston (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 16, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$820,332
Expenses
$351,949
Net Income
$468,383
Net Assets
$4,161,925
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $630,065
76.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $190,196
23.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $71
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,161,925
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,161,925
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Bates (Director) $0 $0 $0
Phillip Dailey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Ebner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerry Portele (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Brian Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trey Wilkinson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Zamir (Director) $0 $0 $0
Les Haulbrook (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
James Hong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Houston (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 16, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$353,448
Expenses
$5,387,312
Net Income
-$5,033,864
Net Assets
$3,693,542
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $83,752
23.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $269,632
76.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $64
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,711,892
Total Liabilities $18,350
Net Assets $3,693,542
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Bates (Director) $0 $0 $0
Phillip Dailey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Ebner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerry Portele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trey Wilkinson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Zamir (Director) $0 $0 $0
Les Haulbrook (President) $0 $0 $0
James Hong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Houston (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,948,634
Expenses
$91,726
Net Income
$1,856,908
Net Assets
$8,597,125
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,684,911
86.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $249,981
12.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,742
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,399,910
Total Liabilities $1,802,785
Net Assets $8,597,125
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Bates (Director) $0 $0 $0
Phillip Dailey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Zamir (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerry Portele (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Ebner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trey Wilkinson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Les Haulbrook (President) $0 $0 $0
James Hong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Houston (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 15, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,993,264
Expenses
$30,665
Net Income
$1,962,599
Net Assets
$5,184,316
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,776,508
89.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $163,917
8.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $17,390
0.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $35,449
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,185,316
Total Liabilities $1,000
Net Assets $5,184,316
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas Ebner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trey Wilkinson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Houston (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Clarke (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Les Haulbrook (President) $0 $0 $0
Robert Condon (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
James Hong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 27, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$239,100
Expenses
$1,005,303
Net Income
-$766,203
Net Assets
$3,058,300
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $133,605
55.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $101,164
42.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,331
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,153,970
Total Liabilities $95,670
Net Assets $3,058,300
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas Ebner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trey Wilkinson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Les Haulbrook (President) $0 $0 $0
Robert Condon (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
James Hong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 11, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$405,648
Expenses
$291,386
Net Income
$114,262
Net Assets
$3,633,249
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $44,894
11.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $124,977
30.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $235,777
58.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,475,776
Total Liabilities $842,527
Net Assets $3,633,249

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$788,466
Expenses
$215,827
Net Income
$572,639
Net Assets
$3,762,226
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $457,662
58.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $97,560
12.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $233,244
29.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,377,484
Total Liabilities $615,258
Net Assets $3,762,226
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dean Pappas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Ebner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Lilie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jay Jenkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Saxenian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Darryl A Schroeder (President) $0 $0 $0
Trey Wilkinson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Houston (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 26, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$100,875
Expenses
$256,707
Net Income
-$155,832
Net Assets
$3,189,587
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,940
2.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $97,935
97.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,589,587
Total Liabilities $400,000
Net Assets $3,189,587

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$69,458
Expenses
$203,025
Net Income
-$133,567
Net Assets
$3,078,751
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,885
11.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $61,573
88.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,578,751
Total Liabilities $500,000
Net Assets $3,078,751

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
-$2,194,428
Expenses
$140,773
Net Income
-$2,335,201
Net Assets
$3,147,736
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $50,379
Program Services $0
Investment Income $9,006
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$2,253,813
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,147,736
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $3,147,736

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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