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EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES HUMANITARIAN OUTREACH: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES HUMANITARIAN OUTREACH (EIN 84-2898698)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-09
IRS object ID
202611609349201201
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-09T11:19:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN760233695PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRIFFING & COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE SUGAR CREEK CTR BLVD STE 650AddressLine1Txt
CitySUGAR LANDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77478ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN842898698EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES HUMANITARIANBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2OUTREACHBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEMPOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8303706130PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 96545AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77213ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonADOLFO MATEO CEPEDAPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8303706130PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES S GRIFFINGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00475060PTIN
Phone2814918866PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.ECHOTEAM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$122,830GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$122,829ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$1InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$122,830TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$15,200SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,807FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$864OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$95,477OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$113,348TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$9,482ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,813NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,295NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,124BOYAmt
EOY$22,577EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,250BOYAmt
EOY$3,459EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,374BOYAmt
EOY$26,036EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,561BOYAmt
EOY$7,741EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,813BOYAmt
EOY$18,295EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN HOUSTON AND LATIN AMERICA THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND FAITH-BASED INITIATIVESPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE FOLLOWING OUTLINES OUR THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES, WITH CONSISTENT IMPACT OVERTHE LAST TWO YEARS:1. MISSIONS TO LATIN AMERICACONDUCTED TRIPS PROVIDING MEDICAL, DENTAL, FOOD, SUPPLIES, AND COMMUNITY AID, SERVING 9,860 PEOPLE.2. SHELTER OUTREACH HOUSTON, TXDISTRIBUTED FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND OFFERED MENTORSHIP AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT AT LOCAL SHELTERS, BENEFITING 1,793 PEOPLE.3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTRAN MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND FAITH-BASED EVENTS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND CHARACTER GROWTH, SERVING 4,500 YOUTH.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$82,905ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$82,905TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ADOLFO MATEO CEPEDA
PRESIDENT40.00$0$0$15,200
ABRAHAM GUAJARDO
VICE PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
DANIEL IBARRIA
BOARD MEMBER0.25$0$0$0
MILTON ANTONIO GUARDADO
BOARD MEMBER0.25$0$0$0
ROBEAM SOLOMAN
BOARD MEMBER0.25$0$0$0
JAMES PERALTA
HEAD OF ACCOUNTING0.77$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MATEO CEPEDABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112714 EASTBROOK DRAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP770135010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8303706130PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,579CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45,263CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,773CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,462CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,829CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$332,906TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,579CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45,263CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,773CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,462CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,829CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$332,906TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$27,184SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$305,722PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$332,909TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.91830PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 1.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 864.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 1,655. DESCRIPTION: BACKGROUND CHECK. AMOUNT: 734. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 46. DESCRIPTION: DONATION PROCESSING. AMOUNT: 1,824. DESCRIPTION: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 1,452. DESCRIPTION: EVENTS. AMOUNT: 1,850. DESCRIPTION: LIABILITY INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 808. DESCRIPTION: MEDICINE. AMOUNT: 4,102. DESCRIPTION: MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT. AMOUNT: 236. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,824. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 76. DESCRIPTION: SOFTWARE. AMOUNT: 1,835. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 9,720. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 58,782. DESCRIPTION: VOLUNTEER AND STAFF APPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 1,175. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE. AMOUNT: 728. DESCRIPTION: CONTRACT & PROFESSIONAL FEES. AMOUNT: 101. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,761. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL/CONTRACTOR FEES. AMOUNT: 3,050. DESCRIPTION: SPACE RENTAL. AMOUNT: 1,931. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 813. DESCRIPTION: VEHICLE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 974. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 95,477.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,250. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,459.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,561. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,741.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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