2018-10-04T07:40:48-05:00 2017-12-31 BKD LLP 2700 Post Oak Blvd Ste 1500 HOUSTON TX 77056 990 2017-01-01 760386539 Center for Houston's Future Inc % GERALDINE RICHARDS CENT 7138449303 701 Avenida de las Americas Suite 9 Houston TX 77010 BRETT PERLMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 7138449303 2018-11-15 true Amanda Maya P01067777 7134994600 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRETT PERLMAN 701 Avenida de las Americas Houston TX 77010 1004011 false X www.centerforhoustonsfuture.org X 1992 TX THE CENTER INSPIRES LEADERS TO IDENTIFY MATTERS OF THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE TO THE LONG-TERM FUTURE OF THE GREATER HOUSTON REGION & TO COLLABORATE IN ADDRESSING THOSE CHALLENGES 22 21 10 30 0 960587 703614 281055 195010 1050 0 0 0 1242692 898624 0 0 0 0 794987 709943 0 0 179965 476317 248321 1271304 958264 -28612 -59640 214914 70375 538951 454052 -324037 -383677 X The Center for Houstons Future works to address matters of highest importance to the long-term future of the greater Houston region, by engaging diverse leaders, providing impactful research, and defining actionable strategies. We bring business, government, and community together to innovate for the future of the greater Houston region. CHF is an organization devoted exclusively to thinking and acting strategically for the future of the region. false false 137502 4710 Strategic Planning & Research Arming leaders with dependable data goes to the core of the second thing we do: Strategic Planning and Research. Our charge is to look over the horizon, identify potential problems and opportunities, report on those issues, gather research on those issues, and get it into the hands of business leaders, government leaders, and community leaders. Then we bring those people together to address problems before they become intractable. We augment the face-to-face engagement in a variety of ways. Historically, we have focused our work within nine key areas of interest: health, education, arts & culture, public safety, natural and built environment, economy, diversity, and civic vitality. Our most recent research has been on Houstons economic outlook, with a focus on job growth, and a focus on the economic impact of immigration on the greater Houston community. We share this work on our research website, houstonindicators.org, where we also host FutureMatters, an online forum that extends and leverages the ideas ignited by our various assemblies. In this stage of our Indicators work, we engage the community through intelligent commentary on the issues that will determine the future for the Houston region. 295923 185300 LEADERSHIP: EVERYTHING WE DO IS DESIGNED TO SUPPLY LEADERS WITH SOLID DATA, AND TO NURTURE AND DEVELOP THE TALENTS THAT CREATE VISIONARY LEADERS. WITH OUR TWICE-ANNUAL LEADERSHIP FORUMS, WE IMMERSE PROVEN PROBLEM SOLVERS IN THE ISSUES. WE ARM THEM WITH DATA, INTRODUCE THEM TO THE EXPERTS WHO CAN PROVIDE WISE CONTEXT, AND SEND THEM OUT ON WHAT WE CALL "LEARNING JOURNEYS" TO GRAPPLE WITH THE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS AT FIRST HAND. WE INSPIRE THESE DIVERSE LEADERS TO BECOME JUST AS PASSIONATE ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AS THEY ARE ABOUT THEIR BOTTOM LINE. FOR BOTH EMERGING AND PROVEN LEADERS, OUR BUSINESS/CIVIC LEADERSHIP FORUMS DEVELOP A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FOSTER A NEW SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE. THE CENTER HAS GRADUATED 50 PARTICIPANTS IN 2017, OVER 1,069 LEADERS OVERALL, AND IS SUCCEEDING AT ENRICHING HOUSTON'S DIVERSE BUSINESS/CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND IN MAKING SURE THAT HOUSTON'S LEADERS ARE INFORMED AND ENGAGED IN CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR REGION. AFTER A FORUM IS COMPLETED, THE CENTER WORKS TO SUPPORT THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF GRADUATES' ACTION PLANS. IDEAS AND ISSUES ADDRESSED IN FORUMS CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO THE CENTER'S LARGER STRATEGIC PLANS. THE CENTER ALSO CONNECTS FORUM GRADUATES WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH STRATEGIC BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 104365 5000 Identifying Solutions via Community Future Awareness The end game is finding and implementing solutions. Creating community future awareness is key. The Center works toward solutions by planning, educating, and collaborating using community briefings, roundtables, and carefully targeted Center-led initiatives. Our Summer Salon program provides a forum for an informal discussion of critical issues facing the Houston region. Our 2017 Salons included "It Ought to Be a Crime" (a panel on incarceration and mental health), "Region of Immigrants" (a discussion of the unexpected contributions of the regions newest arrivals), and "Who's Got the Power?" (an exploration of Houston's long-term energy future). Our annual Dinner & Conversation featured former Washington Post Publisher Don Graham on the topic of Americas Dreamers, and the challenges faced by these young immigrants brought to this country by their parents. We believe that better community awareness of the regions future challenges helps pave the road to more constructive policy making by the regions leaders. 537790 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 10 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 22 21 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true true false X GERALDINE RICHARDS 7138443600 701 AVENIDA DE LAS AMERICAS STE 90 HOUSTON TX 77010 RICK JARAMILLO EX OFFICIO 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 EUGENE H VAUGHAN FOUNDING CHAIR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 BRENT A BENOIT DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MARC WATTS EX OFFICIO 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 SCOTT BALLARD DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ASTLEY BLAIR DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 VEAN J GREG III DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ROBERT W HARVEY EX OFFICIO 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 HARRIS KEMPNER JR DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN KLINEBERG PHD DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MCCLELLAND DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 RUTHANNE MEFFORD DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Y PING SUN DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 UMESH VERMA CHAIRMAN 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM CLAYTON DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 GEORGE DEMONTROND DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 STAN MAREK DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 WAYNE MCCONNELL DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KAREN OTAZO HOFMEISTER DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JEFF SHELLEBARGER EX OFFICIO 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN HOMEYER DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 BRETT PERLMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.0 0.0 X X 96500 0 754 RUSSELL J RICHARD VP, LEADERSHIP 40.0 0.0 X 109114 0 10007 JOHN WILBURN DIRECTOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 40.0 0.0 X 103537 0 20536 309151 0 31297 2 false false false 0 X 408579 295035 13000 703614 Tuition Revenue 900099 185300 185300 PROGRAM FEES 900099 4710 4710 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 5000 5000 195010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105387 408579 105387 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 898624 195010 0 0 0 0 97254 38900 38900 19454 0 486280 266793 119061 100426 17316 17316 61494 42292 2007 17195 47599 25876 11203 10520 0 863 863 18160 18160 0 0 0 82051 65262 3258 13531 765 600 165 13622 2695 7981 2946 14470 9926 4544 0 4453 4453 2049 553 1496 0 83736 78413 5098 225 6785 6785 0 1204 1204 1530 1530 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS 15792 760 2046 12986 Miscellaneous Expenses 2841 1820 1021 958264 537790 240509 179965 124736 8630 0 0 78834 51472 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9000 9157 22234 21118 2320 1116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214914 70375 11306 55534 0 0 180000 110000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 230000 176000 117645 112518 538951 454052 X -383000 -392640 58963 8963 0 0 -324037 -383677 214914 70375 -59640 X false true X true false X 1414666 1480249 1166881 960587 703614 5725997 0 0 1414666 1480249 1166881 960587 703614 5725997 1254228 4471769 1192 332 65 0 0 1589 0 0 5727586 1283726 0.78074 0.79180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22234 21118 1116 1116 0 Payable to Greater Houston Partnership 112518 112518 X 1049614 150990 150990 898624 898624 1109254 150990 150990 958264 958264 SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) AND SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). 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