Houston, TX

Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston Educational Foundation

EIN 74-1662104

Seniors Children & youth

Mission

To advance marketplace trust and protect consumers by educating the public and businesses about scams, ethical practices, and consumer rights through volunteer-driven outreach and targeted programs.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston Educational Foundation

The Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable arm associated with the local BBB that focuses on consumer education, fraud prevention, and marketplace trust. The organization operates programs aimed at older adults, youth, and vulnerable consumer groups and runs statewide initiatives in partnership with federal grant programs.

The EIN 74-1662104 was confirmed against public nonprofit filings and the organization's own materials; the foundation is an active, donor-facing charity with an ongoing web presence, recent Form 990 filings, and event/fundraising activity. Recent years’ filings and program reports show continued outreach work (including the Texas Senior Medicare Patrol) and annual fundraising events that support its education programs.

Notable achievements

Statewide Senior Medicare Patrol (Texas SMP)

Holds the federal grant to administer the Texas Senior Medicare Patrol program, training volunteers and delivering large-scale outreach to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent, detect, and report fraud, waste and abuse; recent reporting shows thousands of presentations reaching tens of thousands of people.

Awards for Excellence fundraising event

Produces the annual Awards for Excellence (sponsorship and ticket revenues support the foundation), a recurring donor-facing fundraising event that provides operating support for education and outreach programs.

Longstanding consumer-education programs

Maintains multi-year programs including the Silver Sleuth (senior-focused scam awareness), Young Consumer Advocate Program (YCAP), and Consumer Awareness 101, demonstrating sustained, programmatic consumer education since the organization’s founding (est. 1970).

At a glance

Total assets: $1.7M
Annual revenue: $1.8M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 74-1662104
Location: Houston, TX
Website: www.bbb.org/local/0915/ed-foundation-hou.html
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recipient of federal grant funding (Administration on Aging / Administration for Community Living) for the Texas Senior Medicare Patrol program.

Profiled in national nonprofit databases and evaluator listings and appears in Charity Navigator/other charity directories indicating public Form 990 filings and financial transparency.

Regularly cited in local media and community partner event listings for scam-prevention outreach and public-education presentations.

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