Houston, TX

HOUSTON COMMUNITY LAND TRUST

EIN 83-1135085

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Affordable Housing & Tenant Rights Low-income

Mission

Houston Community Land Trust makes affordable housing and homeownership achievable and accessible for limited-income households in Houston by connecting income-qualified homebuyers with perpetually affordable homes across the city and providing stewardship services to support long-term homeowner success.

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

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About HOUSTON COMMUNITY LAND TRUST

Houston Community Land Trust (HCLT) is a Houston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2018 that uses the community land trust model to preserve long-term affordability. HCLT owns land in trust and sells or places improvements on that land to limited-income households under stewardship and a long-term ground lease so affordability remains for future buyers. HCLT operates the City-funded Homebuyer Choice Program and partners with municipal entities (including the Houston Land Bank and City of Houston) and nonprofit developers to deploy subsidies and stewardship. The organization provides buyer education, eligibility screening, ground-lease stewardship, and ongoing support to maintain homeownership stability for low-income households in neighborhoods across Houston.

Notable achievements

Secured $5M private grant (MacKenzie Scott)

In October 2023 HCLT received a $5 million unrestricted grant that materially expanded its capacity to pilot new affordable-housing approaches, scale programmatic work, and explore multi-family and small-footprint housing pilots to broaden permanently affordable housing options in Houston.

Municipal seed and operating funding

HCLT secured City of Houston support (initial $1M startup plus an additional $1M in operating/TIRZ funds and subsequent City program allocations) that enabled the launch and ongoing operation of the Homebuyer Choice Program and close partnership with the Houston Land Bank to convert land and new homes into permanently affordable units.

Helped dozens of households achieve homeownership

Through coordinated programs with the City and Houston Land Bank, HCLT has directly facilitated home purchases for dozens of limited-income families (at least 86 homebuyers reported in November 2022) and continues to steward a growing portfolio of permanently affordable homes.

At a glance

Total assets: $7.7M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)
EIN: 83-1135085
Location: Houston, TX
Website: www.houstonclt.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

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

Recognition

Widely covered in local press and community media for its model and the transformative private grant it received, raising public visibility for CLT solutions in Houston.

Profiled on national and philanthropic nonprofit data platforms and included in public IRS/990 filings showing rapid revenue growth in FY2024 tied to major grant funding and active 501(c)(3) status.

Participated in national community land trust peer-learning initiatives and technical-assistance cohorts that highlight HCLT as a municipal–CLT collaboration model for preserving long-term affordability.

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