Northwest Side Housing Center

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The nwshc is a community-based nonprofit organization that engages, educates, and empowers the community to improve Housing for all. We accomplish our mission through Housing counseling, financial education, community organizing, outreach, advocacy, and supportive services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 35 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $53K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $494K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.4M
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2025▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +602%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023−$63K
FY2024$278K
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $3.0M Management & general 14% · $480K Fundraising 2% · $75K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$99,667Pt VII · Sec A
Past Executive Director
$9,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Fontes’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Dinah Torres-Quinones$9,750$130,000——
Angela Fontes$99,667———
James W Rudyk JR——$91,472$90,607

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Improves housing for all through counseling, education, organizing, outreach, and advocacy.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The northwest side housing center provides housing, counseling, foreclosure prevention assistance, financial education, community organizing, and community outreach.

$3.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $335K · 2024–2025
Cara ProgramIL · FY2025$10,530
Palenque LsnaIL · FY2024$118,244
North River CommissionIL · FY2024$41,730
Metropolitan Family ServicesIL · FY2024$20,893
Cara ProgramIL · FY2024$11,086

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $1.1M federal money spent
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.323 · Through City of Chicago Department of Public Health and 1 more$450K
Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare CrisesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.391 · Through City of Chicago Department of Public Health$198K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through City of Chicago Department of Family Support Services and 1 more$155K
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Projects_state and Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance of Blood Lead Levels in ChildrenDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.197 · Direct$109K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Chicago Department of Housing$93K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2024 · $1.2M federal money spent
Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare CrisesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.391 · Through City of Chicago Department of Public Health$291K
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.323 · Through City of Chicago Department of Public Health and 1 more$281K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through City of Chiago Department of Family Support Services and 1 more$211K
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Projects_state and Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance of Blood Lead Levels in ChildrenDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.197 · Direct$145K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Chicago Department of Housing$94K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 20 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $2.1M federal money spent
Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare CrisesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.391 · Through City of Chicago$986K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Chicago Department of Planning and Development$446K
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.323 · Through City of Chicago$250K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Chicago Department of Housing$94K
Housing Counseling Assistance ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.169 · Through Unidosus$67K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $1.9M federal money spent
Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare CrisesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.391 · Through City of Chicago Department of Public Health$1.7M
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Chicago Department of Housing$93K
Medicare Enrollment Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.071 · Through National Council on Aging$80K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$480K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$472K$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$278K$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$143K$143K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$36K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.3M$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$118K$108K$6K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$114K$104K$6K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$153K$75K$77K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$923K$899K$16K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$556$356
Office expensesLn 13$262K$200K$57K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$59K$38K$19K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$10K$4K$3K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$127K$127K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$7K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$19K$6K$504
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$3.0M$480K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 14, 2026 $4.7M$3.5M$1.1M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $3.3M$4.2M−$942K$278K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 21, 2025 $4.5M$6.0M−$1.5M−$63K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $6.2M$6.1M$78K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $4.4M$4.2M$258K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 26, 2021 $3.7M$3.0M$661K$1.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,656,097 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,276,520$4,570,209
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,961$35,085
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23$14
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,000$50,789
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,289,504$4,656,097
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $191,953$143,413
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,459,209$1,708,326
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,580,515$1,667,653
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,231,677$3,519,392
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$942,173$1,136,705
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,656,097 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,817,870
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$752,339
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,570,209
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,085$35,085
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14$14
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $48,836$48,836
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,953$1,953
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $85,874 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14$4,656,097
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,519,392 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $143,413$143,413
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,567 · Management $73,850$109,417
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,318,038 · Fundraising $49,540$1,367,578
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $107,929 · Management $5,888 · Fundraising $3,945$117,762
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $104,086 · Management $5,678 · Fundraising $3,805$113,569
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $75,376 · Management $77,439$152,815
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $899,203 · Management $16,028 · Fundraising $7,744$922,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,239 · Management $556 · Fundraising $356$5,151
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $200,242 · Management $56,989 · Fundraising $4,619$261,850
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,262 · Management $19,425 · Fundraising $1,177$58,864
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,252 · Management $3,962 · Fundraising $3,097$17,311
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,385$1,385
IX-20 InterestManagement $127,285$127,285
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $60,050$60,050
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,445 · Management $27,238$34,683
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,784 · Management $5,996 · Fundraising $504$25,284
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,964,221 · Management $480,384 · Fundraising $74,787$3,519,392
Part X · Balance sheet $5,383,946 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,467$79,537
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $682,480$2,157,334
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $472,002$3,106,520
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,552,923$40,555
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,750,266$5,383,946
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,830,554$599,844
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$92,117
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $105,443$131,710
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,472,004$3,429,466
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $278,262$1,875,255
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$79,225
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $278,262$1,954,480
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,750,266$5,383,946
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,954,480 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,656,097
XI-2 Total expenses$3,519,392
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,136,705
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$278,262
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$539,513
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,954,480

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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