To build a sustainable, just, and inspiring world, one community at a time.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $707K a year · 49% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $7.4M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6.3M
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$611K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$801K
FY2022$896K
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$611K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$611K
FY2021$437K
FY2022$416K
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2007.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $484K Management & general 19% · $116K Fundraising 2% · $11K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Direct
$16,462Pt VII · Sec A
$16,346Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Velasco’s $20K as President/Executive Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2037 $1–10M housing 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Chris Velasco$20,000$16,462
Elizabeth Bowling$20,000$16,346

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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1 program · $484K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Place works with local governments, foundations, and community members to create sustainable, affordable, mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhoods for artists, under-served populations facing various life challenges, nonprofit organizations, and creative businesses.

$484Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$709K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$389K
Other incomeLn 4–11$504
Money outPt IX
$611K
Ln 25
Programscol B$484K
Managementcol C$116K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$10.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$709K
Government grantsLn 1e$662K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$389K
Other incomeLn 4–11$504
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$10.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.9M$7.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$9.7M$10.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$145K$18K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$176K$153K$19K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51$44$6$1
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$14K$2K$319
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$38K$5K$883
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$139$25
Office expensesLn 13$25K$22K$3K$504
OccupancyLn 16$30K$26K$3K$608
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$341$62
InterestLn 20$81K$70K$9K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$283$51
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$333$61
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$7K$9K$151
Total functional expensesLn 25$611K$484K$116K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.7M−$249K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$7.6M−$4.6M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $896K$416K$481K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $801K$437K$365K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$611K$487K$4.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,098,565 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $169,249$708,957
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $694,891$389,104
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,000$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,735$504
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $870,875$1,098,565
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $395,010$358,610
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,003,117$252,654
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,398,127$611,264
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,527,252$487,301
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,098,565 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$662,381
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,576
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$708,957
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $389,104$389,104
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $504$504
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $389,608 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,098,565
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $611,264 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $144,795 · Management $18,307 · Fundraising $3,329$166,431
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $153,280 · Management $19,381 · Fundraising $3,523$176,184
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44 · Management $6 · Fundraising $1$51
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,871 · Management $1,754 · Fundraising $319$15,944
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,960$45,960
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,405 · Management $4,856 · Fundraising $883$44,144
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,103 · Management $139 · Fundraising $25$1,267
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,919 · Management $2,771 · Fundraising $504$25,194
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,455 · Management $3,345 · Fundraising $608$30,408
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,696 · Management $341 · Fundraising $62$3,099
IX-20 InterestPrograms $70,406 · Management $8,902 · Fundraising $1,619$80,927
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,240 · Management $283 · Fundraising $51$2,574
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,634 · Management $333 · Fundraising $61$3,028
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,551 · Management $9,351 · Fundraising $151$16,053
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $484,399 · Management $115,729 · Fundraising $11,136$611,264
Part X · Balance sheet $10,578,533 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,163,576; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,067$10,438
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $133,397$500,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,446,340$1,508,255
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,818$1,244
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $6,859,831$7,395,020
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,674,029$10,578,533
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,340,150$2,401,820
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $134,193$134,193
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $929$815
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,857,217$6,274,420
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,816,812$4,304,113
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,816,812$4,304,113
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,674,029$10,578,533
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,304,113 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,098,565
XI-2 Total expenses$611,264
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$487,301
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,816,812
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,304,113

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