Our mission is to build energy-efficient housing, provide education on sustainability and improve the housing conditions of the workforce through an affordable program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
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 surplus $249K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $451K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$411K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$836K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$800K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$715K
FY2024$760K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$836K
FY2022▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$678K
FY2021$824K
FY2022$836K
FY2023$791K
FY2024$852K
FY2025$676K
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2022▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$5.2M

From the FY2022 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 Nov 2007.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $711K Management & general 12% · $97K Fundraising 3% · $28K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Trustee at L
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Trustee at L
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Rikki Epperson’s $95K as Executive Di is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M medical research 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Rikki Epperson$95,018$92,700

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds energy-efficient housing, educates on sustainability, and improves workforce housing affordably.

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1 program · $711K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Assisted low income households in constructing energy-efficient homes, educated emerging professionals through an educational construction program, and continued to combat the housing crisis and climate crisis in our service areas and on surrounding reservations.

$711Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$451K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$836K
Ln 25
Programscol B$711K
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$411K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$178K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$777
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$458K
SavingsLn 2$662K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$29
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$411K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 6113
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$619K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$387K$411K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$356K$295K$36K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$14K$2K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$292K$292K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$130$65$65
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$92K$92K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$9K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$836K$711K$97K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$676K$617K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $760K$852K−$92K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $715K$791K−$76K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.5M$836K$707K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$824K$217K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $800K$678K$122K$2.9M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,543,174 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $977,015$1,435,336
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,073$83,170
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,858$777
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,605$23,891
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,041,551$1,543,174
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $366,449$372,367
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $457,997$463,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $824,446$836,273
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $217,105$706,901
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,543,174 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$178,493
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,256,843
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,256,843
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,435,336
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $74,462 · Excluded from tax $8,708$83,170
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $777$777
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $23,891$23,891
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,239 · Excluded from tax $32,599$1,543,174
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $836,273 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $295,215 · Management $35,568 · Fundraising $24,898$355,681
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,849 · Management $1,669 · Fundraising $1,168$16,686
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $292,203$292,203
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,371$2,371
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $21,064$21,064
IX-17 TravelPrograms $65 · Management $65$130
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,818 · Management $3,818$7,636
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $91,547$91,547
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,443 · Management $5,443$10,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,944 · Management $22,444$31,388
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,462 · Fundraising $2,219$6,681
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $711,084 · Management $96,904 · Fundraising $28,285$836,273
Part X · Balance sheet $5,018,127 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $6,302; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $346,139$457,563
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $273,113$662,006
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $384,312$1,428,727
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,256,843$2,463,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $152,698$29
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,526,595$5,018,127
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,502$12,409
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $376,101$398,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $386,603$410,509
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,139,992$4,454,711
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$152,907
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,139,992$4,607,618
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,526,595$5,018,127
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,607,618 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,543,174
XI-2 Total expenses$836,273
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$706,901
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,139,992
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$90,320
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$670,405
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,607,618

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