Homefront INC

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Stamford, CT501(c)(3)Since 1988Human ServicesEIN 30-0281085Revenue $629K in FY2025

On file with the IRShomefrontprogram.org88 Hamilton Ave, 06902-3105 · Stamford, CTTax-exempt since Jun 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide quality of life repairs at no cost to homeowners in need by combining skilled labor, quality materials and enthusiastic volunteers to bring about enduring changes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 800 volunteers and 9 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
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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $39K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$383K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$629K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$658K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$322K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$629K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$573K
FY2021$718K
FY2022$547K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$816K
FY2025$629K
Expenses
$658K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$642K
FY2021$754K
FY2022$736K
FY2023$593K
FY2024$597K
FY2025$658K
Net assets
$322K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$132K
FY2024$351K
FY2025$322K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2006.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $482K Management & general 8% · $55K Fundraising 18% · $121K

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; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$75,642Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sean O'Brien’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022
Sean O'Brien$75,642$69,746$73,373

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Repair homes for needy homeowners using skilled volunteers and quality materials.

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1 program · $482K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Supporting homefront's mission, hundreds of volunteers come together each year to impact the lives of homeowners in need, donating their time and expertise to complete critical home repairs that would otherwise be beyond their reach.

$482Kprogram 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 2 funders$38K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$629K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$593K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Money outPt IX
$658K
Ln 25
Programscol B$482K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$322K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K
Total assetsLn 16$706K
LiabilitiesLn 26$383K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$593K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$629K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$365K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$365K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$706K
LiabilitiesLn 26$383K
Net assetsLn 32$322K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6800
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$365K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$534K$706K
LiabilitiesLn 26$183K$383K
Net assetsLn 32$351K$322K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$275K$178K$27K$69K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$2K$371$928
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$23K$3K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$23K$4K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$996$452$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$439$1K
OccupancyLn 16$71K$63K$2K$5K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$186$477
InterestLn 20$7K$5K$494$1K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$11K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$163K
Total functional expensesLn 25$658K$482K$55K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $629K$658K−$28K$322K 990 PDF
FY2024 $816K$597K$219K$351K 990 PDF
FY2023 $465K$593K−$128K$132K 990 PDF
FY2022 $547K$736K−$189K$260K 990 PDF
FY2021 $718K$754K−$35K$449K 990 PDF
FY2020 $573K$642K−$70K$376K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $629,227 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $811,480$592,691
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,298$36,536
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $815,778$629,227
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 $318,374$348,625
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $278,861$309,066
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $597,235$657,691
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $218,543−$28,464
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $629,227 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$592,691
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$62,615
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$592,691
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $36,536$36,536
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,536 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$629,227
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $657,691 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $178,437 · Management $27,452 · Fundraising $68,630$274,519
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,413 · Management $371 · Fundraising $928$3,712
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,741 · Management $3,499 · Fundraising $8,747$34,987
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,015 · Management $3,540 · Fundraising $8,852$35,407
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,137$15,137
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $996 · Management $452 · Fundraising $9,685$11,133
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $13,121$13,121
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,705 · Management $439 · Fundraising $1,129$6,273
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,252 · Management $2,100 · Fundraising $5,400$70,752
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,387 · Management $186 · Fundraising $477$7,050
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,288 · Management $494 · Fundraising $1,269$7,051
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,367 · Management $1,061 · Fundraising $2,728$15,156
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $163,393$163,393
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $481,994 · Management $54,731 · Fundraising $120,966$657,691
Part X · Balance sheet $705,619 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,811$364,528
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,000$9,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $310,352$320,517
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,976$8,074
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,500$3,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $533,639$705,619
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,816$35,260
X-19 Deferred revenue$198,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $182,816$383,260
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $276,073$257,259
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,750$65,100
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $350,823$322,359
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $533,639$705,619
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,359 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$629,227
XI-2 Total expenses$657,691
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,464
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$350,823
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,359

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

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