Chn Housing Partners: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 34-1346763)

Kevin J Nowak’s $263K as President and CEO is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Kevin J Nowak	$262,766	$250,697	$240,504	$221,909	—
Mary Smigelski	$215,898	$211,448	$207,121	$188,890	$171,240
Janet Reed-James	$208,962	$178,734	$170,088	$165,618	$160,811
Kevin Nowak	—	—	—	—	$204,883
Andrew Bailey	$202,519	—	—	—	—
Mark Whipkey	$188,506	$201,066	$191,744	$179,800	$167,505
Patrick Kenney	—	$190,194	$186,079	$184,195	$176,810
John Miller	$187,447	$173,108	$40,776	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides affordable housing, financial counseling, and digital literacy training to help low-income families purchase homes and improve their financial stability.

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3 programs · $47.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Housing Development, Property Management & Sales

CHN develops, manages and sells single and multi-family homes in the greater cleveland metro area that compliment neighborhood strategies. Affordability, sustainable homeownership opportunities, energy efficiency, and indoor air quality are our core principles.

$18.2Mprogram expense

02

Energy Conservation & Weatherization

As northeast ohio's largest energy conservation and weatherization provider, CHN helps low-income families to conserve energy and lower utility bills. Through partnerships with the state, city and utility companies, we administer large-scale utility programs to assist low-income families.

$15.3Mprogram expense

03

Training & Education

CHN operates one of the region's highest-capacity community resource centers (CRC), teaching financial and digital literacy, enhancing employment skills, and preparing clients to purchase and manage their homes. Our counselors are certified and hud-approved and follow the national standards for homeownership counseling.

$13.6Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Enterprise Community Partners INCFY2025$121K

Community West FoundationFY2025$25K

PlusoneplusoneplusoneFY2025$8K

William M Weiss FoundationFY2025$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$162K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$51.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.7M

Other incomeLn 4–11$3.3M

Money outPt IX

$48.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$47.1M

Managementcol C$787K

Fundraisingcol D$398K

Owns and owesPt X

$26.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.2M

Total assetsLn 16$69.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$43.0M

PeoplePt VI, VII

35

listed · VII A

PaidVII A11

Voting boardVI 1a24

IndependentVI 1b24

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$17.1M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$889K

Other incomeLn 4–11$3.3M

Total revenueLn 12$51.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$8.6M

SavingsLn 2$6.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$85K

Other assetsLn 15$11.8M

Total assetsLn 16$69.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$43.0M

Net assetsLn 32$26.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5279

VolunteersI 660

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$11.6M	$15.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$7.6M	$7.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$69K	$85K
Total assetsLn 16	$60.3M	$69.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$36.8M	$43.0M
Net assetsLn 32	$23.5M	$26.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.1M	$1.0M	$80K	$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$8.4M	$7.8M	$394K	$192K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$297K	$275K	$15K	$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.2M	$2.9M	$156K	$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$950K	$886K	$43K	$21K
Management feesLn 11a	$16K	$16K
Legal feesLn 11b	$53K	$47K	$2K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$103K	$97K	$2K	$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$978K	$917K	$22K	$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$674	$630	$15	$29
Office expensesLn 13	$589K	$547K	$34K	$9K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.2M	$1.2M	$25K	$7K
InterestLn 20	$109K	$109K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$24K	$15K	$9K
InsuranceLn 23	$153K	$145K	$7K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$31.1M	$31.1M	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$48.3M	$47.1M	$787K	$398K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$57.3M	$55.4M	$1.9M	$33.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$57.5M	$57.1M	$404K	$31.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$96.8M	$95.5M	$1.3M	$30.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$91.4M	$88.2M	$3.2M	$29.5M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$51.2M	$48.3M	$2.9M	$26.3M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $51,201,852 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,071,220$31,236,187

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,782,062$15,727,188

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $853,439$888,514

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,388,185$3,349,963

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,094,906$51,201,852

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 $12,578,683$13,908,751

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,814,083$34,389,652

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $35,392,766$48,298,403

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,297,860$2,903,449

Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24

VI-1b Independent voting members24

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $51,201,852 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$23,305 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$817,149

VIII-1e Government grants$17,069,396

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,349,642

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,236,187

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,727,188$15,727,188

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $888,514$888,514

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,373,268$3,373,268

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,965,665 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$51,201,852

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $48,298,403 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,007,531 · Management $80,218 · Fundraising $38,150$1,125,899

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,799,006 · Management $394,285 · Fundraising $191,555$8,384,846

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $275,200 · Management $14,672 · Fundraising $7,128$297,000

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,920,108 · Management $155,680 · Fundraising $75,634$3,151,422

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $886,237 · Management $42,634 · Fundraising $20,713$949,584

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $16,158$16,158

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $47,103 · Management $2,072 · Fundraising $3,916$53,091

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $96,526 · Management $2,365 · Fundraising $4,368$103,259

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $917,187 · Management $21,501 · Fundraising $39,717$978,405

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $630 · Management $15 · Fundraising $29$674

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $546,687 · Management $33,511 · Fundraising $8,724$588,922

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,182,511 · Management $24,564 · Fundraising $6,636$1,213,711

IX-20 InterestPrograms $108,714$108,714

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,398 · Management $8,617$24,015

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $144,967 · Management $6,562 · Fundraising $1,640$153,169

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,149,534 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,149,534

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $47,113,497 · Management $786,696 · Fundraising $398,210$48,298,403

Part X · Balance sheet $69,344,591 assets, 18 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $25,628,714; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,340,043$8,550,906

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,254,694$6,692,188

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,217,038$2,530,259

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,856,989$4,299,281

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $223,355$270,871

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $551,594$2,459,234

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,871$85,493

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $7,563,338$7,075,433

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,050,130$11,752,212

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $60,325,844$69,344,591

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,330,222$4,952,162

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,495,887$3,834,926

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,053,678$1,200,903

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,845,214$43,009,932

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $22,655,630$25,509,659

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $825,000$825,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,480,630$26,334,659

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $60,325,844$69,344,591

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,334,659 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$51,201,852

XI-2 Total expenses$48,298,403

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,903,449

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,480,630

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$49,420

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,334,659

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