Options for Housing INC

Chicago, ILUnknown exempt organizationEIN 36-3580405Revenue $4.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRScatholiccharities.net721 N Lasalle Street · Chicago, IL

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Operation of programs to provide individuals with assistance in preventing homelessness.

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $124K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$4.6M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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% · $871K Management & general 16% · $163K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Helps people avoid becoming homeless through support programs.

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2 programs · $871K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Operation of a call center for individuals seeking financial assistance to prevent homelessness.

$611Kprogram expense
02

Operation of a call center for individuals seeking financial assistance to prevent homelessness

$260Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$124K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$871K
Managementcol C$163K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K$0
Total assetsLn 16$625K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.2M$0
Net assetsLn 32−$3.5M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$565K$565K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$101K$101K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$53K
Management feesLn 11a$84K$84K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$58K$58K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$51K$51K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40$40
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$66K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$871K$163K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $4.6M$1.0M$3.5M$0 990 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,567,749 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $681,956$3,881,339
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $899,252$686,359
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,789$51
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,583,997$4,567,749
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $825,625$739,943
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,912$293,551
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,106,537$1,033,494
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $477,460$3,534,255
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $4,567,749 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,881,339
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,881,339
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,881,339
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $686,359$686,359
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51$51
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $686,359 · Excluded from tax $51$4,567,749
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,033,494 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $564,877$564,877
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,443$21,443
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $101,003$101,003
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,620$52,620
IX-11a Management feesManagement $83,548$83,548
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $18,690$18,690
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $57,774$57,774
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,808$50,808
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $40$40
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,046$14,046
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,873 · Management $2,772$68,645
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $870,670 · Management $162,824 · Fundraising $0$1,033,494
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,889$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $426,228$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $852$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $70,765$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $624,734$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,158,989$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,534,255$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $624,734$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,567,749
XI-2 Total expenses$1,033,494
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,534,255
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,534,255
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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