To develop affordable housing with supportive services and assist in meeting emergency needs of community residents

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$142K 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $713K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $36K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$759K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2022▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2022▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +148%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending March 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1992.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.5M Management & general 14% · $269K Fundraising 8% · $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

27 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$108,375Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$33,926Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair- Leadership Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vp- Properties
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nichole Doye Battle’s $100K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nichole Doye Battle$99,750$111,359$111,180$108,375$105,520$73,431
Ted Gross$31,350$35,298$35,796$33,926$32,596$35,552

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

Programs and updates

Builds affordable homes and provides services for community residents' emergency needs.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Community Services

Provides programs to stabilize families, for both short and longer terms, to meet emergency needs and foster self-sufficiency. The organization gave out farmers' market food certificates to recipients and people can come once every 30 days to the cares food PANTRY.KEY statistics of the community services program for fy 2022 are as…

$781Kprogram expense
02

Homeless and Supportive Services

Provides housing to help baltimore city and the state of maryland to meet their goals to end homelessness. These programs are comprehensive, providing supportive services and links to community resources, aimed at helping individuals to achieve the greatest level of self-sufficiency possible and achieve positive goals.

$308Kprogram expense
03

Real Estate Services

Undertakes real estate development activities in response to community needs and opportunities. This program includes developing an affordable retirement community in baltimore city at the former site of memorial stadium known as stadium place.

$229Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$36K
Grants paid · 31 grants · $861K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$129,854
Unitemized GrantFY2024$36,875
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,382
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,050
Unitemized GrantFY2023$106,757
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,297
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$175
Unitemized GrantFY2022$109,242
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,953
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,971
Unitemized GrantFY2022$349
Unitemized GrantFY2021$135,078
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,810
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,887
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,899
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,283
Unitemized GrantFY2020$57,715
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$160K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$269K
Fundraisingcol D$163K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$806K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$450K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$160K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$133K
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$154K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$438K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6453
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$282K$154K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$103K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$782K$759K
Net assetsLn 32$602K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$649K$649K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$137K$121K$6K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$464K$373K$91K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$87K$43K$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$46K$6K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$55K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$1K$61K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$999$2K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$39K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$5K$30K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$84K$84K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$216K$179K$16K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.5M$269K$163K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.1M$2.0M$129K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.1M$1.8M$2.3M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$1.8M$771K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.8M$1.9M$893K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$1.8M$473K$602K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.6M−$293K$67K 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 $2,831,115 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,069,448$2,523,514
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $149,334$159,821
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,144$25,752
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $71,318$122,028
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,293,244$2,831,115
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $706,150$648,869
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $701,711$748,196
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $412,635$541,464
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,820,496$1,938,529
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $472,748$892,586
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $2,831,115 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$159,183
VIII-1e Government grants$805,760
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,558,571
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$450,016
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,523,514
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $159,821$159,821
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,752$25,752
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,736$15,736
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $106,292$106,292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $266,113 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,488$2,831,115
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,938,529 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $648,869$648,869
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,208 · Management $6,429 · Fundraising $9,808$137,445
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $373,021 · Fundraising $90,607$463,628
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,047 · Management $44,130$87,177
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,194 · Management $5,582 · Fundraising $8,170$59,946
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,684$54,684
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,457 · Management $61,249 · Fundraising $25,081$87,787
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $999 · Fundraising $1,900$2,899
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $38,924 · Fundraising $6,708$45,632
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,614 · Management $29,874$34,488
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,738 · Management $1,598$4,336
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,505$5,505
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,252$3,252
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $83,501$83,501
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $179,068 · Management $15,679 · Fundraising $20,946$215,693
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,537 · Management $1,150$3,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,506,254 · Management $269,055 · Fundraising $163,220$1,938,529
Part X · Balance sheet $2,252,966 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $311,661; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $151,677$132,657
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $130,480$21,805
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $224,299$84,543
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $46,277$85,710
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,894$13,815
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $102,875$1,165,121
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $412,634$437,654
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,383,797$2,252,966
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $112,425$111,085
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $30,575$30,016
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $638,944$617,426
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $781,944$758,527
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $601,853$1,229,439
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$265,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $601,853$1,494,439
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,383,797$2,252,966
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,494,439 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,831,115
XI-2 Total expenses$1,938,529
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$892,586
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$601,853
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,494,439

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