To improve the quality and quantity of affordable housing and home ownership opportunities for low and moderate income persons and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 36 volunteers and 6 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$655K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$546K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$536K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$634K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$546K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$450K
FY2025$546K
Expenses
$536K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$536K
Net assets
$634K
FY2025▲ +2%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$434K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$624K
FY2025$634K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $289K Management & general 39% · $211K Fundraising 7% · $36K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/CEO
$35,666Pt VII · Sec A
$22,777Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christy Dolinich’s $36K as Executive Director/CEO is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Halcott—$43,922$45,706$47,273$45,383$43,507
Christy Dolinich$35,666—————
Jane Burgess$22,777—————
Janie Burgess—$19,530$20,267$19,176$18,177$19,558

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

Improves living conditions for the poor, homeless, and ill-housed.

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1 program · $289K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To improve the quality and quantity of affordable housing and home ownership opportunities for low and moderate income persons and families.

$289Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $675K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$121,199
Unitemized GrantFY2024$92,491
Unitemized GrantFY2023$145,221
Unitemized GrantFY2022$177,403
Unitemized GrantFY2021$48,072
Unitemized GrantFY2020$90,959

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$546K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$536K
Ln 25
Programscol B$289K
Managementcol C$211K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$634K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$655K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$546K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$422K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$655K
Net assetsLn 32$634K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 636
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$422K
Total assetsLn 16$653K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$655K
Net assetsLn 32$624K$634K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$121K$121K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$50K$6K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$163K$40K$92K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$7K$8K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$629$572$57
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$606$606
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$598$22K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$16K$4K$11K
InterestLn 20$14K$6K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$60K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$536K$289K$211K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $546K$536K$10K$634K 990 PDF
FY2024 $450K$393K$57K$624K 990 PDF
FY2023 $446K$400K$46K$567K 990 PDF
FY2022 $387K$446K−$59K$521K 990 PDF
FY2021 $398K$251K$147K$580K 990 PDF
FY2020 $335K$335K$58$434K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $546,443 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $413,225$514,770
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,553$18,667
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,872$2,462
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,081$10,544
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $449,731$546,443
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $92,491$121,199
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $183,915$238,294
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$606
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,775$176,133
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $393,181$536,232
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,550$10,211
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $546,443 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$514,770
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$514,770
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,667$18,667
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,462$2,462
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,544$10,544
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,211 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,462$546,443
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $536,232 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $121,199$121,199
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,676 · Management $5,844 · Fundraising $2,923$58,443
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,953 · Management $92,239 · Fundraising $30,355$162,547
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,019 · Management $7,679 · Fundraising $2,606$17,304
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $572 · Management $57$629
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,344$15,344
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $606$606
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,272$2,272
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $598 · Management $21,604$22,202
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,488$12,488
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,295 · Management $11,336$15,631
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,706 · Management $8,013$13,719
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,747$16,747
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,957$12,957
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,991 · Management $4,153$64,144
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $289,009 · Management $210,733 · Fundraising $36,490$536,232
Part X · Balance sheet $1,288,851 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $62,129; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,738$6,293
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $226,690$20,835
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $285,892$772,450
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,177
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,905$422,270
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,790$1,697
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $652,876$1,288,851
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,130$42,988
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,720$226,626
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,850$654,614
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $624,026$634,237
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $624,026$634,237
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $652,876$1,288,851
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $634,237 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$546,443
XI-2 Total expenses$536,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$624,026
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$634,237

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