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.
42¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2021 · 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
42%
of spending
Concern: 42% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$172K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$398K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
To programs
42%
Net assets
$580K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$398K
FY2021▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$450K
FY2025$546K
Expenses
$251K
FY2021▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$536K
Net assets
$580K
FY2021▲ +34%
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 FY2021 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.

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Where the money goes

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 42% · $104K Management & general 57% · $144K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/CEO
$45,383Pt VII · Sec A
$18,177Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $104K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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To search for, provide, or improve the living conditions of the poor, homeless, and ill-housed

$104Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$398K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$390K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$104K
Managementcol C$144K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$580K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K
Total assetsLn 16$753K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$390K
Government grantsLn 1e$210K
Fees for servicesLn 2g−$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$398K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$307K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$324K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$753K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
Net assetsLn 32$580K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K$324K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$544K$753K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K$172K
Net assetsLn 32$434K$580K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$48K$48K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$25K$38K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$25K$38K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$348$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$105$6K$7
OccupancyLn 16$6K$194$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$1K$45
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$561$432$14
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$175$15K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$104K$144K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $397,890 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $306,501$389,542
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,478−$16,185
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,342$1,006
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,884$23,527
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $335,205$397,890
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $90,959$48,072
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $135,105$139,145
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,083$64,044
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $335,147$251,261
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $58$146,629
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $397,890 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,006 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$210,182
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$179,360
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$389,542
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission −$16,185−$16,185
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,527$23,527
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,342 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,006$397,890
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,261 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $48,072$48,072
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,795 · Management $37,658 · Fundraising $1,107$63,560
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,306 · Management $38,435 · Fundraising $1,129$64,870
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $10,715$10,715
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,513$1,513
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,369$11,369
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $348 · Management $4,413$4,761
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $105 · Management $5,883 · Fundraising $7$5,995
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $194 · Management $5,660$5,854
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,889 · Management $1,453 · Fundraising $45$3,387
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $561 · Management $432 · Fundraising $14$1,007
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,880$2,880
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,128$2,128
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,131$9,131
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $175 · Management $14,782 · Fundraising $1,062$16,019
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $104,325 · Management $143,572 · Fundraising $3,364$251,261
Part X · Balance sheet $752,618 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,081$17,141
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $219,562$307,133
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,627$1,692
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $146,304$127,238
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $121,240$269,216
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,326$30,198
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $544,140$752,618
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,010$18,547
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $97,341$29,841
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $110,351$172,200
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $433,789$580,418
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $433,789$580,418
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $544,140$752,618
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $580,418 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$397,890
XI-2 Total expenses$251,261
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$146,629
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$433,789
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$580,418

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