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Vera House

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Housing EIN 63-0877111Revenue $87K in FY2025

On file with the IRS940 Montclair Road, 35213-1217 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Jul 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide low-income housing

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 9% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$103K
115% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 115% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$87K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$78K
To programs
87%
Net assets
−$14K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$87K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$90K
FY2023$89K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$87K
Expenses
$78K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$78K
FY2023$90K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$78K
Net assets
−$14K
FY2025▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$48K
FY2023−$38K
FY2024−$22K
FY2025−$14K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1984.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $68K Management & general 13% · $10K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terri Harvill
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rachelle Cather
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erin Murdoch
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tammie Bennett
Board Member
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Vera House is a housing nonprofit based in Birmingham, AL.

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1 program · $68K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide housing for the mentally handicapped (10 BR units) under section 202 of the national housing act, as amended and regulated by hud.

$68Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$87K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$364
Money outPt IX
$78K
Ln 25
Programscol B$68K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
−$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$89K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$364
Total revenueLn 12$87K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Other assetsLn 15$23K
Total assetsLn 16$89K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
Net assetsLn 32−$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$95K$89K
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K$103K
Net assetsLn 32−$22K−$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$15K$9K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$78K$68K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $87K$78K$9K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2024 $98K$82K$15K−$22K 990 PDF
FY2023 $89K$90K−$2K−$38K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $90K$78K$12K−$48K 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 $86,939 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $97,213$86,575
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $470$364
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $97,683$86,939
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,250$78,424
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $82,250$78,424
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,433$8,515
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $86,939 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $68,998 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,577$17,577
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $364$364
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,939 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$86,939
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $78,424 across 7 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $9,013 · Management $5,736$14,749
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,500$4,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,171$1,171
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,380$5,380
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,672$12,672
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,391$5,391
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,561$34,561
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $68,188 · Management $10,236 · Fundraising $0$78,424
Part X · Balance sheet $89,153 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,330$1,893
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,019$4,871
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,496$59,824
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,297$22,565
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $95,142$89,153
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,234$24,951
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $118$118
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,161$2,324
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,306$102,802
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$22,164−$13,649
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$22,164−$13,649
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $95,142$89,153
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$13,649 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$86,939
XI-2 Total expenses$78,424
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,515
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$22,164
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$13,649

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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