Our House provides homeless and near-homeless families and individuals with housing, children's programs, job training and more so they may achieve self-sufficiency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,089 volunteers and 209 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
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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 $1.4M a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$292K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.3M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.5M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$8.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$20.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.5M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$11.2M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$10.2M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$9.5M
Expenses
$8.7M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$8.7M
Net assets
$20.4M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.8M
FY2021$15.7M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$15.9M
FY2024$19.7M
FY2025$20.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1988.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $6.9M Management & general 12% · $1.1M Fundraising 9% · $766K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $292K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$192,398Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$100,042Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ben Goodwin$192,398$171,104$163,653$152,752$139,422$148,495
Rachael Borne$100,042—————

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

Provides housing, job training, and children's programs to help families and individuals become self-sufficient.

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1 program · $6.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our house provides comprehensive, integrated services to help homeless and near-homeless families and individuals achieve lasting independence. These include housing, quality children's programs, job training, case management, and much more.

$6.9Mprogram 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$20K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $9.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$215,472
Unitemized GrantFY2024$85,552
Unitemized GrantFY2023$109,110
Unitemized GrantFY2023$58,817
Unitemized GrantFY2019$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$9,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$486K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Money outPt IX
$8.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.9M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$766K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.7M
Total assetsLn 16$31.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$562K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$597K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Investment incomeLn 3$486K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$147
Total revenueLn 12$9.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10.4M
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.5M
Other assetsLn 15$208K
Total assetsLn 16$31.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.3M
Net assetsLn 32$20.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5209
VolunteersI 62,089
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.6M$12.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.8M$16.5M
Total assetsLn 16$32.5M$31.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.9M$11.3M
Net assetsLn 32$19.7M$20.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$301K$301K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$206K$103K$51K$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.7M$3.7M$576K$440K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$60K$47K$7K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$408K$313K$55K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$370K$286K$47K$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$14K$54K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$79K$57K$21K$378
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$150$124
Office expensesLn 13$135K$93K$7K$35K
Information technologyLn 14$200K$128K$62K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$571K$515K$38K$18K
TravelLn 17$39K$32K$6K$590
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$41K$24K$16K$1K
InterestLn 20$129K$123K$6K$618
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$699K$669K$19K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$142K$139K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$516K$333K$77K$105K
All other expensesLn 24e$93K$60K$24K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.7M$6.9M$1.1M$766K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.5M$8.7M$739K$20.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.3M$6.6M$3.8M$19.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.2M$7.9M$2.3M$15.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.6M$11.6M−$2.0M$13.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.2M$8.3M$2.9M$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.0M$4.4M$617K$12.8M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,483,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,462,944$8,678,374
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $454,062$381,568
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $553,611$486,424
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$134,494−$62,635
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,336,123$9,483,731
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $167,927$301,024
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,411,463$5,726,043
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,006,191$2,717,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,585,581$8,745,037
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,750,542$738,694
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $9,483,731 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$118,006 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$596,781
VIII-1d Related organizations$112,000
VIII-1e Government grants$3,798,255
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,171,338
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$561,751
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,678,374
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $381,568$381,568
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $486,571$486,571
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$147−$147
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$62,437−$62,437
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $117,808$117,808
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $381,370 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $423,987$9,483,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,745,037 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $301,024$301,024
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,982 · Management $51,491 · Fundraising $51,491$205,964
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,666,929 · Management $575,817 · Fundraising $439,903$4,682,649
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $47,023 · Management $7,439 · Fundraising $5,454$59,916
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $313,055 · Management $55,035 · Fundraising $39,799$407,889
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $285,778 · Management $47,430 · Fundraising $36,417$369,625
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,063$4,063
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,233 · Management $53,512$67,745
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,185 · Management $21,162 · Fundraising $378$78,725
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,284 · Management $150 · Fundraising $124$3,558
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $92,862 · Management $6,809 · Fundraising $35,220$134,891
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $128,008 · Management $61,682 · Fundraising $10,682$200,372
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $514,619 · Management $38,045 · Fundraising $18,325$570,989
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,304 · Management $6,486 · Fundraising $590$39,380
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,734 · Management $15,707 · Fundraising $1,065$40,506
IX-20 InterestPrograms $122,696 · Management $5,639 · Fundraising $618$128,953
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $668,870 · Management $18,618 · Fundraising $11,093$698,581
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $139,045 · Management $1,222 · Fundraising $1,588$141,855
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $333,048 · Management $77,351 · Fundraising $105,185$515,584
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,169 · Management $24,428 · Fundraising $8,171$92,768
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,906,848 · Management $1,072,086 · Fundraising $766,103$8,745,037
Part X · Balance sheet $31,757,926 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,875,068$10,410,014
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,727,058$2,337,406
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,606,101$1,996,919
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $227,850$223,168
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,296$36,102
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,821,341$16,546,094
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $267,296$208,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,545,010$31,757,926
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,832,858$392,866
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $340,754$269,364
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,872,650$11,346,872
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,761,481$16,865,824
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,910,879$3,545,230
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,672,360$20,411,054
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,545,010$31,757,926
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,411,054 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,483,731
XI-2 Total expenses$8,745,037
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$738,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,672,360
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,411,054

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