Down Home empowers lives and stabilizes those emerging from homelessness by furnishing homes, strengthening connections, and transforming communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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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FY2024 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $42K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$856K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$707K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$603K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$856K
FY2024▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$856K
FY2025$957K
Expenses
$707K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$219K
FY2021$302K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$707K
FY2025$872K
Net assets
$603K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$395K
FY2023$454K
FY2024$603K
FY2025$839K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 Jun 2018.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $474K Management & general 33% · $233K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Direct
$73,932Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jenessa Fillipi$77,000$73,932$70,008$66,996$41,000$10,800

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Furnishes homes for families and individuals moving from homelessness to permanent housing.

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1 program · $474K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Entering housing is an important step in the journey of emerging from homelessness, yet four walls are not enough to solve the problem. Down home (DH) helps end the cycle of homelessness by creating homes and a community where families and individuals find comfort, dignity, stability, and connection.

$474Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$42K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$856K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$685K
Other incomeLn 4–11$168K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$707K
Ln 25
Programscol B$474K
Managementcol C$233K
Owns and owesPt X
$603K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$449K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$685K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$168K
Gains on assetsLn 7$805
Total revenueLn 12$856K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$449K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$106K
Other assetsLn 15$48K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$603K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6550
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K$449K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$101K$106K
Total assetsLn 16$454K$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$454K$603K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$37K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$110K$110K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$693$692
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$1K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$170$4K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$36K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$743
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$272K$264K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$4K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$707K$474K$233K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $957K$872K$85K$839K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $856K$707K$149K$603K 990 PDF
FY2023 $566K$522K$43K$454K 990 PDF
FY2022 $471K$382K$89K$395K 990 PDF
FY2021 $439K$302K$137K$316K 990 PDF
FY2020 $335K$219K$116K$180K 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 $856,145 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $496,879$684,816
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$3,155$3,526
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $71,809$167,803
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $565,533$856,145
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 $242,709$328,887
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $279,687$378,300
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $522,396$707,187
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,137$148,958
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $856,145 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$684,816
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$261,883
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$684,816
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,721$2,721
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $805$805
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $167,803$167,803
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $171,329$856,145
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $707,187 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,966 · Management $36,966$73,932
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,449 · Management $110,449$220,898
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,548 · Management $4,548$9,096
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $693 · Management $692$1,385
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,788 · Management $11,788$23,576
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,143$12,143
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $9,336$9,336
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,075 · Management $20,129$21,204
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $170 · Management $4,062$4,232
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,678 · Management $7,832$43,510
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,259 · Management $1,162$2,421
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,383 · Management $743$4,126
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $264,279 · Management $7,977$272,256
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,989 · Management $5,083$9,072
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $474,277 · Management $232,910 · Fundraising $0$707,187
Part X · Balance sheet $603,238 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $333,698$349,317
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$100,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $101,341$105,606
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,500$48,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $453,539$603,238
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $453,539$603,238
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $453,539$603,238
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $453,539$603,238
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $603,238 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$856,145
XI-2 Total expenses$707,187
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$148,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$453,539
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,518
XI-7 Investment expenses−$777
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$603,238

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