Housing Connector partners with property and service providers to reduce barriers and increase access to Housing for individuals in need of a home. By working with Housing providers to reduce barriers, Housing Connector increases the available and accessible Housing inventory so communities can move more people into homes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $760K a year · 14% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$916K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $2.3M
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$550K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.1M
+364% vs prior year
Spent
$9.4M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$11.1M
FY2024▲ +364%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$11.1M
Expenses
$9.4M
FY2024▲ +215%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$601K
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$9.4M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2024▲ +114%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$3.2M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $8.4M Management & general 9% · $861K Fundraising 2% · $156K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $916K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$237,077Pt VII · Sec A
VP Strategy & Operation
$149,644Pt VII · Sec A
VP People & Market Operation
$149,644Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Product & Technology
$136,624Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Investments and Partnership
$125,810Pt VII · Sec A
Director Partner Success
$117,676Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shkelqim Kelmendi’s $237K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2023FY2022
Shkelqim Kelmendi$237,077$223,070$187,713$162,114
Nicholas Merriam$149,644———
Carla Archambault$149,644———
Douglas Minkler$136,624———
Eli Pershing$125,810———
Laura Kitts$117,676———

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Connects people needing homes with housing providers, removing barriers to access.

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1 program · $8.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Housing connector is a business to business technology-powered non-profit that believes no unit should sit vacant while there are people in need of a home. Launched in 2019, housing connector partners with housing providers to reduce screening criteria related to credit score, criminal history, rental history, and past debt so…

$8.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Other incomeLn 4–11$675
Money outPt IX
$9.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.4M
Managementcol C$861K
Fundraisingcol D$156K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$550K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Other incomeLn 4–11$675
Total revenueLn 12$11.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$99K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$550K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$627K$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$92K$99K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$274K$550K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.8M$4.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$272K$272K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.6M$148K$119K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$122K$101K$16K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$326K$258K$55K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$262K$222K$22K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$99K$63K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$107K$51K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$16K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$30K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$129K$39K$90K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$7K$15K
TravelLn 17$46K$14K$32K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$37K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$6K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$248K$186K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.4M$8.4M$861K$156K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $11.1M$9.4M$1.7M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$5.8M−$597K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$3.0M$1.2M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$601K$715K$1.5M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $11,083,341 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,344,011$11,011,427
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,076$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,758$71,239
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$675
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,388,845$11,083,341
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,429,281$4,767,437
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,035,549$3,828,018
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $516,154$800,749
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,980,984$9,396,204
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$592,139$1,687,137
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $11,083,341 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $675 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$8,483,478
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,527,949
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,011,427
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $71,239$71,239
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,914$11,083,341
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,396,204 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,767,437$4,767,437
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $272,139$272,139
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,579,318 · Management $147,806 · Fundraising $118,555$2,845,679
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $100,723 · Management $16,001 · Fundraising $5,223$121,947
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $257,528 · Management $54,918 · Fundraising $13,355$325,801
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $221,733 · Management $21,848 · Fundraising $18,871$262,452
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,134 · Management $1,780$4,914
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $63,073 · Management $35,836$98,909
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,845 · Management $56,415$107,260
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,164 · Management $1,962$18,126
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,075 · Management $10,914$40,989
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $39,421 · Management $90,000$129,421
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,502 · Management $14,846$21,348
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,104 · Management $32,199$46,303
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $36,698 · Management $16,074$52,772
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,323 · Management $14,437$20,760
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,960 · Management $61,637$247,597
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $12,350$12,350
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,379,038 · Management $861,162 · Fundraising $156,004$9,396,204
Part X · Balance sheet $3,721,074 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $627,294$2,162,847
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,017,685$1,457,374
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,000$2,302
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $92,105$98,551
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,758,084$3,721,074
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $274,195$350,048
X-19 Deferred revenue$200,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $274,195$550,048
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,394,323$2,701,381
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $89,566$469,645
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,483,889$3,171,026
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,758,084$3,721,074
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,171,026 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,083,341
XI-2 Total expenses$9,396,204
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,687,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,483,889
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,171,026

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