Homemore Project INC

Tax-deductible

San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 85-2644419Revenue $423K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthehomemoreproject.org1600 Bryant St Unit 411447, 94141-1780 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Oct 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The HomeMore Project operates an Education program providing publications and research on homelessness. We also operate our Makeshift Traveler program, designed to be the last backpack someone experiencing homelessness will ever need. Future activities include launching a Transitional Housing program for the unhoused.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 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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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $136K a year · 41% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$423K
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$225K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$231K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$423K
FY2025▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$64K
FY2022$37K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$423K
Expenses
$225K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$170K
FY2025$225K
Net assets
$231K
FY2025▲ +723%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$50K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$231K

From the FY2025 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 Oct 2020.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $132K Management & general 41% · $91K Fundraising 0% · $694

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

8 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$50,308Pt VII · Sec A
$13,115Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zac Clark’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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.

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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 essential backpacks and educational resources to combat homelessness.

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3 programs · $120K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The Makeshift Traveler Program is HomeMore Projects core initiative focused on supporting individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness through the distribution of thoughtfully designed Makeshift Traveler backpacks and related resources for 1,600 people in California.

$120Kprogram expense
02

HomeMore Projects Education Program supports learning, awareness, and resource development related to homelessness and community engagement.

$332program expense
03

The Transitional Housing Program is set to launch in late 2026 or early 2027, and it will be The HomeMore Project's first housing project.

Pt IX · col B

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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$423K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$355K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$97
Money outPt IX
$225K
Ln 25
Programscol B$132K
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$694
Owns and owesPt X
$231K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$355K
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$98K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$97
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$423K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$231K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 645
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$28K$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$28K$231K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$0$58K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$0$5K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$25K$0$24K$694
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$14K$13K$2K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$120K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$225K$132K$91K$694

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $423K$225K$199K$231K 990 PDF
FY2024 $244K$170K$74K$28K 990 PDF
FY2023 $109K$66K 990 PDF
FY2022 $37K$23K 990 PDF
FY2021 $64K$50K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $423,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $244,138$354,600
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$68,455
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$97
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $244,138$423,152
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$63,424
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $170,064$161,184
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $170,064$224,608
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,074$198,544
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $423,152 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$34,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$320,350
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$97,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$354,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $68,455 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$68,455
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $97 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$97
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,552 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$423,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $224,608 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $58,039 · Fundraising $0$58,039
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $5,385 · Fundraising $0$5,385
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $24,314 · Fundraising $694$25,008
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,609 · Management $1,672 · Fundraising $0$14,281
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,056 · Fundraising $0$2,056
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,839 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$119,839
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $132,448 · Management $91,466 · Fundraising $694$224,608
Part X · Balance sheet $231,127 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,080$128,627
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$102,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,080$231,127
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,080$139,127
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$92,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,080$231,127
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,080$231,127
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,127 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$423,152
XI-2 Total expenses$224,608
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$198,544
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,080
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$4,503
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,127

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