Matthew House exists to build bridges between refugee and immigrant families and the communities to which they come. Matthew House provides a bridge via housing solutions, language and tutoring programs, cultural mentorship and employment and empowerment coaching that creates opportunities for these families to engage and contribute to their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 155 volunteers and 6 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $24K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$600K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$441K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$343K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$600K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$182K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$576K
FY2025$600K
Expenses
$441K
FY2025▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$92K
FY2022$206K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$567K
FY2025$441K
Net assets
$343K
FY2025▲ +87%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$90K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$183K
FY2025$343K

From the FY2025 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 2021.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $337K Management & general 19% · $83K Fundraising 5% · $21K

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; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$50,094Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leisa McDonald’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Leisa McDonald$50,094$49,992$27,750$5,000

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

Provides housing, education, and jobs to help immigrants and refugees integrate into society.

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1 program · $337K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Matthew House serves immigrant and refugee communities by providing support and resources such as housing subsidies, language classes, tutoring support, and employment coaching to promote cultural integration and create contributing members of society.

$337Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$24K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $484K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$185,923
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,514
Unitemized GrantFY2025$7,655
Unitemized GrantFY2025$4,872
Unitemized GrantFY2024$204,343
Unitemized GrantFY2024$61,172
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,885
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$600K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$603K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Money outPt IX
$441K
Ln 25
Programscol B$337K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$343K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K
Total assetsLn 16$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$603K
Government grantsLn 1e$237K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$600K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
SavingsLn 2$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$162K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$343K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6155
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$0$0$0$0$0
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$185K$162K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$185K$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$343K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$211K$211K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$20K$20K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$55K$29K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$854$854
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$13K$4K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$290$5K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$7K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$4K$270
OccupancyLn 16$32K$15K$17K
TravelLn 17$200$200
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$609$40$569
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$170$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$176$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$441K$337K$83K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $600K$441K$159K$343K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 16, 2025 $576K$567K$9K$183K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 30, 2024 $403K$397K$5K$160K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2023 $271K$206K$65K$154K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $182K$92K$90K$90K 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
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Part I · Summary $600,223 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $575,800$602,501
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $179$98
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38$39
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$2,415
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $576,017$600,223
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $273,400$210,964
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $149,614$155,337
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $8,250$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,117$74,458
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $567,381$440,759
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,636$159,464
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $600,223 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,569
VIII-1e Government grants$236,907
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,025
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$602,501
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $98$98
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39$39
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,415−$2,415
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $98 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,376$600,223
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $440,759 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $210,964$210,964
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,038 · Management $20,037 · Fundraising $10,019$50,094
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,811 · Management $28,911 · Fundraising $1,700$85,422
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $854$854
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,345 · Management $4,477 · Fundraising $1,145$18,967
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,500$7,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,669$4,669
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,597$1,597
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $290 · Fundraising $5,303$5,593
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,994 · Management $1,526 · Fundraising $1,442$9,962
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,481 · Management $3,512 · Fundraising $270$7,263
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,376 · Management $16,578$31,954
IX-17 TravelPrograms $200$200
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40 · Management $569$609
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $170 · Management $1,535$1,705
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,752 · Management $176 · Fundraising $1,478$3,406
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $336,558 · Management $82,844 · Fundraising $21,357$440,759
Part X · Balance sheet $348,492 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,114$128,921
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,430$32,968
X-4 Accounts receivable$183,463
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,140
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $184,544$348,492
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,100$5,584
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,444$215,408
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,444$342,908
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $184,544$348,492
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $342,908 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$600,223
XI-2 Total expenses$440,759
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$159,464
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,444
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$342,908

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