We provide our participants with a safe, warm place to stay for the night. We are equally interested in forging meaningful relationships with them. These bonds allow for our staff to serve as mediators and connectors between participants and a variety of service organization in the Portland Metropolitan area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
12¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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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FY2021 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $491K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
12%
of spending
Concern: 12% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $349K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$122K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 11 voting members
Concern: none of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.7M
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
12%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.7M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2021$5.7M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$13.3M
FY2025$18.0M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2021$4.1M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$13.1M
FY2025$17.3M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2021$1.6M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Aug 2021.

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

Where the money goes

12 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 12% · $502K Management & general 90% · $3.7M

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

28 people listed on the 990-EZ; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Goebel’s $145K as Executive Di is at the 17th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Andrew Goebel$144,893$113,162$110,083$90,000
Nancyanne Smith$120,852———
Alicia Hovanas$120,262———
Thomas McAvoy$111,155———
Devon Hoyt$107,705———
Elena Hess$107,268———
Hollie Miller$98,989—$95,833$80,000
Jessica Conn——$71,936$80,000

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

Programs and updates

Offer safe shelter and build relationships to connect people with vital services.

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4 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Meals provided to the shelter

$502Kprogram expense
02

Meals provided to the shelter

$502Kprogram expense
03

Joint office homelss service income

Pt IX · col B
04

Joint office homelss service income

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$349K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$5.7M
Fees for services$4.2M
Gifts and grants$1.5M
Investment income$21
Money out
$4.1M
Programs$502K
Management$3.7M
Owns and owes
$1.6M
net assets
Cash and savings$1.6M
Total assets$1.7M
Liabilities$122K
People
28
listed
Paid14
Voting board11
Independent0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$1.5M
Government grants$1.5M
Fees for services$4.2M
Investment income$21
Total revenue$5.7M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$1.6M
Total assets$1.7M
Liabilities$122K
Net assets$1.6M
Operations
Employees100
Volunteers2
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyNo
Whistleblower policyNo
Records policyNo

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $18.0M$17.3M$706K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.3M$13.1M$210K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.5M$8.9M$557K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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