Compass Housing Alliance EIN 91-0578229 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Provides housing and essential services to homeless and low-income individuals. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $21.0M in revenue, $21.2M in expenses, and $22.3M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1928
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Housing
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
www.compasshousingalliance.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$21.0MFY2024
Expenses
$21.2M
Net assets
$22.3M
People
19
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  91-0578229 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA Founded 1928
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Provides housing and essential services to homeless and low-income individuals.
Leadership
Mary Steele · President Thru 12/23 · $201K
Money in and out
$21.0M revenue, $21.2M expenses
Bottom line
-1% surplus margin
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$21.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$21.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$22.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$228K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.03
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -263% vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
+3%
avg. annual growth over 5 years
Donor-funded
86%
of revenue is gifts & grants▲ +3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$21.0M
FY2024▼ -5%
Expenses
$21.2M
FY2024▼ -3%
Total assets
$41.0M
FY2024+0.2%
Total liabilities
$18.8M
FY2024▼ -2%
Total revenue
$21.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$21.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$22.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$228K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$41.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCompass Housing Alliance
EINHdr · item D91-0578229
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.compasshousingalliance.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1928
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L410)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1966

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President Thru 12/23
$200,670Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$150,558Pt VII · Sec A
Human Resource Director
$134,011Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$120,047Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Housing Services
$108,981Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Emergency Services
$101,066Pt VII · Sec A
President from 10/23
$41,606Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Steele’s $201K as President Thru 12/23 is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 672 $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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Steele$200,670$168,665$168,676$79,545
Julie Howe$150,558$100,814
Kaisa Hall$134,011
Christopher Ross$124,548
Elizabeth Jarrard$120,047$107,129
Teena Ellison$108,981
Charlene Mitchell$101,066
Michael Bailey$41,606

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $16.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Permanent Affordable Housing

Compass provides affordable supportive housing to individuals, families and veterans who have experienced homelessness, or live far below the federal and local poverty lines. Our apartment buildings are located throughout king county. Many of our buildings are staffed 24 hours a day to meet the needs of the most vulnerable in our region.

$7.5Mprogram expense
02

Emergency Shelters

Compass is enhanced shelter provider that supplies basic needs to those who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. We offer access to beds and staffing 24/7, meals, hygiene (shower & laundry), case management, mental health 2x week from outside providers.

$7.3Mprogram expense
03

Compass supports those who are experiencing homelessness, housing instability, low income and housed individuals and families. We offer mail services to allow participants to have an address to receive all types of mail.

$1.7Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$18.0M · 86%
Other revenue$3.0M · 14%
Contributions & grants86%$18.0M
Other revenue14%$3.0M
Total revenueLn 12$21.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.03
Program services80%$16.9M
Management & general17%$3.7M
Fundraising3%$629K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$41.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$18.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$22.3M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $21.2M
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services — · Total expenses $21.2M
Management & General
Management & general — · Total expenses $21.2M
Fundraising
Fundraising — · Total expenses $21.2M
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $788K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $2.9M
$0.27 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $18.0M · Total revenue $21.0M
86%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $21.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue — · Total revenue $21.0M
Investment reliance
Investment income — · Total revenue $21.0M
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue — · Total expenses $21.2M
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $21.0M · Prior year $22.0M
-5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $18.6M · FY2024 $21.0M
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $22.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $21.0M · Expenses $21.2M
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $41.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $22.3M · Total assets $41.0M
54%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $41.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual — · Reported title — · Highest reported compensation — · Total expenses $21.2M
No individual compensation reported on this filing
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $21.2M
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth -5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $2.9M · 2020–2023
Compass Center Ballard LLCFY2023$659,693
Compass at Ronald Commons LLCFY2023$73,733
Compass Center Ballard LLCFY2022$638,514
Compass at Ronald Commons LLCFY2022$116,506
Compass Center Ballard LLCFY2021$610,909
Compass at Ronald Commons LLCFY2021$91,275
Latch-Seatac Limited PartnershipFY2020$744,682

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$21.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$22.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$17.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$15.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$18.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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