Empower youth & families to break the cycle of homelessness through outreach, housing & prevention.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers and 141 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$354K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.4M
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.2M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$9.1M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$7.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.2M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$9.2M
Expenses
$9.1M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$13.5M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$9.1M
Net assets
$7.7M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$7.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 1994.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $7.5M Management & general 10% · $933K Fundraising 8% · $700K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $354K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$165,221Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Programming Officer
$119,115Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$69,817Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Alonzo’s $165K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Alonzo$165,221—————
Joe Alonzo—$154,325$145,279$124,927$122,464$108,773
Rachel Mathison$119,115$91,216$93,750———
Chelsea Monroe—$104,020$94,112———
Chris Willis$69,817$82,117$74,573$68,226$69,376—

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

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

Helps youth and families escape homelessness with outreach, housing, and prevention.

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3 programs · $7.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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$5.0Mprogram expense
02

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$1.4Mprogram expense
03

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$598Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 21 grants · $16.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$925,740
Unitemized GrantFY2024$82,510
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,112
Unitemized GrantFY2024$44,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$764,077
Unitemized GrantFY2023$573,425
Unitemized GrantFY2023$61,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$28,189
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,911,529
Unitemized GrantFY2022$376,995
Unitemized GrantFY2022$54,810
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,425,629
Unitemized GrantFY2021$245,248
Unitemized GrantFY2021$231,991
Unitemized GrantFY2021$55,471
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,211,203
Unitemized GrantFY2020$381,701
Unitemized GrantFY2020$221,066
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Money outPt IX
$9.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.5M
Managementcol C$933K
Fundraisingcol D$700K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$265K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$708K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Gains on assetsLn 7$24K
Total revenueLn 12$9.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.9M
Total assetsLn 16$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.4M
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5141
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.0M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.3M$13.9M
Total assetsLn 16$17.9M$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.3M$10.4M
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M$7.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$400K$315K$61K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$3.8M$635K$397K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$66K$52K$9K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$385K$303K$51K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$380K$299K$50K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$28K$1K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$123K$86K$4K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$18K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$334K$251K$25K$59K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$204$2K
OccupancyLn 16$271K$235K$30K$6K
TravelLn 17$40K$31K$8K$198
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$14K$4K$1K
InterestLn 20$5K$2K$354$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$475K$423K$32K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$146K$129K$13K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$180K$100K$7K$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.1M$7.5M$933K$700K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.2M$9.1M$103K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.5M$8.8M−$231K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.8M$13.5M−$610K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.8M$11.9M−$83K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.9M$8.0M$913K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.9M$5.7M$288K$7.4M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,222,253 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,383,524$9,070,217
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $83,770$88,201
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $127,589$133,421
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$56,370−$69,586
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,538,513$9,222,253
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,562,486$1,380,196
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,705,910$6,077,241
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,500,690$1,661,868
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,769,086$9,119,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$230,573$102,948
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $9,222,253 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,500 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$708,021
VIII-1e Government grants$6,551,483
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,810,713
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$264,991
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,070,217
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $88,201$88,201
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $109,821$109,821
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $23,600$23,600
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$85,236−$85,236
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,150$3,150
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $91,351 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60,685$9,222,253
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,119,305 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,380,196$1,380,196
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $315,151 · Management $60,606 · Fundraising $24,242$399,999
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,814,225 · Management $634,723 · Fundraising $397,448$4,846,396
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $52,024 · Management $8,644 · Fundraising $5,435$66,103
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $302,910 · Management $50,643 · Fundraising $31,316$384,869
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $298,993 · Management $50,314 · Fundraising $30,567$379,874
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $27,612 · Management $1,374 · Fundraising $10,680$39,666
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,863 · Management $4,274 · Fundraising $33,211$123,348
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,374 · Management $1,881 · Fundraising $1,735$21,990
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $250,924 · Management $24,959 · Fundraising $58,599$334,482
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,095 · Management $204 · Fundraising $1,584$5,883
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $235,076 · Management $29,625 · Fundraising $6,136$270,837
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,382 · Management $8,383 · Fundraising $198$39,963
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,850 · Management $4,399 · Fundraising $1,134$19,383
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,468 · Management $354 · Fundraising $2,078$4,900
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $423,478 · Management $32,313 · Fundraising $19,631$475,422
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $129,391 · Management $13,028 · Fundraising $3,533$145,952
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,499 · Management $7,093 · Fundraising $72,450$180,042
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,486,511 · Management $932,817 · Fundraising $699,977$9,119,305
Part X · Balance sheet $18,118,231 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $256,442$54,866
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $769,027$1,378,862
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,082,305$1,199,855
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $39,825$29,271
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $221,586$217,766
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,303,123$13,879,959
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,107,645$1,234,647
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $114,807$123,005
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,894,760$18,118,231
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $441,335$484,005
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $46,275$49,973
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,346,318$10,389,056
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,267,681$7,291,456
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $280,761$437,719
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,548,442$7,729,175
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,894,760$18,118,231
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,729,175 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,222,253
XI-2 Total expenses$9,119,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,948
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,548,442
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$77,785
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,729,175

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