Cocoon House: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 91-1497667)

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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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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 · $11.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

See schedule o for COVID-19 assistance

$6.1Mprogram expense

02

See schedule o for housing services

$3.9Mprogram expense

03

See schedule o for street outreach

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

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

Christopher D Wheeler FoundationFY2025$1K

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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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$12.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K

Investment incomeLn 3$34K

Money outPt IX

$13.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$12.0M

Managementcol C$973K

Fundraisingcol D$440K

Owns and owesPt X

$7.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$454K

Total assetsLn 16$18.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$10.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

20

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M

Government grantsLn 1e$11.1M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$302K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$335K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K

Investment incomeLn 3$34K

Gains on assetsLn 7$8K

Total revenueLn 12$12.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$53K

SavingsLn 2$401K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$454K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.7M

Total assetsLn 16$18.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$10.3M

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.3M	$454K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$986K	$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$15.2M	$14.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$18.5M	$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$10.3M	$10.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$8.2M	$7.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$6.6M	$6.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$488K	$383K	$73K	$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.2M	$3.3M	$625K	$269K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$369K	$290K	$56K	$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$341K	$267K	$51K	$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$40K	$31K	$929	$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$195K	$150K	$5K	$40K
Office expensesLn 13	$360K	$240K	$103K	$17K
OccupancyLn 16	$244K	$229K	$10K	$6K
TravelLn 17	$44K	$40K	$5K	$147
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$56K	$50K	$6K	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$466K	$414K	$32K	$19K
InsuranceLn 23	$83K	$72K	$8K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$13.5M	$12.0M	$973K	$440K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$9.2M	$9.1M	$103K	$7.7M	990 PDF
FY2024	$8.5M	$8.8M	−$231K	$7.5M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $12,844,998 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,790,868$12,776,532

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,383$77,272

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,010$33,770

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$43,337−$42,576

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,841,924$12,844,998

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,004,721$6,614,824

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,483,436$5,351,786

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,436,811$1,487,926

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,924,968$13,454,536

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$83,044−$609,538

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

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 $12,844,998 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $12,500 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$334,858

VIII-1e Government grants$11,141,525

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,300,149

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$301,510

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,776,532

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $77,272$77,272

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,153$26,153

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,617$7,617

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$58,623−$58,623

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,547$3,547

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,272 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,806$12,844,998

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,454,536 across 13 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,614,824$6,614,824

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $382,660 · Management $73,348 · Fundraising $31,568$487,576

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,260,470 · Management $624,961 · Fundraising $268,977$4,154,408

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $289,675 · Management $55,524 · Fundraising $23,897$369,096

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $267,394 · Management $51,253 · Fundraising $22,059$340,706

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $30,931 · Management $929 · Fundraising $8,191$40,051

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $150,343 · Management $4,515 · Fundraising $39,812$194,670

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $240,490 · Management $102,977 · Fundraising $16,695$360,162

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $228,670 · Management $9,890 · Fundraising $5,517$244,077

IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,565 · Management $4,504 · Fundraising $147$44,216

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $49,733 · Management $5,677 · Fundraising $1,057$56,467

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $414,480 · Management $32,087 · Fundraising $19,125$465,692

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $72,092 · Management $7,666 · Fundraising $2,833$82,591

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,041,327 · Management $973,331 · Fundraising $439,878$13,454,536

Part X · Balance sheet $18,003,852 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,912$53,248

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,241,587$401,014

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $919,152$1,514,478

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,413$16,261

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $41,999$42,896

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $147,592$146,710

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,156,214$14,741,827

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $986,093$1,087,418

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,516,962$18,003,852

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $367,925$376,272

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,879$42,577

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,272,057$10,280,943

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,035,655$7,568,685

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $209,250$154,224

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,244,905$7,722,909

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,516,962$18,003,852

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,722,909 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$12,844,998

XI-2 Total expenses$13,454,536

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$609,538

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,244,905

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$87,542

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,722,909

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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