Human Solutions counters the forces that keep people and communities in poverty by building relationships and assets that create opportunity - today and for future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$239K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $585K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$239K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $1.5M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29.0M
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.5M
Spent
$18.6M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$17.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$19.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.5M
FY2021$24.7M
FY2022$23.8M
FY2023$27.4M
FY2024$24.6M
Expenses
$18.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18.6M
FY2021$24.0M
FY2022$24.5M
FY2023$25.7M
FY2024$24.4M
Net assets
$17.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17.1M
FY2021$17.9M
FY2022$18.2M
FY2023$20.8M
FY2024$22.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1992.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $15.9M Management & general 10% · $1.8M Fundraising 4% · $805K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $239K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$146,904Pt VII · Sec A
$91,993Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andy Miller’s $171K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andy Miller$171,239$166,338$159,778$148,984$146,904
Tanja Lux—$129,998$115,348$109,046$91,993
Alex Chester$82,054————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides emergency shelter, housing support, and resource distribution to help families and individuals overcome poverty and secure stable futures.

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3 programs · $14.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Social services the organizations direct service team provides housing and economic stability services to families with who are unhoused AND/OR have LOW/NO incomes who entered a wide variety of shelter, housing and skill building programs that human solutions operates. 1.

$9.2Mprogram expense
02

Properties- human solutions owns and operates 17 affordable apartment communities, two commercial sites and two emergency shelters. The revenue and expenses for 11 of the properties is reflected in this program area.

$3.4Mprogram expense
03

Affordable housing human solutions develops and operates affordable housing communities for low-income and unhoused families throughout outer east portland and east multnomah county. Human solutions owns and operates 661 units of affordable rental housing in 17 apartment communities, with 236 more in the pipeline (to open in 2021 and…

$2.3Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $20.4M · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,163,284
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,729,362
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,039,942
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,462,024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Money outPt IX
$18.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.9M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$805K
Owns and owesPt X
$17.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$46.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$11.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$352K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$111K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.9M
Total revenueLn 12$19.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.1M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$46.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.0M
Net assetsLn 32$17.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5176
VolunteersI 6455
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$254K$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.4M$25.1M
Total assetsLn 16$34.4M$46.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.2M$29.0M
Net assetsLn 32$16.2M$17.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.5M$4.5M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$252K$196K$43K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.6M$4.3M$957K$292K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$61K$47K$10K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$668K$518K$115K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$537K$417K$92K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$975K$195K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$607K$455K$112K$41K
Information technologyLn 14$225K$64$213K$12K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$991K$63K$18K
TravelLn 17$33K$32K$1K$284
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$545K$539K$7K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.5M$1.5M$9K
InsuranceLn 23$201K$192K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.3M$29$334K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$36K$10K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.6M$15.9M$1.8M$805K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $24.6M$24.4M$281K$22.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $27.4M$25.7M$1.7M$20.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $23.8M$24.5M−$661K$18.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $24.7M$24.0M$742K$17.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $19.5M$18.6M$912K$17.1M 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 $19,468,065 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,408,626$13,202,807
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,494,269$3,982,146
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $342,313$2,171,916
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $168,734$111,196
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $18,413,942$19,468,065
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,166,060$4,462,024
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,279,338$7,096,175
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,586,964$6,998,279
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,032,362$18,556,478
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $381,580$911,587
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $19,468,065 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,496
VIII-1e Government grants$11,291,267
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,894,044
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$351,593
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,202,807
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,982,146$3,982,146
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $223,764$223,764
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,948,152$1,948,152
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$41,365−$41,365
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $152,561$152,561
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,134,707 · Excluded from tax $2,130,551$19,468,065
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,556,478 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,462,024$4,462,024
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $195,569 · Management $43,231 · Fundraising $13,182$251,982
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,329,674 · Management $957,090 · Fundraising $291,833$5,578,597
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $47,375 · Management $10,472 · Fundraising $3,193$61,040
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $518,107 · Management $114,530 · Fundraising $34,922$667,559
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $416,775 · Management $92,130 · Fundraising $28,092$536,997
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $975,325 · Management $194,560 · Fundraising $24,697$1,194,582
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $454,707 · Management $111,856 · Fundraising $40,619$607,182
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $64 · Management $212,867 · Fundraising $11,849$224,780
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $991,499 · Management $62,527 · Fundraising $17,661$1,071,687
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,073 · Management $1,087 · Fundraising $284$33,444
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $538,541 · Management $6,745$545,286
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,457,922 · Management $8,936$1,466,858
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $191,763 · Management $7,240 · Fundraising $1,997$201,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,271,068 · Management $29 · Fundraising $333,529$1,604,626
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,772 · Management $10,242 · Fundraising $2,820$48,834
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,918,258 · Management $1,833,542 · Fundraising $804,678$18,556,478
Part X · Balance sheet $46,136,917 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $14,431,138; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $570,971$1,964,795
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,958,223$1,742,541
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $300,000$117,400
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,434,728$2,461,382
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $283,636$316,776
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,392,196$25,060,240
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $253,593$42,645
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,434,851$46,136,917
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,471,574$1,917,008
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $455,839$1,202,930
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $133,526$181,107
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,202,176$28,992,655
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,383,713$16,373,081
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $848,962$771,181
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,232,675$17,144,262
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,434,851$46,136,917
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,144,262 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,468,065
XI-2 Total expenses$18,556,478
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$911,587
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,232,675
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,144,262

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