To help homeless and low-income families and individuals transition out of poverty and create lasting stability by providing a comprehensive range of housing enriched with supportive services, including bridge, permanent supportive and permanent affordable housing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 19 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $904K a year · 39% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$520K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $895K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$286K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
×20 vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2024▲ ×20
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$220K
FY2024$4.5M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2024▲ ×25
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$112K
FY2024$2.8M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▲ ×17
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$108K
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2024.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $1.6M Management & general 41% · $1.1M

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

10 people listed on the 990; $520K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$224,663Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir of Fin
$153,403Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Bus Dev
$141,939Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elda Mendez-Lemus’s $225K as Exe Dir is at the 91st 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides housing and services to help homeless and low-income families achieve stability.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

During 2024, one property was transferred to LAFHBuilds, LAFH 7844 Lankershim LLC effective 12/01/2024. This is a storage facility that is being leased to LAFH. LAFHBuilds provided services to LAFH under an Interim Services Agreement to provide Finance, Asset Management and Real Estate Development services for the portfolio of properties…

$1.6Mprogram expense

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$895K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$668
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$286K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$668
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$124K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Other assetsLn 15$659
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$286K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$108K$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$286K
Net assetsLn 32$108K$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$413K$290K$123K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$924K$392K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$10K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$108K$76K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$134K$94K$40K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$121K$39K$83K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$5K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$290K$93K$198K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$975$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K$3K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$3K$8K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$1K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$273K$59K$213K
All other expensesLn 24e$40K$17K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$1.6M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.5M$2.8M$1.7M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $220K$112K$108K$108K 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
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Part I · Summary $4,462,855 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $219,690$3,065,288
I-9 Program service revenue$1,396,899
I-10 Investment income$668
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $219,690$4,462,855
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$1,985,687
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,806$776,279
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $111,806$2,761,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,884$1,700,889
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,462,855 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,065,288
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,867,787
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,065,288
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,396,899$1,396,899
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $668$668
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,397,567$4,462,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,761,966 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $290,301 · Management $123,155$413,456
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $923,591 · Management $391,818$1,315,409
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,312 · Management $4,375$14,687
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,847 · Management $32,176$108,023
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,164 · Management $39,948$134,112
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $38,765 · Management $82,608$121,373
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,959 · Management $10,566$15,525
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $92,754 · Management $197,657$290,411
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $975 · Management $2,202$3,177
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,702 · Management $3,844$5,546
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,565 · Management $5,793$8,358
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,354 · Management $7,573$10,927
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,121 · Management $7,646$8,767
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,227 · Management $213,307$272,534
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,560 · Management $23,101$39,661
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,616,197 · Management $1,145,769 · Fundraising $0$2,761,966
Part X · Balance sheet $2,094,845 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$123,763
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$40,555
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $107,884$63,854
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$1,866,014
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$659
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $107,884$2,094,845
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$286,072
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$286,072
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,884$1,552,328
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$256,445
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,884$1,808,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $107,884$2,094,845
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,808,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,462,855
XI-2 Total expenses$2,761,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,700,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,884
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,808,773

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