To promote and provide a continuum of safe, decent, affordable Housing and necessary related services for very low and low income residents of snohomish county and camano island.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$554K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.4M a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$554K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27.2M
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.1M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$12.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$19.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$11.1M
FY2022▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$13.0M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$9.6M
Expenses
$12.1M
FY2022▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$12.1M
FY2023$14.7M
Net assets
$19.7M
FY2022▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$20.9M
FY2022$19.7M
FY2023$14.8M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Apr 1988.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $9.5M Management & general 17% · $2.1M Fundraising 4% · $490K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $554K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$172,287Pt VII · Sec A
$138,476Pt VII · Sec A
$133,745Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Property
$109,485Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Fredrick Safstrom’s $144K as CEO is at the 67th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Fred Safstrom—$172,287$130,047
Charles Fredrick Safstrom$144,167——
Janice Nishikawa$139,101$133,745$124,844
Elizabeth Kohl—$138,476$123,309
Renata Hoyle Maybruck$129,851——
Candace Chamlee$116,037——
Crystal Simpson$103,235$109,485—

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

Provides safe, affordable housing and services for low-income residents in Snohomish County and Camano Island.

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3 programs · $8.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Service Enriched Affordable Housing

During year ended June 30, 2022, Housing Hope provided 601 affordable units (including tax credit properties) of which six were emergency shelter units and 236 dedicated to serving households that were experiencing homelessness.

$5.2Mprogram expense
02

Children's Programs

The ChildHope initiative is comprised of four programs: Tomorrow's Hope Child Development Center, parenting educating courses at College of Hope, Housing Hope's Teen and Young Families Program, and in-home interventions provided by Child and Family Specialists.

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

Employment Program

The Agency's social services program has been "vocationalized" to help participants gain critical job readiness skills necessary to be competitive in the job market and to contribute positively to the community's workforce.

$945Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2022
Twin Lakes Landing IIFY2022$851,218
Elcfa LLCFY2022$167,545
Unitemized GrantFY2022$95,739
Unitemized GrantFY2022$69,646
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,099
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,101
Unitemized GrantFY2021$162,270
Unitemized GrantFY2020$194,069
Unitemized GrantFY2020$160,143
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,596
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,459

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3−$98K
Money outPt IX
$12.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.5M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$490K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$46.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3−$98K
Total revenueLn 12$11.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32.3M
Other assetsLn 15$12.8M
Total assetsLn 16$46.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27.2M
Net assetsLn 32$19.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5220
VolunteersI 625
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35.0M$32.3M
Total assetsLn 16$53.1M$46.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.3M$27.2M
Net assetsLn 32$23.9M$19.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$162K$162K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$554K$554K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.4M$4.1M$934K$377K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$514K$348K$137K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$582K$430K$119K$33K
Management feesLn 11a$461K$378K$84K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$36K$6K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$166K$140K$25K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$287K$199K$80K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$710K$705K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$33K$31K$137$2K
InterestLn 20$860K$761K$89K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.2M$1.2M$9K
InsuranceLn 23$188K$186K$405$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$747K$698K$35K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$168K$121K$42K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.1M$9.5M$2.1M$490K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $9.6M$14.7M−$5.1M$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $11.1M$12.1M−$1.0M$19.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.0M$10.9M$2.0M$20.9M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,092,124 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,722,617$5,607,566
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,852,183$5,582,690
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,002,377−$98,132
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $417,723$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,994,900$11,092,124
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $366,266$162,270
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,260,874$7,034,028
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,320,766$4,917,233
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,947,906$12,113,531
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,046,994−$1,021,407
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $11,092,124 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$210,000
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$2,038,387
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,359,179
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,770
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,607,566
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,582,690 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,582,690
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission −$98,132 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$98,132
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,484,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,092,124
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,113,531 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $162,270$162,270
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $553,993$553,993
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,073,681 · Management $933,848 · Fundraising $376,700$5,384,229
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $347,794 · Management $136,924 · Fundraising $29,279$513,997
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $430,393 · Management $118,619 · Fundraising $32,797$581,809
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $377,579 · Management $83,911$461,490
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,183 · Management $6,432 · Fundraising $7,754$50,369
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $140,083 · Management $24,564 · Fundraising $1,717$166,364
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $199,316 · Management $79,892 · Fundraising $8,234$287,442
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $705,060 · Management $3,310 · Fundraising $1,493$709,863
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,331 · Management $137 · Fundraising $1,529$32,997
IX-20 InterestPrograms $760,883 · Management $88,701 · Fundraising $10,777$860,361
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,236,306 · Management $8,989$1,245,295
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $185,916 · Management $405 · Fundraising $1,846$188,167
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $698,447 · Management $35,428 · Fundraising $13,028$746,903
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $121,124 · Management $42,171 · Fundraising $4,687$167,982
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,506,366 · Management $2,117,324 · Fundraising $489,841$12,113,531
Part X · Balance sheet $46,832,610 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $122,301; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,837$1,171,304
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $356,830$361,208
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $146,857$23,521
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $675,959$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,611$40,917
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,026,401$32,280,557
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,986,822$12,832,802
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,102,057$46,832,610
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,436,743$1,226,514
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,555$27,399
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $999,894$601,550
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,779,369$25,308,379
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,251,561$27,163,842
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,649,525$12,177,016
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,200,971$7,491,752
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,850,496$19,668,768
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,102,057$46,832,610
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,668,768 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,092,124
XI-2 Total expenses$12,113,531
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,021,407
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,850,496
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,160,321
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,668,768

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