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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FRIENDSHIP PLACE.

Totals

Total revenue
$24,331,754
Total expenses
$24,498,556
Contributions and grants received
$3,727,019
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$20,347,331
Investment income
$254,883
Other revenue
$2,521
Total assets, end of year
$10,586,474
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,372,509
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,213,965
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$21,262,470
Management and general expenses
$1,886,453
Fundraising expenses
$1,349,633
Program service expenses (Part III)
$21,262,470

Program services were 86.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,727,019

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $76,969

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Fees for service

    total $12,922,397 · related or exempt $12,922,397

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Fees for service

    total $7,424,934 · related or exempt $7,424,934

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $209,124 · excluded $209,124

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,075,448

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,029,689

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $45,759

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $45,759 · excluded $45,759

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $2,521 · excluded $2,521

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,521

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $508,021 · program services $431,518 · management and general $44,703 · fundraising $31,800

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $11,447,193 · program services $9,840,449 · management and general $917,776 · fundraising $688,968

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $188,833 · program services $121,088 · management and general $47,815 · fundraising $19,930

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,177,865 · program services $1,036,636 · management and general $53,918 · fundraising $87,311

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,121,051 · program services $869,625 · management and general $194,556 · fundraising $56,870

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,046 · program services $16,569 · management and general $2,542 · fundraising $1,935

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $45,236 · management and general $45,236

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $11,864 · management and general $11,864

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,809,142 · program services $1,424,284 · management and general $218,528 · fundraising $166,330

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,511 · program services $20,085 · management and general $3,081 · fundraising $2,345

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $735,299 · program services $423,188 · management and general $166,191 · fundraising $145,920

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $496,901 · program services $465,121 · management and general $26,239 · fundraising $5,541

  • 17 · Travel

    total $63,673 · program services $56,258 · management and general $2,821 · fundraising $4,594

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $138,858 · program services $26,498 · management and general $7,717 · fundraising $104,643

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $70,792 · program services $50,802 · management and general $19,990

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $101,886 · program services $16,584 · management and general $84,383 · fundraising $919

  • 24a · Other expenses: Client assistance

    total $6,218,835 · program services $6,218,835

  • 24b · Other expenses: Program service meals

    total $310,082 · program services $244,118 · management and general $37,455 · fundraising $28,509

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues/subscriptions

    total $6,468 · program services $812 · management and general $1,638 · fundraising $4,018

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $932,638 · end of year $1,081,292

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,014,873 · end of year $1,037,124

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,970,469 · end of year $1,961,571

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $348 · end of year $348

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $27,200 · end of year $27,200

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $44,923 · end of year $55,425

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,918,135

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $987,923

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $962,356 · end of year $930,212

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,608,637 · end of year $4,859,129

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $12,473 · end of year $12,473

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,012,722 · end of year $621,700

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,121,975 · end of year $1,619,395

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $48,804

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $90,905 · end of year $84,316

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,018,425 · end of year $619,994

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,238,004 · end of year $6,625,016

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,117,330 · end of year $1,588,949

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Friendship Place is a leader in the Washington, DC, metro area in developing solutions to homelessness that have measurable results and a lasting impact. Friendship Place's mission is to empower people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness to attain stable housing and rebuild their lives. Friendship Place helped 5,443 and 5,430 people in the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, with comprehensive, wraparound services that included street outreach, drop-in, free medical and psychiatric services, job placement, case management, transitional shelter, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, permanent supportive housing, and specialized services for families, youth, and veterans.

  • Veterans ServicesVeterans First: Provides short-term, intensive case management and rental assistance to help homeless veterans and their families get back into housing quickly and to prevent homelessness for veteran households at risk of eviction. The program targets extremely low-income households (less than 30% of the Area Median Income) and serves the District of Columbia and eight surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 4,549 households were served (encompassing 1,012 total family members) through all services; of those who exited the program during the year, 92% graduated to stable permanent housing.

    Expenses $8,390,256 · Revenue $8,297,136

  • Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)Friendship Place is a leading DC provider of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for highly vulnerable, chronically homeless individuals and families. The PSH programs are based on a low-barrier, Housing First service model and include scattered-site apartments and an apartment building for 40 men. Case managers help participants transition directly from homelessness into housing, and then provide long-term support to address the full range of their needs and empower them to achieve personal goals for recovery, wellness, self-sufficiency, and integration into the community. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 76 PSH families and 72 PSH individuals were newly housed. PSH housing programs ended the fiscal year with a housing retention rate of 93%.

    Expenses $6,084,369 · Revenue $7,104,322

  • Short Term Family FacilityThe short-term family housing facility was opened in April 2020 as part of the District's efforts to end homelessness among families. With the capacity to serve up to 50 families at a time, The Brooks is designed to address the needs of resident families with wrap-around supportive services, clinical supports, child programming, and housing-solutions with a goal of moving families from shelter to stable housing within 90 days of entry. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 165 families were served (encompassing 538 total persons), and 88 households exited (53% to stable housing and 62% of families exited in less than 90 days).The Aston, a new Bridge Housing program, officially opened in November 2024 with capacity to serve over 100 individuals at a given time. Between November 2024 and September 30, 2025, 165 individuals were served at The Aston.

    Expenses $4,131,853 · Revenue $4,256,513

  • Outreach ServicesEmployment ServicesAimHire: Empowers homeless and at-risk adults to secure stable employment and housing, through individualized, person-centered, wraparound services. The program addresses the needs of people with significant barriers to employment and housing, such as criminal records, histories of substance abuse or mental illness, spotty work histories, and poor credit and rental records. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 108 people were placed into jobs, with an average starting wage of $20.46 per hour.Welcome CenterStreet Outreach: Friendship Place conducts Street Outreach to men and women experiencing homelessness in upper Northwest DC, with a special focus on the hardest-to-serve those who have been on the streets for an extended period of time, who have mental health and/or substance abuse issues, and who are disconnected from DC's continuum of care. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 71 individuals were served.Drop-in: Through Friendship Place's Welcome Center, visitors can help themselves to a cup of coffee, a meal, and free necessities such as toiletries, Metro passes, undergarments, and rain ponchos. Visitors can also use the phone or a computer or do laundry, receive mail, and meet with a case manager to take steps to rebuild their lives. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 1,021 individuals received service, including 174 who received assistance to successfully obtain vital documents.Free Clinic: Anyone who comes through the door of Friendship Place's Welcome Center can get free access to a doctor, nurse, or psychiatrist. There are no insurance or even ID requirements, and same-day appointments are available. Services were scaled during the year due to the availability of practitioners.Access to Housing: Friendship Place's staff can help visitors access housing services anywhere in the District, not just at Friendship Place.Youth ServicesBefore Thirty: Provides individualized, person-centered, and developmentally-informed supportive services and counseling to homeless and at-risk 17- to 29-year-olds. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 113 young people were served. 23 achieved permanent housing, 22 reported progress towards their wellness goals, 45 reported progress towards their employment goals, and 16 reported progress towards their educational goals.Lift & Lift Plus: Provides rental assistance for youth facing housing instability, paired with supportive case management. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 34 Transition Aged Youth (TAY) were served in addition to one (1) head of household over 25 years old with 78% exiting to stable housing, 100% housed within 90 days of intake, and 92% maintaining stable housing.

    Expenses $2,374,534 · Revenue $689,360

  • Volunteer and Community EngagementFriendship Place actively solicits the support of volunteers. During the year ended September 30, 2025, more than 323 people provided volunteer service in every program and at every level of the organization. The community engagement program also involves community members in advocacy for positive solutions to homelessness at the Federal and DC levels and coordinates a speakers' bureau that offers educational presentations to community groups.

    Expenses $281,458

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Dirks

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Matthew DelNero

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Robert Adler

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Tashmia Bryant

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Michele Williams

    Chair Emeritus

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Justine Blaney

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jamie Butler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Helen Charles

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Henry Davis

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne DeLeon

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marilyn Dickenson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rori Knight Durham

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Feinberg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mikaela Ferrill

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Deborah Grieser

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mandy Warfield Granger

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Minna Scherlinder Morse

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Barbara Ormond

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Price

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Milad Said

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ray Shiu

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Harold Sims

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brenda Small

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • LaToya Thomas

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Albert Townsend

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Timothy Underwood

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Will Yetvin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mitch Fulton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Callaghan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ann Michel

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Maura Policelli

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nan Roman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jean-Michel Giraud

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $303,869
    From this org
    $281,995
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,874
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,099
    Bonus
    $8,500
    Other
    $396
    Deferred
    $14,158
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,716
    Filer's total
    $303,869
  • Cornelia Kent

    VP Admin/CFO

    Total calculated
    $194,471
    From this org
    $185,078
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,393
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,595
    Bonus
    $7,000
    Other
    $483
    Deferred
    $9,393
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $194,471
  • Chris Rutledge

    Vice President - External Affairs

    Total calculated
    $184,808
    From this org
    $175,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,550
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $258
    Deferred
    $8,872
    Nontaxable benefits
    $128
    Filer's total
    $184,808
  • Shauna Figueroa

    Vice President - Housing Services

    Total calculated
    $161,292
    From this org
    $142,771
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,521
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,681
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $90
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,521
    Filer's total
    $161,292
  • Jean-Louis Ikambana

    Vice President - Corporate Affairs

    Total calculated
    $170,397
    From this org
    $133,562
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,835
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,166
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $396
    Deferred
    $7,410
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,425
    Filer's total
    $170,397
  • Chris Koerner

    Director of Lead Gifts

    Total calculated
    $126,572
    From this org
    $119,525
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,047
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jonathan Whitted

    Vice President - Regional Programs

    Total calculated
    $139,149
    From this org
    $114,911
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,238
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3
Friendship Place has a compensation committee that is responsible for determining and approving the salary and other compensation of the President, upon start of employment and at least annually thereafter. The President is responsible for determining and approving the salary and other compensation for Vice President, Finance and Administration, upon start of employment and at least annually thereafter.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600999349301340

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