← FAIR HOUSING ADVOCATES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FAIR HOUSING ADVOCATES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Totals

Total revenue: $2,196,796
Total expenses: $1,875,577
Contributions and grants received: $1,452,246
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $38,705
Investment income: $157,831
Other revenue: $548,014
Total assets, end of year: $3,417,343
Total liabilities, end of year: $659,983
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $2,757,360
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,445,308
Management and general expenses: $407,274
Fundraising expenses: $22,995
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,445,308

Program services were 77.1% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$1,084,323
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$367,923
2a · Program service revenue: Conferences and Seminars

total $38,705 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $157,831 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $157,831
11a · Other revenue: Settlements

total $521,922 · related or exempt $521,922 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11b · Other revenue: Other Income

total $26,092 · related or exempt $26,092 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$548,014

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $143,258 · program services $115,237 · management and general $25,713 · fundraising $2,308
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,073,288 · program services $863,358 · management and general $192,637 · fundraising $17,293
9 · Other employee benefits

total $113,179 · program services $17,771 · management and general $95,408 · fundraising $0
10 · Payroll taxes

total $94,741 · program services $79,954 · management and general $12,477 · fundraising $2,310
11c · Fees: accounting

total $23,509 · program services $10,424 · management and general $13,085 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $300,706 · program services $275,000 · management and general $25,706 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $3,353 · program services $3,338 · management and general $15 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $3,731 · program services $2,611 · management and general $1,120 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $43,477 · program services $35,700 · management and general $7,777 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $7,242 · program services $2,856 · management and general $4,386 · fundraising $0
24a · Other expenses: Training

total $21,943 · program services $21,643 · management and general $300 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Equipment

total $7,773 · program services $5,952 · management and general $1,821 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: Bank Fees

total $11,345 · program services $868 · management and general $10,253 · fundraising $224
24d · Other expenses: Testing Expense

total $630 · program services $630 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $27,402 · program services $9,966 · management and general $16,576 · fundraising $860

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,734,545 · end of year $1,319,510
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $177,354 · end of year $178,383
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $189,462 · end of year $329,472
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $1,275,614 · end of year $1,422,249
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $208,425 · end of year $167,729
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $175,015 · end of year $119,781
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $768,002 · end of year $369,330
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $206,242 · end of year $170,872
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $2,404,641 · end of year $2,757,360
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $31,500

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

We provide fair housing, pre-purchase, and mortgage foreclosure prevention services in Marin, Sonoma, and Solano counties, with advisory training in other counties. Our services to tenants and homeowners are available at no charge in English and Spanish.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The mission of Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California is to ensure equal housing opportunity and to educate the community on the value of diversity in our neighborhoods.

Fair Housing Counseling, Investigation, and Education: Screen and counsel clients on issues of housing discrimination and refer people to appropriate resources; Investigate claims of discrimination and assist clients with filing administrative complaints or lawsuits; Educate housing providers on fair housing laws and appropriate housing practices; Offer fair housing information and education to the larger community; Conduct systemic fair housing investigations and where appropriate, file administrative complaints or lawsuits. Fair housing foreclosure prevention and pre-purchase counseling and education: Screen and counsel clients related to foreclosure prevention and refer people to appropriate resources; assist homeowners with available options (loan modifications, short sales, forbearance, refinance, foreclosure, etc.); provide seminars on foreclosure prevention, fair lending, and financial management. Conduct pre-purchase education classes, including certification for first-time homebuyers, and counsel pre-purchase clients. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH): Conduct affirmatively furthering fair housing activities, including providing education to the community, service organizations, and jurisdictions offering community development block grant funds to community groups, as well as speaking to city and county councils on housing policy and how best to promote greater integration and advance housing opportunity for people protected by fair housing law.

Expenses $1,445,308 · Revenue $38,705

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

Caroline Peattie

Executive Director

Total calculated

$143,258

From this org

$143,258

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

37.5
Azalea Renfield

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Lou Enge

Vice President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Lisa Mennucci

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Casey Epp

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Nyala Thompson

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Phil Chapman

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ahmad Anderson

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DeVera Boyd

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 9 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202630979349301573

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