Form 990 for tax year 2023

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 20 May 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue

$9,226,743 →changed to $9,210,813

Total expenses

$8,268,565 →changed to $9,130,344

Contributions and grants received

$7,123,144 →changed to $7,012,077

Grants paid

$379,548 →changed to $379,380

Program service revenue

$1,539,816 →changed to $1,868,021

Investment income

$540,668 →changed to $292,802

Other revenue

$23,115 →changed to $37,913

Total assets, end of year

$22,566,314 →changed to $22,003,414

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,718,927 →changed to $4,803,097

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$17,847,387 →changed to $17,200,317

Program services expenses

$7,410,065 →changed to $7,530,730

Management and general expenses

$802,365 →changed to $1,523,093

Fundraising expenses

$56,135 →changed to $76,521

Program service expenses (Part III)

$7,410,065 →changed to $7,530,730

Totals

Total revenue

$9,226,743

Total expenses

$8,268,565

Contributions and grants received

$7,123,144

Grants paid

$379,548

Program service revenue

$1,539,816

Investment income

$540,668

Other revenue

$23,115

Total assets, end of year

$22,566,314

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,718,927

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$17,847,387

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$7,410,065

Management and general expenses

$802,365

Fundraising expenses

$56,135

Program service expenses (Part III)

$7,410,065

Program services were 89.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• HOUSING -PORCHLIGHT OFFERS OVER 370 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 26 MADISON-AREA LOCATIONS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ON A TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT BASIS, THROUGH AN ARRAY OF HOUSING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC CLIENT NEEDS. PORCHLIGHT PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH BUDGETING, APARTMENT MAINTENANCE, AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SKILLS. THROUGH PORCHLIGHT HOUSING, RESIDENTS MAY ESTABLISH HOUSING AND CREDIT REFERENCES CRITICAL TO OBTAINING FUTURE HOUSING. PORCHLIGHT HOUSING AS A WHOLE SERVED 504 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN 2023.

  Expenses $3,617,739 · Grants $125,711 · Revenue $945,541

• MEN'S DROP-IN SHELTER -PORCHLIGHT PROVIDES TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER TO SINGLE MEN AT ITS OVERNIGHT DROP-IN SHELTER. GUESTS RECEIVE TWO MEALS PER DAY, PERSONAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. IN 2023, WE SERVED 1,616 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, FOR A TOTAL OF 84,132 NIGHTS OF SHELTER.

  Expenses $2,622,412 · Grants $232,583

• BROOKS STREET-THE BROOKS STREET SRO PROGRAM PROVIDES 102 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR SINGLE ADULTS. BROOKS STREET HOUSED 110 INDIVIDUALS IN 2023.

  Expenses $656,936 · Grants $10 · Revenue $532,237

• SAFE HAVEN -SAFE HAVEN IS A DAY SHELTER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, LOCATED ON MADISON'S EAST SIDE. ELIGIBLE GUESTS MAY ACCESS DROP-IN SERVICES SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, INCLUDING MEALS, LAUNDRY, SHOWERS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. STAFF PROVIDES CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES TO GUESTS WHO PRESENT IN ACUTE CRISIS, AND CONNECTS GUESTS WITH RECOVERY GOALS TO THE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) PROGRAM. SHELTER GUESTS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR SAFE HAVEN'S 14 ON-SITE PERMANENT HOUSING UNITS. SAFE HAVEN SERVED 602 SHELTER GUESTS IN 2023.

  Expenses $512,978 · Grants $21,244 · Revenue $62,038

• VTHP - THE VETERANS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM (VTHP) IS A COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOR BETWEEN PORCHLIGHT AND THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION GRANT AND PER DIEM (GPD) PROGRAM. IT IS A 24-BED, SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR SINGLE MEN WHO ARE MILITARY VETERANS AND ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. A CASE MANAGER, PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST, AND A VETERANS ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL WORKER ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH MONEY MANAGEMENT, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY SUPPORT, REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES/SUPPORT SYSTEMS, LEGAL SUPPORT, MEDICAL CARE, AND COUNSELING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE WHILE PREPARING THE VETERANS TO TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. VTHP SERVED 60 VETERANS IN 2023.

• PORCHLIGHT PRODUCTS - PARTICIPANTS IN THE PORCHLIGHT PRODUCTS PROGRAM CREATE HANDMADE PRODUCTS SUCH AS JAMS, JELLIES, SAUCES, AND DRY MIXES THAT ARE SOLD IN LOCAL STORES AND RESTAURANTS. MORE THAN 75 PERCENT OF ALL INGREDIENTS COME FROM LOCAL FARMS USING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL METHODS. IN THIS PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES RECEIVE JOB AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING IN A SUPPORTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT. PARTICIPANTS TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THE WORK THEY DO AND THE FINAL PRODUCT ON STORE SHELVES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY. IN 2023, 10 TRAINING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WORKED IN THE NEW PORCHLIGHT PRODUCTS KITCHEN LOCATED AT 1704 THIERER ROAD.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• PORCHLIGHT FOUNDATION INC

  501(C)(3) · LOW INCOME HOUSING · WI · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by PORCHLIGHT INC

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202413209349313076

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