Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FAMILY PROMISE OF THE PALOUSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $1,228,349
Total expenses: $707,416
Contributions and grants received: $1,190,757
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $17,246
Investment income: $20,346
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $1,022,431
Total liabilities, end of year: $0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $1,022,431
Program services expenses (Part IX): $416,483
Management and general expenses: $290,933
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $416,483

Program services were 58.9% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$2,621
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$293,586
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$894,550
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
2a · Program service revenue: Client portions of rental assistance

total $17,246 · related or exempt $17,246 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $20,346 · related or exempt $20,346 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$2,621
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $0 · program services $0
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $0 · program services $0
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0 · program services $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $74,286 · program services $0 · management and general $74,286 · fundraising $0
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $239,968 · program services $155,967 · management and general $84,001 · fundraising $0
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
9 · Other employee benefits

total $5,800 · program services $5,800 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
10 · Payroll taxes

total $25,743 · program services $0 · management and general $25,743 · fundraising $0
11a · Fees: management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $15,088 · program services $0 · management and general $15,088 · fundraising $0
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $0 · fundraising $0
11f · Fees: investment management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $3,830 · program services $0 · management and general $3,830 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $28,831 · program services $5,282 · management and general $23,549 · fundraising $0
14 · Information technology

total $12,282 · program services $946 · management and general $11,336 · fundraising $0
15 · Royalties

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $52,532 · program services $30,116 · management and general $22,416 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $31,068 · program services $17,092 · management and general $13,976 · fundraising $0
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $1,224 · program services $0 · management and general $1,224 · fundraising $0
20 · Interest

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $5,250 · program services $0 · management and general $5,250 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $10,234 · program services $0 · management and general $10,234 · fundraising $0
24a · Other expenses: Hotels Stays and groceries, Life Skills Classes, Childcare, Family and Health Needs

total $42,051 · program services $42,051 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Housing applications, Move in Costs

total $31,547 · program services $31,547 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: Rental Arrears Assistance

total $94,953 · program services $94,953 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses: Rent and Utility Assistance

total $32,729 · program services $32,729 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $112,376 · end of year $112,376
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $389,122 · end of year $910,055
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $490,498 · end of year $292,249
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $11,000 · end of year $730,182

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Program offerings include rotational shelter with on-site case management, homeless prevention appointments, rapid rehousing/diversion appointments, volunteer activities, administrative operations, daily living tasks for families & on-site overnight sleeping quarters for up to two families. Families enrolled in the rotational shelter program sleep at off-site shelters. Staff meet with clients daily; guiding their progress & helping them meet their goals. Using our resource center, they assist families in applying for benefits, local resources, housing & employment opportunities. Our center is used for daily living operations as well. This is their home during the day, complete with kitchen & bathing facilities. Administrative staff runs the behind-the-scenes operations. Thes include grant writing, fiscal operations & managing volunteers. Daily we have student & community volunteers on site to assist with family needs, cleaning, organizing, HomeStart & many other opportunities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Our mission is to empower families with children experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable independence for a more promising future. We envision a community and a nation in which every family has a home, a livelihood, and the chance to build a better future. We provide shelter & other services to homeless families, & homeless prevention services to low-income & A.L.I.C.E. population families in Latah County Idaho & Whitman County Washington. FPP have been providing case management services, food & shelter to families on the Palouse for almost 13 years. In this time, we have served 155 families through shelter services, 90 families through Rapid Rehousing, 117 families in prevention. 4 families in transitional housing & 4 families in rental assistance programs. Partnering with over 30 partners in the business & faith communities, over 500 volunteers support our seven staff members in making our programs successful & has promoted long term stability for children in our community.

Shelter Program Rotational model: Using a rotational shelter model, we provide homeless children, and their parents shelter for, generally, up to 90 days. While a family is in shelter, they are offered services that help guide them to stability in long term housing. Services include intense case management, financial literacy, parenting education and life skills education. Case-Management includes action planning, goal setting, housing and employment searches; these are broken down into manageable weekly activities. Family Promise operates with a broad array of community support and has a unique model that accesses 30 congregations in our community to provide the food and shelter services for families we are serving. Each week a pair of Congregations work together to provide shelter, meals and various support activities for our families. An important outcome of (FPP) is to provide our families with the support they need to have long term stability with education, parenting, housing, finances, and life skills so that families no longer live in poverty. While a family is in shelter with FPP they are required to take part in our intense case-management and have access to Parenting Education, Life Skills Education and Financial Literacy education. The main goal being that they will find long term employment, long term housing and continued success with life stability. This past year, we hosted 19 families in the rotational shelter program, including 25 adults and 45 children. Program Expansion-Interim Housing began in 2025. There are many barriers to finding housing in our area for our sheltered families. However, there are many other barriers that hinder families enrolled in our Rotational Shelter Program from leaving our program with stability and security. Some of the greatest barriers are accessibility to childcare, lack of employment opportunities, and inexperience with life skills such as cooking, cleaning, and budgeting. To assist families in overcoming these barriers, in 2025 we expanded our shelter program to include four on-site units as an Interim housing shelter model. Interim Housing allows select families from our Rotational Shelter Program (RSP) to exit the rotational model and stay at the Family Promise Day Center overnight while continuing in depth case management that focuses on budgeting and life skills such as cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and time management. The Interim Housing Program has given the opportunity to further serve families in our area and increase their overall success at achieving long-term sustainability and success. Rooms at our day center will be used to shelter families for an additional 3-6 months, or as needed. These are occupied by Interim Housing Program participants, meeting eligibility requirements, maintaining current program progress and sign and following a program agreement. We provided this program to 4 families, including 5 adults and 10 children. Another program offered Keeping the Promise stabilization services. This program assists graduated families in continuing in their progress to maintain the stability they have attained. Monthly or weekly case management meetings are scheduled. Participants are offered to continue in the courses and programs they were utilizing while in our Shelter Program. We assist families in maintaining their progress and allow for continued growth. Financial incentives are given to families who continue to meet and exceed goals. These incentives include onetime bill payment, grocery card, gas cards, City of Moscow/Pullman pool passes, etc. At least 15 families participated in this program.

Expenses $187,601 · Revenue $1,244
In 2019, we implemented our Prevention Services programs. This program consists of Homeless Prevention Program and Homeless Diversion Program. Prevention is designed to prevent a family from becoming homeless. This program is offered to low income and A.L.I.C.E. population families who are close to becoming homeless due to financial reasons or emergency situations. Case management services are available to cover Financial Literacy, Parenting Courses and Life Choices Guidance. Financial assistance is available for each family. Generally, a Prevention Family is in this program for three months. During that time, they complete their case management goals and checklists, and a financial incentive is provided. A fuel card is given after every case management meeting and during budgeting and financial planning, it is determined what monthly bills Family Promise will assist with for three months' time. Family Promise generally can assist with utility bills, telephone bills, grocery cards, childcare tuition, etc. Cash funds are not given directly to families. This program has grown over the years and the need in our community has increased greatly. In 2024 we assisted 27 families in Homeless Prevention. In 2025, we assisted 84 families, including 83 adults and 136 children.

Expenses $177,973 · Revenue $1,085
Diversion/Rapid Rehousing Services are offered to families who homelessness is imminent, yet they have another safe, affordable housing option available. We "divert" the family from entering shelter. This can be done by assisting with deposit funds to secure a new residence, assistance with a rent payment or paying for a hotel for the family to bridge the gap between exiting one housing situation and entering the next. Case management services such as budgeting tools and classes, parenting tools and classes and financial literacy are available. Diversion is not a long-term program and long-term case management is not required to obtain assistance. Aftercare services are offered with incentives to participate. We assisted 23 families including 35 adults and 45 children in avoiding shelter and moving into new homes.

Expenses $29,072
It can be quite a shock to families moving into a new home to go from paying zero dollars per month for housing to $1,200 per month in rent. In 2025 we began offering Bridge Housing services. This program assists families who are moving into a new home gradually increase their rent over an extended time period, allowing them to build a savings account, increase their budgeting skills and often obtain housing that they were not eligible for due to prior housing barriers. Families in this program continue with intense case management services and are required to meet certain goals. Parents bring their rent portion to our office, and we assist with bill pay services. This grows accountability and teaches families about due dates. This program also allows families to stay connected to family advocates and continue to build their support system. In this pilot year, we enrolled 6 families into this program, including 8 adults and 15 children.

Expenses $21,830 · Revenue $13,823
Our Home Start program distributed new or gently used home goods, furniture and clothing to members of the community. This program is funded totally on donated items and is available to anyone in the community, not just those with children. Over 100 households accessed this program in 2025.

Expenses $7 · Revenue $332

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Autumn Shafer

Executive Director

Total calculated

$74,286

From this org

$74,286

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Bruce Pitman

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Monte Walker

Vice-President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Matthew Kleffner

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Jackie Bennett

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Rebecca Ryan

General Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Scott Adams

General Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Christin Reisenauer

General Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Anna Whitehall

General Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Ed Button

General Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Brandy Sullivan

General Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2

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: 2025
Filed: 25 March 2026
IRS schema version: 2025v4.0
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