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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HOUSING FORWARD.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,566,456
Total expenses
$15,717,863
Contributions and grants received
$15,343,363
Grants paid
$6,111,829
Program service revenue
$226,433
Investment income
$1,449
Other revenue
-$4,789
Total assets, end of year
$19,157,306
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,566,420
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,590,886
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,886,834
Management and general expenses
$2,337,811
Fundraising expenses
$493,218
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,886,834

Program services were 82.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $262,819

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $12,565,433

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,515,111

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $152,444

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM RENT

    total $226,433 · related or exempt $226,433

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,449 · excluded $1,449

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $102,888

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $262,819

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $170,148

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$67,260 · excluded -$67,260

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $62,471 · related or exempt $62,471

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $62,471

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,165,127 · program services $1,165,127

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,946,702 · program services $4,946,702

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $266,333 · management and general $266,333

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,037,293 · program services $3,634,347 · management and general $1,125,838 · fundraising $277,108

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $37,019 · program services $30,325 · management and general $5,005 · fundraising $1,689

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $759,527 · program services $529,574 · management and general $200,453 · fundraising $29,500

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $445,294 · program services $296,889 · management and general $125,545 · fundraising $22,860

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,015 · program services $24,029 · management and general $5,293 · fundraising $2,693

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $18,850 · fundraising $18,850

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,070,102 · program services $816,479 · management and general $182,015 · fundraising $71,608

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $115,084 · program services $34,234 · management and general $41,388 · fundraising $39,462

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $113,029 · program services $84,836 · management and general $18,687 · fundraising $9,506

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,141,097 · program services $1,079,599 · management and general $51,042 · fundraising $10,456

  • 17 · Travel

    total $50,017 · program services $40,569 · management and general $9,438 · fundraising $10

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $41,942 · management and general $41,942

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $140,713 · program services $76,379 · management and general $64,334

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $199,928 · program services $76,697 · management and general $117,093 · fundraising $6,138

  • 24b · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER AND STAFF DEV

    total $72,138 · program services $13,878 · management and general $56,334 · fundraising $1,926

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD AND SUPPLIES

    total $41,541 · program services $34,570 · management and general $5,559 · fundraising $1,412

  • 24d · Other expenses: ASSISTANCE

    total $15,005 · management and general $15,005

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,107 · program services $2,600 · management and general $6,507

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,004,094 · end of year $1,784,035

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $392,887 · end of year $301,845

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,523,274 · end of year $2,289,853

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,929 · end of year $156,286

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

    $14,475,542

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

    $548,946

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $479,087 · end of year $13,926,596

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $389,195 · end of year $243,891

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $400,903 · end of year $454,800

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,129,551 · end of year $1,253,408

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $21,669 · end of year $18,748

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $13,446,531

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $700,000 · end of year $950,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $602,856 · end of year $897,733

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,737,302 · end of year $1,470,995

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,004,991 · end of year $1,119,891

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

HOUSING FORWARD'S MISSION IS TO TRANSITION PEOPLE FROM HOUSING CRISIS TO HOUSING STABILITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO TRANSITION PEOPLE FROM HOUSING CRISIS TO HOUSING STABILITY.

  • PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - IS AN INTERVENTION THAT COMBINES AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASSISTANCE WITH VOLUNTARY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AND HAVE A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY. IN 2023, 210 HOUSEHOLDS WERE STABILIZED IN 210 SCATTERED-SITE APARTMENTS WITH 86,579 NIGHTS OF HOUSING. PROGRAM OUTCOMES - 91% REMAINED STABLY HOUSED FOR ONE YEAR; 30% INCREASED INCOME BETWEEN ENTRY AND EXIT.

    Expenses $5,317,862 · Grants $3,827,102 · Revenue $226,433

  • RENTAL ASSISTANCE - THE AGENCY OPERATES THREE FEDERAL AND ONE STATE FUNDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. RAPID RE-HOUSING (FEDERAL) MINIMIZES THE TRAUMA OF HOMELESSNESS BY DIVERTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM EMERGENCY SHELTER AND RE-HOUSING THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. CLIENTS ARE ASSESSED TO DETERMINE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE EVERY 3 MONTHS. RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS COUPLED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO ENSURE LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY. IN 2023, 47 PERSONS WERE STABILIZED WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. HOUSING FORWARD ALSO OPERATES THE RENTAL HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM (STATE) FOR INDIVIDUALS AT OR BELOW 30% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. IN 2023, 78 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED WITH RHSP.

    Expenses $2,364,344 · Grants $1,601,588

  • INTERIM HOUSING - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SHORT-TERM (90 TO 120 DAYS) PRIVATE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE PROGRAM HAS A TWO-PRONG FOCUS OF ASSISTING CLIENTS IN MAKING CONNECTIONS TO HOUSING RESOURCES AND ENDING THEIR HOMELESSNESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PROVIDING HOUSING-ORIENTED WRAPAROUND SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, PRE-TENANCY SERVICES, ON-SITE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, AND INCOME SUPPORTS EITHER THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND/OR ENTITLEMENT BENEFIT SUPPORTS. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM PROVIDED 134 CLIENTS WITH 18,109 NIGHTS OF SHELTER AND 42,085 MEALS.

    Expenses $2,134,476 · Grants $302,659

  • MEDICAL RESPITE - PROVIDES SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM A MEDICAL FACILITY REQUIRING RECUPERATIVE CARE. TWO PROGRAMS - SOJOURNER HOUSE (FREESTANDING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING ARRANGEMENTS) AND THE RISE CENTER (HOTEL-BASED, 24/7 MEDICAL STAFFING) PROVIDE POST-OPERATIVE MEDICAL CARE, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT IN A SUPPORTIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR UP TO 24 CLIENTS. IN 2023, 81 MEDICAL RESPITE PATIENTS WERE ASSISTED.

    Expenses $1,139,088 · Grants $37,247

  • WRAPAROUND SERVICES - PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, PERSONALIZED SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES SO THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX ISSUES AND CHALLENGES THAT OFTEN ACCOMPANY HOMELESSNESS AND CAN INTERFERE WITH OBTAINING LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND BUDGETING COUNSELING, LEGAL AND MEDICAL CLINIC.

    Expenses $854,164 · Grants $10,299

  • EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE/HOMELESS PREVENTION - THE AGENCY PROVIDES CRITICAL FINANCIAL INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT HOUSEHOLDS FROM IMMINENT RISK OF EVICTION, LOSS OF UTILITIES, AND TO REGAIN HOUSING QUICKLY WITH SECURITY DEPOSITS AND 1ST MONTH'S RENT.

    Expenses $521,785 · Grants $218,382 · Revenue $62,471

  • DIVERSION AND OUTREACH: DIVERSION AND STREET OUTREACH CONNECT WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNSHELTERED OR PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED. FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDES CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING SOME STAY HOUSED OR TO RELOCATE WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY. IN 2023, 371 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SERVICES THROUGH STREET OUTREACH AND 183 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SERVICES THROUGH DIVERSION.

    Expenses $555,115 · Grants $114,552

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Steven Glass

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Camile Lindsay Kumi

    FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Destiny Woods

    SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Barbara J Best

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Ciancanelli

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Parker

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Crystal Gardner

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erich Krumrei

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heidi Vance

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Tulley

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Letisa L Jones

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela Conley Euring

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peggy Johnson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Daisley

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Hahn

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Tucker

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven McMahon Zeller

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Granholm

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vena Nelson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Betlinski

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henry Fulkerson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynda Schueler

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $266,333
    From this org
    $237,921
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,412
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,921
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,120
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,292
    Filer's total
    $266,333
  • Misti Faust

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $151,794
    From this org
    $147,449
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,345
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,449
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,259
    Nontaxable benefits
    $86
    Filer's total
    $151,794
  • Christopher Martinez

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $159,819
    From this org
    $139,810
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,009
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,810
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,399
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,610
    Filer's total
    $159,819
  • Erik Johnson

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $135,458
    From this org
    $121,435
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,023
    Hours/week
    40
  • Armando Smith

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $130,229
    From this org
    $120,004
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,225
    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 · 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

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • HF-BROADVIEW LLC

    COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES · IL · income $559,638 · assets $7,867,492

    Directly controlled by HOUSING FORWARD

  • HF-OAK PARK

    COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES · IL · income $745,484 · assets $6,563,606

    Directly controlled by HOUSING FORWARD

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422979349301757

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