Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$8,655,810

Total expenses

$10,232,940

Contributions and grants received

$7,002,284

Grants paid

$1,844,927

Program service revenue

$513,755

Investment income

$1,139,221

Other revenue

$550

Total assets, end of year

$28,201,095

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,644,293

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$25,556,802

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$8,657,793

Management and general expenses

$1,150,977

Fundraising expenses

$424,170

Program service expenses (Part III)

$8,657,793

Program services were 84.6% 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 · 2024

• STATE AND LOCAL INNOVATION:IN APRIL 2024, NLIHC ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW STATE AND LOCAL INNOVATION (SLI) PROJECT. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR END RENTAL ARREARS TO STOP EVICTIONS (ERASE) PROJECT, THE SLI PROJECT SUPPORTS STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS IN ADVANCING, IMPLEMENTING, AND ENFORCING STATE AND LOCAL TENANT PROTECTIONS, SUSTAINING ERA PROGRAMS, PREVENTING THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMELESSNESS, AND SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF OTHER INNOVATIONS THAT KEEP EVICTION RATES DOWN AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. THE ERASE PROJECT CONCLUDED IN DECEMBER 2023, SUCCESSFULLY ENSURING THAT $39.9 BILLION IN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE (ERA) WAS ISSUED TO OVER 11 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN NEED TWO-THIRDS OF WHICH BEING EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.THE GOAL OF THE SLI PROJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN TENANTS' RIGHTS, PREVENT EVICTIONS, AND PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY FOR RENTER HOUSEHOLDS WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES. THE SLI PROJECT ALSO AIMS TO SHAPE AND INFORM FEDERAL POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE LOWEST-INCOME AND MOST MARGINALIZED RENTERS IN THE U.S.ON AUGUST 15, 2024, NLIHC'S SLI PROJECT RELEASED A SET OF 4 STATE AND LOCAL TENANT PROTECTION TOOLKITS: JUST CAUSE EVICTION LAWS TOOLKIT RENT STABILIZATION TOOLKIT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND HABITABILITY STANDARDS TOOLKIT RENTAL JUNK FEES TOOLKITTHE TOOLKITS ENCOMPASS KEY TENANT PROTECTIONS THAT EXIST FOR RENTERS, INCLUDING "JUST CAUSE" EVICTION STANDARDS, RENT STABILIZATION POLICIES, LAWS THAT LIMIT EXCESSIVE RENTAL FEES, AND LAWS THAT STRENGTHEN CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES AND HABITABILITY STANDARDS. THE TOOLKITS COVER THE DEFINITIONS OF EACH OF THESE PROTECTIONS, THE CORE COMPONENTS, INFORMATION ON STATES AND LOCALITIES THAT HAVE PASSED SUCH PROTECTIONS, WHAT RESEARCH TELLS US ABOUT EACH OF THESE PROTECTIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TENANT ADVOCATES ON THE WAYS IN WHICH SUCH PROTECTIONS CAN BE STRENGTHENED TO COVER THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND UNITS. THE INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ENCLOSED IN THE TOOLKITS WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH RESEARCH AND NLIHC'S PARTNERS WHO SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCES AND PERSONAL STORIES WITH THE SLI TEAM. NLIHC ENGAGED A TENANT PROTECTION WORKING GROUP FROM OCTOBER 2023 TO MARCH 2024 TO DEVELOP THE TOOLKITS AND MET WITH NLIHC'S TENANT LEADER GROUP (THE COLLECTIVE) TO DISCUSS THESE PROTECTIONS.IN 2024, NLIHC'S SLI PROJECT ALSO RELEASED A STATE AND LOCAL TENANT PROTECTIONS CASE STUDIES SERIES ENTITLED, "A PRIMER ON RENTERS' RIGHTS": HABITABILITY PROTECTIONS: TWO CASE STUDIES THIS PUBLICATION EXPLORES HABITABILITY PROTECTION MEASURES PASSED RECENTLY IN TWO JURISDICTIONS: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA AND CINCINNATI, OHIO. RENT STABILIZATION IN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS: TWO CASE STUDIES THIS PUBLICATION EXPLORES RENT STABILIZATION LAWS PASSED RECENTLY IN TWO JURISDICTIONS: PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND AND PORTLAND, OREGON. LAWS LIMITING RENTAL JUNK FEES: TWO CASE STUDIES THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS TWO CASE STUDIES FOCUSED ON LAWS LIMITING RENTAL JUNK FEES IN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.ADVANCING HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS (NAEH) AND THE CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES (CBPP), NLIHC CONTINUES TO HOST A WEBINAR SERIES FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING FIRST THAT RECEIVED NEARLY 3,500 REGISTRANTS PER WEBINAR INCLUDING A WEBINAR ON APRIL 9TH, IN RESPONSE TO THE DECISION IN GRANTS PASS V. JOHNSON DECISION.DURING THE COURSE OF THE GRANTS PASS V. JOHNSON COURT CASE, NLIHC CREATED ADVOCACY RESOURCES INCLUDING A TOOLKIT, FACTSHEET, MOBILIZATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND TALKING POINTS. IN JULY 2024, NLIHC, NAEH, AND CBPP HOSTED A JOINT PRESS CALL TO DISCUSS THE NATIONAL STATE OF HOMELESSNESS. THE CALL WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S (HUD) RELEASE OF TWO IMPORTANT REPORTS WITH NATIONWIDE HISTORIC ESTIMATES OF HOMELESSNESS. THE CALL PROVIDED INSIGHT ON HOW TO ANALYZE THE LATEST FIGURES AND OUTLINE THE STEPS LAWMAKERS CAN TAKE TO ADDRESS HOUSING INSECURITY. THE CALL ALSO FOCUSED ON COMMUNICATING THE FACTUAL NARRATIVE OF HOW FEDERAL DISINVESTMENT IN HOUSING PROGRAMS, RISING HOUSING COSTS, A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOMES, AND THE END OF MANY PANDEMIC-ERA BENEFIT PROGRAMS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS. THE CALL RECEIVED 48 REGISTRANTS INCLUDING REPORTERS FROM LA TIMES, DISNEY, POLITICO, BLOOMBERG, ABC, WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, NPR, VOX MEDIA, AXIOS, AND WASHINGTON POST.DISASTER HOUSING RECOVERY, RESEARCH, AND RESILIENCE:THE NLIHC-LED DISASTER HOUSING RECOVERY COALITION (DHRC) IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING ON RECENT KEY VICTORIES, INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENT OF NEW RESOURCES FOR HOMELESS DISASTER SURVIVORS, AND CONTINUING TO EXPAND ACCESS TO FEMA ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT TITLE DOCUMENTS. MEMBERS FROM NLIHC'S TEAM HAVE TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS AT SEVERAL HEARINGS ON DISASTER READINESS AND RECOVERY, SHARING THE DHRC'S RESEARCH AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING HOW BEST TO ASSIST THE LOWEST-INCOME AND MOST MARGINALIZED DISASTER SURVIVORS.IN EARLY 2024, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) MADE SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENCY'S INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE (IA) PROGRAM TO EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO DISASTER SURVIVORS AND ADDRESS LONG-STANDING BARRIERS THAT HAVE PREVENTED MILLIONS OF DISASTER SURVIVORS FROM RECEIVING THE ASSISTANCE THEY WERE OWED. THE CHANGES TO THE IA PROGRAM WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE WITHOUT THE DETERMINED AND DECADES-SPANNING EFFORTS CONDUCTED BY THE MEMBERS AND PARTNERS OF THE DHRC. THE DHRC HAS SOUGHT TO ASSIST FEMA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHANGES. AFTER THE CHANGE, THE DHRC WORKED TO EDUCATE ADVOCATES ON THE NEW CHANGES AND CATALOGUED IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AS THEY EMERGED DURING THE 2024 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON. IN MAY 2024, NLIHC ANNOUNCED THE EXPANSION OF ITS DISASTER HOUSING RECOVERY, RESEARCH, AND RESILIENCE (DHR) INITIATIVE. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSES OF DHRC, THE DHR INITIATIVE PROMOTES PRO-ACTIVE APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE-INFLUENCED DISASTERS AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY TO ENSURE THAT HOUSEHOLDS WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES ARE NOT ONLY ABLE TO RECOVER FULLY AFTER DISASTERS BUT ARE ALSO PROTECTED FROM THE IMPACTS OF DISASTERS EVEN BEFORE THEY OCCUR.THE DHR HOSTED A NATIONAL CONVENING, IN JUNE 2024, THAT PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVOCATES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE AND COMPLETE DISASTER HOUSING RECOVERY AND THE STEPS NECESSARY FOR REFORMING OUR NATION'S DISASTER HOUSING RECOVERY FRAMEWORK. THESE DISCUSSIONS PROVIDED SOURCE MATERIAL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE TOOLKIT DESIGNED TO HELP ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZERS EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC. NLIHC RELEASED THE TOOLKIT, "ADVANCING EQUITY: STRATEGIES, TACTICS, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR DISASTER-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES," ON DECEMBER 5, 2024, THAT PROVIDES ADVOCATES WITH A GUIDE FOR ADVANCING EQUITABLE DISASTER HOUSING RECOVERY. HOUSED CAMPAIGN:NLIHC'S HOUSED CAMPAIGN FOR UNIVERSAL, STABLE, AFFORDABLE HOMES MOBILIZES NEARLY 2,000 ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HOUSING FIELD INCLUDING HOUSING, SHELTER, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, IMPACTED PEOPLE, ORGANIZERS, ADVOCATES, AND OTHERS IN AN EFFORT TO ADVANCE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR GETTING AND KEEPING THE LOWEST-INCOME PEOPLE STABLY HOUSED. IN FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2024, ADVOCATES AND OUR CONGRESSIONAL CHAMPIONS SECURED $8.3 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR HUD COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR. HUD FACED DEEP SPENDING CUTS DUE TO A DECISION BY CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND THE WHITE HOUSE TO ONLY INCREASE DOMESTIC SPENDINGINCLUDING INVESTMENTS AT HUDBY 1 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS DECISION DID NOT CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF INFLATION AND RISING HOUSING COSTS ON HUD'S PROGRAMMATIC AND OPERATIONAL COSTS. THE PROPOSED FUNDING LEVELS WOULD HAVE LED TO THE LOSS OF 80,000 TO 112,000 HOUSING VOUCHERS. INSTEAD, ADVOCATES SECURED ENOUGH FUNDING TO RENEW ALL VOUCHERS AND EXPAND ASSISTANCE TO 3,000 MORE HOUSEHOLDS, IN ADDITION TO A $418 MILLION INCREASE FOR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS, A $324 MILLION INCREASE FOR TRIBAL HOUSING PROGRAMS, AND A MODEST INCREASE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL AND OPERATING FUNDS.NLIHC CONTINUED HOSTING BI-WEEKLY NATIONAL HOUSED CAMPAIGN CALLS TO SHARE THE LATEST RESEARCH, POLICY, AND FIELD UPDATES WITH ADVOCATES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THESE CALLS REMAIN INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING NLIHC'S PARTNERS ARE INFORMED AND POSITIONED TO ENGAGE IN FEDERAL ADVOCACY AND OFTEN FEATURE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS, AND NATIONAL PARTNERS. IN JUNE 2024, NLIHC PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL HOUSING LAW PROJECT (NHLP), AND TENANT UNION FEDERATION (TUF) TO CREATE THE NATIONAL TENANTS BILL OF RIGHTS (TBOR) TO SHIFT THE BALANCE OF POWER BETWEEN TENANTS AND LANDLORDS.

  Expenses $8,657,793 · Grants $1,844,927 · Revenue $132,310

As filed on the 2024 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. 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

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

• HOMELESS AND HOUSING COALITION OF KENTUCKY

  $80,000

  2024 - CICERO CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT

• WISCONSIN BALANCE OF STATE CONTINUUM OF CARE INC

  $80,000

  2024 - CICERO CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT

• GEORGIA ADVANCING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER

  $80,000

  2024 - SLI SOUTHEASTERN TENANT PROTECTIONS COHORT GRANT

• COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROJECT INC

  $80,000

  2024 - SLI SOUTHEASTERN TENANT PROTECTIONS COHORT GRANT

• LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION OF ALABAMA

  $80,000

  2024 - SLI SOUTHEASTERN TENANT PROTECTIONS COHORT GRANT

• STATEWIDE ORGANIZING FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT INC

  $80,000

  2024 - SLI SOUTHEASTERN TENANT PROTECTIONS COHORT GRANT

• MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE

  $80,000

  2024 -SLI SOUTHEASTERN TENANT PROTECTIONS COHORT GRANT

• BLACK CLERGY COLLABORATIVE OF MEMPHIS

  $50,000

  2024 - OSAH STATE PARTNER REGRANTS

• COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING IN OHIO

  $50,000

  2024 - OSAH STATE PARTNER REGRANTS

• SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIPS

  $50,000

  2024 - OSAH STATE PARTNER REGRANTS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

• NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING POLICY CENTER

  501(C)(4) · ADVOCACY & LOBBYING · DC · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

22 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202543019349300809

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