Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance reported $44.6 million in revenue and $43.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.85 went to program services, $4.78 to management and general costs and $0.37 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. Government grants made up 98.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $225,481 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 188% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $43MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $45MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.9% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.8% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 98.6% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $225,481 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.52% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHousing assistance and placement - provide housing-related benefits and services to families. Tenant and landlord services consist of counseling and the prevention of families from becoming homeless. Housing placement includes household assistance funds and stabilization services for clients receiving those funds
Family shelter services - the organization is the largest provider for all of the family shelter, housing search and stabilization funds in worcester. This program encompasses congregate, co-housing and scattered sites. Funding is provided by a state contract
Continuum of care - provides transitional and permanent supportive housing services to homeless individuals and families throughout worcester county. These program goals are federally funded through the united states department of housing and urban development (hud) and the organization sub contracts with non-profit agencies as subrecipients throughout the county. The continuum of care is also the designated planning group for the provision of services and planning to meet the needs of the homeless and homeless subpopulations and hmis
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $208,622 | $0 | $16,859 | $225,481 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5159
- Volunteers Part I, line 6100
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance totaling $28,813 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance reported that 94.9% of its $43.3 million in expenses went to program services, 4.8% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $225,481, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance get its money?
Of $44.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.6% came from contributions and grants (including 98.6% from government grants) and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2791448 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621339349302287 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541129349302009 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401299349303740 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321349349300802 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349314406 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003519349300735 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2791448: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.