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Housing Options Made Easy
Also known as Recovery Options Made Easy Inc.
Housing Options Made Easy reported $12.1 million in revenue and $9.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.75 went to program services, $12.25 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.1% of the total. Government grants made up 80.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $124,069 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 92% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.7MFor context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.7% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.3% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.1% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 80.8% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 17.1% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $124,069 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.28% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSupported housing programs provides financial rental assistance and support services, in chautauqua, cattaraugus, monroe, allegany, and niagara counties, to individuals diagnosed with mental illness, for the purpose of maintaining their independence in the community of their choice
Peer-run crisis residences are short-term, community-based programs designed to support individuals experiencing mental health crises. These programs emphasize mutual support, autonomy, and recovery; providing a safe alternative to hospitalization, focusing on empowerment and connection to resources
Peer service programs provide assistance to individuals diagnosed with mental illness by providing resources and support to enhance daily living skills such as budgeting, shopping, and navigating a new community, and skills to address individual access to and engagement in individualized mental health treatment services. Services and support that assist individuals in meeting self-identified needs, thus accessing opportunities that lead to the most independent lifestyles of their choosing
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $124,069 | $0 | $0 | $124,069 |
| CFO Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $90,880 | $0 | $0 | $90,880 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Housing Options Made Easy (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $215K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- 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 5214
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Housing Options Made Easy totaling $159K 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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Every number above is copied from Housing Options Made Easy's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Housing Options Made Easy, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Housing Options Made Easy's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Housing Options Made Easy reported that 87.7% of its $9.7 million in expenses went to program services, 12.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Housing Options Made Easy pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Housing Options Made Easy reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $124,069, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Housing Options Made Easy get its money?
Of $12.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 81.1% came from contributions and grants (including 80.8% from government grants) and 17.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Housing Options Made Easy a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 16-1370949 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202601119349301510 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202541829349300429 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422919349301102 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321799349300707 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202231329349300948 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121329349300307 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011559349300221 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 16-1370949: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.