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Downstreet Housing and Community Development

Barre, VT · EIN 22-2843473 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Downstreet Housing and Community Development reported $10.4 million in revenue and $8.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.71 went to program services, $6.45 to management and general costs and $0.84 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 69.8% of the total. Government grants made up 57.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $147,154 (EXECUTIVE DI). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 115% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.5M

For 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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.7%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.4%10.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.8%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
69.8%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
57.3%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
28.4%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$147,154$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.73%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
25
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
24.110.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$2.1M expenses · 26.9% of program spending · grants $90,000 · revenue $1.4M

Property management - accounts for the services provided to other properties in which downstreet is an investor

$1.4M expenses · 18.0% of program spending · revenue $1.0M

Property operations - accounts for the rental activity and operations of the following projects: bromur(sold in 2023), brook street, good neighbors, green mountain seminary, evergreen place, foundation house, hillside, hubbard street, laurel street, limehurst mobile home park, mad river meadows, phoenix house, verdmont mobile home park, whistlestop mobile home park, and the yorra building

$2.4M expenses · 30.9% of program spending · grants $1.9M · revenue $40,125

Homeownership - accounts for the activities of downstreet's homeownership center

$1.9M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DI
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$134,026$0$13,128$147,154
CFO
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$116,922$0$14,616$131,538

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Downstreet Housing and Community Development (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $147K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$10M$8.5M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$10M$8.5M92.7%$17M$147,154
2023 ⓘ$6.7M$5.5M87.1%$15M$138,769
2022 ⓘ$6.2M$4.6M87.4%$14M$78,091
2021 ⓘ$5.2M$4.7M86.9%$12M$80,832
2020 ⓘ$4.9M$4.6M90.4%$12M$149,476
2019 ⓘ$4.8M$3.9M87.1%$11M$137,632

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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 550
  • Volunteers Part I, line 616

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
RANDALL CONTRACTING INC
Construction
$191,482

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Downstreet Housing and Community Development totaling $16,016 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Downstreet Housing and Community Development's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Downstreet Housing and Community Development, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Downstreet Housing and Community Development's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Downstreet Housing and Community Development reported that 92.7% of its $8.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.4% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Downstreet Housing and Community Development pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Downstreet Housing and Community Development reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $147,154, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Downstreet Housing and Community Development get its money?

Of $10.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 69.8% came from contributions and grants (including 57.3% from government grants) and 28.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Downstreet Housing and Community Development a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 22-2843473 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523189349301592 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349308662 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303049349301715 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212809349300226 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122999349301012 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041929349300019 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 22-2843473: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.