Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance
Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance reported $23.9 million in revenue and $24.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.31 went to program services, $2.51 to management and general costs and $1.18 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. Government grants made up 94.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $210,953 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% 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 $24MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $24M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$4.61 $1.1M
- Government grants$94.44 $23M
- Program service revenue$0.70 $168K
- Investment income$0.25 $59,881
Other revenue was negative: −$34,695. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.3% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 94.6% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $210,953 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.88% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 18 | 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 expensePermanent supportive housing & diversion - during fiscal year 2025, the program helped fund, in partnership with community-based service organizations and landlords, 1,396 units of permanent supporting housing and leases for formerly homeless individuals across the state (1,315 units in fiscal 2024). These services are delivered in every region of the state and are the programmatic basis for the organization's cost-benefit analysis and increasingly recognized outcome-focused data studies. The program provides clients with permanent housing, meals, transportation, case management…
Massachusetts Alliance for supportive housing, llc (mash) - a single member llc, mash was organized on june 19, 2014 for the purpose of providing charitable and educational activities consisting of coordinating, facilitating, providing, and/or promoting social services and housing for high-use homeless individuals, including the following program:permanent supportive housing - mash entered into a $15 million contract with the commonwealth of massachusetts to award subrecipient grants to expand the development of permanent supportive housing (psh) units and address the public health emergency…
Advocacy, planning, and technical assistance - provides a forum in the commonwealth of massachusetts for the planning and coordination of policy, community, and stakeholder education and communication of issues, and the piloting and implementation of housing and services for homeless individuals. Programs and advocacy are designed to end the commonwealth's reliance on emergency services for homeless individuals. The organization conducts site visits and program reviews to share best practices, provide technical assistance, and strive to create a network of resources and collaborative service…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $179,962 | $0 | $30,991 | $210,953 |
| PRESIDENT & CEO (UNTIL 2/25), DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $171,324 | $0 | $39,032 | $210,356 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (UNTIL 1/25) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,048 | $0 | $9,787 | $132,835 |
| CHIEF POLICY AND STRATEGY OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,371 | $0 | $5,861 | $121,232 |
| DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & PLANNING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,610 | $0 | $6,433 | $113,043 |
| DIRECTOR OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND SPECIAL INITIAT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,454 | $0 | $2,527 | $105,981 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (FROM 12/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $7,900 | $0 | $2,452 | $10,352 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $633K (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b18 · 17 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 11aNo
- 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 4Yes
- 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 525
- Volunteers Part I, line 618
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance totaling $250K 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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Of every $100 Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance spent in FY2025, $96.31 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance reported that 96.3% of its $24.0 million in expenses went to program services, 2.5% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $210,953, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance get its money?
Of $23.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants (including 94.6% from government grants) and 0.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-3068653 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202611359349313096 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531559349301723 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202501359349318170 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349316060 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221299349302432 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349302549 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-3068653: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.