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Center for Housing and Health

Chicago, IL · EIN 26-4287202 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Center for Housing and Health reported $43.1 million in revenue and $41.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.41 went to program services, $3.59 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 51.5% of the total. Government grants made up 50.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $193,313 (DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 287% 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 $42M

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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $43M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
96.4%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.6%10.5%
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$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
51.5%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
50.6%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
48.4%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$193,313$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.46%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
05
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.510.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

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 expense
$22M expenses · 54.3% of program spending · grants $20M

The Center continues to offer permanent supportive housing and wraparound case management services for its participants. Over 1,700 payments per month are provided to private market landlords to provide housing for its participants, including other direct client support such as utility assistance, food, and transportation

$18M expenses · 45.7% of program spending · grants $16M · revenue $21M

CHH continued its work as the administrator of the innovative Flexible Housing Pool of Chicago and Cook County. This is a multi-agency partnership with numerous health care organizations, public entities and philanthropies that helps people experiencing homelessness who cycle through public crisis systems reach permanent housing. As a result of the program, over 1,000 people who experienced homelessness now have safe homes

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week
$0$171,172$22,141$193,313
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 50.0 hrs/week
$0$138,533$7,848$146,381

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Housing and Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $341K (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$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$43M$42M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$43M$42M96.4%$1.8M$193,313
FY2024 ⓘ$36M$38M97.1%$662K$196,797
FY2023 ⓘ$32M$32M97.1%$3.0M$180,888
FY2022 ⓘ$26M$25M97.3%$2.9M$180,888
FY2021 ⓘ$18M$18M97.4%$1.6M$167,582
FY2020 ⓘ$11M$11M96.3%$1.3M$158,184

Governance 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–1b12 · 12 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 50

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Center for Housing and Health totaling $50,000 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 Center for Housing and Health's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Center for Housing and Health, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Center for Housing and Health's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Center for Housing and Health reported that 96.4% of its $41.9 million in expenses went to program services, 3.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Center for Housing and Health pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Center for Housing and Health reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $193,313, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Center for Housing and Health get its money?

Of $43.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 51.5% came from contributions and grants (including 50.6% from government grants) and 48.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Center for Housing and Health a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 26-4287202 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 202601189349302450 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531299349303703 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401319349302725 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311329349308446 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349304844 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349303711 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 26-4287202: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.