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Western Home Services

Cedar Falls, IA · EIN 27-2825987 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Western Home Services reported $15.8 million in revenue and $19.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $49.66 went to program services, $50.34 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 59.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $544,285 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 102% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19M

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 $16M

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)
49.7%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
50.3%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
7.0%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
59.9%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$544,285$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.81%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
105
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-2.010.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 7100.0%

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
$9.6M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $293K · revenue $9.5M

To provide management, administrative, and other supportive services to the related organizations to further their mission of providing housing and healthcare by operation of nursing, assisted living, and independent living facilities

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
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$498,804$0$45,481$544,285
CSO
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$321,070$0$53,536$374,606
DCO
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$262,348$0$50,425$312,773
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$243,850$0$41,307$285,157
OPERATIONS SR DIRECTOR
Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$195,524$0$8,981$204,505
GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$171,256$0$8,064$179,320
SYSTEM HUMAN RESOURCES OFF
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$140,115$0$17,661$157,776
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$146,622$0$6,795$153,417

10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Western Home Services (Part VII, line 2).

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$16M$19M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$16M$19M49.7%−$3.2M$544,285
2023 ⓘ$14M$16M47.2%−$32,043$492,360
2022 ⓘ$8.9M$12M45.9%$1.3M$479,565
2021 ⓘ$9.5M$9.8M42.8%$2.7M$429,915
2020 ⓘ$9.0M$10.0M43.9%$1.4M$431,031
2019 ⓘ$7.8M$10M43.4%$2.5M$428,514

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–1b7 · 7 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 51,024
  • Volunteers Part I, line 62,766

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
LOTUS ABOVE & BEYOND HEALTHCARE STAFFING
Healthcare staffing
$557,214
HELPING HANDS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
Healthcare services
$305,720
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Professional services
$179,663

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Western Home Services's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Western Home Services reported that 49.7% of its $19.4 million in expenses went to program services, 50.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Western Home Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Western Home Services reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $544,285, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Western Home Services get its money?

Of $15.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 7.0% came from contributions and grants and 59.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Western Home Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-2825987 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202503219349320610 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443169349300649 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322979349301657 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223119349303617 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123149349305462 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013209349301426 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-2825987: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.