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Welcome House

Westlake, OH · EIN 34-1793226 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Welcome House reported $20.4 million in revenue and $20.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.19 went to program services, $17.10 to management and general costs and $0.71 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $239,248 (EXECUTIVE DI). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20M

For 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

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20M

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

2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.2%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
17.1%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.7%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.22$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
3.3%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
95.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$239,248$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.18%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.06.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 10100.0%

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 expense
$9.6M expenses · 57.7% of program spending · revenue $11M

Operation of a supported living program which provides services to approximately one hundred fifty individuals. Our supported living program is designed to provide in-home assistance and respond to the desires and self-expressed needs of clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities

$3.3M expenses · 19.7% of program spending · revenue $3.8M

Operation of three intermediate care facilities which serve twenty-one adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our intermediate care facilities are operated to encourage as normal a living environment as possible and to provide the least restricted and most independent living arrangement possible

$2.5M expenses · 14.8% of program spending · revenue $2.9M

Operation of three family style group homes which serve twenty-one individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our group homes are operated to encourage as normal a living environment as possible and to provide the least restricted and most independent living arrangement possible

$1.3M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2025 · 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
$230,619$0$8,629$239,248
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$177,447$0$33,268$210,715
EXECUTIVE DI
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$155,193$0$926$156,119

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Welcome House (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $601K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025$20M$20M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$20M$20M82.2%$6.7M$239,248
2024 ⓘ$20M$20M76.5%$6.4M$264,187
2023 ⓘ$16M$17M76.2%$6.0M$199,285
2022 ⓘ$16M$16M75.9%$6.5M$186,260
2021 ⓘ$15M$16M76.2%$6.1M$186,348
2020 ⓘ$16M$16M76.6%$4.4M$215,368
2019 ⓘ$13M$13M84.1%$4.4M$182,337

Governance 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–1b10 · 10 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 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 5413
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Welcome House totaling $37,927 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 Welcome House's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Welcome House, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Welcome House's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Welcome House reported that 82.2% of its $20.2 million in expenses went to program services, 17.1% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Welcome House pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Welcome House reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $239,248, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Welcome House get its money?

Of $20.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 3.3% came from contributions and grants and 95.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Welcome House a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 34-1793226 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, 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 202621549349300042 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511759349300236 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202411789349300121 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341989349301444 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242009349300229 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122889349301432 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001499349301655 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 34-1793226: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.