Public Action to Deliver Shelter
Also known as Hesed House
Public Action to Deliver Shelter reported $14.9 million in revenue and $14.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.03 went to program services, $6.21 to management and general costs and $5.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. Government grants made up 45.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $185,395 (EXEC DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 81% 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 $14MFor 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 $15M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$53.39 $8.0M
- Government grants$45.27 $6.8M
- Investment income$1.34 $202K
Other revenue was negative: −$136K. 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) | 88.0% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.8% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 45.7% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $185,395 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.31% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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 expensePublic Action to Deliver Shelter, inc. Dba hesed house meets our community's various needs in several ways. We provide food, emergency shelter, a day-time drop-in center, a family shelter, permanent housing assistance, and additional support to individuals and families through case management services provided by on-site staff and community partnerships. During FY25, we provided 109,900 nights of shelter and 329,700 meals to 1,042 unduplicated homeless persons in our shelter programs. To learn more about the specific programs and ways we care for our neighbors in need, please visit…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXEC DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $170,779 | $0 | $14,616 | $185,395 |
| ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,867 | $0 | $3,400 | $134,267 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOLMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,297 | $0 | $12,148 | $122,445 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Public Action to Deliver Shelter (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $185K (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–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 5107
- Volunteers Part I, line 67,500
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to Public Action to Deliver Shelter totaling $17,515 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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Every number above is copied from Public Action to Deliver Shelter's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Public Action to Deliver Shelter, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Public Action to Deliver Shelter spent in FY2025, $88.03 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Public Action to Deliver Shelter's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Public Action to Deliver Shelter reported that 88.0% of its $14.2 million in expenses went to program services, 6.2% to management and general and 5.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Public Action to Deliver Shelter pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Public Action to Deliver Shelter reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $185,395, for the role of EXEC DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Public Action to Deliver Shelter get its money?
Of $14.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.6% came from contributions and grants (including 45.7% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Public Action to Deliver Shelter a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3285644 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 202611359349305696 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511259349302391 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441239349301334 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310609349301501 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220619349300622 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101189349300425 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3285644: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.