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Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative reported $16.1 million in revenue and $15.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.12 went to program services, $11.54 to management and general costs and $8.34 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 62.1% of the total. Government grants made up 34.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $238,799 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% 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 $15MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 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 $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.1% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.5% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.3% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.13 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 62.1% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 34.5% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 36.5% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $238,799 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.60% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.5 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 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 expenseHousing operation: beacon offers a range of affordable housing and services to meet the needs of vulnerable members of our community. We are the largest owner/operator of supportive housing in the state of minnesota. We operate nearly 800 quality, affordable homes for more than 1000 people at 24 properties across the twin cities metro area. The majority of our housing serves households earning less than 30 percent of the community's area median income (ami). Supportive housing services are provided to over 600 households in Beacon Housing to help youth, single adults, families and seniors…
Housing development: beacon is among the leading developers of deeply affordable, supportive housing in the twin cities metro area. Beacon's unique collaborative model activates the energy, resources and leadership of congregations to create housing. We leverage private contributions to secure additional public funding and capital commitments and have developed over 800 homes at 26 properties to date. Beacon has over 200 homes in various stages of development at seven locations across the twin cities metro
Policy: when all people have access to stable housing, our communities are stronger and healthier. As a collaborative of congregations beacon works for transform public policy so that all people have a home. We galvanize individual advocates, faith communities and peer organizations towards policy solutions at the local and state level to unlock more resources for supportive housing. Beacon advocates have been the catalyst to big policy victories like passing a metro wide sales tax for housing, creating the new state rental assistance program, bring it home, minnesota, and expanding local…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $224,337 | $0 | $14,462 | $238,799 |
| VP OF HOUSING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $171,450 | $0 | $10,995 | $182,445 |
| VP OF ADVANCEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $136,717 | $0 | $12,926 | $149,643 |
| VP OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,748 | $0 | $11,111 | $135,859 |
| CONTROLLER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,232 | $0 | $12,055 | $133,287 |
| VP OF POLICY AND ORGANIZING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,395 | $0 | $6,082 | $125,477 |
| DIRECTOR OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,119 | $0 | $13,553 | $119,672 |
| FORMER DIRECTOR OF DEI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,768 | $0 | $5,276 | $115,044 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (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 · 18 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 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 550
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,400
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RELATIVE INTEL Security services | $2,155,151 |
| YOUTHLINK Supportive services | $432,896 |
| AVIVO Supportive services | $309,927 |
| SIMPSON HOUSING Supportive services | $287,479 |
| YMCA OF THE NORTH Supportive services | $171,877 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
27 private foundations reported grants to Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative totaling $1.6M 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 Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative spent in FY2025, $80.12 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative reported that 80.1% of its $15.0 million in expenses went to program services, 11.5% to management and general and 8.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $238,799, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative get its money?
Of $16.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 62.1% came from contributions and grants (including 34.5% from government grants) and 36.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1953599 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 202513579349300246 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403519349300775 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333569349300003 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320309349300712 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113489349301801 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003429349300810 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1953599: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.