Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia
Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia reported $15.8 million in revenue and $14.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.80 went to program services, $7.57 to management and general costs and $5.63 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 45.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $255,753 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 512% 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 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 $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.8% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.6% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.12 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 45.4% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.9% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 28.6% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $255,753 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.72% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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 expenseHabitat dc-nova has completed and sold 308 homes across dc and northern virginia, with another 4 completed and in the process of being sold to income-qualified families. We have a robust pipeline with twenty-seven homes in active construction. Our homeownership program provides affordable first-time homebuyer opportunities by building and rehabilitating professional, energy-efficient homes and then selling them below cost to qualified low-income families. Our home repair program works with low-income seniors and adults with disabilities to provide critical repairs as well as in-home…
Family services, mortgage servicing, affordable housing advocacy and restore operations. Habitat dc-nova operates three restores in the northern virginia area which sell gently used furniture and building materials. These sales help to fund our programs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $241,202 | $0 | $14,551 | $255,753 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,309 | $0 | $20,685 | $147,994 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSTRUCTION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,593 | $0 | $20,811 | $140,404 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $246K (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–1b16 · 16 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 560
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,795
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| KANE CONSTRUCTION INC Construction services | $142,516 |
| STOIBER Architectural services | $139,495 |
| VIKA CAPITOL LLC Civil engineering | $133,839 |
| CELTIC DEMOLITIONINC Demolition services | $130,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia totaling $74,335 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 Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia spent in FY2025, $86.80 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia reported that 86.8% of its $14.9 million in expenses went to program services, 7.6% to management and general and 5.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $255,753, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia get its money?
Of $15.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 45.4% came from contributions and grants (including 4.9% from government grants) and 28.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1589700 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 202640849349300629 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521339349304062 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349305534 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321359349314357 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231259349301673 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (amended), object 202121329349304242 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1589700: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.