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Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties

Fort Myers, FL · EIN 59-2236174 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties reported $30.5 million in revenue and $32.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.99 went to program services, $5.52 to management and general costs and $2.49 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 59.7% of the total. Government grants made up 25.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $195,744 (CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% between FY2021 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 $32M

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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.0%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.5%10.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.5%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.04$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
59.7%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
25.6%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
36.7%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$195,744$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.61%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
45
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
12.410.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
20 of 20100.0%

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 expense
$20M expenses · 67.2% of program spending · revenue $7.3M

In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2025, Habitat sold 62 homes to low-income families utilizing low or no-interest mortgages with payments totaling approximately 30% or less of their income. An estimated 1,616 volunteers assisted in our mission of building and delivering affordable homes

$6.9M expenses · 23.5% of program spending · revenue $3.6M

Habitat's ReStore exists to provide revenue for our affordable home ownership mission and to provide home furnishings, appliances, building materials, and other items to our homeowners and the public at greatly reduced costs. Homeowners are given a discount at the store. Businesses and individuals donate new and used items to the stores. Homeowners and others volunteer in the stores to gain hours toward their sweat equity requirement and to keep the operating expenses as low as possible. During the Fiscal Year, there were an estimated 262 volunteers who assisted with our ReStores in various…

$2.8M expenses · 9.4% of program spending · revenue $651K

Habitat provides families with counseling services geared towards homeownership, debt management and foreclosure prevention. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Habitat provided counseling to 731 families

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$162,396$0$33,348$195,744
CFO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$146,672$0$9,920$156,592
COO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$144,544$0$10,010$154,554
VP of Retail
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$112,250$0$6,250$118,500

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $492K (Part IX, line 5).

5 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$40MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$30M$32M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$30M$32M92.0%$33M$195,744
FY2024 ⓘ$27M$26M92.6%$35M$179,898
FY2023 ⓘ$29M$27M94.2%$34M$184,883
FY2022 ⓘ$24M$20M96.1%$33M$177,303
FY2021 ⓘ$25M$22M96.5%$29M$134,579

Governance 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–1b20 · 20 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 593
  • Volunteers Part I, line 62,073

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Universal Trax LLC
Site Development
$1,469,616
Cochran Concrete and Masonry LLC
Construction of Foundations
$826,616
RD Battle Inc
Stucco
$544,700
Rivera & Company
Drywall
$448,264

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 27 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

15 private foundations reported grants to Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties totaling $273K 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 Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties'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 for Lee and Hendry Counties, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties reported that 92.0% of its $32.1 million in expenses went to program services, 5.5% to management and general and 2.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $195,744, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties get its money?

Of $30.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 59.7% came from contributions and grants (including 25.6% from government grants) and 36.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 59-2236174 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 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 202630529349300708 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501299349303105 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400939349301710 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311329349307641 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210919349301876 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 59-2236174: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.