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Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association

Salinas, CA · EIN 94-2631608 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association reported $11.5 million in revenue and $7.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.15 went to program services, $6.60 to management and general costs and $3.25 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 69.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $258,194 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 50% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.9M

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

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)
90.2%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.6%10.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
3.3%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.08$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
28.3%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
69.3%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$258,194$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.27%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
75
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
64.610.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 9100.0%

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
$7.1M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $205K · revenue $7.7M

Planning, developing and operating low-income housing projects

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
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$213,700$0$44,494$258,194
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$207,744$0$30,500$238,244
DIRECTOR OF RE DEVELOPMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$150,314$0$23,790$174,104
DIRECTOR OF FORWARD PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$142,449$0$16,529$158,978
DIRECTOR OF ASSET MANAGEMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$137,539$0$12,109$149,648
DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE FINANCE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$105,313$0$13,065$118,378
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$100,081$0$7,791$107,872

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $389K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$11M$7.9M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$11M$7.9M90.2%$42M$258,194
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$7.7M90.8%$40M$204,268
FY2023 ⓘ$9.7M$6.2M90.5%$35M$187,123
FY2022 ⓘ$13M$5.9M90.2%$31M$143,161
FY2021 ⓘ$5.4M$4.9M89.8%$28M$208,196
FY2020 ⓘ$7.6M$4.5M89.9%$27M$195,672

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–1b9 · 9 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 521

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ALVAREZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
It company
$152,771
NOVOGRADAC & COMPANY LLP
Accounting services
$115,325

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association totaling $220K 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 Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association reported that 90.2% of its $7.9 million in expenses went to program services, 6.6% to management and general and 3.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $258,194, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association get its money?

Of $11.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 28.3% came from contributions and grants and 69.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-2631608 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 September 30, 2025, object 202602309349302600 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522259349302962 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422289349303577 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202312899349301556 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232279349302988 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102289349304430 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-2631608: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.