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Insight Housing

Berkeley, CA · EIN 94-2979073 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Insight Housing reported $34.1 million in revenue and $32.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.26 went to program services, $15.33 to management and general costs and $2.41 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.8% of the total. Government grants made up 79.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $338,030 (Chief Executive Officer). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 270% 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 $32M

For 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 $34M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.3%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.3%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.4%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.03$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
88.8%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
79.6%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
10.7%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$338,030$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.04%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
56
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.56.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 14100.0%

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
$18M expenses · 66.6% of program spending · grants $8.4M · revenue $3.5M

Funded by the VA, SSVF is Insight Housing's largest program and provides a robust set of homelessness prevention and housing tools for Veterans and their families who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including: housing location help, temporary financial assistance, and wraparound case management.The resources are flexible, meaning they can be tailored to the needs of the individual veteran households. The SSVF shallow subsidy program provides two years of rental assistance that will not decrease if the household increases their income. Insight Housing operates this program in…

$8.9M expenses · 33.4% of program spending · grants $141K · revenue $284K

Insight Housing is proud to operate the following programs in support of their mission. Housing programs include: Dwight Way Women's Shelter, Hope Center Men's Shelter, Dwight Way and Hope Center Veteran's Transitional Housing Program, Rio Vista Housing, Russell Street Residence, Albany Hope and Community Meal Program

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
Chief Executive Officer
Officer, 55.00 hrs/week
$323,893$0$14,137$338,030
Chief Operating Officer
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$244,072$0$7,643$251,715
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$224,448$0$7,866$232,314
Chief Human Resources Officer
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$228,521$0$3,467$231,988
Director of Finance
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$197,869$0$3,028$200,897

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Insight Housing (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $888K (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$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$34M$32M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$34M$32M82.3%$6.8M$338,030
FY2024 ⓘ$30M$30M82.8%$5.9M$350,153
FY2023 ⓘ$23M$23M86.8%$5.9M$324,117
FY2022 ⓘ$21M$18M85.0%$5.4M$188,905
FY2021 ⓘ$21M$20M89.2%$2.9M$171,184
FY2020 ⓘ$9.2M$9.4M85.7%$1.5M$142,653

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–1b14 · 14 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 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5299
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6284

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Catlin Building
Construction
$612,193
Phillips Win Architecture Inc
Architectural Services
$146,475
Falcone Development Services LLC
Real Estate Development Consulting
$142,000

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

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Insight Housing totaling $62,000 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 Insight Housing's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Insight Housing, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Insight Housing's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Insight Housing reported that 82.3% of its $32.4 million in expenses went to program services, 15.3% to management and general and 2.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Insight Housing pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Insight Housing reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $338,030, for the role of Chief Executive Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Insight Housing get its money?

Of $34.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 88.8% came from contributions and grants (including 79.6% from government grants) and 10.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Insight Housing a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-2979073 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202642189349301579 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349316408 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411359349309256 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202312089349301331 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349315163 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202102149349300035 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-2979073: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.