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Homeless Childrens Network

San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3266686 · 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

Homeless Childrens Network reported $12.7 million in revenue and $13.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.85 went to program services, $6.33 to management and general costs and $3.82 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 95.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $357,500 (CEO). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 167% 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 $13M

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 $13M

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)
89.8%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.3%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
3.8%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.04$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.9%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
95.5%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$357,500$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.67%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
96
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.76.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
4 of 4100.0%

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
$5.1M expenses · 42.3% of program spending

Africentric Programs:Black Birthing Health Initiative (BBHI): BBHI is designed to promote mental health and wellness, provide client-centered and culturally tailored care, and ensure accessibility to essential services for underserved and marginalized birthing individuals and their families in San Francisco including Black/African American birthing individuals. This program serves individuals of all backgrounds, and brings focused expertise to uplift Black birthing people through services that are reflective of their cultural identity and lived experiences. BBHIs innovative model of care…

$3.9M expenses · 32.7% of program spending

Ma'at:HCNs groundbreaking Maat Program was launched to create greater opportunity for culturally responsive behavioral and mental health approaches for children, youth, and families in San Francisco who have been historically marginalized, while also supporting those impacted by systemic inequities, intergenerational trauma, and racism. Maat uses a whole-person approach to deliver Afri-centric, culturally responsive, heartfelt mental health and wellness care. The program aims to facilitate healing within the family and community systems in neighborhoods across San Francisco, and provides…

$2.9M expenses · 24.5% of program spending

Mental Health Services:Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT): HCNs General EPSDT Program provides culturally competent, strengths-based behavioral health services for children and youth aged 0-17. This includes underserved youth populations such as newcomer Latine youth; immigrant youth and their families; LGBTQIA+ identified youth; youth without housing; and children and youth not attending school due to mental health disorders or emotional disturbances. HCNs therapeutic model employs a strengths-based, culturally responsive, inclusive, whole-person approach to mitigate…

$50,571 all other programs (line 4d)

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
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$275,000$0$82,500$357,500
COO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$210,000$0$63,000$273,000
CFO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$185,000$0$55,500$240,500
Dir-HR & Operation
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$165,000$0$49,500$214,500
CCO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$155,000$0$46,500$201,500
Development Dir
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$144,480$0$43,344$187,824
Dir-Behav Health
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$139,311$0$41,793$181,104
Dir-Africentric Pr
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$135,000$0$40,500$175,500

9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Homeless Childrens Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $825K (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$13M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$13M89.8%$4.1M$357,500
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$12M83.5%$4.8M$357,500
FY2023 ⓘ$10M$9.3M90.7%$5.4M$368,495
FY2022 ⓘ$11M$8.0M81.2%$4.5M$168,000
FY2021 ⓘ$5.5M$5.1M78.3%$1.9M$231,975
FY2020 ⓘ$4.8M$4.2M83.2%$1.5M$196,188

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–1b4 · 4 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 582
  • Volunteers Part I, line 630

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to Homeless Childrens Network totaling $238K 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 Homeless Childrens Network's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Homeless Childrens Network, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Homeless Childrens Network's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Homeless Childrens Network reported that 89.8% of its $13.4 million in expenses went to program services, 6.3% to management and general and 3.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Homeless Childrens Network pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Homeless Childrens Network reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $357,500, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Homeless Childrens Network get its money?

Of $12.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 95.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Homeless Childrens Network a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-3266686 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 202601359349313865 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521329349307552 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411349349304331 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331329349308758 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200609349300525 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120339349301207 · read the filing

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