Eviction Defense Collaborative
Eviction Defense Collaborative reported $22.7 million in revenue and $22.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.80 went to program services, $9.01 to management and general costs and $2.19 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 95.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $200,874 (Executive Dir.). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 227% 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 $22MFor 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 $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.8% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.0% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.9% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 95.3% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $200,874 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.91% | 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 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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 expenseIn FY 22-23 EDC provided services to 2,622 unique individuals across all programs. The majority of clients served were San Francisco tenants at the highest risk of eviction and potential homelessness. Over 80% were low income, and 72% were Black, Indigenous, People of Color. 13% of clients served self-identified as LGBTQ+, 49% acknowledged having a disability, and 16% reported the need for an interpreter. EDC disbursed a total of $8,018,851 in emergency rental assistance and ongoing shallow tenant subsidies to 1025 community households residing in the City and County of San Francisco, who…
Legal services including tenant counseling and full scope legal representation in an eviction matter: The Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC)walk-in Right to Counsel legal clinic provided limited and pro per services to 1,094 unique individuals providing 1,118 points of limited legal services. Our Tenant Right to Counsel Litigation team closed 346 Full-Scope Legal Representation cases and provided 93 limited Scope points of service. Services delivered had a 96% rate of positive outcomes, successfully preventing displacement and homelessness for the tenants served. Legal services included…
The Shelter Client Advocates(SCA) program served 387 unhoused individuals residing in shelters funded by the City and County of San Francisco who were facing Denials of Service (DOS, or eviction) from such shelters. The SCA team completed 586 shelter hearings and arbitrations for Denials of Service. The SCA program provides shelter residents with due) process at shelter eviction hearings, monitors shelter conditions and the application of shelter rules, and provides informal conflict resolution between the shelter staff and residents. San Francisco is unique in the country in that it provides…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,874 | $0 | $0 | $200,874 |
| Dir. of Litigation Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,114 | $0 | $0 | $159,114 |
| Director of Dev Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $150,656 | $0 | $0 | $150,656 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Eviction Defense Collaborative (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $201K (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–1b8 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 2Yes
- 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 5102
- Volunteers Part I, line 61
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Eviction Defense Collaborative totaling $1,029 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 Eviction Defense Collaborative's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Eviction Defense Collaborative, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Eviction Defense Collaborative spent in FY2025, $88.80 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Eviction Defense Collaborative's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Eviction Defense Collaborative reported that 88.8% of its $22.0 million in expenses went to program services, 9.0% to management and general and 2.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Eviction Defense Collaborative pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Eviction Defense Collaborative reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $200,874, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Eviction Defense Collaborative get its money?
Of $22.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 95.3% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Eviction Defense Collaborative a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-3342323 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 202611359349315176 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541189349300039 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202412159349300546 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321299349303317 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231269349303453 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120629349300237 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-3342323: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.