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Housing Forward

HOUSING FORWARD's mission is to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability.

$7.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$388k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$4.4MHuman Services$1.9MHealth$768kInternational$493kPublic Safety & Disaster$318kPhilanthropy$216k
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 6 grants below total $922,188, the rows itemized in this filing. The $7,721,678 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $6,799,490 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $524k
  • $250k+1 grant · $388k
$130,883
Median grant
1
States reached
$21M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BEDS PLUS$388,425
SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS$206,651
NEW MOMS$130,883
LIVE4 LALI$119,111
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION$67,218
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$9,900
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $3.3M) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%TOGETHER WE COPE: $63k → 14%TOGETHER WE COPE: $62k → 14%TOGETHER WE COPE: $57k → 14%YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES: $100k → 14%TOGETHER WE COPE: $57k → 14%YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES: $12k → 14%NORTHWEST COMPASS: $88k → 14%NORTHWEST COMPASS: $78k → 14%NORTHWEST COMPASS: $77k → 14%NORTHWEST COMPASS: $75k → 14%SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $268k → 14%SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $229k → 14%SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $217k → 14%SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $207k → 14%SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $206k → 14%SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $176k → 14%SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $153k → 14%SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $148k → 14%NEW MOMS: $142k → 14%NEW MOMS: $139k → 14%NEW MOMS: $131k → 14%NEW MOMS: $93k → 14%SARAHS INN: $29k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $172k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $155k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $121k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $36k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$7.9M · 15 repeat orgs$202k to everyone else

15 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
5

Total granted

$7.9M
$192k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+73%
+80%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHousing & ShelterHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BP
    BEDS PLUS INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $2.5M · revenue +628%
  • SS
    SOUTH SUBURBAN PADS
    8× · 2017–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +242%
  • NM
    NEW MOMS INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $506k · revenue +55%

Funded once

  • AT
    ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $60k · revenue +102%
  • AB
    ANEW BUILDING BEYOND VIOLENCE AND ABUSEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $39k · revenue +80%
  • YE
    YWCA EvanstonNorth Shore
    one grant, 2020 · $36k · revenue -14%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Chicago House & Social Service Agency

Provides housing and support services to individuals and families impacted by hiv/aids

Health
2
Lake County Crisis Center

A safe place is the leading advocate for eliminating domestic violence & human trafficking in northern illinois.

—
3
Bethany House Services Inc

Bethany house services empowers homeless and at-risk families with the solutions to achieve housing stability and long-term self-sufficiency.

Housing & Shelter
4
Safehouse Denver Inc

Safehouse denver assists adult, children, and youth in reclaiming their right to a life free from domestic violence. the agency provides a broad spectrum of culturally competent, trauma-informed services, including but not limited to,…

Human Services
5
The Night Ministry

The night ministry is a chicago-based organization whose mission is to provide human connection, housing support and health care to those who are unhoused or experiencing poverty.

Human Services
6
Presence Behavioral Health

Rooted in the loving ministry of jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. our catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually-centered, holistic care…

Health
7
Shelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services

Through shelter and housing, advocacy and supportive services, our mission is to prevent and end homelessness in our community.

—
8
Covenant House Illinois Inc

In 34 cities across five countries, covenant house builds bridges to hope for young people facing homelessness and survivors of human trafficking. we meet their immediate needs for food, clothing, protection, and medical and mental health…

Human Services
9
Youth and Family Alliance

Youth and family alliance (dba lifeworks) is a fearless advocate for youth and young adults pursuing a life they love and a stable future for themselves and their families. we strive to break cycles of instability by providing support and…

Human Services
10
Youth Emergency Services Inc

Youth emergency services (yes) provides housing and support to youth experiencing instability, crisis, and homelessness.

Human Services
11
The San Francisco Particular Council of the Society of St Vincent De Paul

The mission of the st. vincent de paul society of san francisco (svdp-sf) is to offer hope and service on a direct person-to-person basis, working to break the cycles of homelessness and domestic violence.

Human Services
12
Association House of Chicago

Association house's mission is to advance each person's full participation in the life of their families, communities, and society. since 1899, we have served a vibrant, multicultural community. we used a trauma informed, culturally…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Connections for the Homeless Inc; the most unlike its peers is African American Christian Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
19/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BEDS PLUS INC: $2,476,619 · OtherBEDS PLUS INCHeartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights: $493,019 · OtherHeartland Alliance for Human Needs and RightsTHE THRESHOLDS: $432,040 · OtherTHE THRESHOLDSAFRICAN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION: $215,775 · OtherAFRICAN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONCORNERSTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NFP: $210,939 · OtherCORNERSTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NFP+2 more: $75,005 · OtherSOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $1,603,189 · Human ServicesSOUTH SUBURBAN PADSNEW MOMS INC: $505,643 · Human ServicesNEW MOMS INCCATHOLIC CHARITIES CYO OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO: $485,057 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES CYO OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN F…NORTHWEST COMPASS INC: $317,928 · Human ServicesNORTHWEST COMPASS INCRESPOND NOW: $274,042 · Human ServicesRESPOND NOWTOGETHER WE COPE: $239,317 · Human ServicesTOGETHER WE COPE+2 more: $141,363 · Human ServicesLIVE 4 LALI INC: $193,786 · HealthTHRIVE COUNSELING CENTER: $132,097 · Health+1 more: $9,900 · HealthCONNECTIONS FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $187,021 · Housing & ShelterALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY: $60,037 · Housing & ShelterWINGS PROGRAM INC: $28,472 · Housing & Shelter
Other$3,903,397Human Services$3,566,539Health$335,783Housing & Shelter$275,530

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBEDS PLUS INC: $2,476,619 over 8y, 18% of budgetSOUTH SUBURBAN PADS: $1,603,189 over 8y, 9.1% of budgetNEW MOMS INC: $505,643 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetHeartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights: $493,019 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES CYO OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO: $485,057 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTHE THRESHOLDS: $432,040 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHWEST COMPASS INC: $317,928 over 4y, 7.8% of budgetRESPOND NOW: $274,042 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetTOGETHER WE COPE: $239,317 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetAFRICAN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION: $215,775 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetCORNERSTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NFP: $210,939 over 4y, 9.0% of budgetLIVE 4 LALI INC: $193,786 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetCONNECTIONS FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $187,021 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetYOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES INC: $112,432 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY: $60,037 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetANEW BUILDING BEYOND VIOLENCE AND ABUSE: $38,793 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetYWCA EvanstonNorth Shore: $36,212 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSARAH'S INN: $28,931 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: $9,900 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

United Way of Metropo…Alliance to End Homel…Circle of Service Fou…The Chicago Community…Blowitz-Ridgeway Foun…Oak Park-River Forest…George M Eisenberg Fo…Visiting Nurse Associ…Greater Chicago Food …AbbVie FoundationEdmond and Alice Ople…Housing Action Illino…
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago IncIL32× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County · Circle of Service Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation · Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation · George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities · Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (Aka) Vna Foundation · Greater Chicago Food Depository · AbbVie Foundation · Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation · Housing Action Illinois

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Housing Forward funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Housing Forward. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 21 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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