Washington · Nonprofit
Building Ohana
Building Ohana (Washington) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $44,479 to it, the largest being THE LORD SEES FOUNDATION ($40,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.1M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $44k
- Net assets
- $5.0M
What Building Ohana does
Mission
BUILDING OHANA advances inclusive, multigenerational neighborhood design and community programs that bring people with neurodevelopmental and intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their neighbors into shared community life.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
In late 2024, BUILDING OHANA received a large, unusual grant that substantially strengthened its financial position. The Board of Directors safeguarded all principal in federally insured, interest-bearing accounts and established year-long certificates of deposit to ensure long-term stewardship. These measures expanded organizational capacity for the design, land acquisition, and pre-development of Ohana Villagewhile maintaining all funds for mission-related use. The grant did not alter the organization's exempt purpose; it reinforced the same charitable mission by securing a stable foundation for continued program delivery and future community development.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
PEOPLE: Ohana Community Education and Awareness ProgramIn early 2024, BUILDING OHANA began advancing land-acquisition efforts within the River District of Liberty Lake, WA, relocating its office there to engage more fully with the community where Ohana Village will take root. Through its Community-Engaged Education and Design Initiative, Ohana convened multiple Liberty Lake gatheringsincluding business breakfasts and the second Patterns to Live By eventwhere more than 60 residents, civic leaders, and partners helped articulate shared values and design patterns for healthy, connected living. The process prompted early sponsorship commitments and produced OHANA's first Community-Engaged Design publication, a foundational document guiding the Project Management Team and anchoring Ohana's inclusive-design framework.Education and advocacy continued locally and nationally through conferences and workshops promoting inclusive neighborhood development. The office responded to more than 200 online and in-person inquiries, many from families seeking supportive, community-based housing across the lifespan. BUILDING OHANA also presented to the Liberty Lake City Council on support needs for…
$13,712 spent15% of program spendingPLACE: Ohana Research, Design and Development ProgramThe PLACE program was BUILDING OHANA's most active area in 2024, turning community input into the first physical steps toward Ohana Village. Work centered on an eight-acre River District site in Liberty Lake, coordinated with the master developer and city staff on due diligence and infrastructure planning. In September, after months of research with legal and real-estate advisors, BUILDING OHANA prepared and submitted a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) for the property, pending City of Liberty Lake approval of a Binding Site Plan (BPS) in 2025. The offer was structured to meet state and federal requirements for affordable-housing financing. To support negotiations, Ohana developed a site-specific conceptual plan showing housing types, shared spaces, and the intended community character to help partners understand the project's scope. Feedback from the Patterns to Live By process guided refinements and alignment with local priorities. New collaborations in 2024 included Central Valley School District, the Arc of Spokane's residential-support program, and Spokane's premier private-market developer. All work emphasized…
$54,847 spent60% of program spendingPURPOSE: Ohana Programs of SupportIn 2024, BUILDING OHANA advanced its Programs of Support, translating Intentional Neighboring into community-based frameworks for mutual care and belonging. Research addressed behavioral-health supports, natural-care networks, and evaluation methods for resident well-being within inclusive neighborhoods. We provided advisory leadership to regional and state coalitions on housing and disability inclusion and maintained collaborations with partners named in 2023, including the Arc of Spokane, Northwest Autism Center, Project I/DD, and Side-by-Side. Engagement with two local school districts and Washington State University's nursing and medical programs expanded training and awareness of inclusive-care practices.In the 4th quarter of 2024, our strengthened financial position ensured that site purchase upon Binding Site Plan approval would be possible without undue funding restriction. In response, BUILDING OHANA initiated research and planning for the OHANA FIT (Friendly Intentional Tracker) programa resident-supportive framework designed to help match future households with housing, accessibility, and community connections. These efforts…
$22,853 spentof which $953 as grants25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $91,412.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.0M to $5.0M (+394%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
98% of Building Ohana’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (39% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Deborah Finck
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 4 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $14k → $84.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Building Ohana’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Building Ohana leans on a few funders — its largest provides 90% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 71% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
Building Ohana draws 95% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, across 3 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $479 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Building Ohana has grown faster than three-quarters of the 3,973 housing & shelter nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,973 housing & shelter nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
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In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
46%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Building Ohana: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Building Ohana?
- Building Ohana (Washington) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $44,479 to it, the largest being THE LORD SEES FOUNDATION ($40,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Building Ohana have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $44,479 in grants to Building Ohana, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Building Ohana?
- THE LORD SEES FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $40,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Building Ohana find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing