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HOUSING HOPE

HOUSING HOPE (Washington) receives grants from 72 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,666,571 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY ($1,833,394). 50 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2023
$9.6M
Funders on record
72
Grants received
$11M
Net assets
$15M
50/72 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 19%
01What it does

What Housing Hope does

Mission

To promote and provide a continuum of safe, decent, affordable housing and necessary related services for very low income and low income residents of snohomish county and camano island.

As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.

Programs

  1. During the year ended june 30, 2023, Housing Hope provided 601 affordable units (including tax credit incentives) of which six were emergency shelter units and 236 dedicated to serving households that were experiencing homelessness. Social services tailored to the needs of each household are provided by the agency that is centered by individualized family support management and basic life skills.

    $7,137,890 spentof which $1,018,763 as grants$4,913,537 earned by the program
    67% of program spending
  2. The childhope initiative is comprised of four programs: tomorrow's hope child development center, parenting educating courses at college of hope, Housing Hope's teen and young families program, and in-home interventions provided by child and family specialists. Each of these programs help homeless and very low-income children recover from early traumas, setting them on the path toward a lifetime of success. During the year ended june 30, 2023, these programs served 171 children, 185 parents, and 121 families.

    $1,065,607 spentof which $4,625 as grants
    10% of program spending
  3. The agency's social service program has been "vocationalized" to help participants gain critical job readiness skills necessary to be competitive in the job market and to contribute positively to the community's workforce. Employment readiness program components include classes, coaching, mentoring and volunteering and paid jobs experiences. As participants increase their employment readiness skills, they are assisted to secure permanent paid employment that becomes the launching pad for helping them determine a career direction and path. During the year ended june 30, 2023, the college of hope program provided 271 individuals classes to improve their skills and knowledge in the areas of parenting & family life, mental health, economic wellbeing, health & wellness and housing expertise.

    $1,289,951 spentof which $230,952 as grants
    12% of program spending
  4. Other social service programs - case management, counseling for clients, client assistance.

    $1,213,889 spentof which $43,523 as grants
    11% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,707,337.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($13M) Expenses 100 ($11M) Net assets 100 ($21M)2022 Revenue 85 ($11M) Expenses 111 ($12M) Net assets 94 ($20M)2023 Revenue 74 ($9.6M) Expenses 134 ($15M) Net assets 71 ($15M)
202120222023
Revenue (74)Expenses (134)Net assets (71)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $50M to $47M (−7%).

$50M
$47M
$48M
202120222023
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2021
2022
2023
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2021 52% · 2022 18% · 2023 18%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

42% of HOUSING HOPE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (39% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 4,214 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.

$2.0M
’21
−$1.0M
’22
−$5.1M
’23
0.6
months of
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

Charles Fredrick Safstrom

CEO

As listed on its FY2023 Form 990.

The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.

202120222023
Listed22425
Joined·+1+23
No longer listed·192
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 16 funders to 30 funders, grant income rose $782k → $1.1M.

20 of 72 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 31% 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 HOUSING HOPE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 72 funders by total. 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

HOUSING HOPE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left

69% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HOUSING HOPE.

17%
largest funder
38%
top three
~13
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 28% · 2018 51% · 2019 42% · 2020 20% · 2021 42% · 2022 25% · 2023 18% — diversifying over time.

“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.

How long its funders stay

50% of HOUSING HOPE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

61% of HOUSING HOPE's grant income comes from Washington funders.

WA
MT
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
NJ
CT
CA
NE
MO
MD
DE
NC
TX
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’20
’21
’22
’23
Washington out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 14 states 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

HOUSING HOPE's funding base is broadening — from 16 funders to 30 as grant income climbed.

Operating margin−53% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve0.6mo · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)−14% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,794 housing & shelter nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2023

Government funding HOUSING HOPE receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $3.6M on record.

Federal$3.6M
grants $3.6Mcontracts $0
19
21
24
Top agencies
  • Department of Agriculture$2.1M
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development$1.5M

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like HOUSING HOPE

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

73% of spending goes to programs.

Program 73%Management 22%Fundraising 5%

Governance

21
board members
95%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

93%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

WA

Part of a family of 10 related entities

  • Housing Hope Properties · exempt
  • Building Credits · exempt
  • Hopeworks Social Enterprises · exempt
  • Hopeworks Station Enterprises · exempt
  • Twin Lakes Landing LLC · partnership

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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for HOUSING HOPE: 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 HOUSING HOPE?
HOUSING HOPE (Washington) receives grants from 72 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,666,571 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY ($1,833,394). 50 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does HOUSING HOPE have?
IRS filings report 72 organizations giving $10,666,571 in grants to HOUSING HOPE, 50 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of HOUSING HOPE?
UNITED WAY OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY is the largest funder on record, with $1,833,394 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like HOUSING HOPE 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.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2021–2023), and the filings of 72 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing