Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE
NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 22 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,739,500 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($10,000,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 58% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $9.5M
- Funders on record
- 22
- Grants received
- $19M
- Net assets
- $15M
What National Fair Housing Alliance does
Mission
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in washington, dc, the National Fair Housing Alliance (nfha) is the only national organization dedicated solely to ending discrimination in housing. (continued on schedule o)
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Housing & community development: the housing and community development team at nfha works to create sustainable housing opportunities and thriving, well-resourced and inclusive communities utilizing the unique resources and tools available to the fair housing movement. These tools and resources allow us to invest in housing and community development strategies that specifically address the housing and lending barriers facing people of color and persons in other protected classes.
$3,001,992 spentof which $2,681,520 as grants31% of program spendingEducation & outreach: nfha's education and outreach program informs consumers about their rights and how to recognize and report possible discrimination. It also teaches housing providers about their obligations under the law and the benefits of expanding fair housing choice.our national fair housing media campaign materials include print products, brochures, posters, social media marketing, and television and radio psas. These creative assets are marketed and distributed to media outlets and organizations throughout the united states.through our education and outreach initiatives, nfha has:-created hundreds of public service announcements covering all protected classes under the federal law-developed fair housing materials in nine languages to broaden the audiences learning about fair housing issues-achieved over 5 billion impressions to educate the public about the benefits of fair housing-received over $170 million in donated media to educate the public about fair housing issues
$2,151,101 spentof which $543,665 as grants$47,900 earned by the program22% of program spendingResponsible ai: the responsible ai program is a multi-faceted effort designed to eliminate bias in algorithmic-based systems used in housing and financial services, increase transparency and explainability for ai tools, outline ethical standards for responsible tech, advance effective policies for regulating ai tools, and increase diversity and inclusion in the tech field. The goal is to have our "gold standard" of algorithmic fairness adopted by regulators, developers, and consumers of ai-based systems.this initiative focuses on five main goals:-developing solutions for removing bias from the technologies that shape our lives-increasing transparency and explainability for ai tools-advancing research to help reduce bias in tech-developing policies that promote more effective oversight for ai tools-supporting efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tech field
$1,484,517 spent15% of program spendingEnforcement: in 1968, the fair housing act was passed into law making housing discrimination unlawful throughout the nation. Despite this legal protection and decades of work by nfha and its members to educate and train persons and organizations, reinvest in communities, and advocate for policies that extend equity and equality in housing nationwide, housing discrimination persists. Nfha's enforcement efforts support its mission by engaging in activities to document and address unlawful housing discrimination throughout the country: -intake and referrals: nfha receives allegations of discrimination and connects persons with local fair housing organizations and other resources for investigation and advocacy services. Nfha may also provide investigation and advocacy services.-investigations: when nfha has reason to believe fair housing laws are being violated, it conducts investigations to assess the situation. Investigations are often conducted in collaboration with local fair housing centers and may cover multiple states. -counteraction: in instances where nfha identifies discrimination, nfha diverts its resources to address documented discrimination through, for example,…
$3,136,407 spent$2,139,997 earned by the program32% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,774,017.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
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 $7.2M to $23M (+225%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 36% · 2018 35% · 2019 13% · 2020 22% · 2021 19% · 2022 3% · 2023 7% · 2024 24% · 2025 24%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 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.
Board chair
Vince Curry
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 8 funders, grant income rose $0 → $11M.
7 of 22 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 58% 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 NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE’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
NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
58% 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 NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 56% · 2020 36% · 2021 52% · 2022 53% · 2023 87% — 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.
How long its funders stay
30% of NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.
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
58% of NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $7.9M that is directly attributable, 99% of it comes from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 10 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $11M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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.
Government funding NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $12.7M on record.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$12.7M
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 NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
73%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE?
- NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 22 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,739,500 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($10,000,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 58% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE have?
- IRS filings report 22 organizations giving $18,739,500 in grants to NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE?
- The Chicago Community Trust is the largest funder on record, with $10,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 22 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