Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC
NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,142,000 to it, the largest being The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc ($855,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.2M
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $510k
What National Housing Conference Inc does
Mission
The national housing conference has been defending the american home since 1931. We believe everyone in america should have equal opportunity to live in a quality, affordable home in a thriving community. Nhc convenes and collaborates with our diverse membership and the broader housing and community development sectors to advance our policy, research and communications initiatives to effect positive change at the federal, state and local levels. Politically diverse and nonpartisan, nhc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Raising national awareness: nhc builds nationwide awareness regarding the significance of affordable housing through various means, including social media, op-ed contributions, media interviews, and the publication of research and reports. Furthermore, nhc organizes an annual convening of housing communications leaders, called "solutions for housing communications," which successfully attracted prominent figures in the housing sector in 2024. Nhc consistently disseminates its "member brief," a weekly policy update newsletter with a broad readership of nearly 11,000 subscribers. Additionally, nhc is dedicated to further advancing the expertise of housing professionals through our "emerging leaders in affordable housing."
$827,298 spent66% of program spendingPolicy development: nhc works with a broad coalition of housing stakeholders and advocates around a wide range of housing issues. Of nhc's members, no sector of affordable housing development and advocacy represents more than 20 percent, allowing for a diverse set of views and perspectives. In 2024, nhc held two major housing convenings, solutions for housing communications and solutions for affordable housing, that drew 403 attendees and 376 attendees, respectively. Additionally, nhc co-hosted an event titled "revolutionizing homeownership: innovations in mortgage tech, ai, and data", which brought together policymakers, industry experts, and leaders to examine how emerging technologies are reshaping the housing sector, with a particular focus on advancements in mortgage platforms, artificial intelligence (ai), and data transparency. The event drew 299 attendees. Additionally, nhc also partnered for an event titled "innovation exchange with mayors sharing solutions for housing affordability" which convened bipartisan mayors, business leaders, lawmakers, thought leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss the importance of homeownership and issues impacting renters, and drew 218…
$333,846 spent27% of program spendingNhc's research division produces nhc's hallmark paycheck to paycheck online database which is updated each quarter to include data from 296 occupations across 390 metropolitan statistical areas. The database informs nhc and other decision makers of the ability, or lack thereof, for working families to afford typical housing in msas across the country by comparing wage data and housing costs. The research division also runs nhc's housing resource center, which offers thousands of housing policy and research resources to help individuals and organizations make informed decisions and actively shape effective housing policies. The resources within the housing resource center are organized under twelve key categories. Other pages include multimedia resources, public data tools, and an events calendar.
$98,335 spent8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,259,479.
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. 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 2021 to 2022, from $1.2M to $4.0M (+221%).
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: 2021 13% · 2023 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
102% of NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC’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. 5 of the last 8 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
David Dworkin
President and CEO
Board chair
Steve O'Connor
Chair (until 06/24)
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 3 funders, grant income fell $665k → $185k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $39k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Bankers Association). These are real filings, and they are not money NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC raised.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC’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 HOUSING CONFERENCE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 40% of grant income and the top three 83%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 83% · 2018 100% · 2019 95% · 2020 64% · 2021 94% · 2022 82% · 2023 81% — broadly stable.
“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
29% of NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 36% 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
NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC draws 95% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC is better cushioned than half 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
Organizations like NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
51% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
55%
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 HOUSING CONFERENCE INC?
- NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,142,000 to it, the largest being The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc ($855,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $2,142,000 in grants to NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC?
- The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $855,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE INC 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.
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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 2017–2024), and the filings of 11 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