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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: January 2025 Expires: January 2027

National Center for Healthy Housing

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(410) 992-0712
10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 200
Columbia, MD, 21044
https://nchh.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

National Center for Healthy Housing meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to transform lives by transforming housing."

Year, State Incorporated:
1992, MD

The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) reports it is dedicated to establishing healthy and safe homes for people across all income levels through research, advocacy, training, and capacity-building. The organization provides leaders in the public health, housing, and environmental sectors with data, tools, policies, and best practices to improve housing quality in their communities. NCHH's research projects include asthma and respiratory illness, economic evaluation, green building, energy efficiency and weatherization, health impacts of healthy housing interventions, injury prevention, lead poisoning, older adults and disability, radon, and ventilation.

For the year ended September 30, 2023, National Center for Healthy Housing's program expenses were:

Program services: $3,169,174

Total Program Expenses: $3,169,174

Chief Executive
Amanda L. Reddy, Executive Director

Compensation*
$160,647

Chair of the Board
Shannon Melton

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Vice President, Catalyze

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
9

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Radio

Fundraising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,129,921, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on National Center for Healthy Housing's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Grants and contracts $2,742,358
Contributions $246,813
In-kind contributions $140,750
Interest $10,389
Other $3,250
Employee Retention Credit Adjustment $-1,918
Loss on disposal of property $-732
Total Income $3,140,910

Programs: 94% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 4%

Total Income $3,140,910
Total expenses: $3,379,687
  Program expenses $3,169,174
  Fundraising expenses $70,348
  Administrative expenses $119,626
  Other expenses $20,539
Income in Excess of Expenses $-238,777
Beginning Net Assets $1,566,940
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,328,163
Total Liabilities $387,887
Total Assets $1,716,050

Note 1: In the financial section above, “other expenses” refers to income tax expense.

Note 2: According to the organization's audited financial statements – consolidated - for the year ended September 30, 2023, NCHH received in-kind contributions totaling $140,750 in the form of donated commodities, which includes database access ($128,750), and consulting services ($12,000).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance