Tedford Housing
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TEDFORD HOUSING'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO MOVE FROM HOMELESSNESS TO HOME. ESTABLISHED IN 1987, TEDFORD'S CONPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO REDUCING HOMELESSNESS AND MITIGATING ITS IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITIES INCLUDES PROVIDING HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES AND OUTREACH CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS; EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES; AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS.
- Income
- $5.2 million
- Spending
- $2.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- -9.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 55%
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 145
- Highest pay
- $115,169, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 54% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 50% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 160% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $724,549 spent. TEDFORD HOUSING IS THE ONLY EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDER NORTH OF PORTLAND AND SOUTH OF ROCKLAND, OFFERING SHELTER, ON AN EMERGENCY FIRST-COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS, 365 DAYS A YEAR/24 HOURS A DAY, TO ADJULTS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IN BRUNSWICK, TEDFORD MAINTAINS A 16-BED SINGLE ADULT SHELTER AT 49 CUMBERLAND STREET, WHICH IS STAFFED OVERNIGHT, AND A SEPARATE FAMILY SHELTER AT 34 FEDERAL STREET THAT OFFERS 6 APARTMENT-STYLE UNITS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. TEDFORD HOUSING'S EMERGENCY SHELTERS PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO REBUILD THEIR HOPE. SHELTER GUESTS FACING THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH CASE MANAGERS TO ACCESS TO THE HEALTH, HUMAN, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES NEEDED TO OVERCOME AND ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THAT CREATED THEIR HOUSING EMERGENCY, AND ACHIEVE STABLE, PERMANENT HOUSING. CASE MANAGERS FOLLOW SHELTER GUESTS LONG AFTER THEY MOVE INTO HOUSING TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING AND AVOID A RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, TEDFORD PROVIDED 12,416 SHELTER BEDNIGHTS TO 69 HOUSEHOLDS. OF THESE 69 HOUSEHOLDS, 55 WERE INDIVIDUALS STAYING AT THE ADULT SHELTER, AND 14 WERE HOUSEHOLDS STAYING AT THE FAMILY SHELTER. THE 14 FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS INCLUDED 53 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, OF WHICH 31 WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
- $249,578 spent. TEDFORD HOUSING'S HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM IS AN ESSENTIAL STRATEGY FOR REDUCING HOMELESSNESS BY PREVENTING IT FROM OCCURRING. A COSTLY CAR REPAIR, DIVORCE OR MEDICAL BILL CAN PUSH A RELATIVELY STABLE HOUSEHOLD TO THE BRINK OF HOMELESSNESS. TEDFORD HOUSINGS HOMELESS OUTREACH AND PREVENTION COORDIINATOR WORKS TO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT AND CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A HOUSING CRISIS. TEDFORD PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND UTILIZES FUNDING FROM THE UNITED WAY OF MIDCOAST MAINE TO PROVIDE SECURITY DEPOSITS AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT EVICTIONS AND/OR SECURE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EITHER IN DANGER OF EVICTION OR HOMELESSNESS OR TO THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE PROGRAM SERVED 79 HOUSEHOLDS, COMPRISED OF 171 INDIVIDUALS, WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN FORM OF EVICTION PREVENTION AND SECURITY DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE, AND OUTREACH SERVICES, SHORT-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT AND CONNECTION WITH LOCAL RESOURCES TO AN ADDITIONAL 309 HOUSEHOLDS, COMPRISED OF 462 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. OUR HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A SEPARATE EMERGENCY HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WARM THY NEIGHBOR, WHICH TEDFORD HOUSING ASSUMED IN 2010. WARM THY NEIGHBOR IS AN EMERGENCY HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THOSE IN BRUNSWICK AND ADJACENT TOWNS WHO ARE AT OR UNDER 150% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL AND WITHOUT SUFFICIENT HOME HEAT. ELIGIBLE CLIENTS RECEIVE 100 GALLONS OF HEATING OIL OR THE EQUIVALENT OF OTHER FUEL. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED ENTIRELY BY PRIVATE DONATIONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WARM THY NEIGHBOR SERVED 231 HOUSEHOLDS, COMPRISED OF 447 MEMBERS, AND DISTRIBUTED $87,741 IN HEATING ASSISTANCE DURING THE 2024-2025 HEATING SEASON.
- $709,344 spent. IN 2003, TEDFORD HOUSING MADE A STRATEGIC DECISION TO CHANGE ITS FOCUS FROM PROVIDING ONLY EMERGENCY HOUSING SHELTER TO PROVIDING HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES IN THE MIDCOAST REGION. TEDFORD'S PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS, AND PROVIDES A VITAL PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN OTHER AREAS OF THEIR LIVES LIKE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND IMPROVED HEALTH. USING A HOUSING FIRST APPROACH, TEDFORD HOUSINGS 37 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS PROVIDE SAFE, CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS WITH ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT. MANY ARE OCCUPIED BY ADULTS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DISABLING CONDITIONS LIKE MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND/OR CATASTROPHIC EVENTS LIKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT HAVE RESULTED IN HOMELESSNESS. MANY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SHELTER STAYS AND/OR PERIODS OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS.TEDFORD HOUSING HAS SIX SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENT BUILDINGS; ONE IN BRUNSWICK, TWO IN BATH, ONE IN LEWISTON, ONE IN AUBURN AND ONE IN AUGUSTA, WITH 19 UNITS FOR SINGLE ADULTS AND 18 FOR FAMILIES. MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THRIVE IN THIS SUPPORTIVE SETTING, RESULTING IN MORE INDEPENDENCE, GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND A LOWER LIKIHOOD OF THESE TENANTS RETURNING TO HOMELESSNESS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, TEDFORD SERVED 39 HOUSEHOLDS, COMPRISED OF 78 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, IN ITS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS.
- $291,188 spent. IN FY25, TEDFORD HOUSING OPERATED AN OVERNIGHT WINTER CENTER AT 1 TENNEY WAY IN BRUNSWICK FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS LOW-BARRIER RESOURCE WAS OPEN 12 HOURS A NIGHT FROM MID-NOVEMBER 2024 THROUGH MID-APRIL 2025,AND SERVED 130 UNIQUE GUESTS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND PETS, PROVIDING THEM A WARM SPACE TO STAY OVERNIGHT DURING THE COLD WEATHER MONTHS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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