Agate Housing and Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO END HOMELESSNESS AND RELIEVE HUNGER THROUGH ACTION AND ADVOCACY.
- Income
- $29.9 million
- Spending
- $23.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 74%
- Employees
- 212
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $248,507, ceo/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: 59 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 34% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 62% 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 56% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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)
- $10.7 million spent. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS 1,038 SERVED:SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS - FAMILY AND SINGLE ADULT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE LONG TERM, SCATTERED-SITE HOUSING (NON-AGATE OWNED) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND SINGLE ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LONG TERM HOMELESSNESS AND HAVE A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY. IN FY2025, 512 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED SERVICES (804 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 188 CHILDREN).MINNESOTA HOUSING - HOUSING TRUST FUND SUBSIDIES - RENTAL SUBSIDIES ARE AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR HELPING SINGLE ADULTS AND FAMILIES MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING WHILE THEY WORK TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. AGATE ADMINISTERS HOUSING TRUST FUND SUBISIDIES THROUGH MINNESOTA HOUSING AND SERVED 86 HOUSEHOLDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. 510 BOARD AND LODGE - THIS PROGRAM CLOSED IN OCTOBER 2024. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO SINGLE ADULTS AND WAS MAINTAINED IN A DORMITORY STYLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, WHERE RESIDENTS WERE PROVIDED THREE DAILY MEALS. IN FY2025, 83 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM.VA BEDS - PRIOR TO THE CLOSING OF OUR 510 BOARD AND LODGE IN OCTOBER 2024, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 11 BEDS AT THE 510 BOARD AND LODGE SITE FOR USE BY VETERANS. OUR VETERAN RESIDENTS TYPICALLY STAYED IN THIS SETTING FOR A FEW MONTHS WHILE THEY UTILIZED OUR CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SEEK MORE INDEPENDENT SETTINGS FOR THEIR NEXT MOVE. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 5 INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.PARK7 - AGATE PROVIDES PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS AT THE PARK 7 BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, WITH 61 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE BUILDING IS MANAGED BY TRELLIS, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDER IN THE AREA, AND ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY AGATE. 65 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN FISCAL 2025.METRO INN - AGATE OPERATED A CONVERTED MOTEL WHERE IT PROVIDED SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY PERMANENT HOUSING UNITS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. THE PROPERTY PROVIDES 38 AFFORDABLE HOMES.
- $3.0 million spent. TIME LIMITED HOUSING PROGRAMS 1,519 SERVED:RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS - THESE PROGRAMS HELP FAMILIES AND SINGLE ADULTS TRANSITION QUICKLY FROM SHELTER INTO HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 229 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED (684 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 384 CHILDREN).PREVENTION PROGRAMS - THESE PROGRAMS WORK WITH FAMILIES AND SINGLE ADULTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE SHORT TO MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. IN FY2025, THE PROGRAMS SERVED 67 HOUSEHOLDS (112 TOTAL INDIVDUALS, INCLUDING 34 CHILDREN). NEXT STEP ASSESSMENTS - THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED TO PROVIDE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM HOUSING ASSESSMENTS FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. COORDINATED ENTRY IS THE COUNTY PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE PRIORITIZED TO GET INTO HOUSING. IN FY2025, 723 ASSESSMENTS WERE COMPLETED WITH FAMILIES.
- $2.8 million spent. EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAMS 1,968 SERVED:SHELTER PROGRAMS - AGATE OPERATES A COUPLES SHELTER AT THE FIRST COVENANT CHURCH (FCC), WITH A SHELTER CAPACITY OF 48. ADDTIONALLY THE FCC SHELTER OFFERS OVERFLOW BEDS TO UP TO 2 INDIVIDUALS PER NIGHT. AGATE OPERATED A MEN'S SHELTER THAT CLOSED IN OCTOBER 2024. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 313 INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED SHELTER BETWEEN THE TWO SHELTER LOCATIONS WHILE WE WORKED WITH THEM TO ACCESS HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES. STREET OUTREACH - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES THE FIRST CONTACT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING OUTSIDE. PARTNERING WITH MANY LOCAL AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, THIS INTENSIVE OUTREACH CONNECTS PEOPLE TO SHELTER, HOUSING, AND OTHER SERVICES. IN FISCAL FY2025, 1655 UNIQUE UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED. WELCOME CENTER - PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEKING SERVICES MAY ACCESS THE AGATE WELCOME CENTER FOR MAIL DELIVERY, RESOURCE INFORMATION, STREET OUTREACH DROP-INS, AND OTHER SUPPORT. APPROXIMATELY 730 INDIVIDUALS UTILIZE WELCOME CENTER SERVICES EACH MONTH, AND APPROXIMATELY 1230 PEOPLE HAVE THEIR MAIL DELIVERED TO THE AGATE MAIN OFFICE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
- $1.1 million spent. FOOD CENTRE - THIS PROGRAM CLOSED IN OCTOBER 2024. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEALS 365 DAYS A YEAR, OPERATING UNDER A "NO QUESTIONS ASKED" PHILOSOPHY WHERE NO ONE WAS TURNED AWAY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED MEALS TO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS FEEDING THE RESIDENTS AT OUR BOARD AND LODGE AND OUR SHELTER SITES. REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES - IN APRIL 2025, THIS PROGRAM CLOSED AND AGATE STAFF HELPED TRANSFER ALL PARTICIPANTS TO EXTERNAL PROVIDERS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED 452 INDIVIDUALS WITH MANAGING THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING BUDGETING AND ISSUING PAYMENTS FOR RENT, BILLS, PERSONAL NEEDS. A DAY IN THE LIFE (EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY) - THIS PROGRAM ADVOCATES FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THIS IS AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM THAT GIVES PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN DIRECTLY FROM PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IN FY2025, 305 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PROGRAM. BIRTH CERTIFICATE PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PEOPLE IN ACQUIRING NEEDED PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, PRIMARILY BIRTH CERTIFICATES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE FACILITATED THE RETRIEVAL OF 809 BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR 730 PEOPLE FROM 46 STATES/PROVINCES/TERRITORIES.HANDBOOK OF THE STREETS - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 20,393 MINNEAPOLIS HANDBOOKS OF THE STREETS WERE DISTRIBUTED. WE DISTRIBUTED 5,304 ST. PAUL BOOKS. WE CONTINUE TO BROADLY DISTRIBUTE STREET OUTREACH TRIFOLDS, HAVING SOLD OVER 5,000 COPIES.
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 2002.
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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