My Sisters Place Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MY SISTERS PLACE IS COMMITTED TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS BY EMPOWERING WOMEN, FAMILIES, AND OTHERS IN GREATER HARTFORD TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND STABILITY IN THEIR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
- Income
- $5.2 million
- Spending
- $4.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -28.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 42%
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 138
- Highest pay
- $202,005, ceo
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
Weak: 40 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 39% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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.
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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 (5)
- $2.1 million spent. AFFORDABLE HOUSING: 1. MARY SEYMOUR PLACE APARTMENTS, LOCATED IN HARTFORD,PROVIDES SINGLE MEN OR WOMEN AFFORDABLE RENTAL APARTMENTS. TENANTS HOLD THEIR OWN LEASES. UNITS ARE LEASED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME TENANTS. THERE ARE 30 ONEBEDROOM APARTMENTS ONSITE,AS WELL AS VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL/ADVOCACY PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. 2. THE SUE ANN SHAY PLACE APARTMENTS CONSIST OF 34 AFFORDABLE ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM RENTAL APARTMENTS FOR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES LOCATED IN HARTFORD, CT. UNITS ARE LEASED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME TENANTS. TENANTS HOLD THEIR OWN LEASES. VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL/ADVOCACY PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONSITE. 3. THE BEAUMONT LOFTS, A 24 -UNIT APARTMENT AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMPLEX FOR BOTH FAMILIES AND SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDES VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL/ADVOCACY PROGRAMS. UNITS ARE LEASED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME TENANTS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING: 1. MARY SEYMOUR PLACE APARTMENTS, LOCATED IN HARTFORD,PROVIDES SINGLE MEN OR WOMEN AFFORDABLE RENTAL APARTMENTS. TENANTS HOLD THEIR OWN LEASES. UNITS ARE LEASED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME TENANTS. THERE ARE 30 ONEBEDROOM APARTMENTS ONSITE,AS WELL AS VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL/ADVOCACY PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. 2. THE SUE ANN SHAY PLACE APARTMENTS CONSIST OF 34 AFFORDABLE ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM RENTAL APARTMENTS FOR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES LOCATED IN HARTFORD, CT. UNITS ARE LEASED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME TENANTS. TENANTS HOLD THEIR OWN LEASES. VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL/ADVOCACY PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONSITE. 3. THE BEAUMONT LOFTS, A 24 -UNIT APARTMENT AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMPLEX FOR BOTH FAMILIES AND SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDES VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL/ADVOCACY PROGRAMS. UNITS ARE LEASED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME TENANTS.
- $1.3 million spent. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS: MY SISTERS' PLACE PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO WERE FORMERLY HOMELESS AND UNABLE TO HOLD THEIR OWN LEASE. THROUGH THE MARY SEYMOUR PLACE APARTMENTS AND SUE ANN SHAY PLACE APARTMENTS AND THE BEAUMONT LOFTS, MSP PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO MEET ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: LOW INCOME, LIVING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, AND/OR CURRENTLY HOMELESS. SECURITY DEPOSIT PROGRAMS - MSP OPERATES A FEW DIFFERENT PROGRAMS PROVIDING LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUCH AS SECURITY DEPOSITS, FIRST MONTH'S RENT, SECURITY DEPOSIT GUARANTEES AND SOMETIMES SMALL RENTAL ARREARS TO HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. AVAILABLE FUNDING VARIES AND SPECIFIES WHAT HOUSEHOLDS MAY BE SERVED AND WHAT EXPENSES CAN BE COVERED. THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC GIVING, THE HARTFORD AND THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF VERNON HAVE BEEN LONG-TIME SUPPORTERS OF THESE PROGRAMS. LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF 220 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. HOUSING MOBILITY PROGRAM - ASSISTS 100 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH HOUSING SUBSIDIES TO MOVE FROM AREAS OF LOW OPPORTUNITY (USUALLY IN CITIES) TO AREAS OF HIGHER OPPORTUNITY IN THE HARTFORD REGION. HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS ARE THOSE WITH BETTER SCHOOL SYSTEMS, LOW CRIME RATES, BETTER TRANSPORTATION AND BETTER JOB OPPORTUNITIES. STAFF PROVIDE TENANT EDUCATION, MOBILITY COUNSELING, AND HOUSING SEARCH ASSISTANCE BY MEETING WITH POTENTIAL CLIENTS, LANDLORDS, AND PROGRAM STAFF TO MATCH PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES. TO QUALIFY, CLIENTS MUST HAVE A SECTION 8 OR RAP HOUSING VOUCHER ALONG WITH AT LEAST ONE CHILD 13 OR YOUNGER LIVING IN THE HOUSEHOLD. LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF 466 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE HOUSING MOBILITY COUNSELING PROGRAM. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS: MY SISTERS' PLACE PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO WERE FORMERLY HOMELESS AND UNABLE TO HOLD THEIR OWN LEASE. THROUGH THE MARY SEYMOUR PLACE APARTMENTS AND SUE ANN SHAY PLACE APARTMENTS AND THE BEAUMONT LOFTS, MSP PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO MEET ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: LOW INCOME, LIVING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, AND/OR CURRENTLY HOMELESS. SECURITY DEPOSIT PROGRAMS - MSP OPERATES A FEW DIFFERENT PROGRAMS PROVIDING LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUCH AS SECURITY DEPOSITS, FIRST MONTH'S RENT, SECURITY DEPOSIT GUARANTEES AND SOMETIMES SMALL RENTAL ARREARS TO HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. AVAILABLE FUNDING VARIES AND SPECIFIES WHAT HOUSEHOLDS MAY BE SERVED AND WHAT EXPENSES CAN BE COVERED. THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC GIVING, THE HARTFORD AND THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF VERNON HAVE BEEN LONG-TIME SUPPORTERS OF THESE PROGRAMS. LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF 220 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. HOUSING MOBILITY PROGRAM - ASSISTS 100 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH HOUSING SUBSIDIES TO MOVE FROM AREAS OF LOW OPPORTUNITY (USUALLY IN CITIES) TO AREAS OF HIGHER OPPORTUNITY IN THE HARTFORD REGION. HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS ARE THOSE WITH BETTER SCHOOL SYSTEMS, LOW CRIME RATES, BETTER TRANSPORTATION AND BETTER JOB OPPORTUNITIES. STAFF PROVIDE TENANT EDUCATION, MOBILITY COUNSELING, AND HOUSING SEARCH ASSISTANCE BY MEETING WITH POTENTIAL CLIENTS, LANDLORDS, AND PROGRAM STAFF TO MATCH PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES. TO QUALIFY, CLIENTS MUST HAVE A SECTION 8 OR RAP HOUSING VOUCHER ALONG WITH AT LEAST ONE CHILD 13 OR YOUNGER LIVING IN THE HOUSEHOLD. LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF 466 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE HOUSING MOBILITY COUNSELING PROGRAM.
- $391,523 spent. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH) INTEGRATES PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE HARTFORD AREA WITH THE BEST PRACTICE COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES NEEDED TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND/OR HAVE SERIOUS AND LONGTERM DISABILITIES SUCH AS MENTAL ILLNESSES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS ACCESS AND MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY.
- $153,292 spent. YOUTH PROGRAM CHILDREN WITH HISTORIES OF HOMELESSNESS EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES RELATED TO THEIR TIME BEING HOMELESS. MORE THAN 40% OF THOSE CHILDREN EXHIBIT SERIOUS EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. BY AGE 8, MORE THAN 75% OF THOSE CHILDREN HAVE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS THAT AFFECT THEIR LEVEL OF SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC FUNCTIONING. CHILDREN WHO ARE HOMELESS ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF BEING HOMELESS AS ADULTS. WE FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON CHILDREN IN THIS PROGRAM TO HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ALL CHILDREN, FROM BIRTH TO AGE EIGHTEEN ENROLLED IN OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THOSE AT SUE ANN SHAY AND AT SCATTERED SITES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR BOTH PARENT AND CHILD, PROVIDES ADVOCACY AT PPT SCHOOL MEETINGS, AND PROVIDES SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND SHOES, BOOK BAGS AND SUPPLIES TO ALL SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING, READING WITH THERAPY DOGS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, GARDENING AND COOKING, IMAGINATION, AND OPEN PLAY AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS. GENERALLY, THE CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE YOUTH PROGRAM -ON-GOING IMPROVEMENT AND PROGRESS FOR EACH PARTICIPANT IN THE TUTORING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS. -A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN BEHAVIORAL RELATED EVENTS IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME; -INCREASED SOCIALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY FOR THE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES, THERAPEUTIC RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES.
- YOUTH PROGRAM CHILDREN WITH HISTORIES OF HOMELESSNESS EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES RELATED TO THEIR TIME BEING HOMELESS. MORE THAN 40% OF THOSE CHILDREN EXHIBIT SERIOUS EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. BY AGE 8, MORE THAN 75% OF THOSE CHILDREN HAVE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS THAT AFFECT THEIR LEVEL OF SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC FUNCTIONING. CHILDREN WHO ARE HOMELESS ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF BEING HOMELESS AS ADULTS. WE FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON CHILDREN IN THIS PROGRAM TO HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ALL CHILDREN, FROM BIRTH TO AGE EIGHTEEN ENROLLED IN OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THOSE AT SUE ANN SHAY AND AT SCATTERED SITES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR BOTH PARENT AND CHILD, PROVIDES ADVOCACY AT PPT SCHOOL MEETINGS, AND PROVIDES SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND SHOES, BOOK BAGS AND SUPPLIES TO ALL SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING, READING WITH THERAPY DOGS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, GARDENING AND COOKING, IMAGINATION, AND OPEN PLAY AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS. GENERALLY, THE CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE YOUTH PROGRAM -ON-GOING IMPROVEMENT AND PROGRESS FOR EACH PARTICIPANT IN THE TUTORING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS. -A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN BEHAVIORAL RELATED EVENTS IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME; -INCREASED SOCIALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY FOR THE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES, THERAPEUTIC RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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