The Matthews House
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
VISION: A COMMUNITY THAT IS AWARE, BELONGS, AND IS SELF-SUFFICIENT. MISSION: EMPOWERING YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGH CONNECTION, SELF EFFICACY, AND INDEPENDENCE. VALUES: RELATIONSHIP-CENTERED, ASSUME THE BEST OF PEOPLE, OWN YOUR ROLE, INNOVATION, REMAIN CURIOUS. SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMMING- PROVIDES RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOUTH TRANSITIONING INTO ADULTHOOD WHO LACK A SUPPORT SYSTEM. CHILDREN AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING- PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES ACHIEVE STABILITY BY ADDRESSING ISSUES IN PARENTING, MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION.
- Income
- $3.3 million
- Spending
- $3.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 47%
- Employees
- 64
- Volunteers
- 251
- Highest pay
- $108,855, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 59% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $1.2 million spent. CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (677 FAMILIES): PROVIDES VITAL SERVICES AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS IN STRATEGICALLY PLACED LOCATIONS TO REDUCE BARRIERS, SO EVERY FAMILY CAN LEARN, GROW, AND BECOME STRONGER. ONE-ON-ONE FACILITATION HELPS FAMILIES BUILD RESILIENCE AND NAVIGATE CHALLENGES IN AREAS SUCH AS PARENTING, MANAGING HOUSEHOLD INCOME, JOB PREPARATION, AND MAINTAINING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED IN NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM AND EMPOWERED TO FIND THEIR OWN VOICE, MAKE PROGRESS ON THEIR GOALS, AND BUILD NATURAL SUPPORT NETWORKS, SO THEY CAN BETTER CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES CHILDCARE AND CHILD EDUCATION: 39% OF FAMILIES REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN CHILDCARE AND CHILD EDUCATION, DEMONSTRATING ENHANCED EMPOWERMENT IN PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. ADDITIONALLY, 50% MAINTAINED STABILITY IN THIS DOMAIN. TOGETHER, 89% OF FAMILIES MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED IN CHILDCARE AND CHILD EDUCATION. EMPLOYMENT: 40% OF FAMILIES REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT, INDICATING PROGRESS TOWARD SAFER AND MORE STABLE WORK CONDITIONS. AN ADDITIONAL 50% MAINTAINED STABILITY. IN TOTAL, 90% OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCED OR MAINTAINED POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN EMPLOYMENT. FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS: 24% OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCED POSITIVE CHANGE IN FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, STRENGTHENING THEIR CONNECTIONS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS. ADDITIONALLY, 66% MAINTAINED STABILITY, RESULTING IN 90% OF FAMILIES MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING IN THIS DOMAIN. HOUSING: 30% OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCED POSITIVE CHANGE IN HOUSING, DEMONSTRATING PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING STABILITY. AN ADDITIONAL 57% MAINTAINED STABILITY, RESULTING IN 87% OF FAMILIES MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING THEIR HOUSING SITUATION. INCOME: 39% OF FAMILIES REPORTED A POSITIVE CHANGE IN INCOME, WHILE 55% MAINTAINED STABILITY, SHOWCASING ONGOING FINANCIAL RESILIENCE. IN TOTAL, 94% OF FAMILIES SUSTAINED OR ACHIEVED IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS DOMAIN. PARENTING SKILLS: 34% OF FAMILIES REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN PARENTING SKILLS, STRENGTHENING THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPORT AND GUIDE THEIR CHILDREN. AN ADDITIONAL 45% MAINTAINED STABILITY, RESULTING IN 79% OF FAMILIES MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING IN THIS AREA. CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (677 FAMILIES): PROVIDES VITAL SERVICES AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS IN STRATEGICALLY PLACED LOCATIONS TO REDUCE BARRIERS, SO EVERY FAMILY CAN LEARN, GROW, AND BECOME STRONGER. ONE-ON-ONE FACILITATION HELPS FAMILIES BUILD RESILIENCE AND NAVIGATE CHALLENGES IN AREAS SUCH AS PARENTING, MANAGING HOUSEHOLD INCOME, JOB PREPARATION, AND MAINTAINING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED IN NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM AND EMPOWERED TO FIND THEIR OWN VOICE, MAKE PROGRESS ON THEIR GOALS, AND BUILD NATURAL SUPPORT NETWORKS, SO THEY CAN BETTER CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES CHILDCARE AND CHILD EDUCATION: 39% OF FAMILIES REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN CHILDCARE AND CHILD EDUCATION, DEMONSTRATING ENHANCED EMPOWERMENT IN PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. ADDITIONALLY, 50% MAINTAINED STABILITY IN THIS DOMAIN. TOGETHER, 89% OF FAMILIES MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED IN CHILDCARE AND CHILD EDUCATION. EMPLOYMENT: 40% OF FAMILIES REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT, INDICATING PROGRESS TOWARD SAFER AND MORE STABLE WORK CONDITIONS. AN ADDITIONAL 50% MAINTAINED STABILITY. IN TOTAL, 90% OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCED OR MAINTAINED POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN EMPLOYMENT. FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS: 24% OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCED POSITIVE CHANGE IN FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, STRENGTHENING THEIR CONNECTIONS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS. ADDITIONALLY, 66% MAINTAINED STABILITY, RESULTING IN 90% OF FAMILIES MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING IN THIS DOMAIN. HOUSING: 30% OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCED POSITIVE CHANGE IN HOUSING, DEMONSTRATING PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING STABILITY. AN ADDITIONAL 57% MAINTAINED STABILITY, RESULTING IN 87% OF FAMILIES MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING THEIR HOUSING SITUATION. INCOME: 39% OF FAMILIES REPORTED A POSITIVE CHANGE IN INCOME, WHILE 55% MAINTAINED STABILITY, SHOWCASING ONGOING FINANCIAL RESILIENCE. IN TOTAL, 94% OF FAMILIES SUSTAINED OR ACHIEVED IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS DOMAIN. PARENTING SKILLS: 34% OF FAMILIES REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN PARENTING SKILLS, STRENGTHENING THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPORT AND GUIDE THEIR CHILDREN. AN ADDITIONAL 45% MAINTAINED STABILITY, RESULTING IN 79% OF FAMILIES MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING IN THIS AREA.
- $1.0 million spent. YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT SERVICES (229 PARTICIPANTS): SERVES YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 12-23 WHO LACK FUNDAMENTAL SUPPORT IN THE YEARS LEADING TO ADULTHOOD. OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES HOLISTIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND EDUCATION SERVICES WITH AN INTER-GENERATIONAL APPROACH TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME YOUTH WITH A HISTORY OF TRAUMA. WE BEGIN BY BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND A SENSE OF BELONGING, THEN HELPING YOUTH DEVELOP THEIR SELF-EFFICACY SKILLS TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS, AND FINALLY TRANSITIONING THEM TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT SERVICES: EMPLOYMENT: 35% OF CLIENTS REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, SIGNIFYING PROGRESS IN JOB SECURITY AND WORK CONDITIONS. MEANWHILE, 53% MAINTAINED STABILITY; CULMINATING IN 88% OF CLIENTS SUSTAINING OR IMPROVING THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS. FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS: 50% OF CLIENTS EXPERIENCED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, STRENGTHENING THEIR CONNECTIONS. AN ADDITIONAL 29% MAINTAINED STABILITY, TOTALING 79% OF CLIENTS MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS. HOUSING: 31% OF CLIENTS SHOWED POSITIVE CHANGE IN HOUSING STABILITY, AND 44% MAINTAINED THEIR CURRENT STABILITY. TOGETHER, 75% OF CLIENTS EITHER IMPROVED OR SUSTAINED PROGRESS IN THIS DOMAIN. INCOME: 35% OF CLIENTS REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, WITH 35% MAINTAINING STABILITY. A TOTAL OF 70% OF CLIENTS EXPERIENCED OR MAINTAINED IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD INCOME. LIFE SKILLS: 51% OF CLIENTS DEMONSTRATED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, REFLECTING PROGRESS IN MANAGING DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES. AN ADDITIONAL 18% MAINTAINED STABILITY, RESULTING IN 69% MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING IN LIFE SKILLS. MENTAL HEALTH: 38% OF CLIENTS REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, WITH 31% MAINTAINING STABILITY. OVERALL, 69% OF CLIENTS SUSTAINED OR ADVANCED THEIR MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT SERVICES (229 PARTICIPANTS): SERVES YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 12-23 WHO LACK FUNDAMENTAL SUPPORT IN THE YEARS LEADING TO ADULTHOOD. OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES HOLISTIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND EDUCATION SERVICES WITH AN INTER-GENERATIONAL APPROACH TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME YOUTH WITH A HISTORY OF TRAUMA. WE BEGIN BY BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND A SENSE OF BELONGING, THEN HELPING YOUTH DEVELOP THEIR SELF-EFFICACY SKILLS TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS, AND FINALLY TRANSITIONING THEM TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT SERVICES: EMPLOYMENT: 35% OF CLIENTS REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, SIGNIFYING PROGRESS IN JOB SECURITY AND WORK CONDITIONS. MEANWHILE, 53% MAINTAINED STABILITY; CULMINATING IN 88% OF CLIENTS SUSTAINING OR IMPROVING THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS. FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS: 50% OF CLIENTS EXPERIENCED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, STRENGTHENING THEIR CONNECTIONS. AN ADDITIONAL 29% MAINTAINED STABILITY, TOTALING 79% OF CLIENTS MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS. HOUSING: 31% OF CLIENTS SHOWED POSITIVE CHANGE IN HOUSING STABILITY, AND 44% MAINTAINED THEIR CURRENT STABILITY. TOGETHER, 75% OF CLIENTS EITHER IMPROVED OR SUSTAINED PROGRESS IN THIS DOMAIN. INCOME: 35% OF CLIENTS REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, WITH 35% MAINTAINING STABILITY. A TOTAL OF 70% OF CLIENTS EXPERIENCED OR MAINTAINED IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD INCOME. LIFE SKILLS: 51% OF CLIENTS DEMONSTRATED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, REFLECTING PROGRESS IN MANAGING DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES. AN ADDITIONAL 18% MAINTAINED STABILITY, RESULTING IN 69% MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING IN LIFE SKILLS. MENTAL HEALTH: 38% OF CLIENTS REPORTED POSITIVE CHANGE IN THIS DOMAIN, WITH 31% MAINTAINING STABILITY. OVERALL, 69% OF CLIENTS SUSTAINED OR ADVANCED THEIR MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES.
- $296,965 spent. THE LANDING: THE MATTHEWS HOUSE OPERATES THE LANDING, THE NORTHERN COLORADO REGIONAL YOUTH SHELTER IN LOVELAND. THIS TRAUMA-INFORMED SPACE MEETS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND LONG-TERM STABILITY. YOUTH ACCESS WRAPAROUND SERVICES, INCLUDING BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE. DROP-IN SERVICES PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION AND CONNECTIONS TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND OTHER CRITICAL RESOURCES. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING HELP YOUTH FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING, STAY ENGAGED IN SCHOOL, AND BUILD A HOPEFUL PATH FORWARD.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 February 2006.
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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