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EIN 23-2555950 · Philadelphia, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF THE PROJECT HOME COMMUNITY IS TO EMPOWER ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY, TO ALLEVIATE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF POVERTY, AND TO ENABLE ALL OF US TO ATTAIN OUR FULLEST POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF THE BROADER SOCIETY. WE STRIVE TO CREATE A SAFE AND RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN OUR STRUGGLES FOR SELF-ESTEEM, RECOVERY, AND THE CONFIDENCE TO MOVE TOWARD SELF-ACTUALIZATION.

Income
$50.7 million
Spending
$56.4 million
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
12.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 33%
Employees
590
Volunteers
1,525
Highest pay
$448,044, associate exec dir. (to 01/2025)

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

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 16% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 18% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    24 of 25 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $12.0 million spent. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES: PROJECT HOME OWNS AND MANAGES 1,128 UNITS OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SUBSIDY PROVIDERS SUCH AS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD), PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND CITY OF PHILADELPHIA OFFICE OF HOMELESS SERVICES ENABLES RESIDENTS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OR WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. USING A BLENDED MANAGEMENT APPROACH, THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH SPECIALIZED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.
  2. $15.7 million spent. HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES: PROJECT HOME'S MISSION IS TO END AND PREVENT CHRONIC STREET HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING HOUSING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT , BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE STREETS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED A PROVEN AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAM TO ASSIST PERSONS IN OVERCOMING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. THIS ""CONTINUUM OF SERVICES"" IS CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX ISSUES OF PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION. THE SERVICES CONSIST OF STREET OUTREACH; A RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FROM ENTRY-LEVEL TO PERMANENT, LEASE BASED HOUSING, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES INCLUDING HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DENTAL CARE SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION SERVICES; AND ADVOCACY AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. PROJECT HOME'S HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OFFER PERMANENT, SUBSIDIZED, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAD BEEN HOMELESS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE DEVELOPED 1,128 UNITS OF SUPPORTIVE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AND LOW-INCOME PERSONS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. PROJECT HOME HAS AN ADDITIONAL 44 UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND 66 UNITS IN THE PIPELINE. SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS, PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND ADDITIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO RESIDENTS INCLUDING AN ON-LINE BOOKSTORE AND GIFT SHOP THAT PRODUCES CANDLES MADE BY RESIDENTS. HONICKMAN LEARNING CENTER AND COMCAST TECHNOLOGY LABS (HLCCTL) IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA OFFER ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMS, A K-8 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, A FULL DAY 6-WEEK K-8 SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, A TEEN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO 14-18 YEARS OLDS IN THE AREA. K-12 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE, THRIVE AND GROW, TO INCREASE ACADEMIC AND TECHNOLOGY LITERACY SKILLS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. STUDENTS IN PROGRAM WORK WITH STAFF WHO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASED EXPOSURE TO TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND ELECTIVES (MUSIC PRODUCTION, FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY, ROBOTICS, STEAM LAB AND CULINARY ARTS) AND SUPPORT TEENS WITH CAREER EXPLORATION AND COLLEGE PREPARATION.
  3. $12.1 million spent. HEALTH SERVICES: PROJECT HOME'S HEALTH CARE SERVICES INCREASES ACCESS TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY TO HEALTH CARE AND OTHER SERVICES. (1) THE STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER OFFERS INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, PRE-NATAL CARE, PHARMACY, AND DENTAL CARE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN ADDITION TO WELLNESS PROGRAMS LIKE FITNESS AND NUTRITION CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS, A YMCA FITNESS CENTER AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. MOBILE HEALTH CARE SERVICES BRING HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING IN OUR SAFE HAVENS. (2) PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA, A SISTER AGENCY SERVING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS SINGLE ADULTS, PROVIDES PROJECT HOME DEDICATED SPACE IN THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO DELIVER MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THEIR PARTICIPANTS ON A PART-TIME SCHEDULE. (3) HUB OF HOPE, AN OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT CENTER OPERATED BY PROJECT HOME, ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL, DENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO A CHRONICALLY HOMELESS POPULATION.
  4. $6.4 million spent. OUTREACH SERVICES: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND OTHER HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS, THE OUTREACH DEPARTMENT ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS, OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. OUTREACH WORKERS BUILD TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND CONNECT THEM TO EMERGENCY HOUSING, TREATMENT, AND OTHER SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.ON AVERAGE ANNUALLY, THE OUTREACH WORKERS MAKE APPROXIMATELY 9,000 CONTACTS WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (INCLUDING MORE THAN 3,500 UNDUPLICATED CONTACTS) AND APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PLACEMENTS. THE HUB OF HOPE OFFERS A SAFE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY A WARM CUP OF COFFEE, TAKE A SHOWER AND WASH LAUNDRY, AND SPEAK TO PEERS OR CASE MANAGERS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A PERMANENT HOME. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, THERE WERE OVER 30,000 VISITS TO THE HUB OF HOPE, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 580 VISITS PER WEEK.EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: PROJECT HOME OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE MENU OF ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP SERVICES TO HELP OVERCOME MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMS OFFER A SERIES OF PRACTICAL COMPUTER SKILLS FOR THE WORKFORCE TRAINING COURSES, CREATIVE ARTS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING (VISUAL ARTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO SELL ART AT EXHIBITIONS, AND DIGITAL MUSIC PRODUCTION CLASSES), AND VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS WITH TRAUMA INFORMED CURRICULUM (CUSTOMER SERVICE). PARTICIPANTS IN VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS ARE PAIRED WITH AN EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST WHO PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE JOB PLACEMENT AND RETENTION SUPPORT SERVICES, COACHING PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY HAVE GAPS IN WORK HISTORIES ASSOCIATED WITH HOMELESSNESS, HISTORIES OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCARCERATION, AND OTHER CHALLENGES TO SECURING EMPLOYMENT. PROJECT HOME APPLIES THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE EVIDENCE BASED INDIVIDUALIZED PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT (IPS) MODEL. NEARLY 1,000 ADULT LEARNERS PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS EACH YEAR AND THE AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT IN OUR PROGRAM EXCEEDS THE 50 % NATIONAL AVERAGE.REAL ESTATE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT: REAL ESTATE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT IS FOCUSED ON: CONTINUING TO DEVELOP NEW PROJECTS BY ACQUIRING BOTH VACANT LAND FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXISTING BUILDINGS SUITABLE FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE, IN ORDER TO DEVELOP NEW PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND RELATED USES CONSISTENT WITH PROJECT HOME'S MISSION; PRESERVING AND UNDERTAKING MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES; AND MANAGING THE ASSETS IN OUR PORTFOLIO, WHICH AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 HAVE A VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $240,000,000.OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN PHILADELPHIA IS FOR PERSONS WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE HOMELESS, HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. IN ADDITION TO OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, PROJECT HOME HAS DEVELOPED SAFE HAVEN AND RECOVERY FACILITIES, WITH A TOTAL OF 21 RESIDENTIAL SITES OPERATING AS OF JUNE 30, 2025. TO DATE, PROJECT HOME HAS DEVELOPED 1,128 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE RENTAL HOUSING AND 49 HOMES FOR LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS. IN ADDITION, PROJECT HOME HAS DEVELOPED AND OPERATES IN OUR NORTH CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD OUR: HONICKMAN LEARNING CENTER AND COMCAST TECHNOLOGY LABS; STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER (OPERATING AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC); AND HELEN BROWN COMMUNITY CENTER. IN FY25, PROJECT HOME COMPLETED PRESERVATION OF KATE'S PLACE, A 144-UNIT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. PROJECT HOME BEGAN MAJOR RENOVATIONS OF 6 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BUILDINGS TOTALING 136 UNITS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED DURING FY26. ADDITIONALLY, PROJECT HOME BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON A 44-UNIT BUILDING, HOUSE OF GRACE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PERSONS IN RECOVERY.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1989.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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