Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope to realize our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton adheres to a strict non-proselytizing policy and will not base an offer of assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people adhere to or convert to a particular faith or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith.
- Income
- $7.6 million
- Spending
- $6.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 14.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 70%
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 5,068
- Highest pay
- $168,710, 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
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 32% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% 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 2514 of 14 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)
- $2.5 million spent. Construction: Habitat for Humanity's affordable housing construction program provides low income families an opportunity for home ownership through the construction of decent, energy-efficient, affordable housing in Montgomery, Greene and Clark Counties. As noted in 2021, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton officially expanded into Clark County, Ohio during 2020. For fiscal year 2024, our construction and neighborhood repair programs continued to benefit from the American Rescue Plan grants that were awarded to us.
- $1.6 million spent. ReStore (Dayton and Springfield): The Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton ReStore Program sells quality used and surplus household furnishings and building materials that are donated to the ReStores and sold to the general public. The proceeds from these sales help support the mission of the agent to build homes in Montgomery, Greene and Clark Counties, Ohio. The Springfield, Ohio ReStore began operation on March 1, 2022 and the success has been beyond expectations. HFH-GD currently operates two ReStores and is in the process of opening a third ReStore in South Dayton.
- $124,352 spent. Neighborhood Repairs (Critical Repair, ARPA, FHLB): The Habitat for Humanity Critical Repair Program is designed to help low-income home owners in Clark, Greene and Montgomery Counties. The program prioritized repairs that address health and safety issues, insuring that families can live in secure and decent housing. The Repair Program addresses accessibility: wheel chair ramps, stair lifts, and moving washer and dryer to first floor. Replacement/repair HVAC, electrical, and plumbing; water heater replacement, roof repairs/gutters/windows, weatherization, minor exterior and cosmetic updates and repairs of code violations to prevent further fines.
- $1.4 million spent. Family Services: The family services program provides direct delivery of services to qualified low-income families throughout Greene, Montgomery and Clark Counties, Ohio through four phases of the Habitat for Humanity Program; Prospect, Selection, Pre-Purchase and Post-Closing. Volunteer services and other program services: Volunteers are the heart of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton. The organization engaged 5,068 dedicated people from teenagers to senior citizens to volunteer with us this year. Dayton Habitat's mission brings together individual and group volunteers from corporate, faith, educational and community groups to ensure that everyone may live in safe, decent and affordable housing. We utilize an on-line, personalized volunteer registration and placement of service system to assure that every volunteer has the opportunity to select a specific work site, learn new construction skills, interact with our partner families, and meet their personal and/or professional community service goals with appropriate documentation and recognition. We partner with AmeriCorps, several educational institutions with workforce development curriculum, service learning and internships and with the court system in providing mandated community service opportunities. In addition to actually building our homes with volunteer labor, all of our programs and operations are heavily staffed with volunteers. Site selection, construction, family selection, classroom instructors, partner family advocates, public relations and community education, finance, nominating, board of trustees and strategic planning account for 150-200 highly skilled professionals who volunteer their time and talents on behalf of our partner families. We solicit, cultivate, train, and recognize our volunteers throughout the year with multi-faceted communication tools that include social media, website, printed newsletters, annual report and personal visits to faith-based organizations, corporations, social and service clubs.
- (Expenses $ 1,398,230 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 270,974) Family Services: The family services program provides direct delivery of services to qualified low-income families throughout Greene, Montgomery and Clark Counties, Ohio through four phases of the Habitat for Humanity Program; Prospect, Selection, Pre-Purchase and Post-Closing. Volunteer services and other program services: Volunteers are the heart of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton. The organization engaged 5,068 dedicated people from teenagers to senior citizens to volunteer with us this year. Dayton Habitat's mission brings together individual and group volunteers from corporate, faith, educational and community groups to ensure that everyone may live in safe, decent and affordable housing. We utilize an on-line, personalized volunteer registration and placement of service system to assure that every volunteer has the opportunity to select a specific work site, learn new construction skills, interact with our partner families, and meet their personal and/or professional community service goals with appropriate documentation and recognition. We partner with AmeriCorps, several educational institutions with workforce development curriculum, service learning and internships and with the court system in providing mandated community service opportunities. In addition to actually building our homes with volunteer labor, all of our programs and operations are heavily staffed with volunteers. Site selection, construction, family selection, classroom instructors, partner family advocates, public relations and community education, finance, nominating, board of trustees and strategic planning account for 150-200 highly skilled professionals who volunteer their time and talents on behalf of our partner families. We solicit, cultivate, train, and recognize our volunteers throughout the year with multi-faceted communication tools that include social media, website, printed newsletters, annual report and personal visits to faith-based organizations, corporations, social and service clubs.
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 November 1984.
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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