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Revive Center for Housing and Healing

EIN 36-2192804 · Chicago, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak36 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

REVIVE SEEKS TO END HOMELESSNESS AND RESTORE HOPE THAT ALL MIGHT FLOURISH.

Income
$2.2 million
Spending
$2.5 million
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
-13.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 60%
Employees
34
Volunteers
150
Highest pay
$147,784, director of development

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: 36 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 76% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 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 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    15 of 15 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 (3)
  1. $939,143 spent. SOCIAL SERVICES: REVIVE PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF CRESSEY HOUSE AND TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN SCATTERED SITE HOUSING WHO ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. THE GOAL OF THESE FLEXIBLE AND PERSON-CENTERED SERVICES IS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ADDRESS THEIR INDIVIDUAL BARRIERS TO HEALTH, STABLE HOUSING AND INCREASED INCOME. REVIVE EMPLOYS EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES IN ITS SERVICE PROVISION INCLUDING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, HARM REDUCTION, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, AND STRENGTH BASED PRACTICE. SERVICES INCLUDE: INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT; GOAL SETTING; CREATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PLAN; CASE MANAGEMENT; COUNSELING; ADVOCACY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; NAVIGATING AND APPLYING FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS; HOUSING ASSISTANCE, LEGAL ASSISTANCE REFERRAL; PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE REFERRALS AND ON-SITE CLINICS; SUBSTANCE-USE TREATMENT REFERRALS AND ON-SITE SUPPORT GROUPS; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND TRANSIT CARDS; EMPLOYMENT READINESS; LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS; AND COMPUTER USE/INTERNET TRAINING. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE ENCOURAGED BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN HOUSING.
  2. $665,785 spent. SUPPORTIVE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING: CRESSEY HOUSE OFFERS 28 UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. SINGLE MEN, WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN LIVE IN CRESSEY HOUSE WHICH SERVES CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR CHILDREN. DISABILITIES INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, HIV/AIDS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. CRESSEY HOUSE OFFERS LOW BARRIERS TO ADMISSION, GOAL DRIVEN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND PERSISTENT ENGAGEMENT TO ASSIST TENANTS IN HOUSING RETENTION, IMPROVED HEALTH, INCREASED INCOME AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. AS A MEMBER OF CHICAGO'S CONTINUUM OF CARE, PROSPECTIVE TENANTS ARE REFERRED TO CRESSEY HOUSE BY THE CHICAGO COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM. REVIVE ALSO OFFERS 20 ADDITIONAL UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO, TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNHOUSED OR WHO HAVE RECENTLY BEEN UNHOUSED. REVIVE PROVIDES LEASING ASSISTANCE AND HOLISTIC SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. MANY OF THE TENANTS IN THESE UNITS USED TO LIVE IN HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
  3. $301,236 spent. STREET OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT: THIS PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO CARING FOR THE NEEDS OF CHICAGO'S UNHOUSED WHERE THEY SLEEP. REVIVE'S OUTREACH TEAM SERVES FOUR MAIN ENCAMPMENTS ON CHICAGO'S NEAR WEST SIDE AND PARTICIPATES IN STREET OUTREACH RUNS WITH VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF CHICAGO STREET MEDICINE. REVIVE'S OUTREACH TEAM IS ON THE STREET NEARLY EVERY DAY / NIGHT OF THE WEEK. REVIVE OUTREACH TEAM INCLUDED A CLINICAL CASE MANAGER, HOUSING NAVIGATOR, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, AND PEER NAVIGATORS, ALL OF WHOM KNOW THE ENCAMPMENTS WELL. ONCE HOMELESS THEMSELVES, THE PEER NAVIGATORS BRING A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO THEIR WORK, OFFERING RESOURCES LIKE FOOD AND WATER, FRIENDSHIP AND HOPE FOR A BETTER LIFE. THEIR EXPERIENCE HELPS THEM CONNECT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE ENCAMPMENTS, FOSTERING CONVERSATIONS THAT ESTABLISH HUMAN CONNECTION AND BUILD TRUST AND RELATIONSHIP.

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? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for churches. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 March 1943.

    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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