Neighborhood Housing Services of Green Bay Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY SOLVES HOUSING CHALLENGES AND BUILDS STRONGER COMMUNITIES. WE ENVISION OURSELVES AS A SUSTAINABLE, RECOGNIZED LEADER IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING REVITALIZATION, AND INNOVATIVE HOMEOWNERSHIP SOLUTIONS.
- Income
- $6.6 million
- Spending
- $5.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -20 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 52%
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 155
- Highest pay
- $191,043, president/chief executive
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 52% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 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, 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)
- $2.7 million spent. REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENTOBJECTIVES: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY ADDRESSES THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND SUPPORTS ITS CHARITABLE MISSION TO LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS THROUGH THE OPERATION OF RENTAL HOUSING. THE ORGANIZATION OWNED AND OPERATED 244 UNITS OF RENTAL HOUSING AT THE END OF 2025. MANY UNITS WERE RENOVATED USING FEDERAL GRANTS (INCLUDING, HOME, CDBG, AND NSP) OR THROUGH THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM (92 OF THESE SUBSIDIZED UNITS HAVE ACTIVE RESTRICTIONS REQUIRING OCCUPANCY BY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS). 151 UNITS ARE COVERED BY A HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (SECTION 8) PROJECT-BASED CONTRACT FOR OCCUPANCY BY HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 50% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI). ACHIEVEMENTS: IN 2025 WE DID NOT PLACE ANY NEW RENTAL UNITS IN TO SERVICE, BUT WE DID INVEST $366,000 OF OUR OWN FUNDS BACK INTO OUR OWNED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TO IMPROVE BUILDING SYSTEMS AND MAKE SIGNIFICANT INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS. IN ADDITION TO IMPROVEMENTS NOTED ABOVE, WE COMPLETED AN EXPANSION OF A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AT 1076 ST AGNES. THE PROPERTY IS RENTED BY THE COUNTY AND USED FOR SUPERVISED VISITS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. THE $947,000 EXPANSION WAS COMPLETED IN 2025 AND WAS DESIGNED TO SERVE MORE FAMILIES AND IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM.VOLUNTEERS: TEN VOLUNTEERS FORM AN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE THAT EXAMINES THIS LINE OF BUSINESS, REVIEWS PROJECTS, AND DEVELOPS PLANS AND POLICIES. IN 2025, THESE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 111 HOURS OF SERVICE.
- $1.0 million spent. COUNSELING & LENDINGOBJECTIVES: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY IS A HUD CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY AND ADOPTER OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND COUNSELING. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PRE- AND POST-PURCHASE EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, FORECLOSURE MITIGATION COUNSELING, AND HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGE (HECM) COUNSELING. WE ASSIST HOMEBUYERS BY PROVIDING NO-INTEREST, DEFERRED PAYMENT SECOND MORTGAGE LOANS.ACHIEVEMENTS: IN 2025 WE SERVED 665 CLIENTS WITH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES. 314 PROSPECTIVE BUYERS COMPLETED OUR HOMEBUYER EDUCATION CLASSES AT EITHER ONE OF OUR 18 IN-PERSON ENGLISH OR SPANISH CLASSES OR ONLINE. 172 CLIENTS PURCHASED HOMES WITH OUR HELP AND 84 OF THOSE HOMEBUYERS WERE DIRECTLY ASSISTED IN THEIR HOME PURCHASE THROUGH A DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE LOAN FACILITATED BY US. 68 CLIENTS RECEIVED POST PURCHASE COUNSELING. ALSO, WE ADMINISTER A HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN PROGRAM, AND WE FUNDED 8 OF THESE LOANS FACILITATING $303,000 IN CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS TO LOW-INCOME HOME OWNERS. IN TOTAL, WE FACILITATED $49,233,000 OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT THROUGH OUR CLIENT'S PURCHASE AND REPAIR OF THEIR HOMES. VOLUNTEERS: 14 VOLUNTEERS FORM COUNSELING AND LENDING COMMITTEE THAT EXAMINES THIS LINE OF BUSINESS AND DEVELOPS PLANS AND POLICIES. IN 2025, THESE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 98 HOURS OF SERVICE.
- $565,293 spent. COMMUNITY BUILDING & ENGAGEMENTOBJECTIVES: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY WORKS TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE NEW AND EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS PROGRAM BY ENGAGING NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS TO FOSTER SOCIAL REVITALIZATION IN NEIGHBORHOODS. ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE COLLABORATING WITH AND PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO GREEN BAY NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, LEADING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND VOLUNTEER DRIVEN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GOOD NEIGHBOR WEEK, AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON RESIDENT LEADERSHIP, BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS AND LOCAL HOUSING NEEDS.ACHIEVEMENTS: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY COORDINATED NEIGHBORWORKS WEEK AND GOOD NEIGHBOR WEEK IN 2025, WHICH COMPLETED HOME REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE TASKS FOR ELDERLY, DISABLED, OR LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 921 HOURS TO THIS EFFORT AND 18 HOMES WERE REPAIRED OR RENOVATED IN 2025. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT TEAM SUPPORTED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT 2025 WITH THE FOLLOWING SUCCESSES: SEVERAL FRONT PORCH MUSIC FESTIVALS WERE HELD IN APPLETON AND MENASHA NEIGHBORHOODS, 18 MINI GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO RESIDENT LED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS FOR 27 COMMUNITY PROJECTS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY WAS DEVELOPED IN APPLETON TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENT LEADERS FOR COMMUNITY DRIVEN EFFORTS, AND MUCH MORE. IN TOTAL 52 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND 6 COMMUNITY WIDE PROGRAMS WERE SUPPORTED IN FOUR COUNTIES THROUGHOUT GREEN BAY AND THE FOX VALLEY REGION. VOLUNTEERS: 14 VOLUNTEERS FORM AN EVENTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE THAT SUPPORTS THE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS MANY PUBLIC OR VOLUNTEER EVENTS. IN 2025, THESE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 69 HOURS OF SERVICE.
- $442,538 spent. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY ACQUIRES AND RENOVATES OR BUILDS HOMES IN GREEN BAY, WI. WE RENOVATE AND BUILD NEW SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS TO REINVIGORATE NEIGHBORHOODS AND STIMULATE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE LOWER OVERALL NEIGHBORHOOD DENSITY, ELIMINATE BLIGHT, AND INCREASE ECONOMIC DIVERSITY. OUR PROJECTS COUNTER DECADES OF DISINVESTMENT AND EXTEND THE LIVES OF STRUCTURALLY SOUND HOMES. OUR WORK LOWERS ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR RESIDENTS. ACHIEVEMENTS: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY SOLD ONE HOME IN 2025 AND WERE AT VARIOUS POINTS OF COMPLETION FOR 10 OTHER NEW HOMES AT THE END OF 2025. WE ALSO COMPLETED A $947,000 EXPANSION TO A COMMERCIAL RENTAL BUILDING. A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME WAS CONSTRUCTED AND HOME SOLD TO A LOW-INCOME FAMILY (BELOW 80% AMI) USING HOME FUNDS AT 929 N BROADWAY STREET. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME, A TWO-UNIT TOWNHOUSE PROJECT AND A SEVEN-UNIT TOWNHOUSE PROJECT. OF THESE TEN UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, FOUR WERE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AT THE END OF 2025 AND THOSE FOUR WERE SOLD IN EARLY 2026 TO OWNER-OCCUPANTS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REMAINING SIX UNITS IS STILL IN PROGRESS. CONSTRUCTION OF THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME WILL BE COMPLETED IN PART BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE BRIDGES PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PROGRAM RUN BY GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ALL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW HOME, LEARN SKILLS FOR TRADES, AND EARN CREDIT FOR EDUCATION IN TRADES BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. IN 2025, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A TEN-COUNTY CONSORTIUM, WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HOUSING QUALITY INSPECTIONS, HOME REPAIR SCOPE WRITING, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OVERSIGHT, AND LEAD TESTING FOR AN OWNER-OCCUPIED HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY BROWN COUNTY. THE PROGRAM INVESTED $592,000 IN HOME REPAIR LOANS FOR 28 HOMEOWNERS IN 2025. IN 2025 WE ALSO REWROTE OUR BYLAWS SO THAT WE HAVE THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE TO BEGIN A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST (CLT). A CLT IS A MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS US TO OWN THE LAND UNDERNEATH A HOUSE AND ALLOWS A SUBSIDIZED HOME TO BECOME PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE AND IS A GREAT TOOL TO COMBAT THE INCREASING INACCESSIBILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP. WE PLAN TO PLACE OUR FIRST ASSETS INTO THE CLT IN 2026.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 May 1982.
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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