Preserving Alameda County Housing Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Preserving Alameda County Housing (PACH) was organized for the purpose of developing, acquiring, owning, leasing, rehabilitating and operating affordable housing units & to serve as a support corporation for the Housing Authority of Alameda County.
- Income
- $6.5 million
- Spending
- $4.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 32 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 84%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $329,326, sec/exe dir
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. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 32.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 30% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs.
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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (1)
- $3.7 million spent. Property Rents - The specific charitable and public purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to benefit and support the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda, a public body, corporate and politic ("HACA") and its purposes in accordance with Section 509(a){3XA) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by (i) providing affordable housing for low-income persons and households where no adequate housing exists for such groups; (ii) providing decent, safe and sanitary housing for and assisting low-income persons and households by enabling them to secure the basic human need of decent shelter; (iii) combating blight and deterioration in communities and contributing to their physical improvement; (iv) lessening the burden of government by acquiring leasehold or fee interests in housing for low-income persons and households that was previously owned by HACA as Low Income Public Housing and continuing to operate it as housing for low-income households: (v) promoting social welfare through community based housing activities; (vi) buying, owning, selling, assigning, mortgaging, or leasing any interest in real estate and personal property and constructing, maintaining, and operating improvements thereon necessary or incident to the provision of affordable housing; (vii) borrowing money and issuing evidence of indebtedness in furtherance of any or all of the objects of its business, and securing the same by mortgage, pledge or other lien on the Corporation's property; and (viii) by carrying out such other activities as the board of directors of the Corporation determines will benefit and support HACA.
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 September 2011.
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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