Cass Housing Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF CASS HOUSING, INC. IS TO CREATE INNOVATIVE AND SAFE HOUSING WITH SUPPORT THAT EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND GROW IN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. THE VISION OF CASS HOUSING, INC. IS TO SEE A WORLD WHERE INDIVIDUALS OF VARYING ABILITIES FEEL FULFILLED AND THRIVE INDEPENDENTLY.
- Income
- $641,253
- Spending
- $770,513
- Spent on programs
- 68%
- Reserves
- 19 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 75%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 51
- Highest pay
- $82,466, ceo
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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (housing, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 19.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 20% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1568% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 33 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 88% of charities in its peer group (housing, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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 (2)
- $524,930 spent. FOR MANY PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, MOVING OUT OF THE FAMILY HOME IS THE GREATEST HURDLE THEY WILL EVER FACE AS THEY ARE MOVING AWAY FROM THE SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIVES. CASS BELIEVES THAT HOUSING OPTIONS MUST BE MATCHED WITH THE CORRECT SUPPORT TO MAKE THE TRANSITION OUT OF THE FAMILY HOME POSSIBLE. HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE TWO VASTLY DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES. HOWEVER, THEY MUST WORK IN TANDEM TO HELP MAKE THE TRANSITION SUCCESSFUL. THE HOME ITSELF MUST BE CREATED AND/OR ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOME. WHILE THIS PHYSICAL SPACE IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, IT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. THE NEW SUPPORT SYSTEM MUST ALSO BE CUSTOMIZED TO MEET NOT ONLY THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE PERSON, BUT THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE FAMILY AS WELL. CASS IS DESIGNED TO OFFER DIFFERENT HOUSING MODELS WITH VARYING LEVELS OF SUPPORT FOR THE RESIDENTS. A STEWARD LIVES ON-SITE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT, DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS. CASS IS UNIQUE IN THAT THE CORE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CHOOSE THEIR HOME, THEIR HOUSEMATES, AND THEIR SUPPORT STAFF. EXISTING PROGRAMS RANDOMLY ASSIGN RESIDENTS TO LIVE IN A GROUP HOME WHERE THEY MAY NOT KNOW THE OTHER RESIDENTS. OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES CORE MEMBERS THE ABILITY TO LIVE WITH FRIENDS WITH WHOM THEY SHARE INTERESTS AND COMPATIBILITY. HOME GROUPS CONSIST OF THREE COMPATIBLE CORE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN VETTED FOR A CASS HOME. CASS BUILDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO LAUNCH THEIR LOVED ONES INTO INDEPENDENCE WHILE PROVIDING SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS THE FAMILIES' CONCERNS OF SAFETY, AFFORDABILITY, RELATIONSHIPS, AND LIFE SKILLS. WE FOCUS ON CREATING A PATHWAY FOR FAMILIES AND CORE MEMBERS TO TRANSITION INTO OUR HOUSING PROGRAM THROUGH: "ACTIVITIES AND MATCH MAKING EVENTS TO HELP TO CONTINUE TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM. ALL FAMILIES ON OUR WAIT LIST ARE INVITED TO THESE EVENTS. "WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE TRANSITION INTO THEIR NEW HOME. "PROVIDING ONGOING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP MORE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS (MONEY MANAGEMENT, HEALTHY EATING, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS). THIS ADDRESSES SOME OF THE MISSING SKILL SETS IN CORE MEMBERS AS THEY LIVE ON THEIR OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, WE HAVE 18 INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN CASS INDEPENDENT HOUSES. OUR MOST RECENT INDEPENDENT LIVING HOME WAS OPENED IN 2024 TO HOUSE THREE ADDITIONAL CORE MEMBERS. WE ARE WORKING WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 FAMILIES TO SUPPORT SKILL BUILDING AND MATCH MAKING OPPORTUNITIES WHILE WORKING TOWARDS LONG-TERM LIVING SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. CASS IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND OPERATING IN ALLEN COUNTY SERVING ADULTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY WITH LONG TERM HOUSING AND LIVING SOLUTIONS. OUR CORE MEMBERS ARE LEARNING TO LIVE IN A WHOLE NEW WAY THAT BRINGS THEM JOY, BRINGS THEIR FAMILY A SENSE OF LONG- TERM SECURITY, AND GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR FUTURE THEIR OWN. FOR MANY PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, MOVING OUT OF THE FAMILY HOME IS THE GREATEST HURDLE THEY WILL EVER FACE AS THEY ARE MOVING AWAY FROM THE SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIVES. CASS BELIEVES THAT HOUSING OPTIONS MUST BE MATCHED WITH THE CORRECT SUPPORT TO MAKE THE TRANSITION OUT OF THE FAMILY HOME POSSIBLE. HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE TWO VASTLY DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES. HOWEVER, THEY MUST WORK IN TANDEM TO HELP MAKE THE TRANSITION SUCCESSFUL. THE HOME ITSELF MUST BE CREATED AND/OR ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOME. WHILE THIS PHYSICAL SPACE IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, IT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. THE NEW SUPPORT SYSTEM MUST ALSO BE CUSTOMIZED TO MEET NOT ONLY THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE PERSON, BUT THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE FAMILY AS WELL. CASS IS DESIGNED TO OFFER DIFFERENT HOUSING MODELS WITH VARYING LEVELS OF SUPPORT FOR THE RESIDENTS. A STEWARD LIVES ON-SITE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT, DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS. CASS IS UNIQUE IN THAT THE CORE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CHOOSE THEIR HOME, THEIR HOUSEMATES, AND THEIR SUPPORT STAFF. EXISTING PROGRAMS RANDOMLY ASSIGN RESIDENTS TO LIVE IN A GROUP HOME WHERE THEY MAY NOT KNOW THE OTHER RESIDENTS. OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES CORE MEMBERS THE ABILITY TO LIVE WITH FRIENDS WITH WHOM THEY SHARE INTERESTS AND COMPATIBILITY. HOME GROUPS CONSIST OF THREE COMPATIBLE CORE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN VETTED FOR A CASS HOME. CASS BUILDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO LAUNCH THEIR LOVED ONES INTO INDEPENDENCE WHILE PROVIDING SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS THE FAMILIES' CONCERNS OF SAFETY, AFFORDABILITY, RELATIONSHIPS, AND LIFE SKILLS. WE FOCUS ON CREATING A PATHWAY FOR FAMILIES AND CORE MEMBERS TO TRANSITION INTO OUR HOUSING PROGRAM THROUGH: "ACTIVITIES AND MATCH MAKING EVENTS TO HELP TO CONTINUE TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM. ALL FAMILIES ON OUR WAIT LIST ARE INVITED TO THESE EVENTS. "WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE TRANSITION INTO THEIR NEW HOME. "PROVIDING ONGOING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP MORE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS (MONEY MANAGEMENT, HEALTHY EATING, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS). THIS ADDRESSES SOME OF THE MISSING SKILL SETS IN CORE MEMBERS AS THEY LIVE ON THEIR OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, WE HAVE 18 INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN CASS INDEPENDENT HOUSES. OUR MOST RECENT INDEPENDENT LIVING HOME WAS OPENED IN 2024 TO HOUSE THREE ADDITIONAL CORE MEMBERS. WE ARE WORKING WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 FAMILIES TO SUPPORT SKILL BUILDING AND MATCH MAKING OPPORTUNITIES WHILE WORKING TOWARDS LONG-TERM LIVING SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. CASS IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND OPERATING IN ALLEN COUNTY SERVING ADULTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY WITH LONG TERM HOUSING AND LIVING SOLUTIO
- RENTAL EXPENSE
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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