Peoples Homesteading Group Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
People's Homesteading Group Incorporated develops homeownership opportunities for households of low to moderate income households in deteriorated Baltimore neighborhoods and creates job opportunities for disadvantaged adults. PHG also eliminates blighted vacant houses by renovating and occupying them for homeowner occupancy as a means of stabilizing deteriorated Baltimore neighborhoods. PHG also supports neighborhood residents and community leaders to develop and implement physical improvements such as establishing and maintaining gardens on vacant lots as a means of beautifying the neighborhood adjacent to our housing efforts and as a means of engaging youth and their families to responsibly carry out their own physical improvements to their community.
- Income
- $234,878
- Spending
- $230,379
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- -87.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 69%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $57,600, 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
Weak: 44 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 76% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Weak: 39 out of 100.
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (4)
- $230,379 spent. In October 2024, People's Homesteading Group (PHG) executed a deed of trust and two notes that provided construction & bridge financing in the amount of $2,008,000 from the Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund. These funds were the principal source of funds to rehabilitate & sell 5 formerly dilapidated, blighted vacant houses for sale to homeowners. These 5 homes raised to twenty homes the number of renovated homes developed by PHG on the 400-block of East 22nd Street--417, 432, 439, 448 and 450 East 22nd. This Historic East 22nd Street Project also received an award of $200,000 in construction related grants from the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development By June 30, 2025, PHG, utilizing the services of a general contractor, successfully renovated the five houses and achieved Baltimore City certificates of occupancy and approval of the important historic property tax credits issued by the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) for each of the five homes. Renovating the five vacant houses has increased our number of renovated and sold homes to 20 houses on the 400-block of East 22nd Street. PHG also continues to hire disadvantaged adults to work on our properties through a general contractor and subcontractors and through our Greenmount Jobs center. We also engage minority business enterprises and a woman-owned business enterprise for this work through our General Contractor. Subsequently, after June 30, 2025, PHG successfully sold all five of the properties by the end of calendar year 2025 and has paid back NIIF for construction financing. These events will be reported in the IRS Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2026.
- People's Homesteading Group Incorporated develops homeownership opportunities for households of low to moderate income households in deteriorated Baltimore neighborhoods and creates job opportunities for disadvantaged adults. PHG also eliminates blighted vacant houses by renovating and occupying them for homeowner occupancy as a means of stabilizing deteriorated Baltimore neighborhoods.
- Not Applicable
- Not Applicable
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 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 June 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 August 1984.
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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