California Housing Partnership
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The California Housing Partnership Corporation creates and preserves affordable and sustainable homes for Californians with low incomes by providing expert financial and policy solutions to nonprofit and public partners.
- Income
- $10.8 million
- Spending
- $9.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 8.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 76%
- Employees
- 54
- Highest pay
- $341,784, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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, 2024, 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)
- $8.6 million spent. The Partnership provided technical assistance to 26 of our public and private nonprofit organization partners on the construction and financing of 3,884 affordable and sustainable homes throughout California in 2024. We also trained more than 5,300 affordable housing professionals across California in 2024 through expansion of our online and in-person training programs.
- The Partnership's policy and research program provided technical assistance, training, and education related to the preservation and production of affordable housing in California. In 2024, these efforts included expanding our preservation efforts by examining naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) in California and the potential risks factors related to NOAH properties losing their affordability for low-income Californians. We continued to expanded use and outreach for our online research tools by updating the tools and providing trainings/webinars for various partner organizations. Lastly, we entered the third year of our university-level fellowship program geared towards improving access and mentoring opportunities for racial/ethnic minorities in the affordable housing policy and research field, having hosted eleven fellows in the three years.
- The sustainable housing team implemented four major clean energy incentive programs, provided technical support to nonprofit housing providers to help them and the low-income residents they serve access clean energy funding resources, and advocated for increased funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in affordable housing throughout California.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 1995.
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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