Habitat for Humanity International Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEEKING TO PUT GOD'S LOVE INTO ACTION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 438
- Highest pay
- $106,537, 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: 20 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 56% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 36% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 54% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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
Strong: 93 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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
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
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 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)
- $1.6 million spent. IN FY2025, HELENA AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COMPLETED TEN NEW HOMES AND HAD SIX MORE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT YEAR-END. THE ORGANIZATION FINALIZED A FOURTEEN-HOME DEVELOPMENT IN RED LODGE, MONTANA, COMPRISING TEN OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES AND FOUR AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS. ALL HOMES IN THIS DEVELOPMENT WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH A LAND TRUST TO ENSURE PERMANENT AFFORDABILITY.THE ORGANIZATION HAS RE-WORKED ITS HOMEOWNER SELECTION PROCESS AND SERVICES. WE HOPE TO INCREASE FINANCIAL READINESS RESOURCES FOR PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUYERS AND HOUSEHOLDS TO ENSURE OUR CLIENTS HAVE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL CONDITIONS.WITH THE RED LODGE PROJECT NOW COMPLETE, HABITAT HAS FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ITS OWNER-OCCUPIED CRITICAL REPAIR PROGRAMS, SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING NINE OF THESE PROJECTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO LAUNCHED THE "HELPING HANDS" PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES ESSENTIAL REPAIR SERVICES FOR HOMEOWNERS NEEDING MINOR, HANDS-ON ASSISTANCE. THIS PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO SMALL PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE ONLY BASIC MATERIALS AND LABOR TO HELP PRESERVE HOMES.THE HABITAT RESTORE CONTINUES TO OFFER AFFORDABLE BUILDING MATERIALS TO THE HELENA COMMUNITY. PLANS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO EXPAND THE EXISTING RESTORE SPACE, AND IN FY2025, THE RESTORE SUCCESSFULLY DIVERTED 329 TONS OF MATERIAL FROM LOCAL LANDFILLS.HELENA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN PLANNING A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD IN EAST HELENA, MONTANA. THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN NAMED ROSE HILLS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND AND NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY ELEANOR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC), A WHOLLY OWNED SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF HELENA HABITAT. EDC WAS FORMED AND FUNDED IN FY2025 AND RECEIVED ITS 501(C)(3) STATUS DURING THE YEAR. THE CITY OF EAST HELENA HAS DEEMED THE SUBDIVISION PLANS FOR ROSE HILLS AS "SUFFICIENT" ALLOWING THE PLANS TO ADVANCE TO THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS. ASSUMING THE PRELIMINARY PLOT IS APPROVED IN THE FALL 2025, THE FIRST HOMES WILL BE STARTED IN THE FALL 2026 OR WINTER 2027.
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 January 1987.
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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