Sv Home Action Fund
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What it says it does
ESTABLISHED IN 2019, SV@HOME'S ACTION FUND (SVHAF) ADDRESSES THE HOUSING CRISIS THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF BALLOT MEASURES THAT IMPACT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.
- Income
- $1,040
- Spending
- $85,128
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $207,794, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $49,091 spent. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, THE SV@HOME ACTION FUND (ACTION FUND) CONTINUED TO CONDUCT PUBLIC EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, AND ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT SANTA CLARA COUNTY REGARDING THE HISTORY OF EXCLUSIONARY HOUSING POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND STEPS THAT COULD BE TAKEN AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL TO PROVIDE REDRESS WHILE EXPANDING HOUSING SUPPLY AND STABILITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE ACTION FUND PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT HOUSING-RELATED BALLOT INITIATIVES, HOUSING POLICY-MAKING, COALITION-BUILDING, AND CAMPAIGNING TO CURRENT AND POTENTIAL FUTURE CIVIC LEADERS.
- CIVIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - THE ACTION FUND ADMINISTERS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE CIVIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY RUN FOR ELECTED OFFICE, ASSIST ON ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS, OR SERVE ON PUBLIC BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. THE CIVIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES BASIC INFORMATION ON HOUSING POLICIES, COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES, AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE ROLES.
- LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY - SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE ACTION FUND HAS CHAMPIONED STATE LEGISLATION THAT SEEKS TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RELATED NEEDS. THE ACTION FUND'S LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY PROGRAM RANGES FROM PARTICIPATING IN LOBBYING DAYS OF ACTION WITH PARTNERS, WRITING LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, CONVENING DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL AND STATE ELECTED AND CIVIC LEADERS AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN REGIONAL PRO-HOUSING COALITIONS. THIS WORK CONTINUED BUT WAS A REDUCED FOCUS OF THE ACTION FUND IN 2024
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not 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 December 2024.
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 2019.
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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