Mobility Works Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Mobility Works supports the development and expansion of housing mobility programs by building strong communities of practice providing technical assistance to nonprofits, businesses, and government entities generating capacity and leadership through education and resource coordination and advocating for greater choice and opportunity in the housing choice voucher program.
- Income
- $345,590
- Spending
- $337,492
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 66%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $125,138, executive dir.
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (housing, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 39% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 20 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (housing, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 15 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
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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 (11)
- $113,720 spent. Technical Assistance - consulting projects, typically for public housing authorities
- $37,243 spent. Communities of Practice - Bringing Together People in the field of housing mobility, publicly available mobility works webinars, and presentations by Mobility Works staff at others' conferences and events
- $26,280 spent. 2025 Conference
- $22,383 spent. Annual Training Institute - in-person instructional event for staff of housing mobility programs
- $12,510 spent. Membership - The Housing Mobility Network is comprised of practitioners, researchers, advocates, and other stakeholders dedicated to advancing housing mobility.
- $10,893 spent. Public Engagement - Programs include publicly available Mobility Works webinars, and presentations by Mobility Works staff at others' conferences and and events
- $6,728 spent. Tenant Engagement - Supporting the leadership of people who have participated in housing mobility programs to educate others, advocate, and take on roles such as Mobility Works board members
- $6,064 spent. Advocacy - Meeting with and emailing HUD and other government entity officials to advocate for particular implementation of laws
- $4,342 spent. Training for Hire
- $1,215 spent. Direct Lobbying - Meeting with and emailing elected officials and their staff to talk about funding for housing mobility services and housing choice voucher policy reforms
- Grassroots Lobbying - outreach to staff of our member organizations and other housing mobility groups, asking them to speak to their elected officials about policies that would improve the Housing Choice Voucher program.
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 April 2022.
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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