Vision House
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $7.2 million
- Spending
- $7.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
- Employees
- 142
- Volunteers
- 250
- Highest pay
- $122,926, executive director
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
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover -0.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 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. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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)
- $1.1 million spent. STARTED IN 1990, VISION HOUSE EXISTS TO SERVE AND EMPOWER FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THROUGH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND DIVERSION SERVICES FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS, AS WELL AS CHILDCARE, THE MINISTRY OF VISION HOUSE HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF NEARLY 800 FAMILIES IN 2023. VISION HOUSE OPERATES FOUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES IN RENTON AND SHORELINE; THREE DIVERSION CENTERS FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN RENTON, SHORELINE AND BURIEN; TWO DAYCARE CENTERS IN RENTON AND SHORELINE; AND ONE THRIFT STORE IN RENTON. THE FAMILY PROGRAM OF VISION HOUSE INCLUDES 46 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR ALL AGES, INCLUDING LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, COUNSELING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, REFERRALS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING. RESIDENTS SIGN A LEASE AND PAY 30 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME TOWARD RENT AS PART OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE VISION HOUSE PROGRAM, WITH A GOAL OF EQUIPPING FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO PAY RENT OR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS BEYOND VISION HOUSE. WITH CASEWORKER SUPPORT, PARTICIPANTS FIND AND GROW SOURCES OF INCOME THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND QUALIFYING FOR AVAILABLE SOCIAL SUPPORT. PARTICIPANTS IN VISION HOUSE'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FAMILY PROGRAM SIGN A LEASE FOR ONE YEAR, WITH A POSSIBLE LEASE EXTENSION OF UP TO ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. WEEKLY ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH A CASE MANAGER AND MONTHLY GROUP MEETINGS OFFER COUNSELING AND SUPPORT, WHILE PROVIDING ACCOUNTABILITY IN HELPING RESIDENTS TO MAKE PROGRESS WITH THEIR GOALS. IN 2024, VISION HOUSE'S FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDED HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR A TOTAL OF 178 HOMELESS CHILDREN, WOMEN AND MEN. THE BREAKOUT IS AS FOLLOWS: 115 CHILDREN, 54 MOTHERS AND 9 FATHERS. IN 2024, THE SUCCESS RATE OF FAMILIES TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENT HOUSING WAS 88 PERCENT. OUR GOAL: TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF FAMILY HOMELESSNESS. IN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY PROGRAM, VISION HOUSE SERVED 749 FAMILIES IN CRISIS THROUGH ITS THREE DIVERSION CENTERS, FACILITIES WHERE FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RECEIVE CASEWORK TO HELP REGAIN HOUSING AND FAMILY STABILITY. AT DIVERSION CENTERS, FAMILIES CAN WORK THROUGH BARRIERS TO HOUSING, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE ACQUIRING IDENTIFICATIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, CONNECTIONS TO THERAPY AND JOB TRAINING, AND A HOST OF OTHER AS-NEEDED SUPPORT UNIQUE TO EACH FAMILY. FAMILIES CAN ALSO FIND A PLACE TO SHOWER, WASH CLOTHES, USE COMPUTERS FOR JOB SEARCHES, RECEIVE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND FOOD. THE DIVERSION TEAM ALSO PLACED MORE THAN TWO DOZEN CLIENT FAMILIES INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
- $4.7 million spent. VISION HOUSE ALSO OPERATES CHILDREN'S VILLAGE CHILDCARE CENTERS IN RENTON AND SHORELINE. CHILDREN ENROLLED INCLUDE THOSE FROM VISION HOUSE PROGRAMS, ALUMNI FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY FAMILIES SEEKING HIGH-QUALITY CARE. KIDS BENEFIT FROM AGE-APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM, PLAY, AND FRESH MEALS IN A STRUCTURED, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN'S VILLAGE RENTON, LICENSED FOR 68 CHILDREN, SERVES NEWBORNS THROUGH PRE-K. IN 2024, 44% OF CHILDREN WERE IN VISION HOUSE PROGRAMS OR RECEIVED LOW-INCOME SUBSIDIES; 56% WERE COMMUNITY FAMILIES PAYING PRIVATELY. A TOTAL OF 84 CHILDREN WERE SERVED, AND THE CENTER WAS VOTED BEST CHILDCARE PROVIDER FOR 2024 BY THE RENTON REPORTER. IT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN EARLY ACHIEVERS OF WASHINGTON, THE STATE'S QUALITY RECOGNITION SYSTEM. CHILDREN'S VILLAGE SHORELINE SERVES NEWBORNS THROUGH SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, WITH BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND A SUMMER PROGRAM. IN THE SUMMER PROGRAM, KIDS LEARN AND ENJOY PERIODIC COMMUNITY FIELD TRIPS. LICENSED FOR 72, CHILDREN'S VILLAGE SHORELINE SERVED 77 CHILDREN IN 2024. OF THESE, 74% WERE FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND 26% FROM PRIVATE-PAY FAMILIES. IT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN EARLY ACHIEVERS OF WASHINGTON.
- $186,405 spent. THE VISION HOUSE THRIFT STORE IS LOCATED IN RENTON, WA, WAS A DONATION AND RESALE SITE IN 2024. WE CLOSED THIS SITE IN OCTOBER OF 2024. VISION HOUSE RESIDENTS WERE GIVEN VOUCHERS SO THEY CAN SHOP FOR ITEMS THEY NEED AT OUR ON-SITE RESIDENT STORES.
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 November 2005.
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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