Habitat for Humanity International Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SNOHOMISH COUNTY STRIVES TO ELIMINATE SUBSTANDARD HOUSING AND END THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY PARTNERING WITH HOMEOWNERS TO BUILD, REPAIR, AND PRESERVE DECENT AND AFFORDABLE HOMES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, WE HELP HARD-WORKING HOUSEHOLDS ACHIEVE THE STRENGTH, STABILITY, AND INDEPENDENCE THEY NEED TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THROUGH SHELTER, WE EMPOWER.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 66%
- Reserves
- 11.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 316
- Highest pay
- $108,682, 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
Good: 83 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 42% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1566% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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: 100 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
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 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 (2)
- $805,243 spent. TWO HABITAT STORES LOCATED IN LYNNWOOD AND EVERETT ACCEPT AND RECEIVE NEW AND GENTLY USED HOME IMPROVEMENT ITEMS AND MATERIALS FROM INDIVIDUAL AND COMMERCIAL DONORS TO BE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, WITH PROCEEDS SUPPORTING THE PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS OF HABITAT. MORE THAN 38,000 CUSTOMERS SHOPPED AT OUR HABITAT STORES GENERATING OVER $1,100,000 IN STORE SALES AND DIVERTING MORE THAN 1.85 MILLION POUNDS OF WASTE FROM LANDFILLS.
- $299,619 spent. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY BUILDS, REPAIRS, AND PRESERVES AFFORDABLE HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM, QUALIFIED HOMEBUYERS PARTNER WITH HABITAT AND THE COMMUNITY TO HELP BUILD THEIR OWN HOUSES BY PUTTING IN SWEAT, EQUITY, AND PURCHASING THEIR HOMES WITH AN AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE. TWENTY-FOUR AFFORDABLE HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT AND SOLD THROUGH OUR HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM SINCE 2006. OUR HOME REPAIR SERVICE ASSISTS QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN SAFELY REMAINING IN THEIR AFFORDABLE HOMES BY MAKING NEEDED CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS, PRESERVING EXTERIORS, AND/OR INSTALLING A LIMITED RANGE OF AGING-IN-PLACE AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS. THE HOME REPAIR SERVICE HAS COMPLETED 48 PROJECTS AND SERVED 78 INDIVIDUALS SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2020.
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 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? 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 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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