Northwest Housing Alternatives Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NORTHWEST HOUSING ALTERNATIVES (NHA)S MISSION IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH HOUSING. NHA DEVELOPS, BUILDS, AND MANAGES AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING FOR FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS OREGON. THESE HOMES HELP FAMILIES LIVE HEALTHY AND STABLE LIVES, ALLOW OLDER ADULTS TO AGE IN PLACE, AND GIVE PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS A DIGNIFIED RESIDENCE. NHA IS ALWAYS WORKING TO ENHANCE OUR PORTFOLIOS SUSTAINABILITY AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO DRIVE INNOVATIONS IN OUR FIELD. ALONG WITH PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NHA PROVIDES SERVICES THAT CONNECT RESIDENTS TO CRITICAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, WORK TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS BEFORE IT BEGINS, AND OFFER EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SERVICES FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
- Income
- $21.4 million
- Spending
- $21.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 56%
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 102
- Highest pay
- $202,692, executive di
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
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
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
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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 44% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
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 (5)
- $7.8 million spent. CONSOLIDATED HOUSING SUBSIDIARIES - NHA CREATES AND MAINTAINS ATTRACTIVE, AFFORDABLE, AND FINANCIALLY HEALTHY RENTAL HOUSING. THIS SECTION SUMMARIZES THE OPERATIONS OF THE CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES INCLUDING THREE LIHPRHA PROJECTS, EIGHT FORMER LIHTC PROPERTIES, AND FIVE ENTITIES FORMED TO HOLD OR DEVELOP NEW PROJECTS.
- $1.7 million spent. PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT NHA IS A LEADING DEVELOPER OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES THROUGHOUT OREGON. NHA COMBINES FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WITH FINANCING FROM BANKS, PRIVATE INVESTORS, AND CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AND PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. DURING 2024, NHA COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON 65 NEW APARTMENT HOMES. AS OF DECEMBER 31,2024, NHA HAD 92 NEW APARTMENT HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
- $2.8 million spent. HOMELESS INTERVENTION SERVICES - THIS DEPARTMENT INCLUDES ANNIE ROSS HOUSING SERVICES AND PATHWAYS. ANNIE ROSS HOUSING SERVICES (ARHS) - ARHS PROVIDES HOUSING NAVIGATION, BARRIERS REMOVAL, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SHELTER SERVICES TO CLACKAMAS COUNTY FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. DURING 2024, ARHS PROVIDED PROGRAMMING TO 85 FAMILIES. PATHWAYS - PATHWAYS IS A STATE-SUPPORTED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS (SPMI) WHO ARE AT RISK OF OR CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM SUPPORTS A CASELOAD OF 30 HOUSEHOLDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. PATHWAYS HAS A STAFF OF 2.0 FTE AND A CONTRACTED PEER SUPPORT POSITION THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF OREGON (MHAOO). DURING 2024, PATHWAYS PROVIDED PROGRAMMING TO 33 HOUSEHOLDS. HOMELESS INTERVENTION SERVICES - THIS DEPARTMENT INCLUDES ANNIE ROSS HOUSING SERVICES AND PATHWAYS. ANNIE ROSS HOUSING SERVICES (ARHS) - ARHS PROVIDES HOUSING NAVIGATION, BARRIERS REMOVAL, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SHELTER SERVICES TO CLACKAMAS COUNTY FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. DURING 2024, ARHS PROVIDED PROGRAMMING TO 85 FAMILIES. PATHWAYS - PATHWAYS IS A STATE-SUPPORTED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS (SPMI) WHO ARE AT RISK OF OR CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM SUPPORTS A CASELOAD OF 30 HOUSEHOLDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. PATHWAYS HAS A STAFF OF 2.0 FTE AND A CONTRACTED PEER SUPPORT POSITION THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF OREGON (MHAOO). DURING 2024, PATHWAYS PROVIDED PROGRAMMING TO 33 HOUSEHOLDS.
- $7.2 million spent. RESIDENT SERVICES - NHA LINKS RESIDENTS OF MULTI-FAMILY AND SENIOR PROPERTIES ACROSS THE STATE TO SERVICES THAT KEEP THEM STABLE IN THEIR HOUSING AND CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY. CORE SERVICES INCLUDE EVICTION PREVENTION, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, AND ONSITE PROGRAMMING TARGETED TO A SPECIFIC BUILDING'S POPULATION. DURING 2024, RESIDENT SERVICES RESPONDED TO 2,828 REQUESTS FOR SERVICES, AND COORDINATED 697 ONSITE EVENTS FOR NHA RESIDENTS. 93% OF RESIDENTS MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR HOUSING STABILITY AS A RESULT OF RESIDENT SERVICES INTERVENTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUED AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT (IDA) PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CASA OF OREGON. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES NHA RESIDENTS WITH A MATCHED SAVINGS ACCOUNT THAT CAN THEN BE USED TO FUND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, PURCHASE OF THEIR FIRST HOME, START OF A RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNT, OR PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE. GROUP HOMES - NHA OWNS AND MANAGES 53 GROUP HOMES WITH A TOTAL OF 238 UNITS ACROSS OREGON. THE GROUP HOMES SERVE INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY. THE HOMES ARE LEASED TO LICENSED CARE PROVIDERS. ASSET MANAGEMENT - NHA PROVIDES ASSET AND PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT TO 51 MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES TOTALING 2,616 UNITS. THE FUNDING AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE PROPERTIES INCLUDE LIHTC, HUD 202 & 811, HOME, CDBG, OREGON HOUSING TRUST FUND, AND OTHER SOURCES. THESE PROPERTIES PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SOME PROPERTIES PROVIDE SPECIALIZED HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS OR IN RECOVERY FROM ADDICTIONS. OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT INSURES THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY, PHYSICAL LONGEVITY, AND RISK MANAGEMENT OF OUR MULTI-FAMILY ASSETS. ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY - NHA SEEKS TO ADVANCE THE IMPORTANCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC POLICY SPHERE AND WORKS TO PROMOTE ANTI- RACISM ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR WORK.
- RESIDENT SERVICES - NHA LINKS RESIDENTS OF MULTI-FAMILY AND SENIOR PROPERTIES ACROSS THE STATE TO SERVICES THAT KEEP THEM STABLE IN THEIR HOUSING AND CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY. CORE SERVICES INCLUDE EVICTION PREVENTION, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, AND ONSITE PROGRAMMING TARGETED TO A SPECIFIC BUILDING'S POPULATION. DURING 2024, RESIDENT SERVICES RESPONDED TO 2,828 REQUESTS FOR SERVICES, AND COORDINATED 697 ONSITE EVENTS FOR NHA RESIDENTS. 93% OF RESIDENTS MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR HOUSING STABILITY AS A RESULT OF RESIDENT SERVICES INTERVENTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUED AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT (IDA) PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CASA OF OREGON. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES NHA RESIDENTS WITH A MATCHED SAVINGS ACCOUNT THAT CAN THEN BE USED TO FUND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, PURCHASE OF THEIR FIRST HOME, START OF A RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNT, OR PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE. GROUP HOMES - NHA OWNS AND MANAGES 53 GROUP HOMES WITH A TOTAL OF 238 UNITS ACROSS OREGON. THE GROUP HOMES SERVE INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY. THE HOMES ARE LEASED TO LICENSED CARE PROVIDERS. ASSET MANAGEMENT - NHA PROVIDES ASSET AND PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT TO 51 MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES TOTALING 2,616 UNITS. THE FUNDING AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE PROPERTIES INCLUDE LIHTC, HUD 202 & 811, HOME, CDBG, OREGON HOUSING TRUST FUND, AND OTHER SOURCES. THESE PROPERTIES PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SOME PROPERTIES PROVIDE SPECIALIZED HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS OR IN RECOVERY FROM ADDICTIONS. OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT INSURES THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY, PHYSICAL LONGEVITY, AND RISK MANAGEMENT OF OUR MULTI-FAMILY ASSETS. ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY - NHA SEEKS TO ADVANCE THE IMPORTANCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC POLICY SPHERE AND WORKS TO PROMOTE ANTI- RACISM ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR WORK.
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 November 6, 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 December 1985.
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 November 4, 2026.
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