St Francis Shelter
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE SAFE, TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BY WORKING IN SOLIDARITY TO RECOGNIZE THEIR INNATE WORTH AND DIGNITY.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $880,736
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 18.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $115,521, executive dir.
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
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Fair: 69 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
9 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 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 (1)
- $769,751 spent. St. Francis Shelter has provided temporary housing for homeless families with children in Marion County and Polk County, Oregon since 1987. St. Francis Shelters purpose is to moves families from the crisis of homelessness into stable, safe, and long-term housing. In fiscal year 2024-25, St. Francis Shelter provided safe, temporary housing and professional case management to 34 families living at St. Francis Shelter, including 51 adults and 57 children. Of those 34 families, 30 families (88%) moved into and remain in safe, permanent housing. Families who come to St. Francis Shelter live in fully furnished, self-contained one- or two-bedroom apartments. During the 2024-25 fiscal year, St. Francis Shelter expanded its program capacity to serve a total of nineteen families in shelter units to better serve the needs of families in our community. Families staying at the shelter are responsible for purchasing their own food and clothing and must demonstrate that they are working towards securing permanent housing and/or employment and are completing any court-ordered treatment and/or classes while they are here. Families must also participate in a mandatory savings program, by which they save (via a trust account) a mutually agreed-upon amount of money each month, which is returned to them when they leave the St. Francis Shelter program. This program element not only builds the habit of saving money each month but allows them to accumulate their deposit for their permanent housing. A savings match is available for up to $500 based on the recommendation of the case manager.As part of the St. Francis Shelter program, Intensive Case Management is provided for each family including financial management, community resource referrals, parenting, and child development as well as employment coaching and assistance with securing permanent housing. Assistance with securing permanent housing includes coaching on presenting to landlords, help assembling housing application packets and support for appealing a rental denial.In addition, St. Francis Shelter maintains a library that is staffed during after-school hours by staff and volunteers who engage the children in arts and crafts projects, read to them, tutor them, and provide a safe environment for them to have kid time.St. Francis Shelter has extensive volunteer support with over 1500 volunteer hours provided annually.A portion of St. Francis Shelters apartment units are set aside as low-income rentals. This provides the opportunity for some shelter clients to transition to self-support; provides much-needed affordable housing to people on limited incomes; and provides rental income for shelter operations.In Fiscal year 2024-25, St. Francis completed upgrades to our campus. All sixteen shelter units have been completed renovated with new appliances, energy efficient cadet heaters, new flooring, bathroom fixtures, and paint. These repairs increase the lifespan of the apartments, increase the safety of families residing in the units, and decrease operating costs per unit allowing St. Francis to provide more services per dollar. We also installed an internet service to provide all families living on campus with high-speed internet. We also did a complete exterior renovation of our building including leveling and increasing the safety of our exterior concrete, weatherproofed our complete exterior, repainted our building, repaved our parking lots, and installed improved fencing to improve the safety of our campus. We have also completed construction on a building containing 5 new 2 bedroom and 1 bath units to serve as low income rentals for families completing our program.St. Francis Shelter is located close to public transit and neighborhood schools, although children living at the shelter can attend either a neighborhood school or the school, they attended prior to becoming homeless.
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 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 June 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 January 1992.
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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