Farmworker Housing Development Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RECOGNIZING THE VITAL CONTRIBUTION OF FARMWORKERS TO OUR ECONOMY, THE MISSION OF FHDC IS TO DEVELOP FARMWORKER LEADERSHIP FOR STRONGER AND MORE SECURE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE CARRY OUT THIS MISSION BY PURSUING THESE GOALS: > TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOCATED WITHIN URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES; > TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES THAT PROMOTE PERSONAL AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY; > TO INCLUDE FARMWORKERS IN DECISION-MAKING AND ONGOING PROJECT MANAGEMENT; > TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT THE LEADERSHIP OF FARMWORKERS WITHIN THE LARGER COMMUNITY; AND > TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
- Income
- $7.2 million
- Spending
- $9.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- -27 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 74%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $164,683, 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
Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 40% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 37% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 43% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 70% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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 (2)
- $1.3 million spent. FHDC PROVIDES AFTER SCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS, REDUCE DROPOUT RATES, AND ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. FHDC BELIEVES EDUCATION LEADS TO A GREATER CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. THE CIPRIANO FERREL EDUCATION CENTER IS A MULTI-PURPOSE COMMUNITY FACILITY DEVELOPED AND OWNED BY FHDC TO SERVE PRIMARILY THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF NUEVO AMANECER RESIDENTS, A FARMWORKER MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN WOODBURN, OREGON. THE FACILITY IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO OTHER RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.
- $8.0 million spent. FHDC OWNS AND OPERATES FARMWORKER HOUSING IN WOODBURN, STAYTON, SUBLIMITY, SILVERTON, LEBANON, SALEM, AND INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. SUMMERSET VILLAGE, WESTSIDE HOUSING APARTMENTS, COLONIA AMISTAD, COLONIA JARDINES, COLONIA PAZ PHASE I, COLONIA LIBERTAD, NUEVO AMANECER IV, COLONIA UNIDAD APARTMENTS, NUEVO AMNECER NEXT GENERATION, RD NUEVO AMANECER APARTMENTS, AND COLONIA PAZ PHASE II ARE PROPERTIES THAT CONSIST OF 21, 22, 37, 19, 24, 47, 40, 56, 49, 40, AND 116 RENTAL UNITS, RESPECTIVELY. DUE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDING USED IN FINANCING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FHDC IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING FOR AFFORDABLE PURPOSES OVER VARYING AMOUNTS OF TIME UP TO 50 YEARS.
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 November 1995.
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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