Insight Housing
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Insight Housing's programs are grounded in the core components of food, emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent housing, and rapid re-housing/ homelessness prevention services. Core programming is enriched with wraparound supportive services. Insight Housing provides outreach, emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, prevention funding, permanent supportive housing, and food to those who need it the most.Insight Housing is committed to preserving a safe, supportive, and stabilizing environment wherein people experiencing homelessness and low-income individuals and families can access a holistic range of services to meet their immediate needs and achieve their goals of ending their cycle of homelessness. The short-term goal of Insight Housing is to rapidly move its participant's into permanent housing, while simultaneously addressing each participants's barriers to retaining their housing.
- Income
- $34.1 million
- Spending
- $32.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- -4.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 80%
- Employees
- 299
- Volunteers
- 284
- Highest pay
- $338,030, chief executive officer
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
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 82% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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)
- $17.8 million spent. Funded by the VA, SSVF is Insight Housing's largest program and provides a robust set of homelessness prevention and housing tools for Veterans and their families who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including: housing location help, temporary financial assistance, and wraparound case management.The resources are flexible, meaning they can be tailored to the needs of the individual veteran households. The SSVF shallow subsidy program provides two years of rental assistance that will not decrease if the household increases their income. Insight Housing operates this program in seven counties including: Alameda, Amador, Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Francisco, and Solano.
- $8.9 million spent. Insight Housing is proud to operate the following programs in support of their mission. Housing programs include: Dwight Way Women's Shelter, Hope Center Men's Shelter, Dwight Way and Hope Center Veteran's Transitional Housing Program, Rio Vista Housing, Russell Street Residence, Albany Hope and Community Meal Program.
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? 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 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 February 1986.
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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