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Abode Services

EIN 94-3087060 · Fremont, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair60 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ABODE SERVICES OFFERS HOUSING PROGRAMS LINKED TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES, SINGLE ADULTS AND YOUTH. HOUSING OPTIONS INCLUDE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RENTAL SUBSIDY ASSISTANCE, RAPID REHOUSING AND EMERGENCY SHELTER. (CONTINUED ON SCH. O)SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, ADDITION COUNSELING, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, HOUSING DOCUMENTATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES. EACH PROGRAM INTEGRATES SERVICES WITH HOUSING TO PROMOTE STABILITY AND WELLBEING.

Income
$158.4 million
Spending
$150.4 million
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
1.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 91%
Employees
845
Volunteers
2,424
Highest pay
$333,500, 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

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (housing, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 53% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 17% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 32% of charities in its peer group (housing, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (4)
  1. $98.2 million spent. SCATTERED SITE HOUSING UNITSIN ADDITION TO PLACING HOMELESS FAMILIES INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS OWNED BY THE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PLACES HOMELESS PEOPLE INTO MARKET RATE APARTMENT UNITS MADE AFFORDABLE THROUGH RENTAL SUBSIDIES. THESE HOUSING PLACEMENTS HAVE COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION OR PARTNER AGENCY STAFF, ATTACHED TO THEM. THESE PLACEMENTS OCCUR IN OVER 50 DISCRETE HOUSING PROGRAMS IN SIX BAY AREA COUNTIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMS IS SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS FUNDING SOURCES AND SUBSIDY TYPES, INCLUDING LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS BOTH TENANT-BASED AND MASTER LEASES AND WORKS WITH MORE THAN 1,300 ACTIVE LANDLORDS THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA. THROUGH SCATTERED SITE HOUSING PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERS MORE THAN $45 MILLION WORTH OF SUBSIDIES EACH YEAR, AND SUPPORTS THOUSANDS OF FORMERLY HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS SECURE AND MAINTAIN HOUSING IN THE BAY AREA.
  2. $30.8 million spent. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTSTHE ORGANIZATION PLACES PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INTO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS TO HELP PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS IN ALAMEDA, SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ, SAN MATEO, NAPA, SOLANO, SONOMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO COUNTIES BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING LINKED TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS RECOGNIZED AS A SOLUTION TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS.(CONTINUED ON SSCHEDULE O)THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN MORE THAN 40 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMMUNITIES, THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BAY AREA. RENTS ARE TYPICALLY OFFERED AT NO MORE THAN 1/3 OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME. IN ADDITION TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SITES, THE ORGANIZATION, IS ABLE TO PLACE AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING AT APARTMENT SITES THROUGHOUT ALAMEDA, SANTA CLARA, SAN MATEO, SANTA CRUZ, NAPA, SOLANO, SONOMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO COUNTIES. THESE SITES SERVE ALL THE POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INCLUDING VETERANS, FAMILIES, TRANSITION AGE FOSTER YOUTH, SENIORS, AND PERSONS LIVING WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RESIDENT AND/OR CLINICAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN 5,000 HOUSEHOLDS EACH YEAR IN SITE BASED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS.
  3. $3.2 million spent. OUTREACH PROGRAMSSTREET OUTREACH TEAMS PROVIDE OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND SERVICE LINKAGES TO PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT ALAMEDA, NAPA, SOLANO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OPERATES ADDITIONAL STREET HEALTH TEAM SERVICES, CONDUCTING CLINICAL OUTREACH, PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE/SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE STREET AND EXPERIENCING ACUTE MEDICAL CONDITIONS/MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS, WITH THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF CONNECTING THEM TO A MEDICAL HOME IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AN IN-HOME OUTREACH TEAM, PROVIDING INTENSIVE OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THEM INTO TREATMENT AND SERVICES NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS IN THEIR ROLE(S) AS CAREGIVERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS CONNECT WITH MORE THAN 1,100 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT ALAMEDA, SANTA CLARA, NAPA, AND SOLANO COUNTIES.
  4. $2.8 million spent. SHELTER PROGRAMTHE ORGANIZATION OPERATES THREE PERMANENT SHELTER PROGRAMS AND TWO INTERIM HOUSING SITES. SUNRISE VILLAGE IS A 24-HOUR TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM. FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN LIVE IN INDIVIDUAL FAMILY ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHS. INDIVIDUAL ALCOVES ARE AVAILABLE FOR 30 SINGLE ADULTS WHO SHARE FOUR DORMITORY-STYLE ROOMS. THE SHELTER HOUSES 66 PEOPLE WHILE THEY LOOK FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. IN NAPA COUNTY, THE SOUTH NAPA SHELTER SUPPORTS 90 INDIVIDUALS AT ANY POINT IN TIME, AND THE NORTH NAPA SHELTER SUPPORTS 54 HOUSEHOLDS EACH NIGHT. ABODE ALSO OPERATES ALUM ROCK VETERAN'S SHELTER IN SAN JOSE, SUPPORTING UP TO 40 VETERANS EACH NIGHT. ALL SHELTER PROGRAMS ARE HOUSING FOCUSED AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF AND A FULL SPECTRUM OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IS OFFERED TO RESIDENTS FREE OF CHARGE. RESIDENTS RECEIVE THREE MEALS A DAY, PHONE AND MAIL SERVICES AND ACCESS TO LAUNDRY FACILITIES. SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, PRIMARY AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY SERVICES, HOUSING PLACEMENT, JOB COUNSELING, FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS FOR THOSE SERVING FAMILIES.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1989.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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