The Neighborhood House Assn
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DEVELOPING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EMPOWERMENT, EDUCATION, AND WELLNESS FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS. THIS IS DONE BY LEADING THE WAY IN DEVELOPING CONFIDENT, SELF-SUFFICIENT, HEALTHY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $130.4 million
- Spending
- $131.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- -0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 97%
- Employees
- 961
- Volunteers
- 27
- Highest pay
- $661,561, president/ceo
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: 43 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 74% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 20 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 (3)
- $110.8 million spent. CHILD CARE PROGRAMS - HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS:HEAD START IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR VERY LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, AGES 3-5, AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT PROVIDES PRESCHOOL CHILDREN OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO MEET THEIR EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS. EARLY HEAD START FOCUSES ON ENROLLED CHILDREN AGES 6 WEEKS TO 3 YEARS, AS WELL AS PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM LOW-INCOME WOMEN. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES INCLUDE PARENTING CLASSES AND TRANSITION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN MOVING ON TO PRESCHOOL.TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 4,442NHA'S NUTRITION SERVICES RECEIVES, HANDLES, PREPARES, AND TRANSPORTS FOOD TO PRESCHOOLERS ACCORDING TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS PERTAINING TO SAFE FOOD HANDLING.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THE TEAM IS LED BY A REGISTERED DIETITIAN WHO ENSURES THAT ALL MEALS PREPARED EXCEED PATTERN GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY THE USDA'S CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM.TOTAL MEALS SERVED: 580,572
- $8.9 million spent. HEALTH & NUTRITION: HEALING OAKS CLINIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2023 AND IS A HYBRID OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FACILITY THAT PROVIDES BOTH BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION (BPSR) AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT. THERE ARE TWO SERVICE TRACKS AT HEALING OAKS FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CONCERNS WITH MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, OR BOTH.TRACK ONE PROVIDES BPSR SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, WHICH INCLUDE CO-OCCURRING INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY ALSO BE EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE. THE BPSR TRACK IS SHORT-DOYLE MEDICAL CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OR OLDER WITH A PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS OF A MENTAL HEALTH CONCERN RESIDING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED: 387TRACK TWO PROVIDES SUD TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES, WHICH MAY ALSO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MILD-TO-MODERATE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. SUD IS AN OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM INTEGRATED WITH MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND AMBULATORY WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PRIMARY SUBSTANCE USE CONCERNS. THE SUD TRACK IS FUNDED BY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.TOTAL UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS SERVED THROUGH THESE TWO PROGRAMS: 1,257SAFE CONNECTIONS WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2021 AND IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CLIENTS WHO HAVE HAD REPEATED USE OF EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN ACCESSING OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE STIGMA AMONG THOSE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND TO REDUCE HOSPITALIZATIONS BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT THROUGH SHORT-TERM INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, THERAPY, AND LINKAGES TO TREATMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, PEER SUPPORT, LIFE SKILLS, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT.SAFE CONNECTIONS SERVES ADULTS AGES 18+ WHO HAVE AN SMI DIAGNOSIS, ARE NOT CONNECTED TO OUTPATIENT PROVIDERS, HAVE HAD REPEATED PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND ARE REFERRED BY SHARP GROSSMONT, PARADISE VALLEY, AND BAYVIEW PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS.TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED: 196THE COORDINATED HIV SERVICES (CHIVS) PROGRAM PROVIDES CLIENT-CENTERED SERVICES FOR THOSE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE REFERRALS, PEER NAVIGATION, AND TRANSPORTATION. THE PROGRAM LINKS CLIENTS WITH HEALTH CARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, LEGAL SERVICES, HOME-DELIVERED MEALS, EMERGENCY HOUSING AND OTHER SERVICES THAT MEET EACH CLIENT'S INDIVIDUAL LEVEL OF NEED. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF CHIVS IS ENSURING THAT PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS ARE ENROLLED AND SUSTAINED IN HIV PRIMARY CARE. THE CHIVS PROGRAM RECEIVES FUNDING TO SERVE PERSONS OF COLOR (POC). TARGETED SERVICES FOR PERSONS OF COLOR IDENTIFY, ENGAGE, REFER, AND LINK PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS TO HIV PRIMARY CARE, AND USE OTHER HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO KEEP THEM IN CARE OVER TIME. THE GOAL OF POC IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIV CARE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED MINORITY POPULATIONS. THE CHIVS PROGRAM PROMOTES RETENTION IN CARE AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND ACHIEVE VIRAL SUPPRESSION (A VERY LOW LEVEL OF HIV IN THE BODY OR A LOW VIRAL LOAD) AND INCREASE IN CD4 COUNT (INDICATOR OF HOW WELL THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS WORKING AND THE STRONGEST PREDICTOR OF HIV PROGRESSION). CHIVS PROGRAM SUNSET AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2025. TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED: 226NHA PROJECT IN-REACH AND PROJECT IN REACH MINISTRY ARE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AGES 18+ WHO HAVE OR ARE AT RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS AS THEY PREPARE TO EXIT THE DETENTION FACILITY. CLIENTS MAY BE ENROLLED UP TO 6 MONTHS PRE-RELEASE AND STAY IN THE PROGRAM UP TO 4 MONTHS POST-RELEASE. SERVICES INCLUDE CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION WHERE CLIENTS ARE LINKED AND ASSISTED TO TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE SUPPORTING CLIENTS' TRANSITION OUT OF THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, GROUP COUNSELING, ASSESSMENT FOR MEDICAL NEEDS, ASSESSMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT NEEDS AND LINKAGES TO EMPLOYMENT READINESS PROGRAMS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH OBTAINING QUALIFYING BENEFITS AND DOCUMENTATION. THE PROGRAMS SERVE ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, PROJECT IN REACH MINISTRY PROVIDES FAITH BASE SERVICES IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER SERVICES MENTIONED ABOVE. PROGRAM GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE CLIENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE, TO DECREASE RELAPSE AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND TO DIMINISH IMPACT OF UNTREATED HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. FURTHERMORE, THE PROGRAM EDUCATES INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, TEACHES NEW COPING MECHANISMS AND HOW TO WEAN OFF CRAVINGS THROUGH APPROPRIATE USE OF MEDICATION, PREPARES INDIVIDUALS FOR RE-ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ASSISTS PARTICIPANTS WITH LEARNING PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS AND BETTER COMMUNICATION SKILLS. THE PROGRAM AIMS AT INCREASING AND STRENGTHENING PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFTERCARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS BY PROMOTING THEIR VALUE TO INCARCERATED POPULATIONS AND ENSURING THE SUCCESSFUL LINKAGE BETWEEN IN-JAIL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY AFTERCARE. TOTAL UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS SERVED THROUGH THESE TWO PROGRAMS: 309THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S PROSECUTOR INITIATED RESENTENCING AND REENTRY PROGRAM (DAPIRR) IS INTENDED TO BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS RELEASED FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION (CDCR) AFTER RESENTENCING INITIATED BY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR CDCR UNDER PENAL CODE SECTION 1172.1. THE DAPIRR PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ASSIST RETURNING CITIZENS WITH ADJUSTING TO LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AT LARGE AFTER THEIR RELEASE FROM PRISON. REFERRED INDIVIDUALS QUALIFY FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS OF CARE COORDINATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED: 13THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PEER REENTRY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A LEADERSHI
- $2.3 million spent. YOUTH AND OTHER SERVICES:THE NHA FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND COACHING PROGRAM (FCCP) WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE VALUABLE COACHING AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM TEACHES FAMILIES HOW TO MANAGE AND OVERCOME DEBT, CREATE A SPENDING PLAN AND BUDGET, AND ESTABLISH VIABLE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND EMERGENCY FUNDS.THE FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND COACHING PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES FULL RESIDENT SERVICES, INCLUDING AFTERSCHOOL AND TUTORING SERVICES, TO BOTH THE CORONADO TERRACE AND VISTA TERRACE HILLS APARTMENTS LOCATED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. TUTORING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 12 IN THE SUBJECTS OF MATH, ENGLISH, READING, AND SOCIAL STUDIES.TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED: 2,877THE BLACK INFANT HEALTH PROGRAM (BIH) AIMS TO HELP REDUCE THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN BABIES AND TO REDUCE AFRICAN AMERICAN PREGNANCY-RELATED MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, RESULTING IN A REDUCTION OF PREGNANCY AND BIRTH RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES EXPERIENCED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH WOMEN TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHIER PREGNANCIES THROUGH:- ONE-ON-ONE CASE MANAGEMENT AND LIFE PLANNING- TEN-WEEK PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM GROUPS- REFERRAL SERVICES- TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS- TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT AND REDUCTION- DEVELOPMENT OF ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT SKILLS- OTHER SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY GEARED TOWARD PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMENBIH PARTICIPATION IS OPEN TO ANY BLACK WOMAN, 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, WHO IS AT ANY STAGE OF PREGNANCY OR UP TO 6 MONTHS POSTPARTUM AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT.TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED: 246THE CARE LINK PROGRAM PROVIDES BOTH ENHANCED CARE MANAGEMENT (ECM) AND HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES REFERRAL COORDINATION TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND LOCAL HOUSING RESOURCES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SHELTERS, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, AND PERMANENT HOUSING. CARE LINK ALSO PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH GUIDANCE ON DEVELOPING A SPENDING PLAN AND BUDGETING SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORT WITH HOUSING APPLICATIONS AND HELPS INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE THE PROCESS EFFECTIVELY. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE ENROLLED MEMBERS OF MEDICAL WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED: 263
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 August 1947.
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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