BBB Wise Giving Report for
National Alliance to End Homelessness

BBB Wise Giving Report issued February 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires February 2013


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


Find out more about this charity:

Back To Top

Charity Contact Information

Name: National Alliance to End Homelessness
Address: 1518 K Street, NW
Suite 410
  Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-638-1526
Web Address: www.endhomelessness.org
Back To Top

BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1983, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to prevent and end homelessness in the United States."

Back To Top

Evaluation Conclusions

               

National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 6: Board Policy on Effectiveness - Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

NAEH does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 7: Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness - Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

NAEH does not meet this Standard because:

  • It has never completed an effectiveness assessment, and does not have one planned for the near future.
National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Back To Top

Programs

               

NAEH works collaboratively with public, private, and nonprofit partners to develop, analyze, and advocate for policy solutions to homelessness. The organization provides capacity-building assistance through its Center for Capacity Building to help communities turn policy solutions and proven best practices into viable, on-the-ground programs. NAEH provides communities across the country with best practices, how-to kits, and technical assistance trainings to help them implement solutions developed through policy, research, and practice. The Homelessness Research Institute (HRI) – the research and education arm of NAEH– aims to build the intellectual capital around solutions to homelessness. HRI advances data and research so that policymakers, practitioners, and the public have information about trends in homelessness and emerging solutions.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, NAEH's program expenses were:

  
Homelessness Research Institute/education 1,448,492
Conferences 697,176
Capacity building 360,180
Advocacy 133,460
Lobbying 14,686
Total Program Expenses: $2,653,994
Back To Top

Governance

               

Chief Executive : Nan Roman, President and CEO
Compensation*:
 $177,207

Chair of the Board: Susan G. Baker
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Co-Founder, National Alliance to End Homelessness

Co-Chair of the Board : Mike Lowry

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Former Governor, Washington State

Board Size: 16

Paid Staff Size: 19

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Back To Top

Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,411,068, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
Back To Top

Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
Back To Top

Financial

               

The following information is based on NAEH's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Grants and contributions 2,411,068
Conference registrations 494,585
Contract 41,473
Investment income 34,517
Other 23,565
Total Income $3,005,208


chart



Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 93%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 6% 

Total income   $3,005,208
  Program expenses $2,653,994
  Fund raising expenses 24,786
  Administrative expenses 159,525
 
Total expenses   $2,838,305
Income in Excess of Expenses   166,903
Beginning net assets   5,565,830
Ending net assets   5,732,733
Total liabilities   200,647
Total assets   $5,933,380


Back To Top

An organization may change its practices at any time without notice. A copy of this report has been shared with the organization prior to publication. It is not intended to recommend or deprecate, and is furnished solely to assist you in exercising your own judgment. If the report is about a charity and states the charity meets or does not meet the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability, it reflects the results of an evaluation of information and materials provided voluntarily by the charity. The name Better Business Bureau is a registered service mark of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.

This report is not to be used for fund raising or promotional purposes.

Send to:



What is an Accredited Charity