Nonprofit · EIN 41-1821520
HOUSING IN ACTION
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,718,193 | $5,638,936 | $79,257 | $11,000,712 | $7,612,088 | $3,388,624 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,735,239 | $4,025,704 | -$1,290,465 | $13,112,154 | $9,040,429 | $4,071,725 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,922,320 | $4,300,024 | -$377,704 | $13,861,540 | $8,499,350 | $5,362,190 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,169,958
- of which government grants
- $788,993
- Program service revenue
- $1,630,027
- Investment income
- $947,184
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $936,079
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$28,976
- Other revenue
- -$28,976
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $280,192
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,299,670
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,458
- Accounting fees
- $230,771
- Occupancy
- $420,747
- Travel
- $11,754
- Depreciation
- $536,375
- Program services (functional)
- $4,533,408
- Management and general (functional)
- $680,155
- Fundraising (functional)
- $425,373
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,112,154
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,000,712
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,612,088
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,388,624
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,796,487
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,091,498
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,480,122
- Gross receipts
- $5,931,751
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 170
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIE YOUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $153,951 | $6,165 |
| ANNE KETZ | REAL ESTATE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,093 | $5,984 |
| TIFFANY DYKES | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV JIM BEAR JACOBS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON HETLAND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TABITHA CUNNINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SADAQAH JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAVIE SINGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERINN VALINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIE YOUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $145,909 | $5,293 |
| ANNE KETZ | REAL ESTATE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,438 | $5,060 |
| DANYIKA LEONARD | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THAKURDYAL SINGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV JIM BEAR JACOBS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERINN VALINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE SCHAFER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SADAQAH JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TABITHA CUNNINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY DYKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON HETLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIE YOUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $129,696 | $3,847 |
| ANNE KETZ | REAL ESTATE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,660 | $3,647 |
| DANYIKA LEONARD | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THAKURDYAL SINGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV JIM BEAR JACOBS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERINN VALINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE SCHAFER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SADAQAH JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TABITHA CUNNINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY DYKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON HETLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 927 WEST BROADWAY 301, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411-2615
- In care of
- % AMANDA GOLLY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CASSIE YOUNG, 927 WEST BROADWAY 301, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411
- Signed the 990
- CASSIE YOUNG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (612) 724-9002
- Website
- HTTPS://HOUSINGINACTION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAHONEY ULBRICH CHRISTIANSEN & RUSS PA
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO LEAD THE FIGHT FOR HOUSING JUSTICE SO THAT ALL PEOPLE HAVE A SAFE, STABLE AND DIGNIFIED PLACE TO LIVE. THE VISION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS "HOUSING JUSTICE FOR ALL".
Program accomplishments
- RENTAL PROGRAMS: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES DIGNIFIED, AFFORDABLE DUPLEXES, QUADPLEXES, AND SMALL-SCALE APARTMENT BUILDINGS TO THOSE PREDOMINANTLY AT OR BELOW 50-60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI). IN 2025, THE MEDIAN INCOME OF RESIDENTS WAS $29,000, WITH 36% OF RESIDENTS HAVING EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS BEFORE MOVING TO A HOUSING IN ACTION APARTMENT. HOUSING IN ACTION'S PROGRAM GOAL IS DIGNIFIED HOUSING: HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY, AND INCLUDES A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK OF RESOURCES FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION WELCOMED 20 NEW FAMILIES INTO DIGNIFIED RENTAL HOMES, PROVIDING STABILITY AND SAFE SPACES FOR NEIGHBORS TO THRIVE. SUPPORT FROM THE STABLE HOUSING ORGANIZATION RELIEF PROGRAM (SHORP) ALLOWED 70 RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE ONE-TIME RENT FORGIVENESS AND INDIVIDUALIZED FINANCIAL WELLNESS MEETINGS, HELPING PAVE THE WAY TOWARD A DEBT-FREE FUTURE.Expenses $2,490,083 · revenue $1,899,725
- REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO CLOSE THE RACIAL GAP IN HOMEOWNERSHIP BY DEVELOPING HIGH-QUALITY, ENERGY-EFFICIENT REHABILITATIONS AND NEW CONSTRUCTIONS TO BE SOLD AT AFFORDABLE RATES TO LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME, FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS. IN 2025, HOUSING IN ACTION COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON 2 HIGHLY EFFICIENT PASSIVE HOMES AND SOLD 5 PASSIVE HOMES, 6 DUPLEXES, AND 1 VACANT LOT TO LOCAL FAMILIES. PRE-DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEGUN ON 4 ADDITIONAL PASSIVE HOMES AND 2 HOME REHABILITATIONS, ALONGSIDE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETION OF A COOPERATIVE TRIPLEX SITE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUU. AS OF 2025, THIS PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED OR REDEVELOPED A TOTAL OF 113 HOMES FOR PURCHASE, WITH 76% OF HOMES SOLD IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, AND 75% OF BUYERS IDENTIFYING AS A PERSON OF COLOR.Expenses $1,798,497 · revenue $579,000
- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS: THIS PROGRAM CO-CREATES COMMUNITIES WHERE TRUST AMONG NEIGHBORS IS HIGH, CONNECTIONS ARE STRONG, AND HISTORICALLY SILENCED VOICES ARE AMPLIFIED AND HEARD TO TRANSFORM THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THE ORGANIZATION CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO AMPLIFY THE GIFTS, SKILLS, AND LEADERSHIP OF OUR RESIDENTS, COLLECTIVELY CREATING SOLUTIONS IN COMMUNITY. IN 2025, HOUSING IN ACTION HELD PEOPLE-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (POD) MEETINGS FOR NEIGHBORS TO GATHER, CONNECT, AND BUILD. THIS CRUCIAL PROGRAM ALSO HOSTED TWO HOUSING JUSTICE FORUMS, ONE IN THE SPRING GETTING NEIGHBORS IN FRONT OF THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS, AND ONE IN THE FALL BRINGING MAYORAL CANDIDATES IN FRONT OF NEIGHBORS, READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO EXPANDED ITS HOMEOWNERSHIP PATHWAYS PROGRAM BY ADDING HOMESTRETCH COURSE OFFERINGS. HOUSING IN ACTION HOSTED 3 HOMESTRETCH WORKSHOPS THAT REACHED 14 FAMILIES, AND 15 PEOPLE UTILIZED ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL AND HOMEOWNERSHIP COACHING SESSIONS, GAINING TOOLS AND CONFIDENCE FOR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL WELLNESS. THESE MILESTONES HIGHLIGHT HOUSING IN ACTION'S COMMITMENT TO BOTH IMMEDIATE HOUSING STABILITY AND LONG-TERM HOMEOWNERSHIP SUCCESS, EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES.Expenses $244,828 · revenue $87,381
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1821520
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Housing and shelter (L20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,000,712
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,931,751
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,718,193 | $5,638,936 | $11,000,712 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,735,239 | $4,025,704 | $13,112,154 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,922,320 | $4,300,024 | $13,861,540 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,791,978 | $4,154,428 | $14,312,372 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1821520).
Questions about HOUSING IN ACTION
- What is the EIN of HOUSING IN ACTION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSING IN ACTION is 41-1821520.
- Is HOUSING IN ACTION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to HOUSING IN ACTION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOUSING IN ACTION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HOUSING IN ACTION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOUSING IN ACTION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HOUSING IN ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CASSIE YOUNG.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOUSING IN ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $153,951 (CASSIE YOUNG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HOUSING IN ACTION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,718,193, expenses of $5,638,936 and total assets of $11,000,712 at year end.
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