Grants for housing development and management companies

2,199 housing development and management nonprofits received at least $167.6 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 2,550 grants made from 1,517 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 1,517 foundations, 86% made just a single grant to housing coalitions, and 3% made grants to four or more housing coalitions. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$167,579,582
Total grant dollars given to housing development and management companies
2,550
Number of grants made annually to housing development and management companies
1,517
Number of grantmakers funding housing development and management companies
$1,000
Median grant size to housing development and management companies

Foundations that support housing development and management nonprofits

Out of all grants made to housing development and management companies, 80% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 90% of the dollar-value of grants to housing coalitions. Foundations funding housing coalitions also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, food banks, emergency assistance programs, educational service providers, and homeless shelters.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
1,224
Medium
 
143
Large
 
148
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
51
Private
 
1,234
Corporate
 
84
Other
 
148

Grants made

Grants made to housing coalitions Number of grantmakers
1
 
1,314
2-3
 
153
4-10
 
31
11+
 
19

Top 10 foundations supporting housing development and management nonprofits

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to housing coalitions Number of grants made to housing coalitions Median grant size
Habitat for Humanity International GA National 0.7% 228 $1,257
JP Morgan Chase Foundation NY National 0.0% 65 $250
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines IA State 0.1% 53 $500
Seattle Foundation WA State 0.1% 42 $2,250
Salesforce Com Foundation CA National 0.3% 36 $1,400
Abbvie Foundation IL National 0.0% 31 $125
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) TN Metro 0.1% 30 $1,000
Baird Foundation WI National 0.7% 29 $1,000
Community Foundation of Collier County FL National 0.3% 28 $1,090
Carmax Foundation VA National 0.2% 26 $550

Housing development and management nonprofits grantees

Housing development and management companies with more than $5 million in total revenues received 82% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 34% of all housing coalitions.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
2,527
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
23

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
$759
$100k-$500k
 
$1,000
$500k-$1M
 
$1,000
$1M-$5M
 
$1,500
>$5M
 
$1,000

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
Georgia
 
286
California
 
155
Florida
 
147
Texas
 
133
Other
 
1,829

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
Seattle
 
83
Chicago
 
81
New York City
 
80
Atlanta
 
76
Other
 
1,754

Top 25 grants made to housing development and management companies

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
Nef Community Investments $31,760,947 FMV National Equity Fund
Nef Community Investments $31,760,947 FMV National Equity Fund
National Church Residences $9,212,188 General Support National Church Residences Foundation
American Opportunity for Housing $8,123,148 American Agape Foundation
American Opportunity for Housing $8,123,148 American Agape Foundation
Community Housing Network (CHN) $6,904,105 For Use in Their General Operations. Community Shelter Board
Eden Investments $6,630,730 Book Value Eden Housing
Eden Investments $6,630,730 Grants To Support Affordable Housing Activities Eden Housing
Eden Investments $6,630,730 Book Value Eden Housing
Mercy Housing $4,961,771 Cash Mercy Housing / Affordable Housing for Amer in Need
Mercy Housing / Affordable Housing for Amer in Need $4,541,492 Cash Mercy Housing Lakefront (MHL)
Park Nicollet Clinic $4,188,880 To Support Programs and Services for Patients, Families and Community Members Though: Cancer Support, Mental Health, School Based Health Resource Centers, Jane Brattain Breast Center, Family and Pediatric Medicine, Womens Services and Center, Patient and Staff Education Research Projects and Patient Care Elements in Clinics. Park Nicollet Foundation
Csi Support and Development Services $4,092,488 Book Riverview Non-Profit Housing Corporation
Foundation Communities $3,524,392 Health Access Grant St David's Foundation (SDF)
Allterra Property Solutions $3,067,066 Cost Anawim Housing Foundation
Allterra Property Solutions $3,067,066 Cost Anawim Housing Foundation
Allterra Property Solutions $3,067,066 Funds Were Donated To Anawim Housing, Inc. in Order To Assist the Organization in Fulfilling Its Exempt Purpose Anawim Housing Foundation
Habitat for Humanity International $2,877,500 To Assist Local Charities The Home Depot Foundation and Homer Fund
Phoenix Residential Investment Development Effort $2,850,000 General Support Phoenix Suns Charities
Agape Himbola Manor $2,767,614 American Agape Foundation
Agape Himbola Manor $2,767,614 American Agape Foundation
Agape Himbola Manor $2,767,614 Debt Forgiveness American Agape Foundation
Golden Oak Manor $2,624,786 Princ&acc Int EAH Housing
Patriot Village Veteran Housing $5,000 Public Support of Organization Mission The Stanley and Joyce Black Family FOUNDATION
Habitat for Humanity - Fluvanna County HFH the $5,000 Affordable Repairs for Seniors Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Housing development and management companies" category for this page is determined by the "L20: Housing Development, Construction, Management" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.