Abundant Housing Michigan Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
333087173
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Flint, MI, USA
Phone
7083658003
Rating
53
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$687,915
Expenses
$123,330
Assets
$565,273
Liabilities
$688

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAUREN STRICKLAND (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JOEL ARNOLD (BOARD PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LAUREN STRICKLAND (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $28,800 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare within the meaning of code section 501c4, including, but not limited to, engaging in communications and other activities to make the general public aware of public policy issues related to housing affordability continued in sch o

What it reported doing in 2025

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare within the meaning of code section 501c4, including, but not limited to, engaging in communications and other activities to make the general public aware of public policy issues related to housing affordability and housing abundance so that members of the general public can make informed decisions about their civic engagement with respect to such public policies. Without limiting the foregoing, the corporation advocates for laws and regulations that make it easier to build homes across the state. It works with allies and partners to ensure michigans future is one of abundant housing, robust communities, and sustainable growth for every person who wants to belong here.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 15
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 2%; rating input score 2
  • Program expense ratio: 11%; rating input score 11
  • Fundraising efficiency: $208.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 82.1%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.58; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 2% of revenue deployed · 11% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $14K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $29K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 2/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.