Exodus Housing

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911660137
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Puyallup, WA, USA
Phone
2538626808
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Homeless Shelters

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,963,781
Expenses
$1,864,349
Assets
$448,263
Liabilities
$59,239

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN T COMFORT (PRESIDENT)
  • TONYA TUNNELL-THORNHILL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • TONYA TUNNELL-THORNHILL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $102,394 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to serve diverse households fleeing domestic violence with equitable, client-centered services that are inclusive, foster long-term self-sufficiency and promote access to permanent housing and community resources: serving pierce countyhope - through compassion and respect, we help families discover new hope for their futureempowerment - through education, we empower families to become strong and independentaccountability - through fiscal responsibility, we leverage community donations to support our familiesexcellence - through professional integrity, we bring positive change to our neighborhoods

What it reported doing in 2025

2025 outcomes: measured program outcomes for diversion (dv) prevention program to assist with rental arrears to avoid homelessness: 10 households served, 10 households stayed at the end of the program. 10 households received services to decrease their rent burden and 5 families exited the program. The program also included the following results: 40% retained ph with rental arrears paid in full at exit (goal is 80%) 60% retained ph but still had an active payment plan at exit (goal is 60%) 60% improved financial stability to avoid rent burden by increased income/paid debt (goal is 70%)

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 87% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.2%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $295.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.1%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.2% of revenue deployed · 92.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $102K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.