Homeless Emergency Project Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592729694
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Clearwater, FL, USA
Phone
7274429041
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Homeless Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,821,028
Expenses
$9,142,116
Assets
$27,884,125
Liabilities
$3,799,068

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

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ASHLEY LOWERY (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ASHLEY LOWERY (PRESIDENT & CEO): $302,198 total reported compensation
  • BARBARA GREEN (FOUNDER): $152,407 total reported compensation
  • KATHLEEN PROSSICK (VP OF FINANCE): $147,461 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Hep's mission is to provide homeless and low-income individuals and families, including veterans, with housing, food, clothing and support services necessary to obtain self-sufficiency and improved quality of life.

What it reported doing in 2025

Client counseling - also known as case management, is a client-focused approach that includes interdisciplinary case conferences to empower individuals in pursuing the goals outlined in their personalized treatment plans. Hep offers a full suite of support services aimed at promoting residential stability, enhancing skills and income, and fostering greater self-determination. These services encompass on-site medical and mental healthcare, substance abuse treatment, dental and wellness services, employment and benefits assistance, as well as meal and transportation support.continued on schedule o. Hep offers a range of on-site and community-based services, including case management, behavioral health, medical and dental care, substance use treatment, employment support, and access to basic needs such as food, clothing, and transportation. During the year, hep provided 3,219 patient intakes and 9,269 dental procedures, delivering more than $1.5 million in dental services and contributing to over $5.6 million in healthcare system savings through preventive care and reduced emergency room use.food services remain a core component of hep's operations, with 65,229 meals served annually. Additional support is provided through on-site food production and community distribution efforts, including the mobile market.community support continues to play an important role, with 2,969 volunteers contributing 16,839 hours of service during the year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 91% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.2%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 78%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.5%; rating input score 99; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.5%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.05; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.4%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.2% of revenue deployed · 78% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $7.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $302K · 26 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 39 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.