Presentation Partners in Housing

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203697395
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Fargo, ND, USA
Phone
7012356861
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Housing Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,550,192
Expenses
$1,906,297
Assets
$1,919,742
Liabilities
$103,087

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SARAH KENNEDY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SARAH KENNEDY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $123,214 total reported compensation
  • TOM DONALDSON (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (UNTIL 4/4/24)): $15,686 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Presentation partners in housings (ppih) mission is to assist individuals and families experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Ppih imagines a just and equitable fargo-moorhead community where the most vulnerable among us are treated with dignity and respect and have a stable home so each person can attend to their body, mind, and spririt, and pursue a life of meaning and purpose.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ppih's housing navigation program connects the community's most vulnerable individuals and families to safe, stable housing without preconditions, while providing individualized support to overcome barriers such as lack of income, credit challenges, or criminal history. Ppih works closely with participants to locate and secure housing, support tenancy, and develop personalized housing stabilization plans. The program provided intensive case management support to 86 individuals, prioritizing those with the highest vulnerability. Participants achieved a 93% housing retention rate at 12 months, demonstrating the program's effectiveness in supporting long-term stability. By reducing time spent unhoused and promoting sustainable housing outcomes, ppih advanced its mission to end homelessness through compassionate, low-barrier services. The program also reduced high-cost emergency service utilization, including emergency room visits, jail bookings, detox and withdrawal management admissions, emergency shelter stays, and ambulance transports. Among participants housed for one year or more, total community cost savings were estimated at $743,976, illustrating both individual and system-level impact.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 71.3%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $109.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 87; 87th 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; 63rd 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: -23%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.3%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -38.7% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -66% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -16.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.9% of revenue deployed · 71.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $123K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.