The House Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431754894
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Webb City, MO, USA
Phone
4176231944
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,799,689
Expenses
$1,715,052
Assets
$2,032,282
Liabilities
$780,939

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRAIG CARTER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CRAIG CARTER (PRESIDENT)
  • WILL HALDEMAN (TREASURER)
  • BRYAN LANG (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The h.o.U.S.e., inc. Provides residential facilities and other assistance and support for those people who suffer from alcoholism and/or other forms of substance abuse and for homeless indigents, and those people requiring assistance for various living problems. The organization is supported primarily through rent charged to residents, pooled food stamp contributions of the residents and governmental grants.

What it reported doing in 2023

The h.o.U.S.e., inc. Maintains housing and services for their residents which includes room and board. The h.o.U.S.e., inc. Also provides clinical substance abuse treatment for its clients and community members. Items paid for the residents include text books, personal care items, fees to obtain driving records, education, medical, and social activities. Maintained a group support home for individuals who are there to recover from alcohol and other substance abuse. Many of these individuals are otherwise homeless and have low income status.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.5%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 1; 1st 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.18; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.5% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 1/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.