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Homeward Bound

Mesa, Arizona · EIN 86-0660875 · Housing & Shelter · tax-exempt since 1990

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 55.9 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 30,563 housing & shelter nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.1.3 months45
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.10
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.70% from one source30
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.92.0%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.7.5%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.01not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$1.08M$2.10M−$1.01M$235K1.351C
Jun 2024Form 990$1.76M$4.22M−$2.46M$1.25M3.668C
Jun 2023Form 990$4.58M$4.68M−$96K$3.27M8.468B
Jun 2022Form 990$4.45M$4.21M$238K$3.33M9.569C
Jun 2021Form 990$2.68M$3.45M−$775K$3.30M11.567B
Jun 2019Form 990$6.11M$4.28M$1.82M$4.72M13.294B
Jun 2018Form 990$4.36M$3.98M$378K$2.88M8.798A
Jun 2017Form 990$4.83M$4.48M$350K$2.47M6.698B
Jun 2016Form 990$6.42M$4.46M$1.95M$2.04M5.578B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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