Housing and shelter nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
10,787 housing and shelter organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 87.6%, management and general 11.3%, fundraising 0.0%, reserves 13.2 months; 26.2% report paying at least one officer or key employee.
Source: IRS Form 990 / 990-EZ e-file releases (public domain) joined with the Exempt Organizations Business Master File for NTEE codes; one latest return per EIN; universe = revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026, expenses above zero, 50 states + DC. Medians over filers reporting the field; management and fundraising shares count Form 990 filers only (990-EZ has no split). Data as of 2026-10-31.
Medians here (bar) vs all 226,109 filers nationally (mark):
| Revenue band | Filers | Pay anyone | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD 100k-250k | 2,958 | 13% | $18,000 | $36,000 | $60,000 |
| USD 250k-500k | 2,317 | 19% | $36,926 | $60,000 | $80,293 |
| USD 500k-1M | 2,329 | 25% | $52,320 | $75,079 | $101,656 |
| USD 1M-5M | 3,183 | 45% | $84,919 | $109,938 | $145,500 |
Top officer = the highest reportable compensation from the organization among the officers, directors, key and highest-compensated employees listed on Form 990 Part VII or 990-EZ Part IV (title and amount only, never a name). Percentiles cover filers that pay anyone; a dash means fewer than 10 of them. Benefits and deferred pay excluded.
By state
States with 20 or more filers link to a page with the full band table and bars.
| State | Filers | Program median | Reserves (mo) | Top pay median, 500k-1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 134 | 90.3% | 13.9 | — |
| Alaska | 34 | 88.7% | 12.4 | — |
| Arizona | 134 | 89.1% | 17.7 | — |
| Arkansas | 132 | 83.7% | 23.3 | — |
| California | 1,220 | 89.4% | 7.9 | $80,800 |
| Colorado | 221 | 90.4% | 16.2 | — |
| Connecticut | 178 | 87.9% | 24.1 | — |
| Delaware | 48 | 86.6% | 22.6 | — |
| District of Columbia | 60 | 86.2% | 17.7 | — |
| Florida | 441 | 88.5% | 13.9 | $84,082 |
| Georgia | 261 | 86.8% | 10.4 | $60,000 |
| Hawaii | 65 | 90.0% | 27.3 | — |
| Idaho | 45 | 86.6% | 24.1 | — |
| Illinois | 313 | 86.7% | 10.0 | $68,782 |
| Indiana | 227 | 83.8% | 19.7 | $58,000 |
| Iowa | 123 | 88.4% | 14.1 | — |
| Kansas | 85 | 83.3% | 13.6 | $69,206 |
| Kentucky | 124 | 86.1% | 16.4 | — |
| Louisiana | 165 | 78.9% | 22.5 | — |
| Maine | 100 | 86.9% | 16.0 | — |
| Maryland | 190 | 87.8% | 8.3 | $93,948 |
| Massachusetts | 378 | 87.2% | 16.5 | $76,622 |
| Michigan | 342 | 82.0% | 12.0 | $64,880 |
| Minnesota | 300 | 88.5% | 24.1 | $71,690 |
| Mississippi | 75 | 83.1% | 4.6 | — |
| Missouri | 200 | 84.1% | 16.7 | $90,043 |
| Montana | 63 | 88.7% | 14.1 | — |
| Nebraska | 83 | 87.8% | 25.5 | — |
| Nevada | 56 | 82.7% | 13.9 | — |
| New Hampshire | 73 | 89.5% | 9.6 | — |
| New Jersey | 225 | 86.0% | 21.4 | $85,340 |
| New Mexico | 57 | 87.5% | 16.1 | — |
| New York | 943 | 87.2% | 8.5 | $78,150 |
| North Carolina | 318 | 87.2% | 9.2 | $71,500 |
| North Dakota | 32 | 85.8% | 10.3 | — |
| Ohio | 454 | 88.2% | 9.9 | $65,558 |
| Oklahoma | 117 | 89.9% | 9.0 | — |
| Oregon | 171 | 85.7% | 25.1 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 453 | 88.5% | 12.2 | $52,043 |
| Rhode Island | 80 | 88.5% | 12.1 | — |
| South Carolina | 144 | 86.4% | 12.2 | — |
| South Dakota | 31 | 88.1% | 24.5 | — |
| Tennessee | 255 | 88.3% | 16.0 | $78,304 |
| Texas | 845 | 88.6% | 13.7 | $86,116 |
| Utah | 50 | 84.6% | 10.3 | — |
| Vermont | 45 | 91.0% | 11.9 | — |
| Virginia | 208 | 86.2% | 13.0 | $114,034 |
| Washington | 209 | 88.8% | 11.8 | $82,474 |
| West Virginia | 49 | 84.7% | 16.4 | — |
| Wisconsin | 198 | 86.3% | 22.1 | $75,192 |
| Wyoming | 33 | 88.6% | 22.9 | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a housing and shelter organization vs the 10 closest named peers on top officer pay, expense split, reserves and revenue mix, with a filing link per peer; USD 79 adds the one-page comparability data sheet for the board file. Checkout opens shortly; the free lookup and pages work meanwhile.
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