Housing Link

“There is an executive committee which has and may exercise the powers of the board of directors in the interim between board meetings, except that the board shallnot delegate to the executive committee the power to approve or amend the annual budget, or to adopt or amend the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation. The executive committee shall submit to the board of directors reports of action taken between board meetings. The executive committee shall consist of the duly elected officers of the corporation.”

“The organization's president sends a draft of the form 990 to the board. The board reviews the return and upon approval the form 990 is filed.”

“Each new officer, director, or key employee shall be required to review a copy of the conflict of interest policy and to acknowledge in writing that he or she has done so. Each person shall bi-annually complete a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions, or circumstances in which the person is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a conflict of interest arising. Prior to board or committee action on a contract or transaction involving a conflict of interest, an officer, director, or key employee having a conflict and who is in attendance at the meeting shall disclose all facts and material to the conflict. Such directors shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting. An officer, director, or key employee who has a conflict shall be excluded from voting on the matter at all times, and shall be excluded from discussion of the matter if necessary.”

“Housinglink uses the minnesota council of nonprofits annual minnesota nonprofit salary and benefits survey to appropriately determine compensation. Each review cycle, changes in compensation are discussed by the executive compensation committee and then approved by the board of directors. This process was last undertaken in november 2016.”

“THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT of interest policy and financial statements available upon REQUEST.”

“Housinglink has a client service agreement with insperity peo services, lp, an unrelated organization. As a result, insperity is the employer for the purposes of paying wages. Insperity also remits all taxes and files all returns under their name & ein 76-0689539. Insperity is a peo (professional employer organization). The salary, benefits, and payroll tax expenses shown on line 5, 7, 9 and 10 of part ix represent amounts paid by insperity as part of the client service agreement. In addition, form 990 part i, line 5 and part v, line 2a state zero for number of employees reported on form w-3. Due to the relationship with insperity, all w-2's are filed by insperity.”

“Housinglink is the recipient of several multi-year grants. These grants are recognized in the year awarded, thus contribution and grant revenues may fluctuate widely from year-to-year.”

“HOUSINGLINK CONNECTS RENTERS TO THE RELEVANT, VITAL INFORMATION THEY NEED TO FIND THE APPROPRIATE AFFORDABLE HOME FOR THEIR HOUSEHOLD. SPECIFICALLY, OUR HOUSING SEARCH TOOL IS AN ONLINE TOOL WHICH ALLOWS USERS TO FIND AFFORDABLE VACANCIES AND WAITING LISTS. OVER 1,377,860 SEARCHES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WERE PEFORMED USING OUR WEBSITE DURING 2016. TYPICALLY, RENTERS ARE ABLE TO LOCATE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. the following housinglink web traffic records were set in 2016: *1,377,860 Searches for Affordable Housing *11,680 Affordable Vacancies & Waiting List Openings Listed *2.9 million Page Views of Housing Resources *170,017 Visits for subsidized housing information *109,399 Views of housing authority waiting list status *4,658 Listings that would consider a section 8 voucher in 2016 *6,120 Visits for Fair Housing Information *7.8 million notifications of housing openings sent through 2016 housinglink provides information on the supply and location of publicly-funded affordable housing through reports and a publicly available online database called streams. streams (www.housinglink.org/streams) includes properties and affordable units with public financing. streams is used by researchers and community planners and policymakers involved in project planning. our data and research capacity led us to produce the housing measures report for the mcknight foundation. streams data is updated annually to reflect the most current information. we publish twin cities rental revue, a subscriber-based quarterly report that compares market rate shadow (rental houses, duplexes, condos, and townhomes) and apartment market rents for the seven county metro area. this report is turning into a successful earned income venture for housinglink. we average 30 subscribers annually; mainly recurring subscriptions which help support our general operations. Additionally, In 2016 HousingLink completed a new strategic plan which identified the following goals for 2017 - 2019. * Enhance services for renters and service providers, expanding their housing choices and knowledge, so they are empowered to find stable housing and strengthen communities. * Increase awareness and breadth of impact that HousingLinks research & data has in the community, driving innovative solutions in affordable housing. * Leverage HousingLinks unique relationship with private market landlords to encourage a broad spectrum of listings while promoting the adoption of recognized best practices and increasing housing choice and quality in our community.”

“Professional Fees: Program Service Expenses $92,979 Management and General Expenses $10,906 Fundraising Expenses $3,196 Total Expenses $107,081 Total Other Fees on form 990, part ix, line 11g, col a $107,081”