National Fair Housing Alliance

“Nfha has three membership categories: operating members - are non-profit corporations or organizations primarily engaged in the achievement of fair housing, and which (1) investigate alleged violations of fair housing law and assist or file meritorious complaints on behalf of or in conjunction with victims of housing discrimination before administrative agencies or courts; (2) maintain full time staff dedicated to complaint intake, investigation and testing of fair housing allegations; (3) subscribe to the purpose of nfha as stated above; (4) make application for operating membership; and (5) pay all annual dues as set by the board of directors. Applications for operating membership must be approved by the board of directors. Supporting members - are those organizations, associations, entities or government agencies that do not qualify as operating members, but do (1) subscribe in writing to the purpose of nfha as stated above and; (2) pay the annual dues as set by the board of directors. Supporting members are non-voting members. Individual members - are persons that do not qualify as operating members or supporting members but do; (1) subscribe in writing to the purpose of nfha as stated above and; (2) pay the annual dues as set by the board of directors. Individual members are non-voting members.”

“The board of directors is composed of operating members, supporting members and individual members. Applications for operating membership must be approved by the current board.”

“The committees of the board of directors do not have the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Therefore, documentation of committee activity is handled through the minutes of board meetings.”

“The form 990 was prepared by outside accountants. It was reviewed in detail by the president and ceo as well as the chief operating officer. It was then approved by vote at a meeting of the audit committee. A copy of the return was provided to the full board prior to filing with the irs.”

“The conflict of interest policy has been approved by the board. Annually, board members and staff sign an attestation statement. If the organization becomes aware of a conflict of interest, it asks the individual(s) to recuse themselves from discussion of the matter.”

“The process for determining compensation of top management and for other officers or key employees includes studies of surveys, purchasing compensation studies, and approval by the board. The last compensation review took place in september 2022.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are generally not provided to the public. The organization's form 990 is available upon request.”

“Nfha works to ensure equitable housing opportunities for all people and communities through its education and outreach, member services, public policy, advocacy, housing and community development, tech equity, enforcement and consulting and compliance programs. Nfha's overarching focus is to make fair housing a cornerstone civil rights and social justice issue and remove barriers and create fair access to equitable housing and economic opportunities for underserved people and communities. Nfha's primary membership is comprised of private, nonprofit fair housing organizations from rural states to large metropolitan areas. Nfha has 35 full-time staff responsible for programs across a broad spectrum of areas.”

“Subcontractors: program service expenses 1,204,569. Management and general expenses 47,329. Fundraising expenses 37,100. Total expenses 1,288,998. Testers fees: program service expenses 57,573. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 57,573.”