Southern Mutual Help Association Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

May 10, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$2,191,368

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Rural recovery - smha's rural recovery response, created in response to the devasting hurricanes of 2005, is a new model of rebuilding and recovery that reflects smha's philosophy of self-help, an entrepreneurial approach and an emphasis on family and community development. The objective of the initiative is to help homeowner families and small businesses - fisher and fisher-related businesses in particular - recover and rebuild following 2005's hurricane katrina and rita and 2008's hurricane gustav and ike.since its inception, smha's rural recovery response has connected 1,077 hurricane impacted families and small businesses to grants,loans and volunteer labor that help make recovery possible.

Activity 3

Housing - smha's housing program includes both housing construction and first-time homeownership activities. The objective of smha's housing program is to increase homeownership opportunities for low-income families in rural louisiana. Smha is a licensed residential contractor in the state of louisiana. Since the organization's founding in 1969, smha has built/renovated/reparied/weaherized 1,256 units of affordable housing. Smha also connects low-wealth families to affordable mortgage capital to make first-time homeownership possible. Since 1996, smha has helped 338 families achieve homeownership, connecting them to $20.4 million in affordable mortgage loans and nearyly $2.1 million in principal reduction grants.

Filer

EIN

72-0696092