Houston Area Community Development Corporation

“HACDC has one member, New Hope Housing, Inc.”

“Finance committee reviews and approves Form 990. Form 990 is distributed to governing body via email prior to filing.”

“Annual written disclosure by all officers, directors and key employees is required. If any conflicts are identified, the board of directors takes appropriate action.”

“The Executive Committee of New Hope Housing, Inc. reviews the Executive Director's compensation using comparative data from similar organizations.”

“President/CEO reviews, with input from Treasurer/CFO, and comparative data is used. President/CEO reviews Treasurer/CFO, Vice President of Onsite Operations, Vice President of Real Estate Development, Vice President of Fund Development and Communications, Director of Human Relations, and the Office Manager. Other employees are reviewed by direct supervisors, with final approval of President/CEO. All employees (except new hires) were reviewed in 2019.”

“Documents are made available upon reasonable request and at the corporate office.”

“The amount reported on Part VII as compensation to Camden Builders was paid by HACDC on behalf of Harrisburg SRO, Ltd and NHH at Reed Ltd, related organizations shown in Schedule R.”

“NHH Avenue J 100 unitsDuring the 2019 fiscal year, New Hope was in pre-development on its second property for low-income, vulnerable families. Located in Houstons vibrant, culturally-rich East End, Avenue J will contain 100 units of 1- and 2-bedroom apartments for working families and those on a fixed income. It will offer an affordable option in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood with escalating rental rates. Avenue J will break ground in summer 2020. The City of Houston invested $12,485,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Relief funds. Those monies were leveraged with 4% Housing Tax Credits and Bonds, allocated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Additional grants and contributions from private sources are helping to close the gap.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: NHH at Sakowitz 166 units To facilitate the development of NHH at Sakowitz, the City of Houston made a performance based grant to Houston Area Community Development Corporation, who, in turn, loaned the funds to Sakowitz SRO, Ltd. The development also includes financing from Housing Tax Credits, allocated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and funds from the City of Houston, as well as private charitable contributors, including the Houston Endowment Inc., The Brown Foundation, The Fondren Foundation and other foundations and corporations.Sakowitz is the first LEED certified affordable housing in the State of Texas, and it is also Houstons first green multifamily housing development. The fact that Sakowitz is supportive housing and that it has achieved platinum certification the highest level makes this recognition even more significant. Situated in Greater Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor, Sakowitz opened in October 2010. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: NHH at Perry 160 unitsTo facilitate the development of NHH at Perry, the City of Houston made a performance based grant to Houston Area Community Development Corporation, who, in turn, loaned the funds to Perry SRO, Ltd. The development also includes financing from Housing Tax Credits, allocated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and funds from the City of Houston, as well as private charitable contributors, including the Houston Endowment Inc., The Brown Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation and other foundations and corporations.As a LEED platinum certified property, NHH at Perry is New Hopes second energy-efficient, green property. The building opened in October 2012.Situated in Foster Place, one of Houstons historic neighborhoods, the Perry property is located south of the University of Houston off Griggs Road and Cullen Boulevard. Perry is New Hopes sixth SRO community. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: NHH at Rittenhouse 160 units To facilitate the development of Rittenhouse, the City of Houston made a performance based grant to Houston Area Community Development Corporation, who, in turn, loaned the funds to Rittenhouse SRO, Ltd. The development also includes financing from Housing Tax Credits, allocated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, as well as private charitable contributors, including the Houston Endowment Inc., The Brown Foundation, The Meadows Foundation, and other foundation and corporate supporters. As a LEED platinum certified development, Rittenhouse is New Hopes third energy-efficient, green property. Rittenhouse is New Hopes first property north of Loop 610 and is located off I-45 North at the corner of Stuebner Airline and Rittenhouse Road. Rittenhouse is New Hopes seventh SRO property. The building opened in December 2013, and reached stabilized occupancy in record time, which speaks strongly to the dire community need for this type of housing. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: HACDC, in concert with New Hope Housing, operates a continuous development cycle where we have 2 to 3 projects in varying stages of development at any given time. We operate to the standards of the for-profit multifamily industry, and our real estate development model is a testament to that work. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: NHH at Reed 187 unitsWith the opening of Rittenhouse, New Hope celebrated reaching its near-term goal of developing and managing almost 1,000 units of SRO housing. There is a compelling need for Housing + Services for a number of vulnerable populations in Houston, and New Hope is now positioned to address a variety of supportive housing needs. The Board of Directors made a strategic decision to respond to this need, and to expand New Hopes reach to reduce the footprint of homelessness for Houston families, as well as continuing to serve individuals.New Hope has opened its first affordable, supportive housing for homeless and near homeless families. This innovative community, NHH at Reed, is a 187-un”

“The 2013 HOME Final Rule changed certain requirements for an organization seeking qualification as a Community Housing Development Organization ("CHDO"). Most importantly in HACDC's case, such an organization must have paid employees with housing experience appropriate to the role the organization expects to play in its housing projects. In the past, the experienced employees providing those services to HACDC were employed directly by New Hope Housing ("NHH") and no portion of their compensation was allocated to HACDC. To demonstrate compliance with these new rules, HACDC has made an allocation of the appropriate amounts of compensation related to services provided to it by NHH for the year 2019. Approximately 40% of Joy Horak-Brown's time is spent providing services to HACDC and 100% of Emily Abeln's time is spent providing services to HACDC.”