Northwest Housing Alternatives Inc

“The board reviews a copy of the form 990 and has the opportunity for questions at a regularly scheduled meeting, before the form is filed with the irs.”

“The annual disclosure process occurs each year as soon as feasible after the close of the fiscal year. Board members receive a questionnaire in their board packet and return it at the next board meeting. The questionnaire discloses vendors providing more than 50,000 of contracted services to nha or nha related entities during the previous calendar year. The questionnaire requests information on any family or business relationships the member may have with nha vendors or with other board members. Sub-contractors are not included in this list as nha has no ability to control these contracts. The list also includes a section for lenders committing more than 100,000 in loans to nha and/or nha related entities. Board members' disclosure statements are collected by the finance department. The finance department is responsible for gathering documentation to determine whether the contractual relationship is an arm's length transaction or whether the relationship was unduly influenced by the member. The documentation resides in the board of directors files maintained permanently by the organization and organized by year.”

“It is the intention of the board of directors of nha to provide fair compensation to its executive director (ed). In order to accomplish this goal, the nha board has adopted a process for reviewing the performance of the executive director and for determining fair compensation. Performance review: the board reviews the executive director's performance annually. This review usually occurs in the fall, but must occur before merit increases can be determined. The review is conducted in an executive session. The review format is at the discretion of the board chair. Documentation of the review is prepared by the board chair and signed by the board secretary. The documentation is maintained in the executive director's personnel file. Compensation review: nha participates in and/or purchases a not-for-profit salary survey at least once every 3 years. This survey provides the basis for determination of fair compensation to the ed. The board chair requests the salary survey from nha's director of finance and administration. The executive committee of the board considers these factors when determining fair compensation to the ed: job performance, years of experience, length of service to nha, changes in the consumer price index, financial health of the organization, and market compensation for similar positions in similar organization. Compensation components: executive compensation at nha has several components which are taken into consideration by the board. These components are health and dental benefits, pension benefits, bonuses, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and other benefits provided to all employees. Executive compensation is reviewed as a complete package of compensation rather than salary only. Management level compensation is determined by the executive director. The ed uses salary market surveys geared towards the not-for-profit industry, geographic area, and organizational size.”

“Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are made available to the public upon request. Audited financial statements are available on the organization's website.”

“Northwest housing alternatives (nha)s mission is to create opportunity through housing. Nha develops, builds, and manages affordable rental housing for families, seniors, and people with disabilities across oregon. These homes help families live healthy and stable lives, allow older adults to age in place, and give people with special needs a dignified residence. Nha is always working to enhance our portfolios sustainability and works closely with local partners to drive innovations in our field. Along with providing affordable housing, nha provides services that connect residents to critical health and community resources, work to prevent homelessness before it begins, and offer emergency shelter and services for families experiencing homelessness.”

“Homeless intervention services - this department includes annie ross housing services and pathways. Annie ross housing services (arhs) - arhs provides housing navigation, barriers removal, rental assistance, ongoing case management, and shelter services to clackamas county families who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. During 2024, arhs provided programming to 85 families. Pathways - pathways is a state-supported rental assistance program that provides case management and housing support for individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness (spmi) who are at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. The pathways program supports a caseload of 30 households at any given time. Pathways has a staff of 2.0 fte and a contracted peer support position through mental health association of oregon (mhaoo). During 2024, pathways provided programming to 33 households.”

“Resident services - nha links residents of multi-family and senior properties across the state to services that keep them stable in their housing and connected to their community. Core services include eviction prevention, information and referral, and onsite programming targeted to a specific building's population. During 2024, resident services responded to 2,828 requests for services, and coordinated 697 onsite events for nha residents. 93% of residents maintained or improved their housing stability as a result of resident services interventions. Additionally, the department continued an individual development account (ida) program in partnership with casa of oregon. This program provides nha residents with a matched savings account that can then be used to fund post-secondary education, purchase of their first home, start of a retirement savings account, or purchase of a vehicle. Group homes - nha owns and manages 53 group homes with a total of 238 units across oregon. The group homes serve individuals living with developmental disabilities, chronic mental illness, and individuals in recovery. The homes are leased to licensed care providers. Asset management - nha provides asset and partnership management to 51 multifamily properties totaling 2,616 units. The funding and regulatory requirements for these properties include lihtc, hud 202 & 811, home, cdbg, oregon housing trust fund, and other sources. These properties provide affordable housing for the community and some properties provide specialized housing for individuals with chronic mental illness or in recovery from addictions. Our asset management insures the financial viability, physical longevity, and risk management of our multi-family assets. Advocacy and public policy - nha seeks to advance the importance of affordable housing in the public policy sphere and works to promote anti- racism across all aspects of our work.”

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