Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco

“The form 990 is provided to and reviewed by both the treasurer and the chief financial officer. A copy of 990 is then emailed to the board before it is filed.”

“The board members are required to inform the organization of any conflicts of interest that may exist. If a conflict of interest arises, the board will vote on how to resolve the issue.”

“The organization uses the fair pay for northern california salary survey for organizations with 9 to 14 million dollar organizational budgets and strives for the 50th percentile. It is then reviewed and approved by the compensation committee and the executive committee.”

“The annual report, which contains financial statements, is posted on the organization's website. Other governing documents such as the conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“2014/2015 fact sheet mission habitat for humanity greater san francisco's mission is to provide local families with a springboard to secure, stable futures through affordable homeownership, financial literacy and neighborhood revitalization. Service area and current home developments habitat greater san francisco builds affordable homes for families and individuals in single-family, multi-family and townhome communities nearby transit and amenities. Since 1989, habitat greater san francisco has built 208 homes in 10 cities across a tri-county service area which includes san francisco, marin and san mateo counties. Current developments include habitat terrace, a 28-home community in the ocean view neighborhood of san francisco, featuring 17 three-bedrooms and 11 two-bedroom homes and mt. Burdell place, a community of 10 three-bedroom single-family homes located two blocks from downtown novato. Partner families habitat greater san francisco works with an underserved community in marin, san francisco and the peninsula. Families purchasing a home through habitat typically earn between 40 and 80% of the area median income. In order to partner with habitat, families must meet income guidelines, have the ability to repay a mortgage, demonstrate a need for housing and complete up to 500 hours of sweat equity building their own home and the homes of their neighbors. Programs habitat greater san francisco focuses on building more than just homes; we strengthen communities, restore homes, revitalize local neighborhoods and invest in our neighbor's quest to become a homeowner. Our impact extends beyond the front doors of our homes and into the neighborhoods where we build. Core programs include: new home construction we build affordable homes through volunteer labor, the "sweat equity" of our partner families and donations of money and materials. Habitat homes are sold to partner families at no profit and are financed with zero-interest loans. Approved homeowners qualify for a monthly housing payment equal to 30% of their monthly income. Homebuyer readiness the homebuyer readiness program offers affordable financial education workshops to community residents focused on debt management, credit-building and budgeting and savings. This program provides families with the tools and resources to make positive changes that will help them achieve financial milestones big and small, from paying down debt to purchasing a home. Neighborhood revitalization the neighborhood revitalization program rallies habitat greater san francisco's massive support base to provide critical home repairs to low-income residents, to renovate community facilities and to beautify parks in the neighborhoods where habitat builds. Whether it is repairing a homeowner's roof, refurbishing a youth center, or helping to create a community garden, these actions help to transform under-served neighborhoods into vibrant places to live. Construction and funding habitat greater san francisco homes are designed with both affordability and sustainability at top of mind. Building affordable habitat homes is challenging in this region. Because of donated land and volunteer labor, we are able to reduce the cost of building our homes. Volunteers play a critical role in helping to keep the costs of affordable construction low. Every year, nearly 8,000 volunteers work alongside partner families on habitat greater san francisco construction sites and provide more than 85 percent of the labor needed to build habitat homes. Habitat greater san francisco also relies heavily on grants and charitable giving from individuals, businesses, civic organizations, faith groups and private foundations, as well as donations of land, products and in-kind services. Building forward habitat greater san francisco, since its founding in 1989, has built more than 200 homes, empowering working families in one of the country's most expensive real estate markets with housing stability, equity building and a finan”