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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2024 Expires: December 2025

Justine Petersen Housing & Reinvestment Corp

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
1023 N Grand Blvd
Saint Louis, MO, 63106-1641

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Justine Petersen Housing & Reinvestment Corp meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"To connect institutional resources to the needs of low- and moderate-income families in order to build assets and create enduring change."

Year, State Incorporated:
1996, MO

Also Known As:
Great Rivers Community Capital Great Rivers Community Trust Justine Petersen

Since inception in 1997, Justine PETERSEN has: --Counseled individually 20,000 families on credit building strategies; --Assisted 4,300 to purchase homes, accessing $345 million in safe, affordable mortgage loans; --Originated over $10.7 million in micro-loans to 2,400 micro-enterprises; and --Opened facilitated over 1,500 matched withdrawals for asset purchases through its Individual Development Account program.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Justine Petersen Housing & Reinvestment Corp's program expenses were:

Economic Development $12,390,995
Housing $2,127,860
Savings $382,604
Total Program Expenses $14,901,459

Chief Executive
Robert Boyle, Founder/CEO

Compensation*
$202,949

Chair of the Board
Eddie Davis, CEO

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Center for the Acceleration of African American Businesses

Board Size
5

Paid Staff Size
52

* Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 1.30%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Justine Petersen Housing & Reinvestment Corp's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions and Grants $9,872,714
Interest $3,394,505
Loan and Administrative Fees $3,141,786
Rental Income $510,943
Contributed Nonfinancial Assets $479,600
Miscellaneous $207,015
Real Estate Brokerage Income $18,482
Credit Reporting Fees $10,551
Loss on Disposal of Assets $-1,168
Total Income $17,634,428

Programs: 97% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 4%

Total Income $17,634,428
Total expenses: $15,435,203
  Program expenses $14,901,459
  Fundraising expenses $134,907
  Administrative expenses $555,466
  Other expenses $-156,629
Income in Excess of Expenses $2,199,225
Beginning Net Assets $23,218,633
Other Changes In Net Assets $500,000
Ending Net Assets $25,917,858
Total Liabilities $56,737,460
Total Assets $82,655,318

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Report completed by:
BBB of Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois