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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: September 2025 Expires: September 2027

Almost Home

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6 18
(303) 659-6199
22 South 4th Avenue, Suite 102
Brighton, CO, 80601
https://almosthomeonline.org
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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

Almost Home does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Almost Home does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

Almost Home does not meet this Standard because the privacy policy on its website, https://almosthomeonline.org, does not indicate:

  • What security measures are in place to protect personal information that is collected.

Almost Home meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to empower self-sustainability by providing resource navigation, assistance, and guidance to those experiencing housing instability."

Year, State Incorporated:
1993, CO

Also Known As:
Almost Home Shelter Coalition

Almost Home reports that it provides shelter and rental assistance to those experiencing housing instability. The organization facilitates multiple programs for individuals and families. Almost Home’s Housing Navigation Center provides personalized support to assist in applying for public benefits, emergency housing programs, employment connections, and tenant rights. The organization’s Respite Housing program provides motel vouchers for a two-week stay for situational homelessness or longer for households fleeing domestic violence. Almost Home’s Rapid Rehousing program gives ongoing home-based case management services to ensure housing stability and short-term rental assistance for those in Adams and Southern Weld counties. The organization’s Severe Weather Activation Program (SWAP) is activated during inclement weather. It assesses households and administers hotel vouchers directly to enrolled households when the weather poses a threat to the well-being and lives of people sleeping or living outdoors. Almost Home also engages in street outreach to connect unsheltered people to housing, shelter, and other critical services. In 2024, the organization reported it provided over $1 million in rental assistance and served 3,207 individuals and 1,043 children.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Almost Home's program expenses were:

Rental assistance $2,335,592
Shelter assistance $200,163,864
Total Program Expenses $4,499,456

Chief Executive
Jessica Fiedler, PhD, Executive Director

Compensation*
$106,561

Chair of the Board
Peter Padilla

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Director of Information Technology Performance and Quality, Envision Healthcare

Board Size
17

Paid Staff Size
36

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Telemarketing

Fundraising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,075,315, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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 Almost Home's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Interest income $510
Community First Foundation investment income $23,194
Contributions $1,184,302
Government grants $3,891,013
Total Income $5,099,019

Programs: 85% Fundraising: 6% Administrative: 9%

Total Income $5,099,019
Total expenses: $5,317,670
  Program expenses $4,499,456
  Fundraising expenses $345,434
  Administrative expenses $472,780
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-218,651
Beginning Net Assets $930,192
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $711,541
Total Liabilities $797,218
Total Assets $1,508,759

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance