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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2024 Expires: December 2025

Habitat for Humanity of Smith County

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

822 W Front St
Tyler, TX, 75702-7960

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

Habitat for Humanity of Smith County meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope."

Year, State Incorporated:
1989, TX

Also Known As:
Habitat for Humanity Re-Store ReStore

Habitat impacts the lives of Smith County's seniors, veterans and disabled residents who live below the poverty level and live in unsafe or unhealthy homes. Many of these homeowners retired after working for our school districts, medical facilities, and other businesses that provide services our community depends upon. Now that the City of Tyler no longer provides home repair services, most of these individuals have nowhere else to turn but Habitat. In 2019, an average of 30 individuals called Habitat for help every month. Of those over 70% advanced past the first stage of the qualification process. Some were helped immediately due to grant funds awarded for their specific need, while others were placed on a waiting list. Without help from our ReHabitat program, these homeowners will continue to live in unhealthy, unsafe living conditions. HFHSC currently offers five programs: New Construction, Deconstruction (salvages materials form renovations and demolitions), ReHabitat Critical Repair, A Brush with Kindness (utilizes volunteers to paint homes in low-income neighborhoods), and the ReStore home improvement center.

For the year ended June 30, 2022, Habitat for Humanity of Smith County's program expenses were:

Programs $3,367,976
Total Program Expenses $3,367,976

Chief Executive
Mary Alice Guidry, CEO

Chair of the Board
Chris Pulliam

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
First Christian Church

Board Size
10

Paid Staff Size
10

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

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 5.21%

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 Habitat for Humanity of Smith County's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Sales of Homes $1,309,850
Restore Sales $903,088
Contributions of Nonfinancial Assets $848,823
Grants $450,770
Miscellaneous $364,001
Contributions $252,303
Mortgage Discount Amortization $107,061
Special Events $51,431
Gain Sale of Assets $25,000
Interest and Dividend Income $499
Change in Endowment Funds $330
Total Income $4,313,156

Programs: 89% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 6%

Total Income $4,313,156
Total expenses: $3,795,540
  Program expenses $3,367,976
  Fundraising expenses $198,665
  Administrative expenses $228,899
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $517,616
Beginning Net Assets $1,895,102
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $2,412,718
Total Liabilities $360,944
Total Assets $2,773,662

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