2022-06-10T08:48:52-05:00 2021-12-31 411680240 SDK CPA 100 WASHINGTON AVE S STE 1600 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 990 2021-01-01 411873314 HOUSINGLINK HOUS 6125222500 1400 VAN BUREN ST NE 215 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 SUE SPEAKMAN-GOMEZ PRESIDENT 6125222500 2022-06-02 1 SUE SPEAKMAN-GOMEZ 999009999 WENDY HARDEN CPA P00956490 6123325500 2022-06-02 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SUE SPEAKMAN-GOMEZ 1400 VAN BUREN ST NE 215 MPLS MN 55413 1696209 0 X WWW.HOUSINGLINK.ORG X 1997 MN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING INFORMATION FOR LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME RENTERS. 15 15 0 15 2697 0 2187898 1533021 203005 161304 2157 1621 3053 263 2396113 1696209 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30478 1997143 1689520 1997143 1689520 398970 6689 1624228 1455882 283250 108215 1340978 1347667 X TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH INFORMATION EXPANDING THEIR AFFORDABLE RENTAL CHOICES. 0 0 1366319 141425 HOUSINGLINK HAS BEEN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING INFORMATION IN THE TWIN CITIES FOR TWENTY YEARS AND IS RECOGNIZED AS THE PRIMARY PLACE TO ACCESS HOUSING OPTIONS FOR LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME RENTERS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAITING LISTS AND VACANCIES, HOUSINGLINK IS AN ESTEEMED DATA PROVIDER TO A LARGE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA. CENTRALIZED, EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUPPLY AND LOCATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING INFORMATION IS VITAL TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY DECISIONS ARE WELL-INFORMED, AND THAT LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ARE EMPOWERED TO OBTAIN HOUSING IN THEIR LOCATIONS OF CHOICE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. HOUSINGLINK (WWW.HOUSINGLINK.ORG) CONNECTS RENTERS TO THE RELEVANT, VITAL INFORMATION THEY NEED TO FIND THE APPROPRIATE AFFORDABLE HOME FOR THEIR HOUSEHOLD AND STREAMLINES THE PROCESS FOR ADVERTISING UNITS TO RENTERS. SPECIFICALLY, OUR HOUSING SEARCH TOOL IS ONLINE AND ALLOWS USERS TO FIND AFFORDABLE VACANCIES AND WAITING LISTS. OVER 1.5 MILLION SEARCHES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WERE PERFORMED USING OUR WEBSITE DURING 2021. TYPICALLY, RENTERS ARE ABLE TO LOCATE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.THE FOLLOWING HOUSINGLINK ACTIVITY OCCURRED IN 2021: * 1,534,808 SEARCHES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING * 25,537 AFFORDABLE VACANCIES & WAITING LIST OPENINGS LISTED * 2,661,449 PAGE VIEWS OF HOUSING RESOURCES * 35,183 VISITS FOR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING INFORMATION * 88,083 VIEWS OF HOUSING AUTHORITY WAITING LIST STATUS * 83% OF LISTINGS THAT WOULD CONSIDER A SECTION 8 VOUCHER IN 2021 * 18,000+ VISITS FOR FAIR HOUSING INFORMATION * 23,527,121 NOTIFICATIONS OF HOUSING OPENINGS SENT THROUGH 2021HOUSINGLINK PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE SUPPLY AND LOCATION OF PUBLICLY FUNDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH REPORTS AND A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE DATABASE CALLED STREAMS. STREAMS (WWW.HOUSINGLINK.ORG/STREAMS) INCLUDES PROPERTIES AND AFFORDABLE UNITS WITH PUBLIC FINANCING. STREAMS IS USED BY RESEARCHERS AND COMMUNITY PLANNERS AND POLICYMAKERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT PLANNING. OUR DATA AND RESEARCH CAPACITY LED US TO PRODUCE THE HOUSING MEASURES REPORT FOR THE MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION. STREAMS DATA IS UPDATED ANNUALLY TO REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION. WE PUBLISH TWIN CITIES RENTAL REVENUE, A SUBSCRIBER-BASED QUARTERLY REPORT THAT COMPARES MARKET RATE SHADOW (RENTAL HOUSES, DUPLEXES, CONDOS, AND TOWNHOMES) AND APARTMENT MARKET RENTS FOR THE SEVEN COUNTY METRO AREA. THIS REPORT IS URNING INTO A SUCCESSFUL EARNED INCOME VENTURE FOR HOUSINGLINK. WE AVERAGE 30 SUBSCRIBERS ANNUALLY; MAINLY RECURRING SUBSCRIPTIONS WHICH HELP SUPPORT OUR GENERAL OPERATIONS. HOUSINGLINK ALSO PUBLISHES A RENTAL HOUSING BRIEF FOR THE CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL WHICH TRACKS KEY METRICS ON AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY TO INFORM POLICYMAKING. HOUSINGLINK'S STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 2022-2026. * PURPOSEFULLY ARTICULATE THE VALUE AND BENEFIT OF HOUSINGLINK. * USING NEW AND EXISTING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, CONTINUE EXPANDING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING OPTIONS. * MAKE HOUSINGLINK DATA AND RESEARCH MORE ACCESSIBLE TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RENTAL HOUSING. * DEEPEN CONNECTIONS TO AND DEVELOP RESOURCES FOR DIY PROPERTY OWNERS. * CONTINUE STRATEGIC EXPANSION. * BUILD INTENTIONAL CONNECTIONS AND DEEPEN WORK IN GREATER MINNESOTA. 156747 17445 HOUSINGLINK WAS PART OF THE ZERO BALANCE PROJECT, A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DISTRIBUTE FEDERAL EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE (ERA) ESTABLISHED IN 2021 WITH POOLED FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE COUNTIES OF DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, AND RAMSEY AND THE CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL (JURISDICTIONS). AS OF THE CLOSE OF THE ZERO BALANCE PROJECT ON MARCH 11, 2022, $29,674,914 IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE HAD BEEN PROVIDED TO 4,084 HOUSEHOLDS, FOR AN AVERAGE OF $7,266 PER HOUSEHOLD COVERING AN AVERAGE OF 7.2 MONTHS OF RENT.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THE BEYOND BACKGROUNDS PROGRAM HELPS RENTERS WITH BARRIERS (CRIMINAL CONVICTION, EVICTION, BAD CREDIT) BY PAIRING THE RENTER WITH A LANDLORD RISK MITIGATION FUND TO HELP THEM GET INTO A RENTAL HOME. THERE HAVE BEEN 538 RENTERS HOUSED, WITH 16 RISK FUND CLAIMS PAID TO LANDLORDS SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2017. 1523066 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X X SUE SPEAKMAN-GOMEZ 6125222500 1400 VAN BUREN ST NE STE 215 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 WES JOHNSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DORINE ONYANCHA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN SAHLI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE TOPINKA CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GROVER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CARA MELVIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD EATMON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRI SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA BENSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA JELINEK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUMMER JEFFERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE BATTLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN SPEAKMAN-GOMEZ PRESIDENT 40.00 X 114234 0 19167 RICHARD GALSTER TECHNOLOGY MANAGER 40.00 X 107275 0 23398 221509 0 42565 2 0 0 0 INSPERITY PEO SERVICES LP 545 JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY STE 120 IRVING TX 75062 CO-EMPLOYER 882026 OFFICE TEAMROBERT HALF PO BOX 743295 LOS ANGELES CA 90074 OUTSOURCED LABOR 224520 MINNESOTA RECOVERY CONNECTION 800 TRANSFER RD 31 ST PAUL MN 55114 RECOVERY SERVICES 117377 SOFTWARE FOR GOOD GBC 5832 LINCOLN DRIVE 284 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55436 MAINTENANCE 105730 4 1022144 510877 1533021 HOUSING AND HUMAN SERV 518210 154034 154034 TWIN CITIES RENTAL REV 900099 7270 4573 2697 161304 1621 1621 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 263 263 263 1696209 158870 2697 1621 X 28201 24537 2997 667 1532748 1388168 118071 26509 8117 8117 44821 42302 1574 945 34272 30487 3408 377 21179 18637 2240 302 1367 1096 12 259 810 83 727 3884 3433 451 MISCELLANEOUS 5058 1623 2185 1250 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 4662 530 4132 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4401 4053 179 169 1689520 1523066 135976 30478 720108 697680 50000 125000 364639 142240 2297 3778 49438 49438 0 0 487184 487184 1624228 1455882 156822 103525 17128 4690 109300 283250 108215 X 842872 1184667 498106 163000 1340978 1347667 1624228 1455882 6689 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 574596 805975 947199 2187898 1533021 6048689 574596 805975 947199 2187898 1533021 6048689 684750 5363939 831 1298 1637 2157 1621 7544 1368 1969 3337 6059570 866646 0.88520 0.84550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 49438 49438 0 0 X 1742321 46112 46112 1696209 0 1696209 1735632 46112 46112 1689520 0 1689520 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER 170(B)(1)(A)(VI), AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1). THE ORGANIZATION IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTERST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUSAN SPEAKMAN-GOMEZ PRESIDENT 114234 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19167 0 133401 0 0 0 RICHARD GALSTER TECHNOLOGY MANAGER 107275 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23398 0 130673 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 HOUSINGLINK HAS A CLIENT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH INSPERITY PEO SERVICES, LP AND UNRELATED ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT, INSPERITY IS THE EMPLOYER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING WAGES. INSPERITY ALSO REMITS ALL TAXES AND FILES ALL RETURNS UNDER THEIR NAME AND EIN 76-0689539. INSPERITY IS A PEO (PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION). SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III) INSPERITY SERVICES PEO PROVIDED COMPENSATION TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO HOUSINGLINK: SUE SPEAKMAN-GOMEZ, PRESIDENT - W-2 WAGES - $114,234.12, NONTAXABLE BENEFITS - $19,166.88 RICHARD GALSTER, TECHNOLOGY MANAGER - W-2 WAGES - $107,274.96, NONTAXABLE BENEFITS - $23,398.44 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH HAS AND MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS, EXCEPT THAT THE BOARD SHALL NOT DELEGAGE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THE POWER TO APPROVE OR AMEND THE ANNUAL BUDGET, OR TO ADOPT OR AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORTS OF ACTION TAKEN BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE DULY ELECTED OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT SENDS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE RETURN AND UPON APPROVAL THE FORM 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH NEW OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR KEY EMPLOYEE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THAT HE OR SHE HAS DONE SO. EACH PERSON SHAL BI-ANNUALLY COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE PERSON IS INVOLVED THAT HE OR SHE BELIEVES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING. PRIOR TO BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION ON A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR KEY EMPLOYEE HAVING A CONFLICT AND WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS AND MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT. SUCH DIRECTORS SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS A CONFLICT SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER AT ALL TIMES, AND SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER IF NECESSARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A HOUSINGLINK USES THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS ANNUAL MINNESOTA NONPROFIT SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY TO APPROPRIATELY DETERMINE COMPENSATION. EACH REVIEW CYCLE, CHANGES IN COMPENSATION ARE DISCUSSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE SALARY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 612,019. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,840. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,667. TOTAL EXPENSES 638,526. INSPERITY SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 776,149. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 106,231. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,842. TOTAL EXPENSES 894,222. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESSES DURING THE TAX YEAR.