irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $35.44MHOUSING WORKS IS THE LARGEST GRASSROOTS AIDS ORGANIZATION IN THE U.S., AS WELL AS THE LARGEST MINORITY-CONTROLLED AIDS ORGANIZATION.HOUSING WORKS ADVOCACY - WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS MUST LEAD THE FIGHT TO ERADICATE THE DISEASE, A FIGHT THAT INCLUDES ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND AN END TO AIDS STIGMA. ADVOCACY HIGHLIGHTS: ADVOCACY OFFICES IN NEW YORK CITY, ALBANY AND WASHINGTON, D. C., AND CLOSE COLLABORATIONS WITH AIDS GROUPS IN MISSISSIPPI, HAITI AND PUERTO RICO. SINCE 1995, WEEKLY VISITS BY OUR HIV-POSITIVE CLIENTS TO NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATIVE OFFICES IN ALBANY. GROUNDBREAKING IMPACT LITIGATION, INCLUDING A 2004 CASE FORCING NEW YORK CITY TO PROVIDE MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE HOUSING TO HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. THE HOUSING WORKS ASYLUM PROJECT IS PROVIDING HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, LEGAL SUPPORT, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, VOLUNTEER WORK, JOB TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT TO LGBT ACTIVISTS FROM NIGERIA, UGANDA, JAMAICA, AND OTHER NATIONS WHO SEEK SANCTUARY IN THE U.S. TO ESCAPE IMPRISONMENT AND VIOLENCE FOR WHO THEY ARE AND WHO THEY LOVE. THE PROJECT BEGAN WITH THE TWO INITIAL INDIVIDUALS FROM NIGERIA, BUT HAS SINCE BLOSSOMED INTO A PROGRAM PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR NEARLY TWO DOZEN ASYLEE APPLICANTS.
- #2 $1.92MCAPITAL PROJECTS, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT - TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH AIDS OR HIV-RELATED ILLNESSES.
named programs · 8 · from sources
What they call their work
Housing Works Asylum Project
Provides housing, healthcare, legal and financial support, job training, and employment to LGBT activists from Nigeria, Uganda, Jamaica, and other countries seeking sanctuary in the U.S.
Lifesaving Services
Comprehensive support including housing, healthcare, meals, mental health and substance use treatment, job training, and legal assistance for over 30,000 homeless and low-income New Yorkers affected by HIV/AIDS.
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Uses medications like MOUD to help clients manage opioid use disorder as part of a comprehensive harm reduction approach.
OASAS at Housing Works
Client-centered outpatient program offering individual and group therapy for substance use, integrated with medical care.
Overdose Prevention
Provides Narcan training and Naloxone kits to prevent opioid overdoses in the community.
Re-Charge
Sex-positive program offering education and strategies for safer crystal meth use.
Relentless Advocacy
Grassroots policy advocacy with offices in NYC, Albany, Washington D.C., Haiti, and Puerto Rico; includes legislative lobbying, impact litigation, and civil disobedience to advance rights and services for people with HIV/AIDS.
Syringe Exchange & Street Outreach
Distributes clean syringes and conducts outreach to reduce transmission of HIV, Hepatitis C, and other STIs among people who use drugs.
activities · 9 groups
What they do
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Pharmacy Access and Medication Assistance 1 activity
- Community healthcare and pharmacy services across New York CityProvides community healthcare services at locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, with pharmacies operating in all five boroughs of New York City.
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Healthcare Compliance and Ethics Programs 1 activity
- Compliance and ethics program implementationAdopts and implements a Compliance Program to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud, waste, abuse, and unethical conduct through investigation and corrective action. Operates a Compliance Hotline for anonymous reporting, maintains confidentiality, and enforces a Non-Retaliation and Non-Intimidation Policy.
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HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support Services 1 activity
- HIV prevention programs targeting sexual practices and needle sharingProvides HIV prevention messages and programs that address sexual practices and needle sharing as primary transmission routes, including syringe exchange and street outreach programs that distribute clean supplies to reduce the risk of HIV, Hepatitis C, and other STI transmission.
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Permanent Supportive Housing for HIV/AIDS 1 activity
- Integrated housing and healthcare services for homeless and low-income individuals affected by HIV/AIDSProvides comprehensive services including housing, healthcare, job training, legal assistance, and financial support to over 30,000 homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with or affected by HIV/AIDS since 1990. Operates the Keith D. Cylar Residence & Health Center and has developed 142 units of affordable and supportive housing, with nearly 600 units in total upon completion of ongoing projects.
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Used Book and Media Sales for Fundraising 1 activity
- Operation of thrift stores and bookstore in Manhattan and BrooklynOperates a bookstore and multiple thrift stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn, which also hosts weddings, corporate meetings, and holiday parties at the Housing Works Bookstore in SoHo.
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Opioid Harm Reduction Services 1 activity
- Overdose prevention and substance use treatment servicesProvides overdose prevention services including safer consumption education, Narcan training, and Naloxone kit distribution. Offers OASAS-certified outpatient substance use treatment, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) to support management of opioid use.
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Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Education 1 activity
- Re-Charge program for safer crystal meth useOperates Re-Charge, a sex-positive program offering education and strategies for safer crystal meth use.
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LGBTQ+ Immigrant and Asylum Support Services 1 activity
- Support services for LGBT asylee applicants from countries with anti-LGBTQ+ lawsProvides housing, healthcare, legal and financial support, job training, and employment to nearly two dozen LGBT asylee applicants from Nigeria, Uganda, Jamaica, and other countries through the Housing Works Asylum Project.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Advocacy and impact litigation to address HIV/AIDS and homelessnessConducts weekly advocacy visits by HIV-positive clients to New York State Legislative Offices in Albany since 1995, carries out non-violent direct actions including phone campaigns and civil disobedience, and has conducted impact litigation such as the 2004 case that required New York City to provide medically appropriate housing to homeless individuals with HIV/AIDS.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$63.84M
Contributions & grants$50.96M80%
Program service revenue$12.81M20%
Investment income$21K0%
Other revenue$43K
expenses
Total expenses$63.47M
Program expenses99%
Admin / overhead-1%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$33.13M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$54.66M
Cash$4.46M
Investments$2.23M
Liabilities$47.08M
Net assets$7.58M
Liquid reserves1.3 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +23.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 10
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| CHARLES KING | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER & CEO | 22 | $567K |
| ANDREW GREENE | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF | 37 | $360K |
| MICHAEL CLARKE | SVP PROGRAMS | 39 | $301K |
| ANDREW COAMEY | SVP HOUSING DVLPMT FACILIT | 29 | $298K |
| JOLANTA ILCZUK | CFO (THROUGH 07/24) | 1 | $275K |
| MARIUSZ GOLIANEK | INTERIM CFO (FROM 8/24-THRU 12/24) | 21 | $250K |
| ERICA HUDSON | VP OF OPERATIONS AND COMPL | 40 | $225K |
| CHERYL GRIMM | VP THRIFT SHOPS | 40 | $196K |
| KAITLIN ABRAMS | OUTGOING STAFF REP | 1 | $82K |
| ANTONICA JAMES | STAFF REP | 1 | $61K |
board members · 14
- ANDREA MCCRINK — VOLUNTEER REP
- CAROLE SCHWARZ — OUTGOING VOLUNTEER REP
- CHARLES WATERS — CLIENT REP
- CHERYL PLAMBECK — BOARD MEMBER
- COLLEEN SIMMONS-BARNSWELL — BOARD MEMBER
- DAVID COHEN MD — BOARD MEMBER
- DINICK MARTINEZ — CLIENT REP
- DOLORES CULLUM — OUTGOING CLIENT REP
- DVORA HAREL — VOLUNTEER REP
- EARL WARD — CHAIRMAN
- ERIC BARTLEY — CLIENT REP
- FRANK QUINTERO — BOARD MEMBER
- GERRY BROWN — CLIENT REP
- ISABEL WISE — CLIENT REP
relationships · 10
Who they work with
- AIDS groups in Haiti Partner — Collaborates with AIDS groups in Haiti on advocacy and support initiatives.
- AIDS groups in Puerto Rico Partner — Collaborates with AIDS groups in Puerto Rico on advocacy and support initiatives.
- Bailey House Partner — Shares board members and governance ties, including joint leadership roles.
- Grassroots AIDS groups in Mississippi Partner — Close collaboration with grassroots AIDS groups in Mississippi on advocacy and support efforts.
- Housing Works Community Healthcare Network — Network of healthcare providers delivering services under the Housing Works umbrella.
- Intercambios Puerto Rico Partner — Collaborates through shared governance, with Jorge Vazquez serving as Chair of its board.
- New York State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Government — Receives referrals of compliance matters involving potential fraud or abuse.
- New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General Government — Receives referrals of compliance matters involving Medicaid-related issues.
- Not specified Partner — Not specified
- OASAS Government — OASAS-certified provider offering substance use treatment services.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Harm Reductionmethodology: harm_reductionBy offering nonjudgmental support and prevention education tailored to high-risk behaviors, we reduce HIV transmission and improve well-being because lowering barriers increases engagement and sustainable behavior change.
- Housing First Modelmethodology: housing_firstBy providing stable, deeply affordable housing as the initial intervention, we improve long-term health and well-being because housing is treated as healthcare and a foundational prerequisite for engagement with supportive services.
- Integrated Housing and Healthcaremethodology: integrated_housing_and_healthcareBy combining housing and healthcare services within a single model, we improve health outcomes and client retention because addressing both needs concurrently reduces systemic barriers and increases continuity of care.
- Peer-Led Advocacymethodology: peer-led advocacyBy centering leadership and advocacy efforts on people living with HIV/AIDS, we drive more effective and authentic change in healthcare access and stigma reduction because lived experience ensures relevance, trust, and accountability.
- Social Enterprise Funding Modelmethodology: social_enterpriseBy operating social enterprises whose profits directly fund mission activities, we sustainably finance services and deepen community engagement because earned income reduces dependency on grants and fosters inclusive economic participation.