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US nonprofit · EIN 208249818 · Austin, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 208249818) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2010.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Housingworks Austin's network

20 people18 organisationsi20 people and 18 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (19) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

20 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ashton Cumberbatch ChairChair-Elect and Nominating Committee Chair2018
8 yrs
John-Michael Cortez ChairAdvocacy Committee Chair2022
4 yrs
Parisa Fatehi-Weeks ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Catharine EcholsDirector2018
8 yrs
Cile MontgomeryDirector2018
8 yrs
Cookie G RuizDirector2022
4 yrs
Diana McIverTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Don Baylor JrCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Emily GirardDirector2024
2 yrs
Emily Ryder PerlmeterDirector2018
8 yrs
Frances FergusonDirector2018
8 yrs
Joao Paulo ConnollyDirector2022
4 yrs
Julian HuertaDirector2023
3 yrs
Karen PaupDirector2018
8 yrs
Kathy TylerDirector2018
8 yrs
Matt MollicaDirector2024
2 yrs
Michael GerberDirector2018
8 yrs
Monica MedinaDirector2024
2 yrs
Quincy DunlapDirector2022
4 yrs
Terry MitchellDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 20 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Awais AzharExecutive Director (September to December)2024
Nora Linares-MoellerExecutive Director (January to August)since 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Awais AzharExecutive Director (September to December)40$60k
Nora Linares-MoellerExecutive Director (January to August)40$46k
Parisa Fatehi-WeeksChair4$0
Ashton CumberbatchChair-Elect and Nominating Committee Chair3$0
John-Michael CortezAdvocacy Committee Chair3$0
Don Baylor JrSecretary3$0
Diana McIverTreasurer3$0
Emily GirardDirector1$0
Quincy DunlapDirector1$0
Catharine EcholsDirector1$0
Frances FergusonDirector1$0
Michael GerberDirector1$0
Julian HuertaDirector1$0
Terry MitchellDirector1$0
Monica MedinaDirector1$0
Matt MollicaDirector1$0
Cile MontgomeryDirector1$0
Karen PaupDirector1$0
Emily Ryder PerlmeterDirector1$0
Cookie G RuizDirector1$0
Kathy TylerDirector1$0
Joao Paulo ConnollyDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Housingworks Austin
EIN
208249818
Address
1023 Springdale Rd Bldg 13f, Austin, TX, 78721-2443
State
Texas
Mission
To provide research, education and advocacy related to affordable housing (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
L052 Housing and shelter
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Housing & Shelter
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2007
IRS ruling date
1 July 2007
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Frances Ferguson (Form 990-N, tax year 2010)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAshton Cumberbatch
≥8years on the filingsParisa Fatehi-Weeks
≥8years on the filingsCatharine Echols
≥8years on the filingsCile Montgomery

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$396k
Total liabilities
$72k
Net assets or fund balances
$324k
Contributions and grants received
$263k
Program service revenue
$232k
Employees
6
Volunteers
8

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$497k$448k$50k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.