Better Housing Coalition
Donations deductibleRevenue
$20.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$12.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$62.3m
$19.5m liabilities
Net assets
$42.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
4.1 years on average
Staff
101
25 volunteers
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Lissy S Bryan
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Better Housing Coalition's network
18 people16 organisationsi18 people and 16 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (16) 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
18 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 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Swanlund Chair | Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lissy S Bryan Chair (also filed as Lissy Bryan, Lissy Bryan) | Past Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Todd Waldo Chair | Immediate Past Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Carolyn Rewane | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Carter McDowell | Co-Founder | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Cheryl Groce-Wright | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Lori Dwyer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Judy Olive | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Karen Buchanan | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Linda T Hines | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nathalia Artus | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Patricia Bradby Moore | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Paul Sheehy | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rev Dr Robert Diggs | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sarah Brooks | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Vida Williams | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| W Martin Williams | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Zanas Talley | Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alana Gonzalez | Chief Operating Officer | 2025 |
| Greta Harris | President & CEO | since 2018 |
| Joyce Jackson | VP of Services | since 2020 |
| Julie Hovermale | Vice President & CFO | since 2018 |
| John Bolton | VP of Real Estate Development | 2020 |
| Kathie Fors | Property Controller | 2025 |
| Lee Alford | Director of Multi-Family Devel | since 2022 |
| Matt Scaparro | Vice President of Property Man | since 2020 |
| Monique Johnson | Vice President & COO | since 2018 |
| Marilynn McAteer | Vice President | since 2020 |
| Stacie Birchett | VP of Resource Development | since 2020 |
| Stacy Birchett | VP of Resource Develop. | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greta Harris | President & CEO | 40 | $374k | $89k | |
| Alana Gonzalez | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $236k | $14k | |
| Julie Hovermale | Vice President & CFO | 40 | $232k | $24k | |
| Lee Alford | Director of Multi-Family Devel | 40 | $144k | $27k | |
| Kathie Fors | Property Controller | 40 | $113k | $7k | |
| Kristin Swanlund | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Zanas Talley | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Brooks | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Judy Olive | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Todd Waldo | Immediate Past Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nathalia Artus | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Karen Buchanan | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rev Dr Robert Diggs | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Lori Dwyer | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cheryl Groce-Wright | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Linda T Hines | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Patricia Bradby Moore | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carolyn Rewane | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Paul Sheehy | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Vida Williams | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| W Martin Williams | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lissy S Bryan | Past Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carter McDowell | Co-Founder | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Better Housing Coalition
- EIN
- 541479059
- Address
- 2108 W Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA, 23227-4300
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- To develop affordable housing communities in the richmond, virginia metropolitan area. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- L20Z Housing and shelter
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Housing & Shelter
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1988
- Principal officer
- Julie Hovermale (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1988
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedSEE PART VIIRichmond Affordable Housing IncRelatedSEE PART VIIAffordable Residences in ChesterfieldRelatedSEE PART VIIAffordable Residences in Chesterfield IIRelatedSEE PART VIIRichmond Urban Senior Housing Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsTodd Waldo
≥8years on the filingsPaul Sheehy
≥7years on the filingsCarolyn Rewane
≥5years on the filingsLissy S Bryan
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $62.3m
- Total liabilities
- $19.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $42.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $18.4m
- Program service revenue
- $241k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $8.7m
- Employees
- 101
- Volunteers
- 25
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Affordable Housing | $8.7m |