Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc.
Equal Housing Opportunity Specialists
Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc.
EIN: 31-1384075
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Mission
To o eliminate housing discrimination and ensure equal housing opportunity for all people in our region, the State of Ohio, and nationally.
Ruling year
1994
President/CEO
Mr. Jim McCarthy
Vice President
Mr. John T Zimmerman
Main address
505 Riverside Drive
Dayton, OH 45405 USA
EIN
31-1384075
Housing law
Ethnic and racial minority rights
Disabled persons' rights
LGBTQ rights
Housing services
Population served
LGBTQ people
Ethnic and racial groups
Immigrants
Low-income people
People with disabilities
NTEE code
Other Housing, Shelter N.E.C. (L99)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (L01)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (I01)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Miami Valley Fair Housing Center (MVFHC) is passionate about eliminating housing discrimination and ensuring equal housing opportunity for all people in our region, the State of Ohio, and nationally. Specifically, the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center seeks to eliminate housing discrimination against all persons because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, or any other characteristic protected under state or local laws. In furthering this goal, MVFHC engages in activities designed to encourage fair housing practices through educational efforts; assists person who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination; identifies barriers to fair housing in order to help counteract and eliminate discriminatory housing practices; works with elected and government representatives to protect and improve fair housing laws; and takes all appropriate and necessary action to ensure that fair housing laws are properly and fairly enforced.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Fair Housing Education & Outreach
Fair Housing Education & Outreach, on fair housing rights for individuals and families, and housing provider responsibilities under the federal Fair Housing Act, as well as state and local fair housing laws.
Fair Housing Enforcement
The Miami Valley Fair Housing Center (MVFHC) provides assistance to people who request an investigation into a situation when they think or feel that their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability (or their association with members of any of these groups) was the basic motivation for differential treatment given by anyone associated with their search for housing.
Professional counseling and guidance are available to individuals who encounter discrimination in their search for housing, including informing consumers of their options under FHAA and providing support for consumers while going through the process of asserting their housing rights.
MVFHC offers an aggressive testing program to expose discriminatory practices in apartment rentals and real estate purchasing.
Educational programs are also available to inform consumers of their rights and professionals of their responsibilities under the Fair Housing Amendment Act.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
National Fair Housing Alliance Operating Member 2023
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio Member 2023
National Low Income Housing Coalition Member 2023
National Community Reinvestment Coalition Member 2023
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce 2023
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of new clients within the past 12 months
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Fair Housing Enforcement
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of individual complaints in which the Fair Housing Center staff conduct investigation of meritorious housing discrimination complaint.
Number of participants counseled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Fair Housing Education & Outreach
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of consumers reached through fair housing education and outreach at community events, special programs, the county fair, community festivals, presentations to civic organizations.
Average number of days taken to respond to customers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Fair Housing Enforcement
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Respond within one (1) business day of receipt of complaint inquiry.
Number of phone calls/inquiries
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Fair Housing Enforcement
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Complaints/inquiries about housing matter overall, including housing discrimination, lending discrimination, landlord tenant, and other housing related issues.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Investigation of meritorious complaint of housing discrimination, assistance with request for reasonable accommodation/reasonable modification under the Fair Housing Act.
Number of people trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Fair Housing Education & Outreach
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of housing professionals/housing providers who receive continuing education on fair housing / fair lending compliance.
Number of organizational partners
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Fair Housing Enforcement
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of community partner organizations that actively engage with the Fair Housing Center by making referrals to MVFHC, accept referrals from MVFHC, or collaborate in providing services.
Number of housing discrimination cases filed administratively or in court.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Fair Housing Enforcement
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Cases filed administratively with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, or the Dayton Human Relations Council.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Miami Valley Fair Housing Center recognizes the importance of “home” as a component of the American dream. We envision a country free of housing discrimination where every individual, group and community enjoys equal housing opportunity and access in a bias-free and open housing market. We envision a country where integrated neighborhoods are the norm, and private and public sectors guarantee civil rights in an open and barrier-free community committed to healing the history of discrimination in America.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Differentiate the Fair Housing Center's services/expertise by focusing on pressing needs and performance excellence.
Vigorously promote our work, accomplishments, and challenges to raise awareness with the public.
Collaborate with other non-profit and community-organizing groups to promote broad civil rights agenda and integrated neighborhoods.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Passionate, long-tenured staff with diverse skills sets across multiple disciplines.
Engaged and articulate board leadership that is committed to the organization's success and growth.
Regional, statewide, and national affiliations with like-minded organizations with whom we engage for strategic projects.
Access to nationally-recognized subject matter experts on our key lines of business.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Broad community recognition as the "go-to" organization on equal housing opportunity within our region.
Continued growth in demand for our services from individuals and institutions.
Stable funding to support core lines of business, 12 months of operating reserves, zero long-term debt.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2021 info
4.78
Months of cash in 2021 info
12.5
Fringe rate in 2021 info
32%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc.
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc.
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
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Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $104,547 | $680,868 | $6,144 | $64,037 | $125,022 |
| As % of expenses | 10.4% | 89.3% | 0.7% | 6.9% | 12.6% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $74,051 | $651,032 | -$23,517 | $41,505 | $105,735 |
| As % of expenses | 7.1% | 82.2% | -2.7% | 4.3% | 10.4% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $1,112,037 | $1,443,183 | $845,590 | $997,032 | $1,117,628 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | -8.6% | 29.8% | -41.4% | 17.9% | 12.1% |
| Program services revenue | 33.5% | 56.5% | 28.9% | 22.4% | 23.4% |
| Membership dues | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Investment income | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Government grants | 64.3% | 17.9% | 57.7% | 65.2% | 64.2% |
| All other grants and contributions | 1.6% | 24.2% | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.6% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $1,007,490 | $762,315 | $839,446 | $932,995 | $992,606 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | -13.6% | -24.3% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 6.4% |
| Personnel | 74.0% | 82.3% | 75.4% | 74.7% | 71.6% |
| Professional fees | 8.0% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 11.4% | 13.2% |
| Occupancy | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Interest | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| All other expenses | 15.8% | 10.7% | 17.2% | 12.4% | 13.9% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,037,986 | $792,151 | $869,107 | $955,527 | $1,011,893 |
| One month of savings | $83,958 | $63,526 | $69,954 | $77,750 | $82,717 |
| Debt principal payment | $20,305 | $19,079 | $7,878 | $0 | $99,351 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $1,142,249 | $874,756 | $946,939 | $1,033,277 | $1,193,961 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 1.1 | 4.9 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Months of cash and investments | 1.1 | 4.9 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 2.5 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $89,530 | $312,983 | $778,084 | $966,683 | $1,035,458 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $170,312 | $623,940 | $125,346 | $150,327 | $113,464 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $869,264 | $876,554 | $876,554 | $876,554 | $876,554 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 23.4% | 26.6% | 30.0% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 22.0% | 12.8% | 10.7% | 18.2% | 12.7% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $727,495 | $1,378,527 | $1,355,010 | $1,396,515 | $1,502,250 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total net assets | $727,495 | $1,378,527 | $1,355,010 | $1,396,515 | $1,502,250 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President/CEO
Mr. Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy has been the President/CEO of the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc. since 1998, and served nine terms as the Chair of the Board of Directors the National Fair Housing Alliance based in Washington, DC. Mr. McCarthy has been invited to the White House to participate in the American Economic Competitiveness Forum on Housing, where he and other housing professionals engaged directly with senior White House and Administration officials on the issues important to housing in the United States. In 2012, Mr. McCarthy became one of 25 inaugural members of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Consumer Advisory Board (CFPB-CAB). Mr. McCarthy also works as a professional subject matter consultant to the Department of Health and Human Services – Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) performing diagnostic and comprehensive site visits and technical assistance consultancies to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Award recipients.
Vice President
John Zimmerman
Mr. Zimmerman has been responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of MVFHC’s education and outreach program for 19 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and is certified by the Ohio Department of Commerce to conduct continuing education classes. In addition, he provides continuing education for social workers and counselors licensed in the State of Ohio. He is a provider of continuing education for housing professionals as certified through the National Association of Leasing Professionals and the Ohio Professional Housing Provider (OPHP). He is the co-chair of the Montgomery County Ex-offender Re-entry Housing Subcommittee, a trustee for the Greater Dayton Realtist Foundation.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc.
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 06/28/2023
Board of directors data
Mr. Ronald Jackson
Kiya Patrick
Mohamed Al-Hamdani
Larson, Lyons & Al-Hamdani
Debra Brathwaite, PhD
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Caitlin Jacob
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Kiya Patrick
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Karen M.R. Townsend, PhD
Community Volunteer
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Beth Deutscher
Community Volunteer
Kamarr Gage
Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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