Housing & Shelter
Way Finders Inc
SPRINGFIELD, MA
Total revenue
$129.8M
Total expenses
$129.3M
Net assets
$18.2M
Grants received
$14.6M
85 grants
EIN
042518368
Tax year
2023
Mission
Way finders, inc. Is a not-for-profit organization established to provide housing assistance and technical assistance to low-income and disabled individuals in western massachusetts.
Programs
4 programs
Client services include temporary shelter and supportive services for the homeless and transitional housing and supportive services for victims of domestic violence and other formerly homeless families. Way finders provides a wide variety of information and referral services, housing counseling and education services for tenants as well as access to financial assistance to help families and individuals avoid homelessness. The services are funded through federal and state programs and private grants and donations.
Real estate development services include both new construction and purchase and rehabilitation to provide affordable individual, single family and multi-family rental housing and affordable owner occupied housing. These activities are financed by accessing federal and state programs and private lenders. Rental management services are provided to various affordable housing projects. Way finders and its subsidiaries own a direct or indirect interest in most of the projects developed by way finders. These efforts are aimed at ensuring that the properties meet the needs of their low to moderate income residents as well as maintaining the financial viability of these properties in the future.
Rental properties provide afforable housing to eligible tenants under short-term operating leases. Rental properties include properties wholly owned by way finders.
Home ownership services include education and counseling for first-time homebuyers, post-purchase and foreclosure prevention counseling, and education services for rental property owners. Way finders also provides access to financial resources for down payment and closing costs, to address lead-paint hazards in the home, and for home modification loans for the disabled.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
25 listed
KEITH FAIREY
PRESIDENT AND CEO
$227K
40 hrs/wk
LAUREEN BORGATTI
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
$163K
40 hrs/wk
DEREK J MORRIS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$163K
40 hrs/wk
PASCALE DESIR NON-VOTING
ASST. SECRETARY & CHIEF LE
$150K
40 hrs/wk
ERICA SIMMONETTE
CHIEF PEOPLE & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
$132K
40 hrs/wk
JANETTE VIGO
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
$130K
40 hrs/wk
JOHN BIDWELL
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
$128K
40 hrs/wk
ANNI ZHU
CHIEF OF STAFF
$117K
40 hrs/wk
ERICA TRUE
VICE CHAIRPERSON
—
2 hrs/wk
LEONARD UNDERWOOD
VICE CHAIRPERSON
—
2 hrs/wk
ADLYN COLON
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
KARON TYLER
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
ALICE RAYMOND
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
MELISSA PROHASKA
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
JASMINE MATTA-NAYLOR
CHAIRPERSON
—
2 hrs/wk
GEORGE D ROSA
TREASURER
—
2 hrs/wk
JIM HICKSON
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
DENISE COGMAN
SECRETARY
—
2 hrs/wk
JENNA TETREAULT
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
JIM BRODERICK
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
ANDREW MOOREHOUSE
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
RONDEY ALLEN
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
AMBER COUGHLIN
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
HARRY MONTALVO
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
MARTA ALVEREZ
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
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Grants received
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Funded by
$14.6M from 30 funders · 85 grants · 2017–2024
$5.5M · 6 grants · 2019–2024
$3.4M · 9 grants · 2017–2023
$2.8M · 3 grants · 2020–2023
$634K · 1 grant · 2024
$561K · 4 grants · 2020–2023
$382K · 10 grants · 2020–2024
$226K · 3 grants · 2020–2024
$209K · 5 grants · 2019–2023