Better Housing Coalition
To develop affordable housing communities in the richmond, Virginia metropolitan area.
Better Housing Coalition at a glance
In short: Better Housing Coalition gave $8.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8.7M), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,692,400
- +65.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $8,692,400
- Median grant
- $8,692,400
- Total assets
- $62,253,713
- +16.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Better Housing Coalition funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Richmond Affordable Housing ($8.7M).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Better Housing Coalition gives
- Giving grew 3566% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $69K (2021) to $8.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8.7M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Affordable Housing Richmond, VA | See Part IV | $8,692,400 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $62,253,713 | $20,053,468 | $12,653,800 | $8,692,400 | 1 | $713,611 |
| 2024 | $53,411,800 | $11,987,066 | $9,038,275 | $5,249,680 | Total only | $202,692 |
| 2023 | $48,245,699 | $7,436,643 | $5,232,044 | $1,974,182 | Total only | $-639,231 |
| 2022 | $35,711,491 | $7,381,131 | $3,661,616 | $237,133 | 1 | $7,218 |
| 2021 | $28,801,812 | $8,750,898 | $3,887,785 | $68,891 | 1 | $43,271 |
| 2020 | $20,797,496 | $7,002,341 | $3,207,584 | $128,885 | 1 | $28,375 |
| 2019 | $16,090,545 | $4,941,478 | $2,856,399 | $360,340 | 1 | $45,986 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Better Housing Coalition
Based on IRS filings
Better Housing Coalition is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Richmond, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $62.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8.7M. Net investment income was $714K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Better Housing Coalition is led by Greta Harris, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 5 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Greta Harris
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$243K (2019) → $374K (2025)
Kristin Swanlund
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Alford
Director of Multi-Family Development
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$106K (2022) → $144K (2025)
Carolyn Rewane
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Sheehy
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Diggs
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Groce-Wright
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda T. Hines
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lori Dwyer
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Bradby Moore
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vida Williams
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Buchanan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathalia Artus
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
W. Martin Williams
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Hovermale
Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$148K (2019) → $232K (2025)
Alana Gonzalez
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$217K (2024) → $236K (2025)
Kathie Fors
Property Controller
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$113K (2025)
Todd Waldo
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carter McDowell
Co-Founder
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lissy S. Bryan
Past Chair
Past Board Chair → Past Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Brooks
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zanas Talley
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Olive
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Atma Iyer (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Richard Dickinson (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Veronica Fleming (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Matt Scaparro (2020–2024) — Vice President of Property Management
- Former: Beverly Walker (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: David Ring (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Duke Dodson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Stacie Birchett (2020–2023) — Vice President of Resource Development
- Former: Andrew Clark (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David Conmy (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rachel Meyer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joyce Jackson (2020–2022) — Vice President of Services
- Former: Patricia Bradby (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Maria Tedesco (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Monique Johnson (2019–2021) — Vice President & COO
- Former: R Scott Ukrop (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: R Wheatley McDowell (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Randy Gonzalez (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marilynn McAteer (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Stacy Birchett (2021) — Vice President of Resource Development
- Former: John Bolton (2020) — Vice President of Real Estate Development
- Former: Michael J Schewel (2020) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Barrett Hardiman (2019) — Director
- Former: Gwen Corley Creighton (2019) — Director
- Former: Jane Ferrara (2019) — Director
- Former: Neil Amin (2019) — Director
- Former: Regina Chaney (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $374K, to Greta Harris (President & CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Better Housing Coalition
How much does Better Housing Coalition give each year?
Better Housing Coalition gave $8.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $5.2M in grants paid.
How large is Better Housing Coalition?
Better Housing Coalition reported $62.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.1M.
What is Better Housing Coalition?
Better Housing Coalition is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Richmond, VA. It holds $62.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Better Housing Coalition operate?
Better Housing Coalition has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Better Housing Coalition's EIN?
Better Housing Coalition's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1479059. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 20, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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