Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc
To empower our neighbors by helping them overcome the barriers to obtaining and maintaining safe, stable, affordable housing. We do this through education, housing counseling, neighborhood revitalization, and affordable housing development.
Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,671,832
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,012,547
- +53.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,000
- -100.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,366,509
- +17.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 6 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2023) to $370K (2022). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $47K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Anawim Housing Des Moines, IA | To Provide Housing Relocation and Stabilizatin Services. | $29,649 |
| Primary Health Care Urbandale, IA | To Provide Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services. | $17,705 |
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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 | $4,671,832 | $3,012,547 | $2,366,509 | — | — | $1,000 |
| 2024 | $4,513,165 | $1,967,308 | $2,015,115 | — | — | $-111,124 |
| 2023 | $3,610,490 | $2,056,006 | $2,128,006 | $47,354 | 2 | $2,293 |
| 2022 | $3,394,939 | $2,240,213 | $2,315,941 | $370,296 | 2 | $893 |
| 2021 | $3,416,997 | $2,673,801 | $2,618,816 | $135,582 | 2 | $351 |
| 2020 | $3,114,696 | $2,066,979 | $2,164,827 | — | — | $1,399 |
About Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc
Based on IRS filings
Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Des Moines, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc is led by Carrie Woerdeman, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carrie Woerdeman
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$59K (2024) → $150K (2025)
Amelia Klatt
President
Secretary → Secretary & Vice President, 2024
Secretary & Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Arnold
Vice President & President
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Vice President & President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeni Cooper
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Xan McNelly
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adriana Slaugher
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Cederdahl
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Hellstern
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dora Sedeno
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Kruse
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cole McClelland
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danny Heggen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cory McAnelly
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Drendel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roshni Ryan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jose Garcia
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Candice Revita-Ramirez
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Nelson
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Stevens
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Kathy Kahoun (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kris Saddoris (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Derma Rivera-Aquirre (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Eric Fleharty (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Kourtney Kirkpatrick (2023–2024) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Brent Schipper (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Christine Hensley (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Michael Hildebrand (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Koester (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Anthony Montgomery (2022–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Ben Ballus (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Deric Gourd (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: Kathleen Koenig (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Pam Carmichael (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Bill Thompson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Chris Davis (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Aaron Barnum (2020) — Director
- Former: Victoria Facto (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $150K, to Carrie Woerdeman (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc
How large is Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc?
Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
What is Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc?
Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Des Moines, IA. It holds $4.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc operate?
Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc's EIN?
Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-0931497. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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