About Housing Assistance Council
To improve living conditions in rural America by providing lending, technical assistance, training, research, data, and policy support that strengthen rural housing and community development.
Focus Areas
rural housingaffordable housinghomeownership and mortgagesmultifamily preservationcapacity buildingresearch and data (Rural Data Central)training and technical assistancepolicy and advocacydisaster resilience
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (as grantees)individual projects or program initiatives
Funding Style
capacity building
About Housing Assistance Council
Housing Assistance Council’s grantmaking is built around rural housing work, with recent awards concentrated in project development and grant conversion support for nonprofit housing organizations. The largest recent grant in the file is $540,000 to Chicago Title Company for grant conversion expense, which sits alongside a pattern of financing the steps that move housing projects from planning into implementation. The foundation also backed Self-help Enterprises with $391,500 for project development, showing continued support for organizations working on housing production and related development capacity. Its stated mission is to improve living conditions in rural America by providing lending, technical assistance, training, research, data, and policy support that strengthen rural housing and community development. That mission appears in the grant list through support for groups such as Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing Corp and Rural Housing Development Corporation, both funded for project development. The recipient mix also includes community development coalitions, housing corporations, and title-related entities, indicating a practical emphasis on the infrastructure needed to carry housing projects forward. The latest filing year on record is 2025, and the organization reports program-related investments as part of its toolkit.
What Housing Assistance Council Funds
Rural housing is the clearest throughline in the recent grants. Housing Assistance Council gave $351,000 to Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing Corp for project development and $229,500 to Rural Housing Development Corporation for project development, both tied to bringing housing work forward in rural settings. Affordable housing appears in multiple forms. The foundation awarded $121,500 to Community Housing Improvement Program for project development and $67,500 to The Coachella Valley Housing Coalition for project development. Both grants point to support for organizations working on housing supply and housing-related development. Capacity-building support is also visible in the use of grant conversion expense funding. In 2025, the foundation gave $153,004 to Tunica County Community Development Coalition and $117,000 to Kentucky Mountain Land Title Inc for that purpose, suggesting attention to the administrative and financial mechanics behind housing delivery. The recent record also includes Native-focused housing development, with grants to Navajo Townsite Community Development Corporation, Native Partnership for Housing Inc, and Cocopah Indian Housing and Development, all for project development.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$73M
Total Revenue
$16.4M
Total Expenses
$14.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $46K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$46K
Geographic Reach
National35 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Intensidad de financiamiento
BajaAlta
Sede
Leadership
DAVID LIPSETZ
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