Nonprofit · EIN 52-1925494
FRIENDSHIP PLACE
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $24,331,754 | $24,498,556 | -$166,802 | $10,586,474 | $2,372,509 | $8,213,965 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $23,946,777 | $23,043,913 | $902,864 | $10,586,639 | $2,231,305 | $8,355,334 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $20,745,776 | $21,636,609 | -$890,833 | $10,041,623 | $2,681,394 | $7,360,229 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,727,019
- Program service revenue
- $20,347,331
- Investment income
- $254,883
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $45,759
- Other revenue
- $2,521
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $508,021
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,447,193
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,442,963
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $21,046
- Accounting fees
- $45,236
- Occupancy
- $496,901
- Travel
- $63,673
- Depreciation
- $70,792
- Program services (functional)
- $21,262,470
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,886,453
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,349,633
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,586,639
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,586,474
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,372,509
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,213,965
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $930,212
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,859,129
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,625,016
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,588,949
- Gross receipts
- $27,361,443
- Employees
- 233
- Volunteers
- 323
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Giraud | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $281,995 | $21,874 |
| Cornelia Kent | VP Admin/CFO Officer | 40 | $185,078 | $9,393 |
| Chris Rutledge | Vice President - External Affairs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,808 | $9,000 |
| Jean-Louis Ikambana | Vice President - Corporate Affairs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,562 | $36,835 |
| Shauna Figueroa | Vice President - Housing Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,771 | $18,521 |
| Jonathan Whitted | Vice President - Regional Programs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,911 | $24,238 |
| Chris Koerner | Director of Lead Gifts Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,525 | $7,047 |
| David Dirks | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew DelNero | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Adler | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Tashmia Bryant | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Williams | Chair Emeritus Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Justine Blaney | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Butler | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Charles | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
24 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anne DeLeon | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marilyn Dickenson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rori Knight Durham | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Feinberg | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mikaela Ferrill | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Deborah Grieser | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mandy Warfield Granger | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Minna Scherlinder Morse | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Ormond | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Price | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Milad Said | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ray Shiu | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Harold Sims | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brenda Small | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LaToya Thomas | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Albert Townsend | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Timothy Underwood | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Will Yetvin | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mitch Fulton | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Callaghan | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Michel | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Maura Policelli | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Nan Roman | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Giraud | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $259,474 | $19,671 |
| Cornelia Kent | VP Admin/CFO Officer | 40 | $166,462 | $8,328 |
| Chris Rutledge | VP-External Affairs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,182 | $8,285 |
| Sean Read | VP-Regional Programs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,079 | $13,263 |
| Jean-Louis Ikambana | Vice President - Corporate Affairs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,305 | $19,971 |
| Kathy Lowy | Director Foundation Relations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,335 | $17,496 |
| Christine Koerner | Director of Lead Gifts Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,847 | $5,925 |
| Michele Salters Williams | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| David L Dirks Jr | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Mitchell Fulton | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Adler | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Callaghan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Butler | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Charles | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mandy Warfield Granger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Marilyn Dickenson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne Deleon | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rori Knight Durham | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nan Roman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Michel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ray Shiu | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenda Small | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Albert Townsend | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan C Price | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy Underwood | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LaToya Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Justine M Blaney | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Hal Davis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Harold Sims | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt DelNero | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mikaela Ferrill | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Minna Sherlinder Morse | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tashmia Bryant | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Ormond | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Maura Policelli | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Giraud | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $237,096 | $18,522 |
| Christopher Rutledge | Vice President, External Affairs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,318 | $7,887 |
| Cornelia Kent | VP Admin/CFO Officer | 40 | $152,074 | $695 |
| Sean Read | Vice President, Regional Programs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,695 | $13,041 |
| Catherine Mitchell | Chief Program Officer - The Brooks Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,426 | $18,555 |
| Christine Koerner | Director of Lead Gifts Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,735 | $5,953 |
| Chandra Dawson | Vice President Housing Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,171 | $732 |
| Michele Salters Williams | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Michel | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Mitchell Fulton | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Adler | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Callaghan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Butler | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Helen Charles | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Maura Policelli | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Marilyn Dickenson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David L Dirks Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Debra Fried Levin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nan Roman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynn Sachs | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ray Shiu | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenda Small | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eugene Tillman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan C Price | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kahlib Barton-Garcon | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy Underwood | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jasmine Zanders-Young | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LaToya Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Justine M Blaney | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Hal Davis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Harold Sims | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt DelNero | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mikaela Ferrill | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Minna Sherlinder Morse | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tashmia Bryant | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4713 WISCONSIN AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016-4609
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jean-Michel Giraud, 4713 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
- Signed the 990
- Jean-Michel Giraud, President and CEO
- Phone
- (202) 364-1419
- Website
- www.friendshipplace.org
- Return prepared by
- Rogers & Company PLLC
Mission
Friendship Place is a leader in the Washington, DC, metro area in developing solutions to homelessness that have measurable results and a lasting impact. Friendship Place's mission is to empower people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness to attain stable housing and rebuild their lives. Friendship Place helped 5,443 and 5,430 people in the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, with comprehensive, wraparound services that included street outreach, drop-in, free medical and psychiatric services, job placement, case management, transitional shelter, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, permanent supportive housing, and specialized services for families, youth, and veterans.
Program accomplishments
- Veterans ServicesVeterans First: Provides short-term, intensive case management and rental assistance to help homeless veterans and their families get back into housing quickly and to prevent homelessness for veteran households at risk of eviction. The program targets extremely low-income households (less than 30% of the Area Median Income) and serves the District of Columbia and eight surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 4,549 households were served (encompassing 1,012 total family members) through all services; of those who exited the program during the year, 92% graduated to stable permanent housing.Expenses $8,390,256 · revenue $8,297,136
- Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)Friendship Place is a leading DC provider of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for highly vulnerable, chronically homeless individuals and families. The PSH programs are based on a low-barrier, Housing First service model and include scattered-site apartments and an apartment building for 40 men. Case managers help participants transition directly from homelessness into housing, and then provide long-term support to address the full range of their needs and empower them to achieve personal goals for recovery, wellness, self-sufficiency, and integration into the community. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 76 PSH families and 72 PSH individuals were newly housed. PSH housing programs ended the fiscal year with a housing retention rate of 93%.Expenses $6,084,369 · revenue $7,104,322
- Short Term Family FacilityThe short-term family housing facility was opened in April 2020 as part of the District's efforts to end homelessness among families. With the capacity to serve up to 50 families at a time, The Brooks is designed to address the needs of resident families with wrap-around supportive services, clinical supports, child programming, and housing-solutions with a goal of moving families from shelter to stable housing within 90 days of entry. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 165 families were served (encompassing 538 total persons), and 88 households exited (53% to stable housing and 62% of families exited in less than 90 days).The Aston, a new Bridge Housing program, officially opened in November 2024 with capacity to serve over 100 individuals at a given time. Between November 2024 and September 30, 2025, 165 individuals were served at The Aston.Expenses $4,131,853 · revenue $4,256,513
- Outreach ServicesEmployment ServicesAimHire: Empowers homeless and at-risk adults to secure stable employment and housing, through individualized, person-centered, wraparound services. The program addresses the needs of people with significant barriers to employment and housing, such as criminal records, histories of substance abuse or mental illness, spotty work histories, and poor credit and rental records. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 108 people were placed into jobs, with an average starting wage of $20.46 per hour.Welcome CenterStreet Outreach: Friendship Place conducts Street Outreach to men and women experiencing homelessness in upper Northwest DC, with a special focus on the hardest-to-serve those who have been on the streets for an extended period of time, who have mental health and/or substance abuse issues, and who are disconnected from DC's continuum of care. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 71 individuals were served.Drop-in: Through Friendship Place's Welcome Center, visitors can help themselves to a cup of coffee, a meal, and free necessities such as toiletries, Metro passes, undergarments, and rain ponchos. Visitors can also use the phone or a computer or do laundry, receive mail, and meet with a case manager to take steps to rebuild their lives. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 1,021 individuals received service, including 174 who received assistance to successfully obtain vital documents.Free Clinic: Anyone who comes through the door of Friendship Place's Welcome Center can get free access to a doctor, nurse, or psychiatrist. There are no insurance or even ID requirements, and same-day appointments are available. Services were scaled during the year due to the availability of practitioners.Access to Housing: Friendship Place's staff can help visitors access housing services anywhere in the District, not just at Friendship Place.Youth ServicesBefore Thirty: Provides individualized, person-centered, and developmentally-informed supportive services and counseling to homeless and at-risk 17- to 29-year-olds. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 113 young people were served. 23 achieved permanent housing, 22 reported progress towards their wellness goals, 45 reported progress towards their employment goals, and 16 reported progress towards their educational goals.Lift & Lift Plus: Provides rental assistance for youth facing housing instability, paired with supportive case management. During the year ended September 30, 2025, 34 Transition Aged Youth (TAY) were served in addition to one (1) head of household over 25 years old with 78% exiting to stable housing, 100% housed within 90 days of intake, and 92% maintaining stable housing.Expenses $2,374,534 · revenue $689,360
- Volunteer and Community EngagementFriendship Place actively solicits the support of volunteers. During the year ended September 30, 2025, more than 323 people provided volunteer service in every program and at every level of the organization. The community engagement program also involves community members in advocacy for positive solutions to homelessness at the Federal and DC levels and coordinates a speakers' bureau that offers educational presentations to community groups.Expenses $281,458
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1925494
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Housing and shelter (L41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,586,474
- Income (IRS master file)
- $27,361,443
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $24,331,754 | $24,498,556 | $10,586,474 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $23,946,777 | $23,043,913 | $10,586,639 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $20,745,776 | $21,636,609 | $10,041,623 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $17,744,686 | $17,749,658 | $9,181,144 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1925494).
Questions about FRIENDSHIP PLACE
- What is the EIN of FRIENDSHIP PLACE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDSHIP PLACE is 52-1925494.
- Is FRIENDSHIP PLACE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to FRIENDSHIP PLACE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDSHIP PLACE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FRIENDSHIP PLACE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDSHIP PLACE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDSHIP PLACE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Jean-Michel Giraud.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDSHIP PLACE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 39 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $281,995 (Jean-Michel Giraud, President/CEO).
- How much revenue does FRIENDSHIP PLACE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,331,754, expenses of $24,498,556 and total assets of $10,586,474 at year end.
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