Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity

What Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity does

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity (AAHH) is an independently incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit and local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, founded in 1983 and headquartered at 33 Meadow Road in Asheville, North Carolina. The organization serves low-income families in Buncombe and Madison Counties through four interconnected program lines: a Homeownership program that builds and sells energy-efficient, Green Built NC-certified homes via 0% interest 30-year mortgages to families earning 40–80% of area median income, a Home Repair program (launched 2009) providing critical repairs for existing low-income homeowners, an Aging-in-Place program focused on universal-design accessibility, and a Disaster Home Repair program launched in 2024 in partnership with the Asheville Regional Coalition for Home Repair (ARCHR) following Hurricane Helene. Beneficiary families contribute 200 hours of sweat equity plus required homeownership education before closing.

AAHH's business model is a hybrid of nonprofit housing development, retail, and grant-funded disaster response. Revenue flows through five primary streams: ReStore retail sales (two locations in Asheville and Weaverville selling donated furniture, appliances, and deconstructed building materials), individual and corporate charitable donations, government and foundation grants (including a $2.43 million NC Disaster Relief grant awarded in March 2026 and a $5 million 'Building a Way Home' capacity campaign), 0% interest mortgage repayments from partner families that recycle into new construction, and benefit-event proceeds (notably Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam, which has delivered $1.8 million+ cumulatively as of 2015). The organization operates active construction neighborhoods including Hudson Hills (24 homes, completed 2016), Carney Place (22 homes, 2014 Housing NC Award winner), Glenn Bridge, New Heights Phase II, and Shiloh, and partners with the City of Asheville, Buncombe County, NC Housing Finance Agency, Habitat for Humanity International, MANNA FoodBank, and 12+ sister Habitat affiliates for disaster mutual aid.

AAHH operates with 101–250 employees supplemented by a deep volunteer base (1,341 individuals contributed 43,500+ hours in 2024), maintains Charity Navigator four-star status and Habitat for Humanity International's Malachi 3:10 Award (2014) for tithe contributions exceeding $500,000, and has publicly stated a 10-year goal to empower an additional 1,000 families in the region. The organization is governed by a local Board of Directors and led by CEO Andy Barnett (in role since 2016), with senior staff including Paul Reeves (Director of Construction Services), Kit Rains (Development Director), Hugh Lipham (Home Repair Manager), Scott Stetson (ReStore General Manager), Stephanie Wallace (Construction Services Volunteer Manager), Cassidy Moore (Government Relations and Grant Manager), and Maddy Alewine (Communications Specialist).

Name

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity

Legal name

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity

Website

https://ashevillehabitat.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate building affordable homes and delivering home-repair and disaster-recovery services for low-income families across Buncombe and Madison Counties, NC, funded by retail ReStore sales, donations, grants, and beneficiary mortgages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Construction and Home Repair

NAICS

Other Community Housing Services (624229), Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Residential Affordable Housing Development & Construction (IMAFABAI)

Keywords

• Affordable housing construction
• Home repair services
• Disaster home repair
• Habitat restore resale
• Volunteer home building

Headquarters

HQ city

Asheville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. ReStore Retail Sales: Revenue from sales of donated and deconstructed used furniture, appliances, building materials, housewares, books, and music at two ReStore locations (Asheville and Weaverville). Sales proceeds fund Habitat's building and home-repair programs.
2. Donations & Sponsorships: Charitable donations from individuals, faith partners, corporate sponsors, and foundations. Includes house sponsorships (e.g., Thrivent Builds at 50% of construction costs = $75,693 per build), Adopt-A-Lot sponsorships ($10,000), event sponsorships, and recurring gifts.
3. Government and Foundation Grants: Grant funding from state agencies (e.g., $2.43 million from NC Disaster Relief Fund via Volunteer Organizations Active in Rebuilds program post-Helene), HUD HOME Investment Partnerships Program, NC Housing Finance Agency, Asheville Regional Housing Consortium, Buncombe County Affordable Housing Services Program, and corporate/community foundations (CAHEC, Land Challenge Grant matching up to $100,000).
4. Beneficiary Mortgage Payments: 0% interest, 30-year affordable mortgages repaid by partner families who earn 40-80% of area median income. Payments fund construction of additional Habitat homes.
5. Beneficiary Tithe to Habitat for Humanity International: For every house AAHH builds locally, it tithes to fund a house abroad in one of five countries (Bangladesh, Egypt, Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi). Surpassed the $500,000 tithe benchmark in 2014, earning the Malachi 3:10 Award.
6. Conference Room Rental: Meeting space at the Administrative Office rented to community neighbors for $50 for up to 4 hours; capacity 30 individuals with up to 20 parking spaces.
7. Event Proceeds (e.g., Christmas Jam): Proceeds from the annual Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam benefit concert at the US Cellular Center; over $1.8M raised for AAHH by 2015, with a single $500,000 donation in 2014.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit affordable housing organization that builds and sells 0% interest, 30-year homes to qualifying low-income families (40-80% of area median income) in Buncombe County, delivers no-cost critical home repairs and Aging-in-Place modifications, and operates post-Helene Disaster Home Repair through the ARCHR coalition. The organization funds these programs through individual/corporate donations, government and foundation grants, beneficiary mortgage payments, and retail revenue from two ReStore home-goods thrift stores (Asheville and Weaverville) that resell donated and deconstructed furniture, appliances, and building materials.

Product overview

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity (AAHH) is a nonprofit affordable housing organization, not a software product company. Its portfolio comprises several interconnected housing and community programs rather than a single product: the Homeownership program (new home construction in neighborhoods such as Hudson Hills, Carney Place, Glenn Bridge, and New Heights), the Aging in Place program, the Home Repair program, the Disaster Home Repair program (launched in partnership with ARCHR after Hurricane Helene), the Deconstruction program, the ReStore (Asheville and Weaverville home-goods thrift stores), the Volunteer program (including Women Build and core volunteer tracks), Homeowner Resources and Education, Conference Room Rental, and Advocacy/coalition work (including the Buncombe Affordable Housing Network). Together these form a unified mission — building homes, communities, and hope — with the ReStore generating revenue that funds the housing programs, and the volunteer and homeowner-education programs feeding into construction and repair.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Asheville ReStore: ReStore retail operation at 31 Meadow Road, Asheville, NC 28803 — sells donated furniture, appliances, building materials, and home goods to fund Habitat's affordable housing mission.
• Weaverville ReStore
• Disaster Home Repair Program
• Women Build
• Deconstruction Program

Products and services

• Homeownership Program Builds and sells affordable, energy-efficient homes to qualified low-income families in Buncombe County earning 40-80% of area median income through sweat-equity partnerships and zero-interest, 30-year mortgages; for low-income first-time homebuyers priced out of the conventional market.
• Aging in Place Program Provides universal-design home modifications and support so that older adults and special-needs residents can safely remain in their own homes.
• Home Repair Program Performs critical home repairs (roofs, plumbing, electrical, accessibility upgrades, painting, gutters, etc.) for low-income existing homeowners in Buncombe County; serves approximately 40 households annually and 70+ since 2010.
• Disaster Home Repair Program No-cost home repair program for low-income homeowners whose residences were damaged by Tropical Storm Helene, particularly uninsured and under-insured households earning under 70% of area median income in Buncombe and Madison Counties; delivered via the ARCHR coalition and supported by the $2.43M NC Disaster Relief Fund grant (2026).
• Asheville ReStore Retail thrift storefront at 31 Meadow Road, Asheville, NC 28803 selling donated furniture, appliances, housewares, building materials, and books; sales proceeds fund Habitat's affordable housing programs; open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 AM - 6 PM.
• Weaverville ReStore Second ReStore retail location at 61 Weaver Blvd, Weaverville, NC 28787 selling donated furniture, appliances, and building materials; open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM - 6 PM.
• Deconstruction Program Salvagings cabinets, fixtures, flooring, and building materials from residential and commercial sites for resale through the ReStores; provides affordable removal services to property owners and reduces landfill waste.
• Community Conference Room Rental Meeting space rental at the Administrative Office (33 Meadow Road, Asheville, NC) for up to 30 individuals and 20 parking spaces at $50 per up-to-4-hour block; available Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
• Homeowner Resources and Education Required pre-purchase homeownership education (e.g., 50 hours for Carney Place families) plus ongoing homeowner resources and 200 hours of sweat-equity construction participation to ensure long-term success as homeowners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22 affordable energy-efficient homes built at Carney Place neighborhood in West Asheville (2014 Housing NC Award-winning development)
• +8 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Habitat for Humanity InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization and brand of the local affiliate. Asheville Area Habitat operates under the HFHI framework, tithe program, homeowner-selection model, and safeguarding standards. Receives the Malachi 3:10 Award (2014) from HFHI for surpassing $500,000 in tithes. Sent Maddy Alewine, Cassidy Moore, and CEO Andy Barnett to Habitat on the Hill 2025 alongside 400+ advocates from 1,000+ local/state Habitat organizations.
• MANNA FoodBankflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPost-Hurricane Helene partnership: MANNA's warehouse and offices were destroyed while Habitat's Asheville ReStore and Admin Office were severely damaged. MANNA offered office space at their new Mills River facility to displaced Habitat admin staff. In October 2024, an agreement was signed placing several ReStore staff at MANNA's warehouse through mid-January 2025. CEO Andy Barnett (Habitat) and CEO Claire Neal (MANNA) co-developed the expanded partnership.
• ARCHR (Asheville Regional Coalition for Home Repair)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency coalition for disaster home repair launched in response to Hurricane Helene. AAHH coordinates with other ARCHR members to deliver no-cost repairs to low-income uninsured/under-insured homeowners. Mountain Xpress profiled the coalition's work.
• Habitat for Humanity Sister Affiliates (Brunswick County, Chenango County, Greater Charlottesville, Greater Cincinnati, Greater Memphis TN, Greensboro NC, Laramie County, North Carolina, Richmond Metropolitan, South Central NJ, Wake County, York County)coreOthersPost-Hurricane Helene mutual aid network. Sister affiliates contributed merchandise donations for the ReStores, staffing to help reopen, a loaned box truck, cash donations solicited from their own constituents, Register Round Up proceeds, and volunteer teams (e.g., Wake County Habitat ReStore employees helped in the Asheville ReStore). March-April 2025: volunteer groups from other affiliates scheduled to deploy.
• Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam / W&S FoundationflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual benefit concert at US Cellular Center in Asheville. Warren Haynes and Stefani Scamardo were offered naming rights for Hudson Hills subdivision and the Soulshine Court street name. By 2014 the Jam had raised over $1.3M, with a record-breaking $500,000 donation in 2014 and cumulative proceeds exceeding $1.8M by 2015. The Jam funded the Trantham-Roper family home at Hudson Hills and other projects.
• Givens EstatescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSenior living community whose residents provided 500 hours of volunteer service in the first half of 2015 and 39 residents volunteering in 2014. Givens volunteers assist with bulk mailings (Givens Assemblers), jewelry sorting, bookstore service, and weekly core volunteering. Givens Estates also donated cabinets and furnishings via the Deconstruction program.
• Aeroflow HealthcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHouse sponsor of an active home build listed on the 'Homes in Progress' section of the website. Recognized as a current $55k+ sponsor.
• City of AshevilleflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic partner for affordable housing: financed land costs for Carney Place neighborhood (22-home West Asheville development), enabling affordability for buyers priced out of the area. Co-leads Asheville's 2016 Affordable Housing bond referendum advocacy. Supports Hudson Hills subdivision with infrastructure and partnership.
• Buncombe CountyflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic partner providing Affordable Housing Services Program funding for infrastructure (grading, water/sewer lines, paving, sidewalks) at Hudson Hills. Coordinates hurricane-relief volunteer email ([email protected]). Buncombe County TV produced a video on the Hudson Hills dedication.
• Buncombe Affordable Housing Network (BAHN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner for collective advocacy on affordable housing. AAHH submitted a poster about its BAHN advocacy work at the Habitat on the Hill 2025 legislative conference.
• AmeriCorps NCCCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn 8-member AmeriCorps NCCC team was dispatched to AAHH through mid-May 2025 to support disaster home repair work and new home construction at sites across Buncombe County and the Glenn Bridge neighborhood in Arden.
• Spectra3D TechnologiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal 3D-printing company co-hosting the annual 'Habitat for the Holidays: 3D Printed Ornament Contest' at the ReStore. Provided live printing demonstrations, free training resources, and webinar support. Contest winning designs printed and sold at the ReStore.
• Pisgah Brewing CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-beneficiary of WNCW 88.7 radio's 25th Anniversary outdoor-stage end-of-season closer (Sept 27, 2014). Joined by F.A.T.E. (Funding America Through Entertainment).
• WNCW 88.7 RadiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal public radio station that partnered with AAHH, Pisgah Brewing, and F.A.T.E. for the 25th Anniversary outdoor-stage benefit event.
• F.A.T.E. (Funding America Through Entertainment)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-beneficiary organization for WNCW's 25th Anniversary outdoor-stage event alongside Pisgah Brewing and AAHH.
• Michigan Tech, Boston College, St. John Fisher University, Colgate University, University of Alabama, and other out-of-town college groupscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSpring 2025: 19 out-of-town college volunteer groups scheduled (vs. typical 4-6 per spring), with nearly 300 additional individuals expressing interest. Students build homes, meet Habitat homebuyers, and learn about affordable-housing challenges.
• Abiding Savior, Emmanuel, Nativity, and St. Mark's Lutheran ChurchescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal faith partners that co-sponsored the Thrivent Builds House #8, recruiting and supplying the volunteer backbone for construction. Local Catholic churches also recruited volunteers for the Pope Francis House built on Jeffress Avenue in Shiloh.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: Parent umbrella organization of which AAHH is a local affiliate; operates the same homeownership, ReStore, and tithe framework globally. Directly comparable as the governing and brand entity behind Asheville's operating model.

Emerging players

• Baptists on Mission: Faith-based nonprofit that received $3.45M from the same NC Disaster Relief / VOAR program that awarded AAHH $2.43M for Helene recovery. Comparable as a competing/peer disaster-recovery delivery organization in western NC.

Direct peers

• Asheville-Buncombe Community Land Trust: Local community land trust that develops and stewards permanently affordable homeownership in Asheville. Directly competes for the same low-income first-time homebuyer segment via a different (resale-restricted) ownership model.
• Charlotte Habitat for Humanity: Larger NC Habitat affiliate with multiple ReStores, mortgage program, and home repair services. Direct operational peer with similar program mix, though at greater scale.
• Green Opportunities: Asheville-area nonprofit providing workforce development, home repair, and weatherization services to low-income residents. Comparable mission overlap on the home repair and aging-in-place side of AAHH's portfolio.
• Durham Habitat for Humanity: Another mid-size NC Habitat for Humanity affiliate operating new construction, ReStore, and home repair programs. Closely comparable operating model to AAHH, useful as a structural benchmark.
• Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina: Operates thrift retail stores across the region, including the Asheville area, that overlap with ReStore's donated-goods resale model. Comparable on the retail/revenue-generating side of AAHH's operation.
• Mountain Housing Opportunities: Asheville-based nonprofit affordable housing developer serving Buncombe and surrounding counties with rental and homeownership programs. Most direct geographic peer for affordable housing production in AAHH's service area.
• Habitat for Humanity of Wake County: NC Habitat affiliate that actively supported AAHH's post-Helene recovery with merchandise, staff, and volunteer teams. Operates the same homeownership + ReStore model in a different NC market.

Regional players

• Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina: Asheville-based nonprofit focused on ending homelessness through affordable rental housing development. Adjacent regional peer addressing the same Buncombe County affordable-housing shortage via a different tenure model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMDgNqonXnhnF3FMw_5dwwQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/AVLHabitat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asheville-area-habitat-for-humanity
• Instagraminstagram.com/ashevillehabitat

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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