Fair Housing Rights Center

What Fair Housing Rights Center does

The Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania (FHRC) is a non-profit civil rights organization founded in 1992 to address housing discrimination, originally in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and now serving 16 counties across southeastern and central Pennsylvania (Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, and York). FHRC provides a comprehensive suite of fair housing services including consumer education, compliance training for housing providers and municipalities, fair housing testing and investigations, real estate industry auditing, advocacy for discrimination victims, home seekers and housing counseling, information and referral, and governmental consultations on AFFH and related policy. It operates as a trauma-informed service provider and runs ancillary programs such as the Healing Art Partnership And Platform Initiative (HAPPI) and a bilingual monthly HomeSeekers housing listing report.

FHRC is led by Chief Executive Officer Angela McIver, with a Board of Directors chaired by President Mary Campbell McIvor. The organization was founded by Dr. Mari K. Fielder and disability rights advocate Marlene Craven, and rebranded from the Fair Housing Council of Montgomery County in May 2007 to reflect its broader geographic mandate. The team includes a Director of Testing Services, Director of Client Advocacy, Administrator and Programs Specialist, and CPA/Accountant, consistent with a small, mission-driven staff structure focused on direct service delivery rather than technology platform development.

FHRC funds its operations through three primary revenue streams: individual, corporate, and partner donations; government contracts including HUD initiatives and Community Development Block Grant compliance programs; and private industry contracts with housing providers for fair housing compliance training, auditing, and investigations. The organization engages beneficiaries via community outreach, symposia, telephone intake, in-person service at its Philadelphia headquarters, and partner referrals, with no public pricing or fee-for-service model since services are delivered on a contract and donation basis.

Name

Fair Housing Rights Center

Legal name

Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania

Website

https://fairhousingrights.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fair Housing Rights Center (FHRC) is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit founded in 1992 that combats housing discrimination across 16 southeastern and central Pennsylvania counties through education, compliance training, testing and investigations, advocacy, and housing counseling, funded by donations, government contracts, and private industry contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fair Housing Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Policy, Standards & Fair Housing Enforcement (BPAIANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fair Housing, Compliance & Housing Program Oversight (FSALAKAN), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Fair housing advocacy
• Housing discrimination services
• Compliance training
• Housing counseling
• Civil rights enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization accepts donations from individuals, corporations, and partners to support fair housing advocacy and preservation efforts. The website features a prominent 'Donate Now' call-to-action.
2. Government Contracts: FHRC contracts with government agencies and receives funding through programs such as HUD initiatives and Community Development Block Grant compliance programs. The organization collaborates with federal, state, and local policymakers.
3. Private Industry Contracts: FHRC contracts with housing providers and private industry to conduct fair housing compliance training, auditing services, and fair housing or fair lending investigations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fair Housing Rights Center (FHRC) is a nonprofit civil rights organization that delivers fair housing education, compliance training, testing/investigations, advocacy, and housing counseling services to combat housing discrimination in rental, sales, lending, insurance, and appraisals transactions across Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania. The organization provides direct support to home seekers and tenants with disabilities while also contracting with housing providers, private industry, and government agencies for compliance auditing and policy consultation.

Product overview

The Fair Housing Rights Center (FHRC) is a non-profit fair housing advocacy organization offering a comprehensive suite of services designed to combat housing discrimination and promote inclusive communities. The organization provides fair housing education programs (Fair Housing Consumer Education, Housing Laws Education), enforcement and investigative services (Testing Services/Investigations, Auditing of Real Estate and Related Industries), and direct support services (Advocacy, Home Seekers and Housing Counseling, Information and Referral). FHRC also offers Compliance Training for housing providers and governmental consultations. The organization operates with a trauma-informed approach and runs special initiatives like the Healing Art Partnership And Platform Initiative (HAPPI) and publishes monthly HomeSeekers Lists. All services are designed to support occupants, home seekers, housing providers, and homeowners across 16 counties in Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fair Housing Consumer Education Educational programs that inform the public and professionals about fair housing and lending laws to enhance understanding of housing rights and obligations. Targets individuals, families, and professionals across FHRC's 16-county service area.
• Compliance Training In-depth fair housing education programs for housing providers, management companies, and municipal offices covering local, state, and federal fair housing laws and best practices in property management.
• Testing Services and Investigations Fair housing testing services that monitor the community for compliance with applicable housing laws and conduct investigations to identify discriminatory practices in rental, sales, lending, insurance, and appraisals.
• Advocacy Services Advocacy support for individuals who have experienced housing discrimination, including representing tenants with disabilities and helping victims navigate difficult housing situations.
• Home Seekers and Housing Counseling Services Housing counseling services that assist qualified individuals in obtaining housing and identifying and reporting unlawful housing practices, available in English and Spanish across the 16-county service area.
• Information and Referral Referral services that direct callers to organizations offering services such as homeless services, and building relationships with community-based organizations to assist the public effectively.
• Governmental Consultations and Services Collaborations with government entities to enhance public understanding and awareness of fair housing policies, including public policy advocacy with federal, state, and local policymakers.
• Auditing of Real Estate and Related Industries Services that audit real estate and related industry practices to identify discriminatory housing policies and advocate for sustaining good or amending harmful housing policies.
• Tenants with Disabilities Services Support services for tenants with disabilities protected under the Fair Housing Act, Title VI, and the 1968 Civil Rights Act, including assistance with reasonable accommodations and modifications.
• Housing Laws Education Education programs covering the Fair Housing Act's protected classes (race, color, religion, national origin, gender, familial status, disability) and covered transactions, as well as Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides investigative and enforcement services for housing discrimination complaints
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ACLU of Pennsylvania: Statewide civil liberties organization with housing rights litigation and advocacy work; broader civil rights portfolio but overlapping on housing discrimination and disability rights issues central to FHRC's mission.
• Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission: State-level enforcement agency handling housing discrimination complaints across Pennsylvania with quasi-judicial authority; broader regulatory mandate than FHRC but overlapping scope on fair housing enforcement.
• HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: Federal agency that funds and contracts fair housing enforcement work, including FHRC's programs; the largest incumbent in the space and a primary funding source for comparable nonprofits.

Emerging players

• Disability Rights Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania-based disability rights advocacy organization with significant overlap on FHRC's tenant-disability services and reasonable accommodations work; serves a related but distinct constituency and advocacy portfolio.
• Community Legal Services of Philadelphia: Philadelphia-based legal aid organization providing housing-related legal services to low-income residents; complementary rather than competing directly, but operates in the same geography and serves overlapping client needs.
• Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania: Regional legal aid provider serving low-income clients in the Philadelphia area with housing-related legal services; comparable client base and geographic footprint to FHRC, with complementary rather than directly competing services.

Regional players

• Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: City-level agency enforcing the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance, including housing discrimination complaints within city limits; a regional enforcement counterpart whose jurisdiction partially overlaps FHRC's Philadelphia operations.

Direct peers

• Connecticut Fair Housing Center: Statewide fair housing organization offering testing, enforcement, and education services similar to FHRC's core offerings; comparable nonprofit advocacy model serving a different regional market.
• National Fair Housing Alliance: National umbrella organization for fair housing; directly comparable mission of combating housing discrimination through enforcement, education, and advocacy, operating at national scale versus FHRC's regional Pennsylvania focus.
• Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania-based fair housing organization providing a similar suite of services — testing, investigations, education, and advocacy — across different PA counties, making it the most direct regional competitor to FHRC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fairhousingrights
• Instagraminstagram.com/fairhousingrights
• Xx.com/FairHousing4All
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fair-housing-rights-center-in-southeastern-pennsylvania

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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