Interfaith Housing and Community Services

What Interfaith Housing and Community Services does

Interfaith Housing and Community Services, Inc. is a private nonprofit organization headquartered at 1326 East Avenue A in Hutchinson, Kansas, founded in 1989 by Helen Rosenblad and formally incorporated in 1991 alongside co-founders Jack Mace, Steve Showalter, Wayne Hochstetler, and Randy Miller. The organization delivers a coordinated portfolio of housing and financial services to low-income individuals, families, seniors, first-time homebuyers, and homeless youth across Reno County and surrounding Kansas geographies, including Dodge City (since 2009) and Anthony (since 2008). Core programs include the Home Repair & Rehabilitation program (critical repairs and accessibility modifications for qualifying low-income homeowners aged 60+), the Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope (CASH) program featuring the Kansas Individual Development Account (IDA) with 2:1 matched savings for home purchase, education, small business, or home repair, the Hutchinson Down Payment Assistance program ($2,000 toward closing costs for first-time homebuyers in ZIP code 67501), and an Affordable Rental Housing portfolio that includes Sunrise Ridge (12 units, Anthony), Santa Fe I (18 units, Dodge City), West Acres (20 units, Harper County), Evergreen Townhomes, Southern Pines, and the LightHouse transitional housing project (8 units for homeless youth ages 18-21).

The organization operates a non-proprietary service delivery model with no technology platform or proprietary software described; intake is conducted via website applications, phone, email, and partner referrals, and online homebuyer education is delivered through the third-party ehomeamerica.org platform. Revenue mechanics are diversified across three streams: charitable donations from individuals, churches, and community supporters; government grants from Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, Kansas Department of Commerce, and USDA Rural Development; and rental income from the owned affordable housing portfolio. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on a historical network of 34+ church partners, United Way of Reno County, Hutchinson Community Foundation, Rural LISC, and word-of-mouth referrals. The 2025 Board is chaired by Shane Iwashige with Clint Nelson serving as President and CEO, Ashley Cain as CFO and HR, and Lacy Stauffacher as COO following a leadership transition completed in the late 2010s from long-tenured CEO John Scott.

Name

Interfaith Housing and Community Services

Legal name

Interfaith Housing and Community Services, Inc.

Website

https://interfaithks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Interfaith Housing and Community Services is a Kansas-based nonprofit providing home repair, financial education with matched savings (Kansas IDA), down payment assistance, and affordable rental housing to low-income households, seniors, first-time homebuyers, and homeless youth across Reno County and surrounding Kansas counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent Living Community Development & Construction (Senior Housing Developers) (HLADAAAH), Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA), Affordable Rental & Multifamily Housing Finance Programs (LIHTC/Tax Credits/Subsidized Loans) (FSALAKAF), Public Housing & Social Housing Development/Modernization Programs (FSALAKAH)

Keywords

• Affordable housing services
• Home repair rehabilitation
• Financial education programs
• Rental housing management
• Community development nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Hutchinson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Relies on donations from individuals, churches, and community supporters to fund operations and programs. The organization mentions faithful donors as key to their sustainability.
2. Government Grants and Funding: Receives grant funding from government sources including Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, Kansas Department of Commerce, and USDA Rural Development for housing programs.
3. Program Fees and Rental Income: Affordable rental housing generates income through tenant rent payments. Manages 71+ rental units across multiple communities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Interfaith Housing and Community Services delivers critical home repairs and accessibility modifications for low-income homeowners, financial education through the Kansas Individual Development Account (IDA) program with 2:1 matched savings, down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, and affordable rental housing across multiple Kansas communities. The organization also develops and manages senior housing complexes and transitional housing for homeless youth.

Product overview

Interfaith Housing & Community Services is a nonprofit housing assistance organization offering a coordinated portfolio of housing and financial services. The core programs include: Home Repair & Rehabilitation for critical repairs and accessibility modifications; the CASH (Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope) Program featuring the Kansas IDA with 2:1 matched savings; Hutchinson Down Payment Assistance providing $2,000 for first-time homebuyers; and Affordable Rental Housing for low-income families. Sub-programs include K-HOME for mortgage education and Take Control for financial capability. The organization also develops and manages multiple housing properties including rental units, senior housing (Southern Pines, Sunrise Ridge, Evergreen Townhomes), transitional youth housing (LightHouse), and multi-unit developments (West Acres, Santa Fe I).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Repair and Rehabilitation Program Provides critical home repairs, safety modifications, and accessibility adaptations for low-income homeowners aged 60 and over in Reno County who meet income guidelines and are current on property taxes. Eligible applicants are single-family homeowners needing urgent repairs to keep their homes safe, accessible, and habitable.
• Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope (CASH) Program with Kansas IDA Financial education and matched-savings program offering the Kansas Individual Development Account (IDA) with 2:1 matched savings for purchasing assets including a home, education, small business, or home repairs. Includes the Take Control financial capability curriculum and the K-HOME online homebuyer education course via ehomeamerica.org. Available statewide to qualifying low-income Kansas residents.
• Hutchinson Down Payment Assistance Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 55 home repair projects completed per year with $10,000-$15,000 spent per home
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of HutchinsoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2026The City of Hutchinson partnered with Interfaith to improve neighborhood accessibility. The city completed concrete and sidewalk work to ensure safe access to a home being built for a person with disability, demonstrating collaborative approach to community development.
• United Way of Reno CountycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity supporter and partner organization providing funding and community outreach support for housing programs.
• Safe HarborcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partner organizing to provide case management and support services for youth living in the LightHouse transitional housing project.
• Hutchinson Correctional FacilityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to construct homes for low-income buyers using inmate labor, with funding through CHDOs. Several homes constructed by inmates and moved to various locations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• National Council of Nonprofits: National network supporting local nonprofit operations and capacity building; relevant for benchmarking governance, funding diversification, and capacity-building best practices used by similar community-development nonprofits.
• National Low Income Housing Coalition: Advocacy organization focused on federal affordable housing policy and funding (LIHTC, HUD, USDA Rural Development). Comparable constituent focus and reliance on the same federal funding streams Interfaith depends on.

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit developing and operating affordable rental housing and providing community development financial services. Comparable in affordable rental ownership and supportive program stack, but at meaningfully larger scale.
• NeighborWorks America: National network of community-based nonprofits focused on affordable housing and community development. Comparable mission, direct training partner cited in Interfaith's history, and provides similar housing counseling, rehab, and lending services.
• Housing Partnership Network: Member network of leading nonprofit affordable housing developers and operators. Comparable operating model (ownership of affordable rental + supportive services) relevant for benchmarking organizational capacity and growth pathways.

Direct peers

• Habitat for Humanity International: Largest nonprofit affordable housing organization globally, building and rehabbing homes for low-income families. Directly comparable to Interfaith's home repair, new construction, and affordable housing development model; differs mainly in national scale.
• Rural LISC: Local Initiatives Support Corporation rural arm providing financing and capacity building for rural affordable housing and community development. Existing Interfaith partner; directly comparable operating model for rural Kansas counties.

Emerging players

• YouthBuild USA: National nonprofit combining affordable housing construction with transitional support and education for opportunity youth. Overlaps with Interfaith's LightHouse youth transitional housing and Hutchinson Correctional Facility home-building partnership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/InterfaithKS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interfaith-housing-svc-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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