POMONA VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC.

What POMONA VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC. does

Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established in 1991 and headquartered in La Verne, California, operating as a local affiliate chapter of Habitat for Humanity International. The organization serves 16 cities spanning the west end of San Bernardino County and the east end of Los Angeles County, including Pomona, Ontario, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Claremont, La Verne, and West Covina. Its mission is to provide affordable housing and home repair services to low-income families through a volunteer-driven model that combines donated labor, donated building materials, and corporate sponsorship.

The organization's core products are the Home Ownership Program (where partner families contribute 250–500 hours of sweat equity to qualify for a no-profit home), the A Brush with Kindness program (exterior repairs for existing low-income homeowners), and the Pomona Valley Habitat ReStore, a ~3,000 sq ft retail outlet in Montclair that sells donated new and gently used home improvement materials and appliances. Supporting programs include corporate Build Sponsorships, a Donate a Car vehicle donation program, and annual fundraising events such as the Charity Classic Golf Tournament and the Wine Extravaganza.

The revenue model is a multi-stream nonprofit model comprising individual donations (one-time, monthly, annual, and text-to-donate), ReStore retail sales, corporate and faith-community build sponsorships, and event fundraising. Go-to-market is community-led: the organization engages volunteers through faith communities, corporate groups, youth groups, and individual sign-ups, while reaching homeowners through social media, the website, and word-of-mouth. Operations are lean, with 6 employees supporting the full program portfolio and two physical sites (administrative office in La Verne and ReStore in Montclair).

Name

POMONA VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC.

Legal name

POMONA VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC.

Website

https://habitatpv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity is a 501c3 nonprofit affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, founded in 1991 and based in La Verne, California. It builds affordable homes, operates a ReStore retail outlet, and provides exterior home repairs for low-income families across 16 cities in the Inland Empire and east Los Angeles County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Services

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGALAC

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

Keywords

• Affordable housing construction
• Nonprofit home building
• Volunteer construction services
• Home repair programs
• Reuse retail store

Headquarters

HQ city

La Verne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual and corporate donations received through the website, mail, and text-to-donate (text DONATE PVH to 609-212-0627). Donors can make one-time, monthly, or annual recurring donations.
2. ReStore Sales: The ReStore sells donated new and gently used home improvement materials. Proceeds from sales fund Habitat's home-building programs.
3. Build Sponsorships: Corporate and community sponsorships for specific build projects.
4. Events: Annual fundraising events including the Charity Classic Golf Tournament, Wine Extravaganza, and various community events throughout the year.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that builds affordable homes for low-income families in partnership with volunteers and partner families, who contribute sweat equity hours (500 for co-owners, 250 for single owners). The organization operates the ReStore, a retail store selling donated new and gently used home improvement materials, with proceeds funding home construction. It also runs the A Brush with Kindness program providing exterior home repairs to low-income homeowners.

Product overview

Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity operates as a single-purpose nonprofit offering a portfolio of programs focused on affordable housing. The core offering is the Home Ownership Program, which builds homes in partnership with families requiring sweat equity. Complementing this, the ReStore retail operation sells donated building materials to fund construction. Additional services include the A Brush with Kindness repair program, Build Sponsorships for corporate partners, Donate a Car vehicle donation program, and the annual Charity Classic Golf Tournament fundraiser. All programs serve the organization's mission of building strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ReStore: A retail outlet selling new and gently used home improvement and construction materials donated to Habitat for Humanity, with proceeds supporting the home-building mission.
• A Brush with Kindness

Products and services

• ReStore A retail store selling new and gently used home improvement and construction materials including doors, windows, plumbing, electrical, lumber, furniture, and appliances. Proceeds from sales fund Habitat's affordable home-building program. Located at 4701-4737 Holt Blvd., Montclair, CA, approximately 3,000 sq ft, open Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm.
• Home Ownership Program Core homeownership program that provides safe, decent, affordable housing to hardworking families in need who meet HUD income guidelines and cannot qualify for conventional housing loans. Participants contribute sweat equity (500 hours for co-owners or 250 hours for single owners) and partner with Habitat to achieve homeownership through zero-profit, ability-to-pay pricing.
• A Brush with Kindness Program Outreach program connecting volunteer teams to low-income homeowners for exterior construction, scraping, painting, minor repairs, and yard work to help homeowners who meet income limits maintain decent housing in the service area.
• Build Sponsorships Corporate sponsorship program allowing businesses to support home building projects through financial contributions, Workday Pledges, or day sponsorships tied to specific construction projects.
• Donate a Car Program Vehicle donation program allowing donors to contribute cars, trucks, boats, or RVs to support Habitat's home-building mission.
• Charity Classic Golf Tournament Annual golf tournament fundraiser supporting Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity's construction and repair programs. Scheduled for Monday August 12 in 2024.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sweat equity requirement of 500 hours for co-owners or 250 hours for single owners ensures family investment in their homes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Habitat for Humanity InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPomona Valley Habitat for Humanity is one of several local California chapters of Habitat for Humanity, International. As a chapter, they benefit from the global brand, organizational support, and shared mission framework.
• Upland Heritage FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided $1,000 gift supporting Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity's restoration of a 1914 house in Upland.
• First Citizens BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing for the administrative office inside First Citizens Bank building in La Verne.
• City of UplandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity partnership providing landscape crews and support for Upland build projects.
• WalmartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor providing support for Habitat building projects.
• Home DepotminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor providing materials and support for Habitat building projects.
• LowesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor providing materials and support for Habitat building projects.
• Water of Life ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith community partner supporting Habitat projects in the community.
• Christ Church of the ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith community partner hosting Faith Relations Committee meetings and supporting projects.
• Canyon City PrintingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor providing printing services for Habitat events and materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles: Direct affiliate peer running the same Habitat model — affordable homeownership, A Brush with Kindness repairs, ReStore retail, volunteer builds — across the immediately adjacent Los Angeles metro. Most directly comparable organization by mission and operating model.
• San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity: Regional Habitat affiliate with overlapping SoCal service geography and the same sweat-equity homeownership and ReStore retail model. Competes for the same volunteer, donor, and corporate-sponsor pool.
• Rebuilding Together: National nonprofit focused on repairing and preserving affordable homeownership for low-income families — a near-perfect functional analog to A Brush with Kindness, using volunteer labor and corporate partners, but organized nationally rather than chapter-by-chapter.
• Inland Empire Habitat for Humanity: Adjacent Inland Empire Habitat chapter operating the same affiliate model across Riverside/San Bernardino counties. Direct brand peer with overlapping corporate sponsor and volunteer base.
• Habitat for Humanity of Orange County: Southern California Habitat affiliate running the same homeownership, Brush with Kindness, and ReStore model. Comparable in mission and program mix; larger scale and more mature ReStore operations provide a benchmark.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Housing: Large national nonprofit affordable housing developer and operator. Broader portfolio (rental + supportive housing, large LIHTC pipeline) overlaps with Habitat's affordable-shelter mission but at materially larger scale and with different funding mechanisms.
• Enterprise Community Partners: Major national nonprofit focused on affordable housing development, community development financial institutions (CDFIs), and policy advocacy. Overlaps in mission around affordable homeownership and community stability; much broader scope.

Others

• Habitat for Humanity ReStore (national program): National ReStore program and brand standards that govern all affiliate ReStores. Not a competitor, but the upstream operating system, supplier relationships, and consumer brand that Pomona Valley's ReStore executes against.

Regional players

• Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire: Regional SoCal nonprofit providing homebuyer education, counseling, and rehabilitation lending in overlapping Inland Empire geographies. Comparable in nonprofit affordable-housing mission but focused on financial services rather than volunteer-driven new construction.

Emerging players

• HomeAid America: Nonprofit that develops and builds housing for homeless and at-risk populations through partnerships with homebuilders — operates in the same affordable-housing mission space but emphasizes transitional and supportive housing rather than ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pomona-valley-habitat-for-humanity-inc.

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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