named programs · 3 · from sources
what they call their work
Community Land Trust Model
Provides a framework for affordable homeownership by retaining land ownership and offering homes at subsidized prices through a long-term ground lease.
Historic Preservation
Focuses on the restoration and maintenance of historic buildings in Flagstaff, ensuring they remain valuable community assets.
Homebuyer Education
Offers orientation classes and financial counseling to prospective homeowners to prepare them for purchasing a home through TCLT.
activities · 5 groups
what they do
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Historic Building-Themed Pin Sales 9 activities
- Design and sale of educational cloisonné pins featuring historic Flagstaff buildingsProduces and sells cloisonné lapel pins that depict iconic historic signs and buildings of Flagstaff, accompanied by educational history on display cards designed as postcards to promote awareness of local heritage.
- Funding historic preservation and affordable housing via pin salesUses proceeds from the sale of cloisonné lapel pins to support historic preservation and affordable housing initiatives in Flagstaff.
- Fundraising through Commemorative Pin SalesProduces and sells cloisonné lapel pins featuring iconic historic signs and buildings of Flagstaff, with educational history on the display card, using the proceeds to support historic preservation and affordable housing initiatives in Flagstaff.
- Production and Sale of Educational Lapel PinsProduces and sells cloisonné lapel pins featuring iconic historic signs and buildings of Flagstaff, with educational history on the display card designed as a postcard. Proceeds from these sales support historic preservation and affordable housing initiatives in Flagstaff.
- Production and Sale of Educational Lapel PinsProduces and sells cloisonné lapel pins featuring iconic historic signs and buildings of Flagstaff, with educational history provided on a display card designed as a postcard. Proceeds from these sales support historic preservation and affordable housing initiatives in Flagstaff.
- Production and sale of educational cloisonné pins featuring historic Flagstaff buildingsProduces and sells cloisonné lapel pins that depict iconic historic signs and buildings of Flagstaff, accompanied by educational history on display cards designed as postcards.
- Production and sale of historic cloisonné lapel pinsProduces and sells cloisonné lapel pins featuring iconic historic signs and buildings of Flagstaff, accompanied by educational history on display cards designed as postcards.
- Support for historic preservation and affordable housing through pin sale proceedsUses proceeds from the sale of historic building-themed pins to fund historic preservation and affordable housing initiatives in Flagstaff.
- Support historic preservation and affordable housing using pin sale proceedsUses revenue generated from the sale of historic building-themed pins to fund initiatives related to historic preservation and affordable housing in Flagstaff.
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Historic Building Restoration & Adaptive Reuse 9 activities
- Historic Building RelocationRelocates historic houses for future use, as demonstrated by moving a house from 12 to 615 Sego Lily in September 2023 and another home in July 2023.
- Historic Building Restoration and Conversion to Affordable HousingRestores and maintains Flagstaff's historic buildings, converting them into permanently affordable homes by acquiring properties, renovating them for contemporary livability and energy efficiency while preserving their historic character, and selling them at an affordable price to eligible and financially qualified permanent Flagstaff residents through a land trust model.
- Historic Building Restoration and Conversion to Affordable HousingRestores and maintains Flagstaff's historic buildings, converting them into permanently affordable homes by acquiring properties, renovating them for contemporary livability and energy efficiency, and preserving their historic character. This includes relocating historic homes for future use.
- Historic Building Restoration and Conversion to Affordable HousingRestores and maintains Flagstaff's historic buildings, converting them into permanently affordable homes by renovating them for contemporary livability and energy efficiency while preserving their historic character. This includes acquiring historic properties and relocating houses for future use.
- Relocation and repurposing of historic homesRelocates historic homes to new sites for future use, including the relocation of a house to 615 Sego Lily in September 2023, with related coverage in local media.
- Relocation of historic homes for preservation and reuseRelocates historic homes to new sites for future use and preservation, including documented moves such as the relocation to 615 Sego Lily in September 2023.
- Restoration and adaptive reuse of historic buildingsAcquires, restores, and renovates historic properties in Flagstaff for contemporary livability and energy efficiency while preserving their historic character, often converting them into affordable homes.
- Restoration and adaptive reuse of historic buildings as affordable homesRestores and maintains historic buildings in Flagstaff, converting them into permanently affordable homes with contemporary livability and energy efficiency while preserving historic character.
- Restore and preserve historic buildings as affordable homesAcquires, restores, and maintains historic properties in Flagstaff, renovating them for modern living and energy efficiency while preserving their historic character, and converts them into permanently affordable homes.
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Homeownership Down Payment Assistance 6 activities
- Administer homebuyer eligibility and education requirementsRequires prospective buyers to attend orientation, complete homebuyer education, meet income eligibility criteria, and submit a formal application to qualify for homeownership opportunities.
- Homebuyer education and eligibility programRequires potential buyers to attend orientation classes, meet income eligibility requirements, complete homebuyer education, and go through a formal application process before purchasing a home.
- Homebuyer education and eligibility screeningRequires potential buyers to attend orientation, complete homebuyer education, meet income eligibility requirements, and go through a formal application process.
- Ongoing stewardship and support for homeownersProvides long-term support to homeowners including annual property surveys, financial counseling referrals, community gardening days, annual property value estimates, and access to trainings and meetings.
- Ongoing stewardship and support for homeownersProvides long-term homeowner support including annual property surveys, financial counseling referrals, community gardening events, annual value estimates, and access to trainings and meetings.
- Provide ongoing stewardship and support to homeownersOffers long-term support to homeowners including annual property surveys, financial counseling referrals, community gardening events, annual value estimates, and access to trainings and meetings to ensure sustainability of affordable homeownership.
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Affordable Homeownership with Long-Term Affordability Controls 6 activities
- Affordable Home Sales and StewardshipSells homes at an affordable price to eligible and financially qualified permanent Flagstaff residents by separating ownership of the home from the land. The organization provides ongoing stewardship to homeowners, including annual property surveys, financial counseling referrals, community activities, property value estimates, and invitations to trainings and meetings. Potential buyers must attend an orientation, meet income eligibility, and complete homebuyer education and an application process.
- Affordable Home Sales and StewardshipSells homes at an affordable price to eligible and financially qualified permanent Flagstaff residents by separating ownership of the home from the land. The organization also provides ongoing stewardship to homeowners, including annual property surveys, financial counseling referrals, community activities, property value estimates, and invitations to trainings and annual meetings. Potential buyers must attend an orientation, meet income eligibility, and complete homebuyer education.
- Affordable Homeownership StewardshipProvides ongoing stewardship to homeowners in their affordable housing program, including annual property surveys, referrals to financial counseling, community gardening days, annual property value estimates, and invitations to trainings and annual meetings. Potential buyers are required to attend an orientation class, meet income eligibility, participate in homebuyer education, and complete an application process.
- Develop and sell affordable homes through land-lease modelSells homes at affordable prices to permanent Flagstaff residents by separating home ownership from land ownership, making homeownership accessible to income-qualified buyers.
- Development of permanently affordable homes through land-home ownership separationSells homes at affordable prices to eligible, financially qualified permanent Flagstaff residents by separating ownership of the home from the land, ensuring long-term affordability.
- Sale of affordable homes through land-lease modelSells homes at affordable prices to eligible and financially qualified permanent Flagstaff residents by separating home ownership from land ownership, enabling long-term affordability.
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Member-Focused Social Events 6 activities
- Community Engagement through "History Happy Hour" EventsOrganizes "History Happy Hour" events to engage the community, with specific series of events held from March 2026 through June 2026, November 2025 through February 2026, and July through October 2025.
- Community Engagement through "History Happy Hour" EventsOrganizes "History Happy Hour" events, with specific instances including "History Happy Hour #7" (March-June 2026), "History Happy Hour #6" (November 2025-February 2026), and "History Happy Hour #5" (July-October 2025).
- Host public history engagement eventsOrganizes recurring "History Happy Hour" events to engage the community with local history, with documented series occurring from 2025 through 2026.
- Organizing History Happy Hour EventsOrganizes "History Happy Hour" events, with specific series #5, #6, and #7 occurring between July 2025 and June 2026.
- Public history and community engagement eventsOrganizes recurring "History Happy Hour" events to engage the public with local history, including multiple editions held between July 2025 and June 2026.
- Public history and community engagement eventsOrganizes recurring "History Happy Hour" events to engage the public with local history, with documented events occurring from July 2025 through June 2026.
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financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$761K
Contributions & grants$757K99%
Program service revenue$3K0%
Investment income$9770%
Other revenue$328
expenses
Total expenses$9K
Program expenses73%
Admin / overhead18%
Fundraising9%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$1.64M
Cash$750K
Investments$0
Liabilities$6K
Net assets$1.64M
Liquid reserves1029.5 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022
who runs it
board members · 6
- CHARLES SILVER — PRESIDENT
- CJ LUCKE — DIRECTOR
- DUFFIE WESTHEIMER — TREASURER
- ERIC SOUDERS — DIRECTOR
- JOHN RUGGLES — DIRECTOR
- MELISSA ECKSTROM — DIRECTOR
relationships · 14
who they work with
- Arizona Adult Lifelong Learning (AALL) Partner — Carolyn Kidd serves as a board member of Arizona Adult Lifelong Learning (AALL).
- Arizona Extension Partner — Listed as a local resource for the Coconino Master Gardener Program.
- City of Flagstaff Government — Carolyn Kidd serves as Chair of the Commission of Diversity Awareness (CODA) for the City of Flagstaff.
- City of Flagstaff Partner — Provides a boundary map from the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization (FMPO) and is listed under local resources for its CLT Program and Historic Preservation.
- Coconino County Partner — Listed as a local resource for its Sustainable Building Program and Historic Properties.
- Community Assistance Teams of Flagstaff (CATS) Partner — Carolyn Kidd serves as a board member of Community Assistance Teams of Flagstaff (CATS).
- Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) Partner — Carolyn Kidd serves as a Governing Board Member of Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD).
- Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona Partner — Listed as a local resource.
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Partner — References a case study from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy as a resource to learn about Community Land Trusts.
- National Park Service Partner — References the National Register of Historic Places as a historic property resource.
- Northern Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society Partner — Listed as a state history resource.
- OriginPoint Partner — Listed as a CLT Lender
- State Historic Preservation Office Partner — Listed as a historic property resource.
- savenativitybvm.com Partner — Collaborates on restoration funding for the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel, promoted through pin sales.