The National Low Income Housing Policy Center (NLIHPC) is an advocacy and lobbying organization focused on affordable housing for low-income groups. The NLIHPC campaigns to preserve existing federal assistance for housing, to expand the availability of low-income housing, and to end homelessness. ¹

Activities

In 2019, the National Low Income Housing Policy Center worked with congressional offices, state housing and homeless coalitions, and other advocacies around the country to educate and lobby for low-income housing legislation and causes. ²

NLIHPC worked with the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition of more than 850 organizations to advance housing recovery following hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, North Carolina, and South Carolina, as well as after wildfires in California. ²

The group advocated for legislative proposals such as a 10 percent increase in the budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), when the Trump administration planned to cut it by 15 to 20 percent; several disaster housing recovery bills; a bill to create housing vouchers to help low-income people; and a bill to create a national housing stabilization fund to protect families from eviction. ²

Financials

The National Low Income Housing Policy Center 2019 tax return shows $98,390 in revenue from contributions, gifts, and grants with $48,308 going to salaries and compensation. Net assets for the year were $3,042. ³

Leadership

Diane Yentel is president and CEO of National Low Income Housing Policy Center. ⁴ Previously, she was vice president of public policy and government affairs at Enterprise Community Partners, ⁵ where she led policy, research, and advocacy programs; ⁶ director of the Public Housing Management and Occupancy Division at HUD, ⁵ where she led the development and implementation of nationwide public housing policies; ⁶ and senior domestic policy advisor at Oxfam America, which advocates for a left-of-center agenda including climate and economic equality. ⁷

Marla Newman is chair. ⁸ She is the community development director of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Previously, she was executive director of the Louisiana Housing Alliance, and worked for the Housing and Economic Development Financial Corporation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. ⁹

Paul Kealey is chief operating officer. ⁸ Previously he was senior vice president and division director for Neighborworks America. ¹⁰

1. National Low Income Housing Policy Center. GuideStar Profile. Accessed March 12, 2022. https://www.guidestar.org/profile/52-1137799
2. National Low Income Housing Policy Center, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990EZ-Part III), 2019.
3. National Low Income Housing Policy Center, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990EZ-Part I), 2019.
4. ^[1] National Low Income Housing Policy Center, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990EZ-Part IV), 2019.
5. “Diane Yentel.” LinkedIn. Accessed March 12, 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-yentel-8221466/
6. “About Us / Staff.” National Low Income Housing Coalition. Accessed March 12, 2022. http://www.nlihc.org/about/staff
7. “Our Work.” Oxfam America. Accessed March 12, 2022. https://www.oxfamamerica.org/
8. National Low Income Housing Policy Center, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990EZ-Part IV), 2019.
9. “Marla Newman appointed community development director.” Winston-Salem Chronicle. November 9, 2017. Accessed March 12, 2022. https://wschronicle.com/marla-newman-appointed-community-development-director/
10. “Paul Kealey.” LinkedIn. Accessed March 12, 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-kealey-34b7694/