Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA)

Financials

According to its 2024 tax returns, the Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA) reported $1,227,176 in total revenue with $1,337,342 coming from grants and contributions and another $42,053 from program service revenue. It also reported $162,557 in government funding, making up roughly 13 percent of its revenue. ³

It reported $1,188,041 in expenses, of which $10,385 was spent on contributions and grants, $700,001 on employee salaries and compensation, $74,673 on conferences and meetings and $10,567 on meals. It ended the year with a surplus of $39,135 and net assets of $609,587. ⁴

Background

The Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA) promotes left-of-center housing and environmentalist policy in Virginia. It supports government subsidies, construction of low-income housing, increasing protections for homeless people, and climate-friendly methods in housing construction.  ^{2  5  2}

Activities

According to its website, the Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA) divides its work into “advocacy,” “education,” and “capacity building.” ¹

Under “advocacy,” VHA promotes changes to protect tenant rights, increasing affordability of low-income housing, promoting the use of government subsidies, and adopting protections for homeless people.  ²

For “education,” VHA organizes local events to inform activists and professionals on housing policies. It also informs supporters on how to promote left-of-center policy towards housing and the environment through activism. ⁶

For “capacity building,” VHA runs several professional development programs. These include the Housing Leadership Institute, which develops mid-career housing professionals; the AmeriCorps Vista Program, which trains members to work in housing and homelessness support, and a title-service program that also provides funding for the alliance. ⁷

Leadership

Brian Koziol is the executive director of the Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA), a position he has held since  2019. He has previously worked as the director of research at Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia and as a program manager at New Visions, New Ventures. ^{8  9}