2024 Annual Report
Rooted Homes
Rooted in Purpose, Rising with Community
With gratitude,
Jasmine Wilder
Board President
To the RootedHomes Community,
These words are not just the title of our annual report; they reflect everything we’ve stood for in 2024 and everything we continue to build together.
I joined the RootedHomes board because I believe in the power of intention. Purpose drives progress, but it’s the community that brings it to life. Every home we build, every family we serve, and every policy we influence starts with our shared belief that everyone deserves not only a roof over their heads but also a future they can shape.
Over the past year, I watched RootedHomes grow deeper roots across Central Oregon while reaching farther than ever before. We helped eight more families buy homes in Sisters and Bend. We opened doors—both literally and figuratively—for hundreds of people seeking mortgage readiness, many of whom previously thought homeownership was out of reach. We expanded into Redmond and Prineville, transforming bold visions into real opportunities. What strikes me most, though, is how we accomplished this—with care, cultural competence, and courage. RootedHomes didn’t simply translate a flyer into Spanish and call it equity. We showed up in new ways. We listened. We partnered with organizations like the Latino Community Association. We hired multilingual staff. We built relationships, not just houses. That is what makes RootedHomes different.
As a Black woman and someone who has built her own business from the ground up, I understand what it means to navigate systems that weren’t designed with you in mind. That’s why RootedHomes matters. It’s not just about affordable housing; it’s about systemic change. It’s about planting seeds of generational wealth and ensuring those seeds have the soil, sun, and water to thrive. I’m proud to serve on a board that leads with purpose and is surrounded by people who care deeply. Our staff may be small, but we are mighty. Our donors are generous and visionary, and our homeowners are courageous. They have stepped into an unfamiliar process, navigated paperwork and policies, and dared to envision a more stable, rooted life for themselves and their families. Thank you for walking alongside us. Whether you contributed your time, voice, dollars, or trust, this work is possible because of you. As we look toward 2025 and beyond, I hope you will stay with us, grow with us, and rise with us.
2024 Milestones in Motion
Centering Culture, Language & Belonging
Reflecting our commitment to breaking down barriers to generational wealth, in 2024, RootedHomes closed 7 homes in the Poplar community, 79% to first-generation homebuyers; we began the Simpson development and selected homebuyers for all 40 homes, 58% of homebuyers being first-generation. We continue our work to support equitable access by expanding Spanish-language outreach through partnerships with The Latino Community Association and working to establish funding to hire a Homeownership Coordinator in 2025 to continue this vital work across Central Oregon.
- Selected 40 homebuyers to purchase homes in Rooted at Simpson out of 120 qualified applications.
- Sisters School District, CS Construction and RootedHomes partnered to subsidize a three-bedroom middle income home in Sisters that was purchased by a local teacher.
- Continuing conversations with the Sisters School District and CS Construction to develop a plan for future middle income housing options in Sisters.
- Secured 23-lot site for Rooted at 19th with funding support from Business Oregon.
- Received down payment assistance and equity investment grants to lower barriers for homebuyers.
- Purchased land for the Cinder Hollow development.
- RootedHomes co-chaired the Housing Oregon Rural Policy Council to raise the voices of rural communities.
- Purchased land in Prineville to build a community in partnership with the Crook County School District.
In Bend, Oregon
In Sisters, Oregon
In Redmond, Oregon
In Prineville, Oregon
2024 Financials
- 2024 Financials
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Operating Income:
Donations $414,174 Grants $2,090,140 In Kind $40,519 Other $69,742 Project Revenue $1,773,350 Total Operating Income $4,387,925 Operating Expenses:
Fundraising Expense $56,814 General & Administration $225,818 Program $4,355,165 Total Operating Expenses $4,355,165 Net Income $32,760 Assets:
Total Current Assets $2,837,751 Total Land Assets $1,913,089 Total Property Under Development Assets $6,933,569 Total Other Assets $214,500 Total Assets $11,898,909 Liabilities:
Total Current Liabilities $903,643 Total Long-term Liabilities $7,902,189 Total Liabilities $8,805,832 Net Assets:
Restricted Net Assets $775,090 Unrestricted Net Assets $2,317,987 Total Net Assets $3,093,077 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $11,898,909
2024 Donors
- 2024 Organizational Donors
Altitude CBD
ARIA Foundation
Ashley & Vance Engineering
Brooks Resources
Business Oregon
CASA of Oregon
Central Oregon Association of Realtors
Central Oregon Health Council
Charities Aid Foundation America
City of Redmond
Community Frameworks
Country Financial
CS Construction
Deschutes County
Energy Trust Of Oregon Inc
Faith Hope and Charity Vineyards
First Congregational United Church of Christ
FNTS Holdings LLC
Fortland Productions
Francis Hansen & Martin LLP
Give Lively Foundation
Green Savers
Hayden Homes
Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Idaho First Bank
Mt Bachelor Inc
NOAH
O’Brien Design + Build
Oregon Community Foundation
Oregon Housing and Community Services
PayPal Holdings
Regency Pacific
Religious Communities Impact Fund
S&F Land Services
Sisters Woodlands Development
Solaire Homebuilders
St. Charles
Sunburst Fabrications
Ten Over Studios
The Wallace Group Inc
Tozer Design
Tyee Wine Cellars
Umpqua Bank
Wanderlust Tours
Washington Federal
Washington Trust Bank Inc.
Wells Fargo
Western Title and Escrow
Windermere Central Oregon Real Estate- 2024 Individual Donors
Anonymous
Anonymous
Commissioner Patti Adair
Neil Baunsgard
Scott and Stephanie Brooke
Winnie Brown
Quinn Burket
Darin and Amy Campbell
Sonia Capece
Grant and Tina Carroll
Adele Castleberry
Janet Cathcart
Johnny Champa
Steven Chan
Johnathan and Hollie Choe
Mary Chun
Randy and Julie Cruz
Shane Curl
Curtis and Aimee Delamarter
Brett and Michelle Dery
Karl Dinkelspiel
Dennis and Marianne Doherty
Sherry Egan
Mark and Jean Farmer
Ira Fefferman
Adam Fleder
Erin Foote Morgan
Mary Gamble
Peter Geiser
Theresa Gray
Rachel Greenwald-Rhoads
Mark and Jamie Griffin
Roger and Cindy Grossman
Barbara Harris
Geoff and MaryLea Harris
Diane Ingersoll Thorp and Sven Ingersoll
Sarah James
Perry Johnson and Carol Elwood
Linda and Pat Kallal
Elias Kassouf and Amanda Miko
Susan Kinney
Tim Kizziar
Ben Klasky
Leslie Koc
Sandy Kohlmoos
Ethan and Crystal Kowing
Karie Kuiper
Sally Landauer
Patti Lawrence
Terry Leggert
Mary Love and Alan Sall
Paul and Kate MacMillan
Megan Martin
Michael McLandress
Brandon and Ashley Mears
Nick Millar
Peg Molina
Eric and Diane Moyerman
Keeley Obrien
Garrett and Victoria Oliphant
Lynn and Lee Poole
Debby Rees
Michael and Stacy Reger
John and Marsha Rich
David and Jessica Rising
Stephen and Carol Rooney
Mark Rowley
Jack and Kelsey Smith
David Sprague
David Sullivan and Erin Weber
Bill and Christa Summers
Sandra Thompson
Marc Torrey
Pamela Troxel
Jayson Tuma
Betsy Warriner
Jackie Westover
Linda and Gordon Wetzel
Breffni Whelan
Eileen White
Josh Wilhite
Team & Board
RootedHomes’ team represents experts in the industry, community leaders, and long-time Central Oregon residents. 29% of the staff and 25% of the Board of Directors identify as BIPOC individuals to ensure the leadership reflect RootedHomes’ client priority population composed of BIPOC household and families earning less than 80% AMI.
Jamie Bradley, Board President
Chief Restructuring Consultant
Kevin Howard, Board Vice-President
Climate Risk Consultant
Chris Ogran, Board Secretary
City of Bend
Jenna Conrad, Board Member
Windermere Realty
Chief Restructuring Consultant
Kevin Howard, Board Vice-President
Climate Risk Consultant
Chris Ogran, Board Secretary
City of Bend
Jenna Conrad, Board Member
Windermere Realty
Sam Rivera, Board Member
Solaire Homebuilders
Christa Summers, Board Member
Tetherow Resort
Jasmine Wilder, Board Member
HoneyBeast Digital
Dana Madison, Board Member
Homeowner
Solaire Homebuilders
Christa Summers, Board Member
Tetherow Resort
Jasmine Wilder, Board Member
HoneyBeast Digital
Dana Madison, Board Member
Homeowner
Jackie Keogh
Executive Director
Karl Dinkelspiel
Deputy Director
Griffin Gilbert
Project Manager
Patti Lawrence
Finance Manager
Tess Spellacy
Program Manager
Catalina Frank
Homeownership Counselor
Destiny Wilder
Administrative Coordinator
Executive Director
Karl Dinkelspiel
Deputy Director
Griffin Gilbert
Project Manager
Patti Lawrence
Finance Manager
Tess Spellacy
Program Manager
Catalina Frank
Homeownership Counselor
Destiny Wilder
Administrative Coordinator