Community Housing Expansion of Austin (CHEA) is the 501(c)3 non-profit organization under which Sasona Co-op operates. The CHEA board of directors is composed of volunteers from the membership of the house, elected by the rest of the membership and accountable to the membership.

At this time Sasona Co-op is the only house within CHEA, but the goal of CHEA is to develop new housing cooperatives in the Austin and surrounding area, bringing affordable tenant-controlled housing to new markets and members.