Covenant House
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O
- Income
- $94.6 million
- Spending
- $96.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 5.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 133
- Volunteers
- 43
- Highest pay
- $568,066, culture, & inclusion, thru aug 2024
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2532 of 32 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $25.9 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O - IMMEDIATE HOUSING (SHELTER AND CRISIS CARE)- IMMEDIATE HOUSINGCOVENANT HOUSE WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, ABSOLUTE RESPECT, AND RELENTLESS SUPPORT. OUR SHELTER DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN, 24/7/365. WE HAVE PROVIDED UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, ENSURING THEM SHELTER, NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CLOTHING, SAFETY, MEDICAL CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE - ALL NEEDS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. COVENANT HOUSE PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, STABILIZE EACH YOUNG PERSON'S SITUATION, AND HELP THEM BEGIN TO CONSIDER THEIR LONGER-TERM GOALS FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, CAREER PLANNING, AND STABLE HOUSING. WE WELCOME ALL YOUNG PEOPLE WHO COME TO US FOR HOUSING AND HELP, NO QUESTIONS ASKED EXCEPT: "HOW CAN WE HELP?" WE ARE EXPERTLY EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUNG SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+, AND THOSE WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PARENTING. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE SERVED 7,700 INDIVIDUAL YOUTH IN OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 341 YOUNG PARENTS AND 436 BABIES AND SMALL CHILDREN. WE SERVED ANOTHER 7,400 YOUTH THROUGH OUR DROP-IN AND NONRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS. AND WE SERVED 1.9 MILLION MEALS TO YOUTH ACROSS ALL OUR PROGRAMS.
- $21.9 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O - EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES/PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS- EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICESYOUNG PEOPLE ARRIVE AT COVENANT HOUSE WITH DREAMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED BY HOMELESSNESS. AT THE TIME OF INTAKE, 23% ARE EMPLOYED AND 22% ARE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL. ADVANCING EDUCATIONALLY AND PREPARING FOR THE WORLD OF WORK ARE KEY TO A YOUNG PERSON'S PROSPECTS FOR LEAVING HOMELESSNESS BEHIND. EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH REFERRAL, WE GUIDE YOUTH TO APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, MATCHING EACH YOUNG PERSON'S STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES WITH THEIR CAREER INTERESTS. OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HELPS THEM HONE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE, BECOME INDEPENDENT, AND SUSTAINABLY EXIT HOMELESSNESS. OUR IT CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM STARTED AT SEVEN COVENANT HOUSE SITES IN 2022, AND TODAY, IT'S PART OF OUR REGULAR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS ACROSS ALL OUR SITES IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. IT OFFERS YOUTH ENTRY INTO A CAREER THAT PROMISES A LIVING WAGE, DOESN'T REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE, IS RESISTANT TO AUTOMATION, AND HAS ROOM TO GROW. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, ABOUT 1,900 YOUTH ENROLLED OR REMAINED IN SCHOOL, 1,300 ENGAGED IN ON-SITE EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDED AT COVENANT HOUSE, 2,600 OBTAINED OR MAINTAINED EMPLOYMENT, AND 2,600 YOUTH ENGAGED IN ON-SITE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.- PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTIONCOVENANT HOUSE USES A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES ABOUT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE EMPLOY WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, TALKS, LECTURES, AND PEER-TO-PEER EVENTS ACROSS OUR FEDERATION TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND OF THE SIGNS THAT A YOUNG PERSON MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE ALSO ADVOCATE LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY FOR JUST LAWS THAT IMPACT YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND FOR INCREASED HOUSING OPTIONS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE FOR YOUTH. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE REACHED 46,000 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.
- $12.1 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O - TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM - RIGHTS OF PASSAGE "ROP"TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM - RIGHTS OF PASSAGE "ROP"COVENANT HOUSE'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "RIGHTS OF PASSAGE OR ROP, ARE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE THEIR BOLDEST STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH LIVE IN ROP FOR UP TO 24 MONTHS, WHERE THEY TAP INTO THEIR POTENTIAL AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. OUR RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE LONGER A YOUNG PERSON RESIDES WITH US AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OUR WRAPAROUND PROGRAMS, THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO EXPERIENCE POSITIVE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING STABLE HOUSING, GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, AND HIGHER EDUCATION. IN OUR TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM, YOUTH BUILD BASIC LIFE SKILLS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SEEK EMPLOYMENT WITH LONG-TERM ADVANCEMENT AND CAREER PROSPECTS, AND WORK TOWARD MOVING INTO THEIR OWN SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. COVENANT HOUSE STAFF SUPPORT EACH YOUNG PERSON ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE AND A HOPE-FILLED FUTURE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, OUR TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS SERVED 1,488 YOUNG PEOPLE. WE HELPED 2,500 YOUTH MOVE TO A STABLE RESIDENCE FROM ACROSS ALL OUR VARIOUS HOUSING PROGRAMS IN FY25.
- $15.3 million spent. - STREET OUTREACHIN VANS AND ON FOOT, COVENANT HOUSE OUTREACH WORKERS GO OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, RIVERFRONTS, PARKS, AND OTHER PLACES WHERE YOUTH FACING HOMELESSNESS OFTEN SEEK REFUGE AND OFFER THEM FOOD, RESOURCES, AND COUNSELING. THROUGH SUSTAINED CONTACT, OUR OUTREACH WORKERS BUILD TRUST WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, ENCOURAGING THEM TO COME INTO OUR SHELTERS AND CONNECT TO OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE SERVED 5,700 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS.- HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORSOF THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO FIND SAFETY AND SANCTUARY AT COVENANT HOUSE, OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FIVE YOUTH RESIDING AT OUR U.S. AND CANADIAN SITES AND MORE THAN ONE IN TWO AT OUR LATIN AMERICAN SITES ARE SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKERS, WHO PREY ON THEIR NEED FOR LOVE, SUPPORT, A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP, AND FOOD, TO CREATE A TRAUMA BOND WITH THEM. COVENANT HOUSE HAS PIONEERED INTAKE SCREENING TOOLS TO QUICKLY REVEAL A HISTORY OF TRAFFICKING THAT, OTHERWISE, YOUNG PEOPLE MAY BE RELUCTANT TO NAME. WE MEET TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS' IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, SAFETY, AND MEDICAL CARE. AND WE RECOGNIZE THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS FOR EXTRA LEVELS OF PROTECTION, INCLUDING SAFE SPACES AT ALL OUR SITES AND SAFE HOUSES AT OUR SITES IN TORONTO, CANADA; TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS; AND GUATEMALA CITY AND SAN JUAN DEL OBISPO, GUATEMALA. WE ALSO PROVIDE RIGOROUS MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO HELP THEM PROCESS THEIR EXPERIENCES AND RECLAIM THEIR POTENTIAL. COVENANT HOUSE ADVOCATES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, PROMOTING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THEM AND THEIR RIGHTS AND BRINGING CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST THEIR TRAFFICKERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. - HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGHOMELESSNESS IMPACTS A YOUNG PERSON'S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING IN MANY WAYS, AND BECAUSE YOUTH ARE STILL DEVELOPING COGNITIVELY, PHYSICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY, THOSE IMPACTS CAN HAVE DEEP EFFECTS. THIS IS EVEN MORE SO FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+, AS THEY FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH RACISM AND PREJUDICE. COVENANT HOUSE WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND ABSOLUTE RESPECT AND PROVIDES THEM WITH ACCESS TO A RANGE OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SERVICES THAT THEY CAN USE TO HEAL AND REDISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL. OUR TRAUMA-INFORMED, STRENGTH-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES RANGE FROM MEDICAL CARE AT OUR ON-SITE HEALTH CENTERS TO THERAPY, YOGA CLASSES, MUSIC LESSONS, RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL SERVICES, AND SPORTS. IN THESE ACTIVITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE RETAKE CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES, BUILD ON THEIR STRENGTHS, AND NOURISH THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, YOUTH MADE 17,000 VISITS TO OUR ON-SITE MEDICAL SERVICES, AND 3,300 YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. - AFTERCARE AND PERMANENT HOUSINGCOVENANT HOUSE SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM CRISIS CARE TO INDEPENDENCE IN AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP THAT BOLSTERS THEIR CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND PREVENTS THEIR RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS. OUR DROP-IN SERVICES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND LEGAL SUPPORT REMAIN AVAILABLE TO MANY. WE ALSO HELP YOUTH SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING BY COVERING A PORTION OF THEIR RENT, A PORTION THAT DWINDLES AS THEIR CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENCE INCREASES. COMMUNITY APARTMENTS AND RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS ARE AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HOUSING SOLUTIONS, AS ARE NEW MODELS OF AFFORDABLE-FOR-YOUTH HOUSING SUCH AS OUR LINDEN COMMONS AND OLIVE TREE COMMONS IN CALIFORNIA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE SUPPORTED 850 YOUTH IN PERMANENT HOUSING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1973.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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