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Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $36.6 million
- Spending
- $36.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 63%
- Employees
- 335
- Volunteers
- 410
- Highest pay
- $535,850, president & ceo
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
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 54% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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 2520 of 20 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)
- $15.0 million spent. CRISIS SHELTER -COVENANT HOUSE NEW YORK (CHNY) PROVIDES SERVICES TO YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN. THE CHNY CRISIS SHELTER IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR TO ANY YOUTH OR YOUNG ADULT, AGE 16-21 WHO IS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. CHNY ALSO PROVIDES A 20-BED SHELTER FOR YOUNG FEMALE-IDENTIFIED ADULTS, AGES 21-24. YOUTH CAN STAY IN OUR CRISIS SHELTERS FOR UP TO 60 DAYS, OR 120 DAYS WITH AN EXTENSION ALLOWED BY NYS OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS). IN FY2025, COVENANT HOUSE NEW YORK PROVIDED SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 692 YOUTH BETWEEN THESE TWO SITES. WITH CAPACITY 140 BEDS PER NIGHT, CHNY'S CRISIS SHELTERS SPECIALIZE IN ENSURING THAT AT-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVE BASIC NEEDS WHILE MOVING TOWARD STABILITY IN A SUPPORTIVE SETTING THAT EMPHASIZES WARMTH AND COMPASSION. MANY PEOPLE WHO COME TO OUR CRISIS SHELTER HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA, INCLUDING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, REJECTION FROM FAMILY OF ORIGIN, ETC. THE FOCUS OF CHNY'S CRISIS SHELTER IS TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF BASIC NEEDS IN THE FORM OF FOOD, SHELTER, AND CLOTHING, ALONG WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORT AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES SUCH AS COUNSELING, PHYSICAL/MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING, LEGAL SERVICES, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND MORE. PARENT/CHILD PROGRAM -COVENANT HOUSE NEW YORK OPERATES A RESIDENTIAL CONTINUUM, INCLUDING SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL, AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR PARENTING YOUTH & THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM SPECIALIZES IN ENSURING THAT THESE YOUNG FAMILIES ARE RECEIVING BASIC NEEDS WHILE MOVING TOWARD STABILITY IN A SUPPORTIVE SETTING THAT EMPHASIZES WARMTH AND COMPASSION. MANY OF THE YOUNG PARENTS WHO COME TO THE PROGRAM HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, REJECTION, AND ADDICTION, AND CHNY'S FOCUS IS TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF BASIC NEEDS IN THE FORM OF FOOD, SHELTER, AND CLOTHING, ALONG WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE SERVICES SUCH AS COUNSELING, PARENT TRAINING, PHYSICAL/MENTAL HEALTH, LEGAL, VOCATIONAL, AND MORE. OUR PARENT/CHILD PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS CHILDCARE AND OTHER SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT THE CHILDREN ARE BEING NURTURED IN A LOVING AND HEALTHY MANNER. IN FY2025, COVENANT HOUSE NEW YORK PROVIDED SHELTER, HOUSING, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 101 PARENTS/PREGNANT YOUTH AND 67 CHILDREN.
- $7.7 million spent. RIGHTS OF PASSAGE ("ROP") TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING -MANY PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FROM CHNY'S SHELTER PROGRAM QUALIFY FOR ENTRY INTO OUR RIGHTS OF PASSAGE (ROP) PROGRAM. ROP IS A LONGER-TERM, 24-MONTH PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 16-21, AND INCLUDES THE SAME WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS AS OUR CRISIS SHELTER. ROP ALSO PROVIDES PERMANENT HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND PLANNING FOR YOUTH WHILE THEY RESIDE IN THE PROGRAM. ROP PROVIDED LONGER-TERM TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING TO 105 YOUNG PEOPLE IN FY2025. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF ROP IS TO PREPARE AND MOVE YOUNG PEOPLE TOWARD INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. PEOPLE RESIDING IN ROP NOT ONLY BENEFIT FROM PROVISION OF BASIC NEEDS IN THE FORM OF HOUSING, FOOD, AND CLOTHING BUT ALSO FROM VIGOROUS, EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORTS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF ESSENTIAL LIFE AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS. ROP HELPS EACH RESIDENT DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PERSONAL PLAN DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT HE OR SHE IS ACHIEVING GOALS AND MOVING TOWARD HIGHER LEVELS OF INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION TO ROP, CHNY ALSO OPERATES A HUD-FUNDED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES THE SAME TWO-YEAR HOUSING AND SUPPORTS, BUT FOR YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-24 YEARS OLD. IN FY2025, CHNY SERVED 52 YOUTH THROUGH THIS HUD-FUNDED PROGRAM.
- $4.7 million spent. HEALTH CLINIC -CHNY OPERATES A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) THROUGH WHICH IT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES. IN FY2025, 746 HOMELESS AND/OR RUNAWAY YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVED CARE, AND 4401 MEDICAL VISITS WERE PROVIDED. THE HEALTH CLINIC IS STAFFED WITH MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE TRAINED IN TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. THIS INCLUDES A DOCTOR AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN SUCH DISCRETE AREAS AS FAMILY HEALTH, WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND PSYCHIATRIC CARE. THE HEALTH CLINIC ALSO PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN ORDER TO ENSURE WE HELP TO MEET THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, MANY OF WHOM HAVE EXTENSIVE HISTORIES OF TRAUMA. COLLECTIVELY, HEALTH CLINIC STAFF ENSURE THE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES IN A COMPASSIONATE ATMOSPHERE. THE HEALTH CLINIC ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH SPECIALISTS AND HOSPITALS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE A SEAMLESS REFERRAL SYSTEM WHEN NEEDED.
- $4.4 million spent. RAPID RE-HOUSING AND PERMANENT HOUSING -CHNY HAS BEEN OPERATING FAMILY COVENANT, A PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES, SINCE 2018. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES 30 APARTMENT PLACEMENTS FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, AS WELL AS EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT PROMOTE POSITIVE PARENTING MODELS FOR YOUNG PARENTS. IN FY2025, 34 YOUNG ADULTS AND 52 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM. CHNY ALSO OPERATES A HUD-FUNDED RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN OPERATION IN LATE 2019. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES APARTMENT PLACEMENTS FOR 50 YOUTH (AND THEIR CHILDREN, IF APPLICABLE), WITH THE SAME WRAPAROUND AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED TO OUR OTHER PERMANENT HOUSING RESIDENTS. IN FY2025, CHNY PROVIDED HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO 57 YOUTH THROUGH THE RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM. IN FY2025, CHNY PROVIDED SUPPORT SERVICES TO 58 YOUTH THROUGH THE HOUSING NAVIGATION PROGRAM.
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 October 13, 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 September 1982.
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 October 21, 2026.
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