Covenant House New Jersey Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $17.1 million
- Spending
- $16.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 72%
- Employees
- 213
- Volunteers
- 795
- 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: 68 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 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 2519 of 19 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)
- $3.9 million spent. SHORT-TERM HOUSING (EMERGENCY SHELTER): COVENANT HOUSE NEW JERSEY WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, ABSOLUTE RESPECT, AND RELENTLESS SUPPORT, AS OUR SHELTER DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN, 24/7. OUR SHELTERS OUR LOCATED IN NEWARK AND ATLANTIC CITY WHERE WE MEET YOUTH'S IMMEDIATE NEEDS BY PROVIDING THEM SANCTUARY MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS OF FOOD, SHELTER AND CLOTHING. ADDITIONALLY, CHNJ PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, STABILIZING A YOUNG PERSON'S SITUATION, AND HELPING THEM BEGIN TO CONSIDER THEIR LONGER-TERM GOALS FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND CAREER PLANNING. IN FY 2025, WE PROVIDED SHELTER OR HOUSING TO 581 YOUTH. 64% OF YOUTH EXITED SHELTER TO A POSITIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
- $3.5 million spent. RIGHTS OF PASSAGE (ROP): COVENANT HOUSE NEW JERSEY'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS, RIGHTS OF PASSAGE, ARE WHERE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TAKE THEIR BOLDEST STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH PLAN TO LIVE IN ROP FOR 18-24 MONTHS, WHERE THEY TAP THEIR POTENTIAL AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. HERE THEY BUILD BASIC LIFE SKILLS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SEEK EMPLOYMENT WITH LONG-TERM ADVANCEMENT AND CAREER PROSPECTS, WHILE WORKING TOWARD MOVING INTO THEIR OWN SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. OUR STAFF SUPPORT EACH YOUNG PERSON ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE AND A HOPE-FILLED FUTURE. IN FY25, 84 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE ASSISTED THROUGH OUR RIGHTS OF PASSAGE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS LOCATED IN ASBURY PARK, ATLANTIC CITY AND NEWARK. 82% OF YOUTH EXITED TO A POSITIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
- $2.0 million spent. NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES AT THE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT CENTERS: THE NEWARK AND ATLANTIC CITY YOUTH ENGAGEMENT CENTERS (YEC) ARE THE CORE OF OUR SERVICE PROVISION IN NORTH AND SOUTH JERSEY. THERE, WE PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF IMPORTANT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS TO ENCOURAGE, ENGAGE AND EMPOWER YOUTH TO MOVE TO A POSITIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, AND THROUGH OUR DOVE LEARNING CENTER: CAREER DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL LITERACY, SOCIAL NAVIGATION, AND WELLNESS ALL WITH A FOCUS ON RESILIENCY. - LEGAL SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY: AT COVENANT HOUSE NEW JERSEY OUR YOUTH ADVOCACY CENTER (YAC) IS STAFFED BY LICENSED ATTORNEYS PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR YOUTH IN A VARIETY OF LEGAL MATTERS INCLUDING FAMILY LAW, LANDLORD/TENANT, MUNICIPAL COURT, PUBLIC BENEFITS, IMMIGRATION, AND ADVOCACY. THE YAC ALSO WORKS ON ADVOCACY PROJECTS AND CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL GROUPS FOR YOUTH ON A VARIETY OF LEGAL TOPICS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, OUR CHNJ LEGAL TEAM ASSISTED 292 YOUTH WITH LEGAL SERVICES. - HEALTH AND WELL-BEING: HOMELESSNESS IMPACTS YOUNG PEOPLE'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. COVENANT HOUSE WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND ABSOLUTE RESPECT AND PROVIDES THEM ACCESS TO A RANGE OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SERVICES THAT THEY CAN USE TO HEAL AND REDISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL. OUR TRAUMA-INFORMED, RESILIENCE-FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES RANGE FROM MEDICAL CARE AT OUR ON-SITE HEALTH CENTERS TO YOGA CLASSES, MUSIC LESSONS, COUNSELING, SPIRITUAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS SPORTS AND OTHER PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE RETAKE CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES, BUILD ON THEIR STRENGTHS, AND NOURISH THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE.
- $4.8 million spent. COVENANT HOUSE NEW JERSEY TAKES PRIDE IN ITS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHICH PROVIDES AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE WITHIN A SAFE AND TRUSTING ENVIRONMENT SO OUR YOUTH CAN OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES THEY FACE. THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION AND PERSONALIZED CARE, YOUTH ARE ABLE TO APPROACH THEIR TREATMENT WITH CONFIDENCE. CHNJ PROVIDES ON-SITE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AS WELL AS ACCESS TO A CONSULTING PSYCHIATRIC APN. THIS EXTRA LEVEL OF MENTAL HEALTHCARE, IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL CARE HELPS YOUTH MEET THEIR GOALS AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO TREATMENT. - STREET AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH: STREET OUTREACH TEAMS ACTIVELY SEEK OUT YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO MAY NEED HELP. THE TEAM ASSISTS WITH CRITICAL SAFETY NEEDS BY PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO A SAFE SHELTER. YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS CAN RECEIVE FOOD, WATER, HYGIENE KITS, CLOTHING, BLANKETS, AND REFERRALS TO SERVICES SUCH AS SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION SERVICES. IN FY25, WE REACHED 242 YOUTH IN DIRECT STREET OUTREACH. - YOUNG FAMILIES PROGRAM: OUR PROGRAM DEDICATED TO SERVING YOUNG FAMILIES IS RAPHAEL'S LIFE HOUSE. IN THIS PROGRAM, OUR EXPECTING OR PARENTING YOUNG MOMS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-21 LIVE WITH US FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS AND RECEIVE 3 MONTHS OF AFTERCARE SUPPORT ONCE THEY LEAVE. THE GOALS OF RLH ARE TO PROVIDE A SAFE, STABLE, LIVING ENVIRONMENT; TO HELP YOUNG MOTHERS DEVELOP SKILLS FOR MAINTAINING HOUSING, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND PRODUCTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY; AND TO SUPPORT YOUNG WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES WITH AFTERCARE SERVICES ONCE THEY MOVE ON FROM RLH. WE ALSO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER TO PARENTING YOUNG MOMS AT OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER IN ATLANTIC CITY. IN FY25, WE PROVIDED 66 YOUNG MOMS AND 84 CHILDREN WITH SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 86% OF OUR FAMILIES EXITED TO STABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS. - NANCY'S PLACE: THE NANCY'S PLACE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR YOUTH WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. IN FY25, WE SERVED 13 YOUTH. 80% EXITED TO STABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS. - PERMANENT HOUSING: THE PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING TO YOUTH AND YOUNG FAMILIES THROUGH SCATTERED-SITE APARTMENTS, WHERE THEY RECEIVE ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND LANDLORD RELATIONSHIP NAVIGATION. IN THESE PROGRAMS A PORTION OF YOUTH'S RENT IS COVERED BY A SPONSORING AGENCY THROUGH A VARIETY OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING SOURCES. WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 193 PEOPLE ACROSS OUR VARIOUS PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAMS DURING FY25 -HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM SERVICES (HTVS): CHNJ IS THE STATEWIDE PROVIDER OF SERVICES FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE HTVS TEAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND LINKAGE TO RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORS THROUGHOUT ALL 21 COUNTIES IN THE STATE. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL SURVIVORS REGARDLESS OF HOUSING STATUS, AGE, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC VICTIMS AND ALL TRAFFICKING TYPES. IN FY25, THE HTVS PROGRAM SERVED 216 PEOPLE. IN ADDITION TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND LINKAGE SERVICES, CHNJ HAS OUTREACH STAFF WORKING TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL VICTIMS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AS WELL AS A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO VICTIMS.
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 November 1989.
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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