Covenant House Michigan
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $6.6 million
- Spending
- $7.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 68%
- Reserves
- 5.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 84%
- Employees
- 90
- Volunteers
- 79
- 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
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1568% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 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 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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)
- $2.9 million spent. SHORT-TERM HOUSING AND CRISIS CARE: THE SHORT-TERM HOUSING AND CRISIS CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES, TEMPORARY, HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, MEDICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND LEGAL AID TO YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, COVENANT HOUSE MICHIGAN'S CARITAS CENTER SERVED 309 INDIVIDUAL YOUTH IN OUR SHELTER PROGRAM IN DETROIT AND 133 IN OUR GRAND RAPIDS SHELTER. THESE YOUTH WERE ASSISTED WITH JOB PLACEMENT (183); ENROLLING IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (72); AND PLACEMENT IN JOB READINESS PROGRAMS (82). THERE WERE 82 YOUTH WHO ACCESSED THE ONSITE CLINIC IN DETROIT AND 195 RECEIVED SERVICES THROUGH THE ONSITE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.
- $1.2 million spent. RIGHTS OF PASSAGE:COVENANT HOUSE'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "RIGHTS OF PASSAGE OR ROP, ARE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH LIVE IN ROP FOR 18 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, AND WORK 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 FISCAL YEAR 2025, OUR TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM SERVED 51 YOUNG PEOPLE. OF THESE YOUTH, 33 REMAINED EMPLOYED WHILE IN THE PROGRAM AND 18 OBTAINED A JOB WHILE IN THE PROGRAM, AND 9 WERE ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS.
- $302,850 spent. OUTREACH:OUR STREET OUTREACH TEAM IN DETROIT ACTIVELY SEEKS OUT YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER CRITICAL NEEDS WITHOUT ANY OTHER RESOURCES OR ASSISTANCE. THE TEAM OFTEN 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, COUNSELING, AND REFERRALS TO SERVICES SUCH AS MEDICAL CARE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION SERVICES.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE STREET OUTREACH TEAM HAD CONTACT WITH 1,143 YOUTH IN DETROIT. OF THESE YOUTH, 166 ACCEPTED CHM LITERATURE AND ENCOURAGED TO CALL CHM IF THEY OR OTHER YOUTH WERE EVER IN NEED OF CHM SERVICES; 102 WERE PLACED IN CHM'S CARITAS CENTER (SHELTER); 23 WERE ASSISTED WITH GETTING INTO ANOTHER SHELTER OR ASSISTED WITH JOB LEADS; 82 WERE GIVEN CLOTHING.
- $578,171 spent. MEDICAL (HOUSE OF HOPE):INCLUDES MEDICAL FACILITIES OPERATED AT AND MAINTAINED BY CERTAIN COVENANT HOUSE AFFILIATES TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE AND ONGOING MEDICAL ATTENTION TO INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES AT THE SITE. PUBLIC EDUCATION:COVENANT HOUSE USES A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE EMPLOY WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, BILLBOARDS, 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.SCHOOLS:THE COVENANT HOUSE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS PROGRAM IN MICHIGAN PROVIDES SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING YOUTH FROM CARITAS CENTER AND RIGHTS OF PASSAGE WHO NEED SUPPORT TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION AND OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT. IF YOUTH HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASSES, JOB TRAINING, AND A REDUCTION IN THE LENGTH OF THE SUSPENSION.
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 August 1997.
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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