Convene
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Provide technical assistance and professional support and development to government organizations, nonprofits, and the general public to help them more effectively serve their audiences and maximize their potential. This includes, but is not limited to people, entities, and systems that serve people experiencing homeless people with low incomes, people with disabilities, and others with life challenges.
- Income
- $90,843
- Spending
- $89,772
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Highest pay
- $70,214, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (1)
- $89,772 spent. Convene provides technical assistance for the Hennepin Coordinated Entry System that helps people experiencing homelessness connect to housing and services. The technical assistance I provide includes creating training and resources for assessors, housing providers, and the community at large to help professionals follow best practices and achieve greater efficiency. It also includes utilizing technology to create automation and efficiency with housing provider referral requests and tracking, and transfers, and in helping people experiencing homelessness connect to the Coordinated Entry system. Convene also creates and distributes communications on behalf of the Hennepin Coordinated Entry System. Here is a summary for 2025: 58 - Assessors Onboarded 150 - Assessors completing refresh training 10 - Housing Providers Onboarded 244 - Attendees of CES 101 156 - Attendees of Quarterly Housing Provider Training 1,317 Views and 25,319 Impressions of Step by Step HMIS Training 1,574 - Referral Request Submissions 9,670 - Completions of the Housing Help Tool 643 - Submissions of Shelter Stay Verification
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 June 2022.
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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