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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CH PENNSYLVANIA UNDER - 21.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,280,278
Total expenses
$6,197,877
Contributions and grants received
$5,383,977
Grants paid
$763,142
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$18,592
Other revenue
-$122,291
Total assets, end of year
$7,690,120
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,905,868
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,784,252
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,178,483
Management and general expenses
$1,532,259
Fundraising expenses
$487,135
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,178,483

Program services were 67.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $439,140

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,056,155

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,856,502

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,032,180

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $18,592 · excluded $18,592

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $19,310

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $439,140

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $159,897

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$140,587 · excluded -$140,587

  • 11a · Other revenue: REFUNDS/REBATES

    total $12,206 · excluded $12,206

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $6,090 · excluded $6,090

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $18,296

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $42,148 · program services $42,148

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $720,994 · program services $720,994

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $335,827 · management and general $268,662 · fundraising $67,165

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,716,215 · program services $2,039,378 · management and general $518,605 · fundraising $158,232

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $148,584 · program services $99,934 · management and general $45,772 · fundraising $2,878

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $248,736 · program services $176,556 · management and general $69,849 · fundraising $2,331

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $315,127 · program services $193,298 · management and general $104,633 · fundraising $17,196

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $70,850 · management and general $70,850

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $59,260 · management and general $59,260

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $43,620 · fundraising $43,620

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $427,345 · program services $126,571 · management and general $145,923 · fundraising $154,851

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $114,043 · program services $62,729 · management and general $42,392 · fundraising $8,922

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $53,916 · program services $32,425 · management and general $18,188 · fundraising $3,303

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $285,228 · program services $214,148 · management and general $54,710 · fundraising $16,370

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,551 · program services $24,980 · management and general $7,766 · fundraising $1,805

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $368,518 · program services $337,967 · management and general $28,926 · fundraising $1,625

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $48,152 · program services $30,847 · management and general $13,290 · fundraising $4,015

  • 24a · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOP

    total $67,890 · program services $6,601 · management and general $60,508 · fundraising $781

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

    total $62,456 · program services $46,752 · management and general $14,078 · fundraising $1,626

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $34,417 · program services $23,155 · management and general $8,847 · fundraising $2,415

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $840,396 · end of year $588,900

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,479,305 · end of year $747,898

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,428,925 · end of year $616,595

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,315 · end of year $21,286

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $10,310,915

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,595,841

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,767,886 · end of year $3,715,074

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $887,421 · end of year $2,000,367

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $411,397 · end of year $504,755

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $1,113

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,000,000 · end of year $1,000,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $400,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,989,787 · end of year $5,488,678

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $712,064 · end of year $295,574

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE CHILDREN AND YOUTH FACING HOMELESSNESS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND TO PROTECT AND SAFEGUARD ALL CHILDREN. WE PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUTH WHO ARE IN NEED.COVENANT HOUSE PENNSYLVANIA (CHPA) REMAINS A LIFELINE FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PROVIDING SAFE SHELTER, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, AND LONG-TERM STABILITY PATHWAYS. IN FY25, CHPA EXPANDED ITS REACH, SERVING 2,619 YOUTH THROUGH EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, AND AFTERCARE SUPPORT.

  • SHORT-TERM HOUSING AND CRISIS CARE (IMMEDIATE HOUSING): COVENANT HOUSE PENNSYLVANIA (CHPA) WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, ABSOLUTE RESPECT, AND RELENTLESS SUPPORT, AND OUR SHELTER DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN. EVEN DURING THE WORST PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN A CENTURY, WE QUICKLY ADJUSTED OUR PROCEDURES, PROVIDED FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND KEPT OUR PROGRAMS GOING. WE KNOW YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CAN'T WAIT FOR A CRISIS LIKE THIS TO BE OVER. THEIR UNMET NEEDS FOR NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, SAFETY, MEDICAL CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. CHPA PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, STABILIZE A YOUNG PERSON'S SITUATION, AND HELP THEM BEGIN TO CONSIDER THEIR LONGER-TERM GOALS FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND CAREER PLANNING. 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. CHPA'S LARGEST PROGRAM IS THE CRISIS SHELTER LOCATED AT 31 E. ARMAT STREET IN THE GERMANTOWN SECTION OF PHILADELPHIA. THE SHELTER HAS THE CAPACITY TO HOUSE 76 YOUTH AGED 21 AND UNDER. YOUTH CAN ACCESS THE SHELTER 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR THROUGH AN OPEN INTAKE PROCESS. BEYOND EMERGENCY SHELTER, AT THIS LOCATION CHPA ALSO PROVIDES FOOD, CASE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SUPPORT ALONG WITH MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. DURING FY25, CHPA REACHED 2,619 YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS CORE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE PROVIDED 31,029 NIGHTS OF HOUSING, SERVED 353 YOUTH IN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, MOVED 137 YOUTH TO STABLE HOUSING, AND 85 YOUTH SLEPT IN A CHPA BED EACH NIGHT, ON AVERAGE.

    Expenses $2,913,612 · Grants $536,058

  • TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM - RIGHTS OF PASSAGE (ROP):CHPA'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM, RIGHTS OF PASSAGE (ROP), OFFERS YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE BOLD STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH LIVE IN ROP FOR UP TO 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 SUPPORTS EACH YOUNG PERSON ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE AND A HOPE-FILLED FUTURE. CHPA'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM OPERATES FROM A 20-BED FACILITY LOCATED AT 2625 KENSINGTON AVENUE AND A 12-BED FACILITY LOCATED AT 5603-05 GERMANTOWN AVENUE.

    Expenses $945,900 · Grants $207,181

  • EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES:YOUNG PEOPLE ARRIVE AT CHPA WITH DREAMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED BY HOMELESSNESS. ONLY ABOUT 19% ARE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF INTAKE. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND PREPARING FOR THE WORLD OF WORK ARE KEY TO A YOUNG PERSON'S PROSPECTS FOR LEAVING HOMELESSNESS BEHIND. CHPA COLLABORATES WITH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. 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. WE EMPOWER THEM TO HONE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE, BECOME INDEPENDENT, AND FIND LONG-TERM SUCCESS. DURING FY25, 100 YOUTH WERE ENGAGED IN ON-SITE JOB READINESS SERVICES, YOUTH GAINED OR MAINTAINED EMPLOYMENT, AND 38 YOUTH WERE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL BECAUSE OF SUPPORT THEY RECEIVED FROM CHPA.

    Expenses $171,042 · Grants $14,551

  • OUTREACH AND DROP-IN CENTERS:IN VANS AND ON FOOT, CHPA OUTREACH WORKERS IN PHILADELPHIA AND YORK GO OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BARRIOS, WATERFRONTS, PARKS, AND OTHER PLACES WHERE YOUTH FACING HOMELESSNESS OFTEN SEEK REFUGE. THEY OFFER FOOD, WATER, ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, COUNSELING AND INVITE THEM TO COME TO CHPA, WHERE THEIR IMMEDIATE, BASIC NEEDS CAN BE MET. THROUGH RELENTLESS ENGAGEMENT, OUR OUTREACH WORKERS BUILD TRUST WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE, THE FIRST STEP TOWARD ENCOURAGING THEM TO COME INTO CHPA AND CONNECT TO OUR SERVICES. TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED AS NEEDED TO A CHPA SHELTER OR OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS A HOSPITAL. STREET OUTREACH IS OPTIMALLY CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA 5 NIGHTS A WEEK. DURING FY25, CHPA SERVED 1,866 YOUTH THROUGH STREET OUTREACH.FOR MANY REASONS, NOT ALL YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE READY OR ABLE TO BE HOUSED. OFTEN, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH BEDS IN THE COMMUNITY TO HOUSE THEM. CHPA'S YORK PROGRAM IS A COMBINATION OF EMERGENCY SHELTER AND DROP-IN CENTER WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN REST DURING THE DAY, SHOWER, EAT A NOURISHING MEAL, DO LAUNDRY, AND ACCESS THE INTERNET. THEY CAN ALSO ACCESS DAY-PROGRAMMING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND REFERRALS TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES. DURING FY25, CHPA SERVED 98 YOUTH IN-DROP AND NONRESIDENTIAL 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. YOUTH COME TO CPHA WITH DIVERSE LIVED EXPERIENCES. IN FY25, 62% OF YOUTH SERVED WERE COPING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, 36% HAD A HISTORY IN FOSTER CARE, AND 30% WERE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CHPA 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, 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. DURING FY25, 134 YOUTH ENGAGED IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, 154 YOUTH RECEIVED HEALTH SERVICES, AND CHPA PROVIDED 424 ONSITE MEDICAL VISITS DESPITE HAVING TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOURS THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED WEEKLY.

    Expenses $147,929 · Grants $5,352

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert E Gorman

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Jennifer Sparks

    VICE CHAIR & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Jeffery Cook

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Brie Darragh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Mary Beth H Gray Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Rev Michael Faulkner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Christopher Keith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Jim Lim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Robert Mauch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Christopher Maus

    DIRECTOR, THRU MAY 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Lawrence McAlee CPA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Debbie McCabe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Monica Naim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Wil Reynolds

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Brian Ruger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • William Bedrossian

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $535,850
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $474,264
    Other
    $61,586
    Hours/week
    1 + 34 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $460,446 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $13,818 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $28,500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $33,086 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $535,850 related

  • Alexia Clarke

    CEO, CH-PA

    Total calculated
    $220,333
    From this org
    $197,054
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,279
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,054
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,279
    Filer's total
    $220,333

  • Natasha Towles

    CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $109,101
    From this org
    $96,835
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,266
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

  • Hugh J Organ

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $116,773
    From this org
    $107,094
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,679
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF COVENANT HOUSE INTERNATIONAL (PARENT) WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMPARABILITY DATA SUCH AS SALARY SURVEYS WITH SIMILARLY SIZED NON-PROFITS. PERIODICALLY THE ORGANIZATION HIRES AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO REVIEW COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. GENERALLY THE BOARD EVALUATES THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. THE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION THAT FACTORS INTO ACCOUNT EFFECTIVENESS, PERFORMANCE, AND ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • COVENANT HOUSE ILLINOIS QALICB LLC

    RELATED · DEVELOP PROPERTY · IL

    Directly controlled by COVENANT HOUSE ILLINOIS

  • CHGA CHI LEVERAGE LENDER LLC

    RELATED · DEVELOP PROPERTY · GA

    Directly controlled by COVENANT HOUSE GEORGIA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611339349302301

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