Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,369,686

Total expenses

$1,394,330

Contributions and grants received

$1,276,268

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$5,980

Other revenue

$87,438

Total assets, end of year

$536,694

Total liabilities, end of year

$31,891

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$504,803

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,273,562

Management and general expenses

$71,218

Fundraising expenses

$49,550

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,273,562

Program services were 91.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• BRIDGE CASE MANAGEMENT IS THE TEMPORARY OR INTERIM PROVISION OF SHORT-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST IN A PERIOD OF TRANSITION, CRISIS OR CHANGE. ORION'S CLIENTS MAY BE HOMELESS, HUNGRY, IN DANGER OF EVICTION OR HAVING THEIR UTILITIES TURNED OFF. IN THESE SITUATIONS, A PERMANENT CASE MANAGER MAY BE UNNECESSARY OR DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE ON SHORT NOTICE. IN 2024, ORION COMMUNITIES ASSISTED 1,927HOUSEHOLDS WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE NEED FOR LIFE'S BASIC ESSENTIALS.

  Expenses $486,183

• FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - AFTER AN ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS AND RESOURCES, CRITICAL FUNDS MAY HELP STABILIZE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE UNDER-RESOURCED. ORION HAS THREE POOLS OF FUNDS. 1 - COMMUNITY EMERGENCY FUND PROVIDES FUNDS FOR CRITICAL SITUATIONS TO ASSIST WITH LIFE'S BASIC NEEDS OR TO KEEP A CLIENT FROM CATASTROPHIC LOSSES. IN 2024, ORION PROVIDED $144,000 IN DIRECT AID THROUGH THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY FUND. 2 - ROOFS(READILY OBTAINABLE OCCUPANCY FUNDS) PROVIDES TEMPORARY HOTEL STAYS AND SECURITY DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES MOVING FROM HOMELESSNESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. IN 2024, THIS FUND PROVIDED $178,000 IN SUPPORT. 3 - GIFTS IN KIND AND RESTRICTED FUNDS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DIRECT SUPPORT.

  Expenses $481,958

• STARS - AN ACADEMIC GAP EXISTS BETWEEN CHILDREN FROM UNDER-RESOURCED HOUSEHOLDS AND THEIR PEERS. STARS (SHARING TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES READING SKILLS) IS A LITERACY, DIGITAL LITERACY, STEM, AND COMPUTER/BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES CHILDREN TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. IN 2024, 61 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN STEM WORKSHOPS AND BOOK CLUBS. OVER 10,000 CHILDREN'S BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO A VARIETY OF GIVING LIBRARIES, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND DIRECTLY TO FAMILIES TO ENSURE BOOKS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO LOW INCOME CHILDREN.

  Expenses $142,401

• GLAD (GUTSY LADIES ACHIEVING THEIR DESTINY) - THIS 'TRAUMA INFORMED' PROGRAM FOR SINGLE MOTHERS IS DESIGNED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA AND EMPHASIZE SAFETY WHILE HELPING PARTICIPANTS BUILD ON THEIR PARENTING SKILLS, IDENTIFY THEIR PASSIONS, AND DEVELOP EDUCATION PLANS TO FULFILL THOSE PASSIONS. BUILT INTO THE PROGRAM ARE "LEARNING TO LEARN" COMPONENTS WHICH INCLUDE CRITICAL THINKING AND SELF-REGULATION SKILLS.

  Expenses $13,850

• TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER - LACK OF ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES CAN LEAD TO A DISPARITY GAP IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND FINANCES. ORION'S TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES FREE GUIDED ACCESS TO COMPUTERS, INTERNET, PHONES,AND COPIERS/FAX TO FACILITATE BRIDGING THE GAP.

  Expenses $10,416

• COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS AN ENDEAVOR THAT ASSESSES NEEDS, DEVELOPS STRATEGIES, AND PROVIDES SERVICES THAT WILL FILL THE GAPS TO IN-NEED AND AT RISK POPULATIONS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH ALSO RAISES COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND DEVELOPS A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXISTING SERVICES. ONE EXAMPLE IS OFFERING BRIDGES OUT OF POVERTY-GETTING AHEAD IN A JUST GETTIN' BY WORLD AND POVERTY SIMULATION WORKSHOPS TO CREATE A NETWORK OF PEOPLE WITH A COMMON LANGUAGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL POVERTY. THE GOAL IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE POVERTY WITH ALL VOICES AT THE DECISION-MAKING TABLE.

  Expenses $138,754

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

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations 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.

• COMMUNITY COALITION

  501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISING · PA

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

15 May 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.1

Source object

202511359349302966

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