Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$19,132,607

Total expenses

$18,125,507

Contributions and grants received

$8,338,826

Grants paid

$410,466

Program service revenue

$10,692,080

Investment income

$69,645

Other revenue

$32,056

Total assets, end of year

$10,936,442

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,002,088

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$7,934,354

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$16,127,110

Management and general expenses

$1,906,576

Fundraising expenses

$91,821

Program service expenses (Part III)

$16,127,110

Program services were 89.0% 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

• EMERGENCY SHELTER: THE 33-BED FAMILY SHELTER AND 18-BED MEN'S SHELTER PROVIDES EMERGENCY HOUSING TO FAMILIES AND SINGLE ADULTS WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING RESIDENTS PERMANENTLY RESOLVE THEIR HOUSING CRISIS. EACH RESIDENT DEVELOPS A PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES THEIR PARTICULAR NEEDS AND CHALLENGES. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF STAY IS 6 MONTHS AND IS DEPENDENT ON THE RESIDENT'S CONTINUED PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE IDENTIFIED GOALS. COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS TREATMENT, IN-HOUSE EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PARENTING PROGRAMS, VOLUNTARY SAVINGS AND DEBT MANAGEMENT, HEALTH SERVICES, ASSISTANCE APPLYING FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS, AND ASSISTANCE LOCATING PERMANENT HOUSING. TRANSPORTATION AND LIMITED FINANCIAL SUPPORT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. STAFFING INCLUDES CASE MANAGERS, RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS, DRIVERS AND KITCHEN STAFF. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH MEALS, MENTORING, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, TUTORING AND FUNDRAISING. IN FY2024, THE FAMILY SHELTER SERVED 163 PEOPLE AND PROVIDED 12,931 BED-NIGHTS. THE MEN'S SHELTER SERVED 51 MEN AND PROVIDED 6,429 BED-NIGHTS. THE MAJORITY OF ADULTS IN SHELTER HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES, OR AN ADDICTION PROBLEM. IN FY2025, THE EXPANDED EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVED 238 CLIENTS, AN INCREASE FROM THE 214 TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

  Expenses $3,365,265 · Grants $295,382 · Revenue $108,101

• CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES INCLUDE 24-HOUR HOTLINES AND WALK-IN COUNSELING FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. THE HOTLINES INCLUDE A GENERAL CRISIS LINE AND THE MARYLAND CRISIS HOTLINE WHICH IS A SUICIDE PREVENTION LINE THAT BECOMES A DISASTER RESPONSE LINE DURING STATEWIDE EMERGENCIES. GRASSROOTS ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL LIFE LINE, A NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE. GRASSROOTS ANSWERS HOTLINES AND PROVIDES BACK-UP FOR OTHER AGENCIES THAT REQUIRE A 24-HOUR RESPONSE. IN FY2024, STAFF ANSWERED 78,528 CRISIS CALLS. WALK-IN COUNSELING IS PROVIDED ON SITE, 24-HOURS. THERE WERE 1,473 WALK-IN CONTACTS IN FY2023. ALSO, 135 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TREATMENT FROM STATE OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM. IN FY2025, NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICES: OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC (OMHC) EXPANSION: GRASSROOTS WAS AWARDED A $430,000 GRANT FROM THE MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION (CHRC) TO EXPAND THE OMHC. THIS EXPANSION PROVIDES FREE MENTAL HEALTH CARE THROUGHOUT MARYLAND, INCLUDING THERAPY, STABILIZATION WITH PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS, AND WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT. HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM: A NEW HARM REDUCTION ACCESS GRANT FROM THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION WAS AWARDED. THIS PROGRAM ENHANCES PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST SUPPORT AND PROVIDES NEW SERVICES. THE VOLUME OF SERVICES INCREASED, WITH 87,358 CRISIS LINE CALLS AND 58,482 CHATS/TEXTS ANSWERED IN FY2025, UP FROM 78,528 CALLS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE CENTER ALSO HANDLED 1,872 MENTAL HEALTH AND URGENT CARE VISITS AND 2,053 FACE-TO-FACE CONTACTS.

  Expenses $11,795,259 · Grants $6,057 · Revenue $9,682,524

• THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM CONSISTS OF TWO MASTER'S LEVEL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO RESPOND WITH THE POLICE TO PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES, FAMILY CRISES, TRAUMATIC DEATH SITUATIONS, AND OTHER CRITICAL EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. TEAM MEMBERS HAVE AUTHORITY TO SIGN A PETITION FOR EMERGENCY EVALUATION WHICH ALLOWS THE POLICE TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE HOSPITAL ON AN INVOLUNTARY BASIS FOR PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION. THE TEAM RESPONDS WITH THE POLICE TO PRIVATE RESIDENCES, WORKPLACES, ACCIDENT SCENES, PUBLIC LOCATIONS, AND PROVIDES ASSESSMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION COUNSELING, ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, FACILITATION OF HOSPITALIZATION, AND SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE IN TRAUMATIC DEATH SITUATIONS. IN FY2024, THE TEAM RESPONDED TO 1,171 COMMUNITY EMERGENCIES. THE TEAM RESPONDED TO 911 COMMUNITY RESPONSES IN FY2025. THIS IS A DECREASE FROM THE 1,171 RESPONSES REPORTED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR (FY2024). THE DOCUMENTS DO NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THIS DECREASE.

  Expenses $832,992 · Revenue $901,455

• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: THE DAY RESOURCE CENTER LOCATED IN JESSUP, MARYLAND, SERVES THE HOMELESS POPULATION LIVING OUTSIDE IN HOWARD COUNTY. LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM SERVED 1,371 INDIVIDUALS. EMERGENCY MOTEL PROGRAM SERVES UP TO TEN FAMILIES PER DAY IN AREA MOTELS, WHILE A CASE MANAGER WORKS WITH THEM TO RESOLVE THEIR HOMELESS SITUATION. IN FY2024 THE PROGRAM SERVED 160 PEOPLE. THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS IN HOWARD COUNTY THAT ARE LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME, HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS, AND ARE AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. THE COLD WEATHER SHELTER PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BEDS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FAITH COMMUNITY. EACH PARTICIPATING CONGREGATION HOSTS THE SHELTER FOR ONE OR TWO WEEKS AND GRASSROOTS PROVIDE STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM. IN FY2024 THE PROGRAM SERVED 73 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING 14 FAMILIES AND 21 CHILDREN. IN FY 2024, THE CODE BLUE SHELTER SERVED 92 CLIENTS AND PROVIDED 277 BED NIGHTS. IN FY2025, NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICES: DAY RESOURCE CENTER (DRC): THE DRC SERVED A RECORD-SETTING 1,553 CLIENTS. A NEW SERVICE WAS ADDED: DEDICATED CASE MANAGEMENT HOURS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN BIRTH CERTIFICATES, IDS, AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS TO ACHIEVE HOUSING. CODE BLUE SHELTER: THIS PROGRAM SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN USE, SERVING 258 CLIENTS IN FY2025, COMPARED TO 92 IN THE PRIOR YEAR. THE EMERGENCY MOTEL PROGRAM SERVED 86 CLIENTS IN FY2025, A DECREASE FROM THE 160 PEOPLE SERVED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

  Expenses $133,594 · Grants $109,027

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. 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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

21 January 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202630229349300818

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