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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MERCY HOUSING AND SHELTER CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,796,171
Total expenses
$7,851,256
Contributions and grants received
$7,530,637
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$36,453
Investment income
$89,425
Other revenue
$139,656
Total assets, end of year
$11,971,105
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,193,317
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,777,788
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,323,958
Management and general expenses
$1,188,473
Fundraising expenses
$338,825
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,323,958

Program services were 80.5% 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

    $77,878

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $6,915,899

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $536,860

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $73,833

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $36,453 · related or exempt $36,453

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $89,425 · excluded $89,425

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $127,972

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $127,972

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $127,972 · excluded $127,972

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $30,320

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

    $77,878

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,869

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $7,451 · excluded $7,451

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $4,233 · excluded $4,233

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,233

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $342,594 · program services $280,454 · management and general $48,927 · fundraising $13,213

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,314,806 · program services $3,532,181 · management and general $616,214 · fundraising $166,411

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $983,360 · program services $801,387 · management and general $144,214 · fundraising $37,759

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $112,066 · program services $54,563 · management and general $56,180 · fundraising $1,323

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $47,311 · fundraising $47,311

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $248,749 · program services $204,737 · management and general $39,637 · fundraising $4,375

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,648 · program services $6,806 · management and general $16,977 · fundraising $865

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $55,813 · program services $43,837 · management and general $11,755 · fundraising $221

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $341,335 · program services $250,075 · management and general $91,260

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $84,837 · program services $66,385 · management and general $16,744 · fundraising $1,708

  • 24a · Other expenses: RENT

    total $504,417 · program services $504,417

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $323,093 · program services $213,448 · management and general $89,225 · fundraising $20,420

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $173,286 · program services $170,478 · management and general $2,801 · fundraising $7

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $155,839 · program services $56,088 · management and general $54,539 · fundraising $45,212

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $139,102 · program services $139,102

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,417 · end of year $1,775

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,552,149 · end of year $1,360,082

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $438,504 · end of year $576,840

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $86,817 · end of year $34,213

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

    $11,119,618

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

    $5,136,919

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,006,366 · end of year $5,982,699

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,408,274 · end of year $3,686,139

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $543,049 · end of year $329,357

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $429,531 · end of year $314,963

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $156,825 · end of year $155,729

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $246,272 · end of year $161,659

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $542,784 · end of year $560,966

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,256,458 · end of year $10,332,116

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $404,706 · end of year $445,672

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

MERCY HOUSING AND SHELTER CORPORATION PROVIDES HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. MERCY WORKS TO EMPOWER ITS CLIENTS TO BECOME INDEPENDENT, SO THEY MAY LIVE AND WORK WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. MERCY SEEKS TO END HOMELESSNESS BY ADVOCATING FOR CHANGES IN THE SOCIAL SYSTEMS THAT PERPETUATE HOMELESSNESS. MERCY WELCOMES AND SERVES ALL IN NEED, IN THE TRADITION OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY, WHO FOUNDED THE ORGANIZATION IN 1983.

  • ST. ELIZABETH HOUSE - OFFERS MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS WITHIN A SINGLE SITE AT 118 MAIN STREET IN HARTFORD, INCLUDING 1) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR 10 ADULTS BEING DISCHARGED FROM MENTAL HEALTH, RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES OR OTHERWISE HOMELESS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES. CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO RETURN TO INDEPENDENT LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. 2) SHORT TERM HOUSING FOR 8 ADULTS ON PROBATION. THE GOAL IS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF INCARCERATION TO HOMELESSNESS AND HELP PEOPLE FIND STABLE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY 3) SHORT-TERM HOUSING TO 22 WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WHILE THEY RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELLING SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS BASIC NEEDS, CASE MANAGEMENT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, HOUSING, AND EMPLOYMENT SEARCH. 4) HOUSING AND INTENSIVE SERVICES FOR 9 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND CO-OCCURRING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS WHILE WORKING TO OBTAIN PERMANENT, MORE INDEPENDENT HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY. ALL RESIDENTS OF ST. ELIZABETH HOUSE RECEIVE DAILY MEALS, A PRIVATE ROOM, AND ASSISTANCE WITH ONLINE JOB SEARCHES, APPLICATIONS, INTERVIEWING, RESUME WRITING, AND COMPUTER SKILLS, AS WELL AS BASIC TRANSPORTATION, AND NETWORKING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES. LAST YEAR, 179 CLIENTS WERE HOUSED AT ST. ELIZABETH HOUSE AND 8 NEW RESIDENTIAL BEDS WERE ADDED FOR ADULTS ON PROBATION.

    Expenses $2,704,406

  • DIVERSION AND RAPID REHOUSING LAST YEAR, 151 CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN RAPID REHOUSING AND 729 THROUGH HARTFORD-BASED SHELTER DIVERSION PROGRAMMING. SHELTER DIVERSION PROGRAM- PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM BY HELPING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A HOUSING CRISIS TO IDENTIFY IMMEDIATE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS AND, IF NECESSARY, CONNECTING THEM WITH SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM RETURN TO PERMANENT HOUSING. MERCY PROVIDES THESE SERVICES FOR BOTH THE GREATER HARTFORD AND MERIDEN-MIDDLESEX-WALLINGFORD COORDINATED ACCESS NETWORK (CAN), WITH A SATELLITE OFFICE IN PORTLAND, CT. AS PART OF MERCY'S SHELTER DIVERSION SERVICES, THE COORDINATED ENTRY HUB IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE WALK-IN ACCESS TO CAN APPOINTMENTS; INCREASE POSITIVE DIVERSION OUTCOMES FOR ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS; AND INCREASE LOCAL CAPACITY TO FIELD FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES FROM HOUSEHOLDS POST-CAN APPOINTMENT, THEREBY, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF DUPLICATE CALLS FOR HOMELESS SERVICES TO OUR STATE'S 211 SYSTEM. ADDED LAST YEAR, THE HUB BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL 2,500 CLIENTS THROUGH 118 MAIN STREET ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. RAPID RE HOUSING (RRH) - PROVIDES SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN COMMUNITY APARTMENTS PAIRED WITH INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME TO 25 INDIVIDUALS AND 4 FAMILIES. THE GOALS ARE TO HELP PEOPLE OBTAIN HOUSING QUICKLY, INCREASE SELF- SUFFICIENCY, AND STAY HOUSED. HOUSING COORDINATION FOR JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS - MERCY PROVIDES DIVERSION, HOUSING COORDINATION, RAPID REHOUSING SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 20 CLIENTS REFERRED TO US BY COURT SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION WHO ARE ON PROBATION, PRE-TRIAL OR END OF SENTENCE. THE GOAL IS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF INCARCERATION TO HOMELESSNESS FOR JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS. HOMELESS OUTREACH - OUTREACH STAFF ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING STREET HOMELESSNESS IN ACCESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND IN FINDING AND SUSTAINING STABLE, SAFE, PERMANENT HOUSING.

    Expenses $1,541,367

  • PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - MERCY OPERATES MULTIPLE SCATTERED SITE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS OFFERING 155 SLOTS TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH VERY LOW INCOMES, SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT CONDITIONS INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HIV/AIDS, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND CO-OCCURRING DISABILITIES. HOUSING IS LOCATED THROUGHOUT BOTH HARTFORD AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES. CLIENTS RECEIVE RENTAL SUBSIDIES IN UNITS OF THEIR CHOOSING AND HOLD LEASES WITH PRIVATE LANDLORDS WHILE RECEIVING VOLUNTARY, INTENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES FROM STAFF WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. A SATELLITE OFFICE IS IN MIDDLETOWN. MERCY'S PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM INCLUDES A DEDICATED EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST WHO WORKS WITH SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TENANTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS NEEDED TO REACH THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL GOALS AS WELL AS A HOUSING SPECIALIST WHO HELPS EXPEDITE PLACEMENT INTO SUITABLE HOUSING BY QUICKLY LOCATING APARTMENTS/HOUSING UNITS, NEGOTIATING WITH LANDLORDS, PERFORMING HOUSING INSPECTIONS AND CARRYING OUT OTHER TASKS ESSENTIAL TO RAPIDLY HOUSING AN INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY.

    Expenses $1,260,191

  • THE HAVEN AT CHARTER OAK - THE HAVEN AT CHARTER OAK (THE HAVEN) IS A YOUNG ADULT SERVICES TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM LOCATED AT 7 CHARTER OAK PLACE IN HARTFORD, OPERATED 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN (7) DAYS A WEEK BY MERCY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DMHAS. THE PROGRAM SERVES 10 YOUNG ADULTS 18-24 YEARS OLD TRANSITIONING FROM DCF OR OTHER SETTINGS WHO ARE REFERRED BY DMHAS. THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF NINE (9) SINGLE ROOMS AND ONE (1) DOUBLE ROOM BEDROOMS WITH SHARED COMMON AREAS SUCH AS BATHROOMS, LAUNDRY ROOM, LIVING ROOM, READING NOOK AND KITCHEN TO ENSURE PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH PRIVACY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS. RESIDENTS REMAIN IN THE PROGRAM ON AVERAGE FROM 3-18 MONTHS WHILE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN CLINICAL SERVICES AND WORKING ON IMPROVING INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS SO THAT THEY CAN EVENTUALLY THRIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE RESIDENCE AT SAINT MARY HOME - A SUPERVISED HOUSING PROGRAM FOR 12 INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM LIVING SUCCESSFULLY AND INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM, LOCATED AT ST. MARY'S HOME, WHICH IS PART OF THE MERCY COMMUNITY, PROVIDES RECOVERY-ORIENTED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, TRAINING AROUND PERSONAL FINANCES, COORDINATION WITH TREATMENT PROVIDERS, MEALS AND 24- HOUR SUPERVISION WITH THE GOAL OF PARTICIPANTS EXITING TO MORE INDEPENDENT LIVING SITUATIONS. THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER - IS A DAY SHELTER & MEALS PROGRAM LOCATED IN ST. ELIZABETH HOUSE; IT PROVIDES A SOUP KITCHEN, DAY SHELTER AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TUESDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS TO BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, RESTROOMS, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE, FOOD PANTRY AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, CASE MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND HOMELESS PREVENTION SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER PROVIDES AN AVERAGE OF 3,000 MEALS PER MONTH AND SERVED OVER 700 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS LAST YEAR. THE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM WAS ALSO EXPANDED LAST YEAR.

    Expenses $817,994 · Revenue $36,453

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Diane Bengston

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Matthew Candiloro

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Lisa Hoisl

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Andrew Meehan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Muhammad Chudary

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Francia Echevarria Thru 6302023

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Sister Janic Kidney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Eric Hanly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Ken McAvoy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Marva Patterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Taylor Shea

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Marie Spadorica

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Nicole Terry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Anthony Torsiello

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Kara A Capone

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $192,509
    From this org
    $182,287
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,222
    Hours/week
    26 + 14 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,166
    Bonus
    $8,121
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,222
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $192,509
  • Dan Gurvich

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $173,764
    From this org
    $160,034
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,730
    Hours/week
    26 + 14 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,893
    Bonus
    $5,141
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $13,730
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $173,764
  • Kathleen Shaw

    COO

    Total calculated
    $177,709
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $164,406
    Other
    $13,303
    Hours/week
    26 + 14 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $158,992 related
    Bonus
    not reported + $5,414 related
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported + $13,303 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    not reported + $177,709 related
  • Amanda Gordon

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $126,755
    From this org
    $115,823
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,932
    Hours/week
    26 + 14 related
  • Errol Bartley

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $131,429
    From this org
    $113,104
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,325
    Hours/week
    26 + 14 related
  • Christina Lessard Thru 6302023

    DIR. OF DEVE

    Total calculated
    $107,139
    From this org
    $104,335
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,804
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 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

None.

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

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
29 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431279349302108

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