THE OPEN DOOR SHELTER INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

L41Z

Classification

1000

Street

4 MERRITT ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• SHELTERING:OPEN DOORS' SHELTERING PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RAPIDLY RETURN TO PERMANENT HOUSING. IN FY25, OUR SHELTER SERVED 155 INDIVIDUALS, SUCCESSFULLY HOUSING 76. THROUGH OUR STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM, WE SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 64 INDIVIDUALS, HELPING 31 INDIVIDUALS TRANSITION OFF THE STREETS AND INTO HOUSING.TO FURTHER SUPPORT CLIENT SUCCESS, OPEN DOORS OPERATES THE SOCIAL, A FIVE-DAY-A-WEEK HOUSING READINESS PROGRAM OFFERING WORKSHOPS AND PEER SUPPORT TO IMPROVE TENANTS' SKILLS, COPING ABILITIES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THOSE CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.WE ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL WRAPAROUND SERVICES THROUGH OUR ONSITE PARTNERS, INCLUDING NORWALK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER'S MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS OFFERED VIA OUR COMMUNITY CLOSET, WHICH DISTRIBUTED 43,280 ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO 1,812 INDIVIDUALS, AND OUR ON-SITE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED 21 CHILDREN WITH HOMEWORK SUPPORT, CRAFTS, AND ENRICHMENT.CLIENTS ALSO BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES THROUGH OUR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY HUB.

  Expenses $2,126,042 · Revenue $47,000

• NUTRITION:MANNA HOUSE & FOOD PANTRYOUR FEEDING PROGRAMS ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH TWO PRIMARY SERVICES:MANNA HOUSE SERVES TWO HOT MEALS DAILY BREAKFAST AND DINNER TO SHELTER RESIDENTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TENANTS, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. IN FY25, WE SERVED 105,237 MEALS, A 13.6% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. OF THESE, 74,679 MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUTSIDE OF THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; 30% WERE DONATED BY MEAL GROUPS, WHILE 70% WERE PREPARED IN-HOUSE.THE PANTRY OPERATES FIVE DAYS A WEEK, OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF GROCERIES INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, MEATS, AND PANTRY STAPLES. INDIVIDUALS MAY SHOP BI-WEEKLY BY APPOINTMENT. IN FY25, THE PANTRY SERVED 918 INDIVIDUALS, DISTRIBUTING 7,606 GROCERY BAGS, TOTALING OVER 152,000 POUNDS OF FOOD. HOLIDAY BASKETS WERE PROVIDED TO AN AVERAGE OF 185 FAMILIES PER HOLIDAY (THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, EASTER), EACH RECEIVING THE INGREDIENTS FOR A COMPLETE HOLIDAY MEAL.THESE PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING FOOD DRIVES, DONOR GROUPS, LOCAL SUPERMARKETS, AND BUSINESSES LIKE PANERA AND CHICK-FIL-A.

  Expenses $1,260,538 · Revenue $1,031,882

• ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY HUB (EOH):THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY HUB EMPOWERS GREATER NORWALK RESIDENTS WITH LOW INCOMESPARTICULARLY THOSE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITYBY PROVIDING ACCESS TO BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL COACHING.IN FY25, THE HUB CONNECTED 262 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS (E.G., SNAP, HEALTHCARE, ENERGY ASSISTANCE), SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT THROUGH SOFT SKILLS TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT, AND PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COACHING FOCUSED ON BUDGETING, DEBT REDUCTION, SAVINGS, AND CREDIT IMPROVEMENT.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE:- EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING: A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) TRAINING PROGRAM WITH WAVENY LIFE NETWORK AND CAREER RESOURCES, INC THAT TRAINED AND EMPLOYED 69 INDIVIDUALS, AND AN ADDITIONAL 66 WERE CONNECTED TO EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.- ADULT EDUCATION: ESL CLASSES (TWICE DAILY, FOUR DAYS A WEEK) AND GED PREP THROUGH STAMFORD ADULT & CONTINUING EDUCATION THAT SERVED 232 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.- DIGITAL ACCESS: FREE VIRTUAL COMPUTER LITERACY COURSES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAREER RESOURCES.- FINANCIAL LITERACY: WORKSHOPS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BANKS, ONE ON ONE COACHING, AND 18 GRADUATES OF THE SAVINGS MATCH PROGRAM, CREATING HOUSEHOLD CRISIS RESPONSE FUNDS. - INCOME BENEFITS/COMMUNITY RESOURCES ACCESS: 137 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE ASSESSED FOR ELIGIBILITY AND ASSISTED WITH APPLYING FOR BENEFITS OR ACCESSING COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, MEDICA/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND CHILD CARE.THESE INTEGRATED SERVICES HELP HOUSEHOLDS STABILIZE, GROW THEIR INCOMES, AND ACHIEVE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL RESILIENCE.

  Expenses $1,187,503

• ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY HUB:THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY HUB (EOH) SERVICES GREATER NORWALK RESIDENTS THAT ARE AT 40% OR BELOW AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) AND ARE EXPERIENCING A HOUSING COST BURDEN, PAYING 30% OR MORE OF INCOME TOWARDS HOUSING COST, ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, OR ARE DOUBLED UP. THE EOH HAS THREE COMPONENTS: 1. ACCESS TO INCOME BENEFITS (SNAP, MEDICAL INSURANCE, ENERGY ASSISTANCE, ETC.), 2. EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AND COACHING AND ACCESS TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, AND 3. LONG-TERM FINANCIAL COACHING. THE FUNDING RECEIVED SUPPORTS THE ROLE OF EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST, TASKED WITH ASSISTING PROGRAM ENROLLEES WITH SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT THROUGH SOFT SKILLS TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND RETENTION INTO LIVABLE WAGE JOBS.THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS LOW-INCOME EARNERS IN THE CITY OF NORWALK. MANY NORWALK RESIDENTS SUFFERED THE LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT AND/OR A REDUCTION IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME DURING THE PANDEMIC. AS A RESULT, INFLATION AND INCREASED LIVING COSTS DESTABILIZED NORWALK HOUSEHOLDS. IMPACTED FAMILIES MOVED TO MORE AFFORDABLE LIVING AREAS. THE EOH ASSISTS THESE RESIDENTS WITH FIRST INCOME BENEFITS TO STABILIZE THE HOUSEHOLD, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO INCREASE INCOME AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL COACHING TO CREATE HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS, INCREASE SAVINGS, DECREASE DEBT, AND INCREASE CREDIT SCORES.OPEN DOORS CREATES SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH BEST-IN-CLASS, THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS TO DELIVER CLIENT SERVICES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF OUR EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ENHANCE OUR BCO PROGRAMS BY ENSURING CLIENTS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT HELP IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL STABILITY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. THE FOLLOWING PARTNERSHIPS ARE EXAMPLES IN WAYS THAT OPEN DOORS ENRICHES BOTH FINANCIAL LITERACIES, AS WELL AS CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT: FINANCIAL LITERACY: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BANKS, OPEN DOORS OFFERS CLIENTS FINANCIAL LITERACY VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS: UNDERSTANDING YOUR PAYCHECK, OPENING A CHECKING OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT, BUDGETING, BANKING AND INVESTING, AND CREDIT AND DEBT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OPEN DOORS PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH IMMIGRATION INFORMATION SESSIONS, REFERS CLIENTS WHO ARE WORKING ONE-ON-ONE WITH OUR FINANCIAL LITERACY COACH TO CC'S FAMILY LOAN PROGRAM TO ACCESS LOANS OF UP TO $10,000 AT ONLY A 5.5% INTEREST RATE. EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: OPEN DOORS PARTNERS WITH CAREER RESOURCES AND WAVENY LIFE NETWORK TO OPERATE A CERTIFIED NURSE'S ASSISTANT (CAN) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WITH IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT AT WAVENY LIFE NETWORK. OPEN DOORS CONTINUES TO PLAN AND HOST POP UP WORKFORCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS. THIS EDUCATES CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. EVENT PARTNERS INCLUDE CAREER RESOURCES, INC., CAREER CONNECT, AND NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STAMFORD ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION, OPEN DOORS OFFERS TWO ESL CLASSES A DAY, FOUR DAYS A WEEK IN OUR SMILOW LIFE CENTER AND A GED PREP COURSE TWO TIMES A WEEK. OPEN DOORS PARTNERS WITH CAREER RESOURCES TO OFFER FREE COMPUTER LEARNING COURSES VIRTUALLY. OPEN DOORS HELPS ENSURE CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORWALK TRANSIT DISTRICT AND TAPPING THEIR EXISTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.STATS:IN FY24 (7/1/24-6/30/24), 404 CLIENTS RESIDING IN THE GREATER NORWALK AREA UTILIZED EOH SERVICES. 282 CLIENTS WERE PLACED IN JOBS, 174 RETAINED EMPLOYMENTS BEYOND 180 DAYS, AND 315 INCREASED THEIR MONTHLY INCOME.

  Expenses $845,715

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $7,847,641

  Expenses

  $6,372,987

  Contributions

  $6,463,225

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $6,162,593

  Expenses

  $6,086,292

  Contributions

  $4,870,728

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $5,401,186

  Expenses

  $4,930,855

  Contributions

  $4,194,465

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,198,802

  Expenses

  $4,238,076

  Assets (EOY)

  $17,005,860

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,148,937

  Expenses

  $4,061,442

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,936,713

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,589,133

  Expenses

  $4,228,325

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,399,877

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,860,163

  Expenses

  $4,029,166

  Assets (EOY)

  $14,746,004

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,744,867

  Expenses

  $3,512,902

  Assets (EOY)

  $13,553,677

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,278,305

  Expenses

  $3,396,115

  Assets (EOY)

  $9,761,265

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,074,265

  Expenses

  $2,886,599

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,574,231

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,836,126

  Expenses

  $2,565,752

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,195,839

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,299,860

  Expenses

  $2,514,975

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,872,269

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $2,533,513

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,110,896

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $309,125

  2024 · FOR GENERAL SUPPORT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $215,730

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $200,730

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $166,600

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION

  $137,100

  2022 · SEE PART IV

• FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $111,500

  2022 · FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

• FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $71,000

  2023 · FOR GENERAL SUPPORT

• LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION

  $70,750

  2023 · SEE PART IV

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $67,150

  2022 · HUMAN SERVICES

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $66,450

  2023 · HUMAN SERVICES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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