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Under 21 EIN 13-3076376

Under 21 FY2020 filing

EIN  13-3076376 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 1981
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Provides shelter, healthcare, and supportive services to help homeless and runaway youth in New York City transition to stable, independent lives.
Leadership
Dr David J Davis · Medical Director · $219K
Money in and out
$29.1M revenue, $27.6M expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency

Provides shelter, healthcare, and supportive services to help homeless and runaway youth in New York City transition to stable, independent lives. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $29.1M in revenue, $27.6M in expenses, and $6.4M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$29.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$27.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$6.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.5M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$29.1M
FY2020
Expenses
$27.6M
FY2020
Total assets
$10.6M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$4.1M
FY2020
Total revenue
$29.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$27.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$6.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.5M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$10.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $22.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Crisis Shelter

Covenant house new york (chny) provides services to youth experiencing homelessness who have nowhere else to turn. The chny crisis shelter is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to any youth or young adult, age 16-21 who is experiencing homelessness.

$11.2Mprogram expense
02

Rights of Passage ("rop")

Many people who benefit from chny's shelter program qualify for entry into our rights of passage (rop) program. Rop is a longer-term, 24-MONTH program for youth and young adults, ages 16-21, and includes the same wraparound supports as our crisis shelter.

$7.3Mprogram expense
03

Health Clinic

Chny operates a federally qualified health clinic (FQHC) through which it provides comprehensive health services. In FY2020, approximately 1,200 homeless AND/OR runaway young people received care, and 4,829 medical visits were provided.

$3.6Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUnder 21
EINHdr · item D13-3076376
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jny.covenanthouse.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1981
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P300)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1982

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b19
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Dr David J Davis
Medical Director
$219,039Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Andrew W Pearson
Director, Psychiatric Services
$163,123Pt VII · Sec A
Leslie Abbey
Deputy Executive Director & COO
$162,963Pt VII · Sec A
Theodora Carter
SVP, Human Resources
$154,657Pt VII · Sec A
Cathy Batista
SVP, Residential & Support Services
$127,561Pt VII · Sec A
Lennox Edwards
Chief Engineer
$123,740Pt VII · Sec A
Patrick McNamara
CFO from 10/7/19 - 11/22/19
$24,034Pt VII · Sec A
Leigh J Fugger-Smith
CFO and Ass. Treasurer from 12/16/19
$3,669Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Shakeema North-Albert’s $319K as CEO, Ch-Ny is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3123 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Shakeema North-Albert$319,266—————
Dr Shakeema North—$250,149————
Dr David J Davis—$234,375$228,271$226,995$225,570$219,039
Simone Hawkins CFO and—$206,650————
Lisa C Crook$187,900$173,787————
Leslie Abbey———$165,582$163,098$162,963
Dr Andrew W Pearson—————$163,123
Theodora Carter———$162,502$157,670$154,657

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$28.7M · 98%
Program service revenue$437K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$28.7M
Program service revenue2%$437K
Investment income$5K
Other revenue$10K
— government grantsLn 1e$18.6M
Total revenueLn 12$29.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.02
Program services90%$24.9M
Management & general8%$2.2M
Fundraising2%$527K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$10.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$6.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $27.6M · Less non-cash grants $42K · Cash operating expenses/yr $27.6M
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $24.9M · Total expenses $27.6M
90%
Management & General
Management & general $2.2M · Total expenses $27.6M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $527K · Total expenses $27.6M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $527K · Solicited contributions $10.1M
$0.05 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $28.7M · Total revenue $29.1M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $18.6M · Total revenue $29.1M
64%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $437K · Total revenue $29.1M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $29.1M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $437K · Total expenses $27.6M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $29.1M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $6.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $29.1M · Expenses $27.6M
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $10.6M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $6.4M · Total assets $10.6M
61%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $99K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $2.0M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $10.6M
20%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dr David J Davis · Reported title MEDICAL DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $219K · Total expenses $27.6M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $18.6M · Total expenses $27.6M
67%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Covenant HouseFY2024$9.8M
The New York Community TrustFY2024$314K
Robin Hood FoundationFY2024$250K
The Heckscher Foundation for ChildrenFY2024$200K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$111K
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundFY2024$50K
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$50K
The Blackbaud Giving FundFY2024$26K
Total grants receivedfrom 18 funders$10.9M
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $5.3M · 2019–2024
Covenant House Innovation Center LLCFY2024$2,500,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$145,305
Unitemized GrantFY2023$166,467
Unitemized GrantFY2022$181,669
460 West 41st Street LLCNY · FY2021$2,000,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$115,385
Unitemized GrantFY2020$104,109
Unitemized GrantFY2019$94,276

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$32.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$32.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$35.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$32.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$29.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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