Covenant House INC FY2020 filing

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To work for justice for all by offering direct services for people in need while creating social change through advocacy and education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $144K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $1.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $184K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1981.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.6M Management & general 15% · $301K Fundraising 1% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$86,527Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ellen Allen———$92,787$86,527
Briana Martin$75,596$75,527$74,527——

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides direct aid and advocates for social change to ensure justice for everyone.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Hopwa/Aids Resources

Provides residences for individuals living with HIV/AIDS who are homeless and provides housing opportunities, support and emergency service for pepole AFFECTED/INFECTED with HIV/AIDS in southern west virginia.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Provide utility and emergency assistance that prevents homelessness. Provide a day shelter for the homeless to do laundry, take showers, receive mail, access food, and clothing. Provides rental assistance that places chronically homless in permanent and supportive housing.

$172Kprogram expense
03

Food Pantry and Clothing Closet

Provides food and clothing to individuals in need and those who are homeless.

$150Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.7M · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$646,433
Unitemized GrantFY2024$114,593
Unitemized GrantFY2022$660,789
Unitemized GrantFY2022$250,385

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2024 · $854K federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct and through West Virginia Housing Development Fund$365K
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AidsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.241 · Through WV Development Office$338K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through WV Development Office$120K
National and State Tobacco Control Program (b)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.387 · Through WV Dohs$13K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Charleston$9K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $1.0M federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct$434K
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AidsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.241 · Through WV Development Office$325K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through WV Development Office$187K
National and State Tobacco Control Program (b)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.387 · Through WV Dhhr$46K
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Through United Way of Central WV$16K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $987K federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct$363K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through WV Development Office$344K
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AidsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.241 · Through WV Development Office$196K
National and State Tobacco Control Program (b)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.387 · Through WV Dhhr$48K
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Through United Way of Central WV$25K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2021 · $1.2M federal money spent
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through WV Development Office$535K
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct and through City of Charleston$392K
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AidsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.241 · Through WV Development Office$197K
National and State Tobacco Control Program (b)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.387 · Through WV Dhhr$25K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Charleston$17K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$301K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$35K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$258K
Accounts receivableLn 4$45K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$1.7M$1.7M$1.6M$1.7M$1.7M
SpentLn 1d–1f$102K$193K$35K$281K$250K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$84K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K$161K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$77K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$505K$365K$140K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$119K$60K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$47K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$42K$9K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$11K$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$762$536$226
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$51K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$963K$954K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$709$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$301K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $1.8M$1.9M−$148K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $1.9M$2.3M−$411K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $1.7M$2.0M−$315K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 19, 2022 $2.3M$2.3M$69K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 8, 2021 $2.1M$2.0M$86K$3.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,054,366 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,321,522$1,962,918
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,968$2,214
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $187,218$79,120
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,241$10,114
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,520,949$2,054,366
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $772,423$819,879
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $846,536$1,148,036
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,618,959$1,967,915
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$98,010$86,451
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,054,366 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,214 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$35,783
VIII-1e Government grants$1,169,571
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$757,564
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,962,918
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,814$43,814
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $9,076$9,076
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $35,306$35,306
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,038$1,038
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,634 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $43,814$2,054,366
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,967,915 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,459 · Management $29,692$107,151
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $365,025 · Management $139,923$504,948
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,927$25,927
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,237 · Management $58,462$118,699
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,628 · Management $16,526$63,154
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,429 · Management $9,209 · Fundraising $10,147$61,785
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,830 · Management $7,565 · Fundraising $7,798$26,193
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,694 · Management $1,692$7,386
IX-17 TravelPrograms $536 · Management $226$762
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,884 · Management $26,607$77,491
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,574 · Management $2,808$6,382
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $954,182 · Management $8,738$962,920
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $709 · Fundraising $4,408$5,117
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,644,114 · Management $301,448 · Fundraising $22,353$1,967,915
Part X · Balance sheet $3,638,309 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,327$84,142
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $140,487$257,598
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,620$45,487
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,535$22,886
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,461,208$1,449,597
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,701,370$1,774,148
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,726$4,451
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,432,273$3,638,309
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $115,657$141,011
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $18,755$18,231
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,719$1,718
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $136,131$160,960
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,571,305$2,816,008
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $724,837$661,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,296,142$3,477,349
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,432,273$3,638,309
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,477,349 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,054,366
XI-2 Total expenses$1,967,915
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,451
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,296,142
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$94,756
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,477,349

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