Human Services : Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services

Covenant House

Opening doors for homeless youth

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (33.11)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 50.2%    
Administrative Expenses 13.4%    
Fundraising Expenses 36.2%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.39    
Efficiency Rating     0 Stars
      (17.21)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 4.6%    
Program Expenses Growth -6.3%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.82    
Capacity Rating    
      (15.90)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $34,351,391
Other Revenue $3,203,960
Total Revenue $37,555,351
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $18,941,753
Administrative Expenses $5,080,821
Fundraising Expenses $13,667,729
Total Functional Expenses $37,690,303
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-134,952
   
Net Assets $50,210,416

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Contact Information

Covenant House
P.O. Box 731
New York, NY 10108
tel: (800) 388-3888
EIN: 13-2725416

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Sister Patricia A. Cruise President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) Not compensated --
Other Salaries of Note
James M. White Secretary (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $196,087 0.52%
Robert R. Cardany Jr. Treasurer (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $171,965 0.45%
Patricia Connors Senior Vice President of Human Resources (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $149,602 0.39%

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Mission

Incorporated in 1972, Covenant House is the largest privately-funded childcare agency in the United States providing shelter and service to homeless and runaway youth. In addition to food, shelter, clothing and crisis care, Covenant House provides a variety of services to homeless youth including health care, education, vocational preparation, drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, legal aid services, recreation programs, mother/child programs, transitional living programs, like-skills training and street outreach. Covenant House provided residential and non-residential services to more than 70,000 youth in fiscal year 2008.

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