Cornerstone Community Housing Inc.

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501(c)(3) organization

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www.umhousing.org

1400 E LOMBARD ST STE OFC
Baltimore MD 21231-1705

Baltimore MD | IRS ruling year: 1994 | EIN: 52-1857927

THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROJECT.

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Not currently rated

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Culture & Community

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Accountability & Finance

Cornerstone Community Housing Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology because they have e-filed less than three full IRS Form 990s in the past six fiscal years

We recognize that organizations may skip e-filing on certain years, while otherwise meeting our methodology. However, we do not believe it appropriate to rate an organization based on this limited amount of data.

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Unscored Information

Total Revenue and Expenses - Data Available

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Salary of Key Persons - Data Available

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SHEILA HELGERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

$69,478

NATHAN BARBO, CHAIR

$0

ERIC MILLER, VICE CHAIR

$0

REBECCA WOODS, SECRETARY

$0

TIMOTHY HELLER, TREASURER

$0

Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2018

IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available

Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website

Activities:

Low-income housing (BMF activity code: 380)

Foundation Status:

Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)

Affiliation:

Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)

Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available

The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Cornerstone Community Housing Inc.) or EIN (521857927) in the 'Search Term' field.

Pandemic Response - Data Available

This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.

Cornerstone Community Housing Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:

Program Delivery
Revenue
Balance Sheet

How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:

Donations remained fairly stable. We also received the PPP loan.

How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:

Due to social distancing we adjusted our programming to limit interactions between residents and also with staff.

How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:

Our core services continued, but we had to discontinue outside groups. We switched to virtual twelve step meetings.

Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:

We will continue some hybrid virtual and in-person events.

Impact & Results

Not Currently Scored

Cornerstone Community Housing Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.

Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.

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Unscored Information

Largest Programs

Cornerstone Community Housing Inc. reported its largest program on its FY 2018 Form 990 as:

$514,294

Spent in most recent FY

100%

Percent of program expenses

UNITED MINISTRIES (UM) PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR MEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. OVERALL, UM WORKED WITH 45 MEN IN 2018. OF THE 31 MEN HOUSED AT EARL'S PLACE, UM'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, 7 ... (More)

Culture & Community

Cornerstone Community Housing Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.

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Leadership & Adaptability

Cornerstone Community Housing Inc. has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.

This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.

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Metrics

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

Not Applicable

Mission - 10/10 pts

The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission

Cornerstone Community Housing has a twofold mission. We are dedicated to helping men experiencing homelessness rebuild their lives and to changing attitudes toward homelessness through outreach and education.

Vision - 10/10 pts

The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.

Cornerstone Community Housing envisions a community where any man experiencing homelessness has access to the resources, support, and environment to rebuild his life.

Source: Nonprofit submitted responses

Goals - 20/20 pts

The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.

Goal One: Optimize paid staff

Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).

Goal Two: Strengthen Volunteer Support

Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.

Goal Three: Develop the Board

Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).

Leadership Development - 15/15 pts

The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development

Describe an investment in leadership

We work to identify professional-development opportunities that are in line with organizational and individual needs including membership in the Nonprofit Leadership Lab.

Mobilizing for Mission - 15/15 pts

The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.

This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:

Strategic Partnerships
Raising Awareness

What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?

Staff and Board work to advocate for and share information about our organization and mission through a variety of channels including social media, one-on-one information sessions, and continuing to work with existing and new partners.

Adaptability Story - 30/30 pts

The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.

The staff continued to work as normal. The majority of the changes came for the residents as the majority of their activities switched to virtual. We implemented 12 step meetings through ZOOM, assisted in accessing mental and physical health services virtually, and of course worked to implemental social distancing as much as possible in a communal setting.

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Accountability & Finance

Culture & Community

Leadership & Adaptability

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Cornerstone Community Housing Inc.

Cornerstone Community Housing Inc.

Rating Information

Not currently rated

Rating Report

Accountability & Finance

Unscored Information

SHEILA HELGERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

$69,478

NATHAN BARBO, CHAIR

$0

ERIC MILLER, VICE CHAIR

$0

REBECCA WOODS, SECRETARY

$0

TIMOTHY HELLER, TREASURER

$0

Impact & Results

Unscored Information

Largest Programs

$514,294

100%

Culture & Community

Leadership & Adaptability

Describe an investment in leadership

This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:

What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?

This organization is not rated