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Covenant House & Affiliates

CharityWatch rating issued
December 2025

Top-Rated Charity
A-
CharityWatch Rating
Our independent rating based
on a number of factors.
 
78%
Program Percentage
Amount spent on programs
relative to overhead.
 
$15
Cost to Raise $100
Amount spent to raise
$100 of contributions.

Contact Information

Covenant House & Affiliates
5 Penn Plaza
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Other Names

Covenant House International
Under 21

Tax Status

Multiple

Stated Mission

Shelters, protects and advocates on behalf of homeless, trafficked and sexually exploited youth.

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Data based on Fiscal Year Ended 06/30/2024

Program Percentage: 78%

The percentage of Covenant House & Affiliates's cash budget it spends on programs relative to overhead (fundraising, management, and general expenses).

$261,000,000

Calculated Total Expenses

(rounded)

 

Cost to Raise $100: $15

How many dollars Covenant House & Affiliates spends on fundraising to raise each $100 of contributions.

$189,000,000

Calculated Total Contributions

(rounded)

Government Funding

25% to 49%

Percentage of cash revenue
coming from government sources

 

Financial Documents

Entity Document Type Tax ID
Covenant House Philadelphia IRS Form 990 23-3003176
Covenant House Illinois IRS Form 990 81-2061485
Covenant House New Orleans IRS Form 990 58-1669937
Covenant House New York / Under 21 IRS Form 990 13-3076376
Covenant House New Jersey IRS Form 990 13-3537710
Covenant House Missouri IRS Form 990 43-1821599
Covenant House Michigan IRS Form 990 38-3351777
Covenant House Texas IRS Form 990 76-0050882
Covenant House Alaska IRS Form 990 13-3419755
Covenant House Georgia IRS Form 990 13-3523561
Covenant House Florida IRS Form 990 59-2323607
Covenant House Washington DC IRS Form 990 13-3537709
Covenant House California IRS Form 990 13-3391210
Covenant House IRS Form 990 13-2725416
Covenant House and Affiliates Consolidated Audited Financial Statements Multiple
Covenant House California Government Grants as submitted to the California Department of Justice 13-3391210
Covenant House New York / Under 21 Government Grants as submitted to the New York State Department of Justice 13-3391210
Entity: Covenant House Philadelphia
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 23-3003176
Entity: Covenant House Illinois
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 81-2061485
Entity: Covenant House New Orleans
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 58-1669937
Entity: Covenant House New York / Under 21
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 13-3076376
Entity: Covenant House New Jersey
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 13-3537710
Entity: Covenant House Missouri
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 43-1821599
Entity: Covenant House Michigan
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 38-3351777
Entity: Covenant House Texas
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 76-0050882
Entity: Covenant House Alaska
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 13-3419755
Entity: Covenant House Georgia
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 13-3523561
Entity: Covenant House Florida
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 59-2323607
Entity: Covenant House Washington DC
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 13-3537709
Entity: Covenant House California
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 13-3391210
Entity: Covenant House
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 13-2725416
Entity: Covenant House and Affiliates
Document Type: Consolidated Audited Financial Statements
Tax ID: Multiple
Entity: Covenant House California
Document Type: Government Grants as submitted to the California Department of Justice
Tax ID: 13-3391210
Entity: Covenant House New York / Under 21
Document Type: Government Grants as submitted to the New York State Department of Justice
Tax ID: 13-3391210

Governance & Transparency

CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
This charity is Top-Rated
What does it mean to be Top-Rated?
 
Covenant House & Affiliates
meets governance benchmarks.
 
Covenant House & Affiliates
meets transparency benchmarks.
Transparency
Provides Financial Information
Audit Accessibility
Governance: Policies
Reports regularly & consistently monitoring & enforcing compliance with a written Conflict of Interest Policy
Reports required, annual disclosure by officers, directors, and key staff of interests that could give rise to conflicts
Reports having a written Whistleblower Policy
Reports having a written Document Retention and Destruction Policy
Governance: Financials
Reports providing copy of tax form to all board members prior to filing it with IRS
Reports that financial statements were audited by an independent accountant
Governance: Board of Directors
Reports at least 5 voting board members
51% or more of voting board members reported as independent
Reports documenting minutes of board and board committee meetings
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Opt-Out Policy  

  Name Title Compensation
1 William Bedrossian President / CEO $548,397
2 Jill Vorndran Chief Development Officer $445,566
3 Carlette Mack Chief People, Culture, & Inclusion Officer $420,681
1
Name: William Bedrossian
Title: President / CEO
Compensation: $548,397
2
Name: Jill Vorndran
Title: Chief Development Officer
Compensation: $445,566
3
Name: Carlette Mack
Title: Chief People, Culture, & Inclusion Officer
Compensation: $420,681

CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.

CharityWatch's rating of Covenant House & Affiliates includes the financial activities of the entities consolidated in the Covenant House audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

According to the Covenant House & Affiliates consolidated audit of June 30, 2024 (Note 1, Organization and Tax Status), the entities below consist of the Covenant House U.S. and International Affiliates:

(1) Covenant House Alaska; (2) Covenant House California; (3) Covenant House Chicago; (4) Covenant House Florida; (5) Covenant House Georgia; (6) Covenant House Illinois; (7) Covenant House Innovation Center LLC; (8) Covenant House Michigan; (9) Covenant House Missouri; (10) Covenant House New Jersey; (11) Covenant House New Orleans; (12) Covenant House Texas; (13) Covenant House Washington D.C.; (14) Covenant House Western Avenue; (15) Covenant House Testamentum; (16) Covenant International Foundation; (17) CH Housing Development Fund Corporation; (18) Covenant House Pennsylvania/Under 21 (19) Rights of Passage, Inc.; (20) Under 21 Boston, Inc.; (21) Covenant House New York/Under 21; (22) 268 West 44th Corporation; (23) 460 West 41st St, LLC; (24) Asociacion La Alianza (Guatemala); (25) Casa Alianza de Honduras; (26) Casa Alianza Internacional; (27) Covenant House Toronto; (28) Covenant House Vancouver; and (29) Fundacion Casa Alianza Mexico, I.A.P.

All significant intercompany transactions and balance have been eliminated in the audit consolidation.


Whenever practicable, CharityWatch obtains consolidated audited financial statements that include all of the entities of a charitable organization. Such an audit eliminates transactions among interorganizational entities and allows us to determine how efficiently an organization is operating as a whole. For more information on this topic, please see Treatment of Related Organizations on the Our Process page.

According to the Covenant House & Affiliates consolidated audit of June 30, 2024 (Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Contributions of Nonfinancial Assets):

Covenant House received contributions of nonfinancial assets during fiscal 2024 on which it placed a total value of $15,651,115. Of this amount, $10,760,102 was attributed to "Public Service Announcements." 

[Note: CharityWatch generally excludes the value of in-kind (non-cash) donations of goods and services from its calculations of Program % and Cost to Raise $100. More information on how grades are calculated and the treatment of in-kind donations can be found on the Our Process page.]