NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

3631 PERKINS AVE STE 3A3, CLEVELAND, OH 44114-4700

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

CHRISTOPHER KNESTRICK, 3631 PERKINS AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH 44114

Signed the 990

CHRISTOPHER KNESTRICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(216) 432-0540

Return prepared by

MCMANAMON & CO LLC

Mission

NOECH EXISTS TO ELIMINATE THE ROOT CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS WHILE LOVING OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND STREET OUTREACH.

Program accomplishments

• OPERATIONS: - THE MOORE LOVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HIT THE STREETS 20 TIMES WITH 126 VOLUNTEERS, WHO PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN AID AND BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY. - NEOCH STEPPED UP TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS SEASONAL SHELTER OPERATIONS THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP. - NEOCH HAS A NEW MERCHANDISE LINE FEATURING STYLISH, HIGH-QUALITY APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES THAT RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO END HOMELESSNESS IN NORTHEAST OHIO THROUGH FUNDRAISING THE DIRECTLY SUPPORTS OUR PROGRAMS. - NEOCH'S COOL NEW OFFICE REDESIGN, CRAFTED BY INSTAGRAM'S @ODETOANABODE, BLENDS MODERN STYLE WITH WARMTH, CREATING AN INSPIRING SPACE TO FURTHER OUR MISSION TO END HOMELESSNESS WHILE MAKING OUR STAFF FEEL MORE INSPIRED AND ENERGIZED IN THEIR DAILY WORK. EDUCATION: - WE PARTICIPATED IN OVER 50 SPEAKING EVENTS THAT INCLUDED PANEL PRESENTATIONS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, RADIO AND PODCASTS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY. - NEOCH HOSTED ITS FIRST HOUSING JUSTICE SUMMIT, FEATURING AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND AUTHOR OF DERELICT PARADISE: HOMELESSNESS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. - WE PUBLISHED 4 ISSUES WITH OVER 17,000 COPIES OF THE CLEVELAND STREET CHRONICLE, A NEWSPAPER THAT IS WRITTEN AND SOLD BY VENDORS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS. - OUR TEAM WORKED WITH OVER 100 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO DIVE INTO THE REALITIES OF POVERTY AND THE ROOT CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS, SUCH AS SYSTEMIC RACISM AND THE COMMODIFICATION OF HOUSING. - WE COLLABORATED ON RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH METROHEALTH, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. THE IDENTIFICATION CRISIS COLLABORATIVE (IDCC) - AFTER 20+ YEARS OF INDEPENDENT OPERATION, OUR PARTNERS AT THE IDCC COLLABORATIVE JOINED NEOCH IN 2024. THE IDCC, NOW A FULLY INTEGRATED NEOCH PROGRAM, PROVIDES DOCUMENTS FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. - IN 2024, THE IDCC PROVIDED 4,879 HOMELESS OR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH 5,248 ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS, ENABLING ACCESS TO JOBS, HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, VOTING, AND OTHER VITAL SERVICES. THESE DOCUMENTS INCLUDED BIRTH CERTIFICATES, DRIVER'S LICENSES, COMMERCIAL LICENSES, MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES, AND GENDER CORRECTION DOCUMENTS. - OVER 100 IDCC-TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AT 40 SITES COUNSELED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON OBTAINING ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS AT SHELTERS, OUTREACH CENTERS, REHAB AND REENTRY FACILITIES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCHES. - IDCC STAFF CONTINUED TO SERVE ON THE FOUNDING BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON IDS, ASSISTING A NATIONWIDE CONSORTIUM IN OBTAINING ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS AND ADVOCATING FOR EASIER ACCESS. OUTREACH: - 322 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS ENGAGED IN NEOCH'S OUTREACH SERVICES. - 82 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED PERMANENT HOUSING THROUGH OUR STREET OUTREACH. - 181 PEOPLE RECEIVED CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES SUCH AS LINKAGE TO BEHAVIOR HEALTH SERVICES, ADDICTION SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY SHELTER. - NEOCH'S HOUSING CLINICS MADE ROUGHLY 928 CONNECTIONS TO HELP PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO SAFE HOUSING THROUGH APPLICATIONS SUPPORT, HOUSING LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INTERVENTIONS. - OUR TEAM RESPONDED WITHIN 48 HOURS TO OVER 178 CALLS FROM THE COMMUNITY (CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORS, ETC.) CONCERNING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. - WE HOSTED 20 CLEVELAND OUTREACH COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE SERVICES AMONG PARTNER PROVIDERS FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. THIS INCLUDED SUPPORTING 12 VOLUNTEER EVENING OUTREACH GROUPS. - WE PARTNERED WITH MEDICAL AND BEHAVIOR HEALTH PROVIDERS TO DELIVER SERVICES DIRECTLY TO UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH METROHEALTH AND THE CENTERS, AS WELL AS NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CLEVELAND CLINIC AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS. - WE PROVIDED SHORT-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR 50 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIS ALLOWED 31 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO ACCESS PERMANENT HOUSING. - NEOCH'S EXPERTISE AND ADVOCACY WORK HELPED LAUNCH THE CITY OF CLEVELAND'S HOME FOR EVERY NEIGHBOR PROGRAM, WHICH HOUSED 115 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST 5 MONTHS OF THE PROGRAM. NEOCH IS A KEY PARTNER AND LEADS STREET OUTREACH EFFORTS IN THE INITIATIVE. ORGANIZING - NEOCH MOBILIZED THE COMMUNITY AND HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT DIRECTLY HELPED LEAD TO THE OPENING OF SEASONAL SHELTER BEFORE LIFE-THREATENING COLD WEATHER ARRIVED IN CLEVELAND. - WE CONTINUED BUILDING A LEADERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE GROUP TO ENSURE JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS LEAD THE CONVERSATION ON POLICY CHANGES AND ADVOCATE FOR FAIR CHANCE HOUSING. LEADERS MEET OVER 20 TIMES TO BUILD AND IMPLEMENT THE CAMPAIGN. - WE HOSTED 20 HOMELESS CONGRESS MEETINGS ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF CLEVELAND, WITH OVER 500 IMPACTED PEOPLE PARTICIPATING TO SHARE INFORMATION AND ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED POLICIES IN THE HOMELESS SERVICES SYSTEM. - WE CANVASSED 316 TIMES AS PART OF MAKE IT HOME CLEVELAND, A PROGRAM COMMITTED TO GIVING TENANTS LIVING IN TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTIES THE CHANCE TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY AND RETAIN COMMUNITY CONTROL BEFORE THE HOUSE IS SOLD TO SOMEONE ELSE. - NEOCH ENGAGED TENANTS ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO THROUGH KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS, COORDINATED PRESS RELEASES, AND FACILITATION OF MEETINGS WITH BUILDING OWNERSHIP. ADVOCACY: - WE HOSTED OUR ANNUAL MEMORIAL TO REMEMBER OVER 80 FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO PASSED AWAY IN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY, AND TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITY THAT NO ONE SHOULD DIE WITHOUT A HOME. - NEOCH REGISTERED UNHOUSED PEOPLE TO VOTE AND HOSTED NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY CARNIVAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEVELAND VOTES. - NEOCH PARTNERED WITH UNITED WAY AND LEGAL AID TO FURTHER THE REACH OF THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL PROGRAM BY CANVASSING OVER 1,300 HOUSEHOLDS FACING EVICTION AND CONNECTING THEM TO RESOURCES. - WE CONVENED 10 CUYAHOGA AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE MEETINGS WITH PRESENTATIONS FROM NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEADERS. MOREOVER, WE DEVELOPED, DESIGNED AND SENT THE FIRST MONTHLY CAHA NEWSLETTER, "TO THE ROOT." - WE ADVOCATED FOR A CARE RESPONSE PROGRAM, PUSHING FOR A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD THROUGH ORGANIZING A CAMPAIGN, ATTENDING MEETINGS, AND SPEAKING TO THE NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
  Expenses $1,977,353

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

34-1590112

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1989

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P85Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,304,691

Income (IRS master file)

$2,412,169

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 34-1590112).

Questions about NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

What is the EIN of NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS is 34-1590112.

Is NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.

Are donations to NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER KNESTRICK.

Who are the officers and directors of NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,698 (CHRISTOPHER KNESTRICK, EXECUTIVE DI).

How much revenue does NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,410,098, expenses of $2,219,689 and total assets of $1,304,691 at year end.

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