COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

611 N RAMPART ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112-3505

In care of

% STACY HORN KOCH

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

RHENEISHA ROBERTSON, 611 NORTH RAMPART STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112

Signed the 990

RHENEISHA ROBERTSON, SECRETARY & CEO

Phone

(504) 584-1108

Website

WWW.COVENANTHOUSENO.ORG

Return prepared by

PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Program accomplishments

• SHORT-TERM HOUSING AND CRISIS CARE (FORMERLY SHELTER AND CRISIS CARE)THE ORGANIZATION WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, ABSOLUTE RESPECT, AND RELENTLESS SUPPORT, AND OUR SHELTER DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN, 24/7. THEIR UNMET NEEDS FOR NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, SAFETY, MEDICAL CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. COVENANT HOUSE PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, STABILIZE A YOUNG PERSON'S SITUATION, AND HELP THEM BEGIN TO CONSIDER THEIR LONGER-TERM GOALS FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND CAREER PLANNING. WE ARE EXPERTLY EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUNG SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ, AND THOSE WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PARENTING. OF THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO FIND SAFETY AND SANCTUARY AT COVENANT HOUSE, OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FIVE ARE SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKERS, WHO PREY ON THEIR NEED FOR LOVE, SUPPORT, A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP, AND FOOD TO CREATE A TRAUMA BOND WITH THEM. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PIONEERED INTAKE SCREENING TOOLS TO QUICKLY REVEAL A HISTORY OF TRAFFICKING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE, OTHERWISE, MAY FIND DIFFICULT TO NAME. WE MEET TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS' IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, SAFETY, AND MEDICAL CARE. AND WE RECOGNIZE THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS FOR EXTRA LEVELS OF PROTECTION, INCLUDING SAFE SPACES AT OUR SITE AND/OR TRANSPORTING THEM TO SAFE HOUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN FY25 A TOTAL OF 565 UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH WERE SERVED WITH SHORT-TERM HOUSING NEEDS WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS OF 125 YOUTH. THE YOUNG FAMILIES PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 126 DURING FY25.
  Expenses $2,610,942 · grants $250,069
• TRANSITIONAL LIVING/RIGHTS OF PASSAGETHE ORGANIZATION'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "RIGHTS OF PASSAGE OR ROP, ARE WHERE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TAKE THEIR BOLDEST STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH LIVE IN ROP FOR UP TO 18-24 MONTHS, WHERE THEY TAP THEIR POTENTIAL AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. HERE THEY BUILD BASIC LIFE SKILLS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SEEK EMPLOYMENT WITH LONG-TERM ADVANCEMENT AND CAREER PROSPECTS, AND WORK TOWARD MOVING INTO THEIR OWN SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. OUR STAFF SUPPORT EACH YOUNG PERSON ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE AND A HOPE-FILLED FUTURE. A TOTAL OF 52 UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH WAS SERVED VIA ROP SERVICES DURING FY25 WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS OF 38 YOUTH. ADDITIONALLY, A TOTAL OF 20 FAMILIES WERE SERVED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES IN FY25.
  Expenses $819,263 · grants $3,517
• HUMAN TRAFFICKING DIRECT CARE SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS INCLUDES ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS - MEDICATION, CLOTHING, SAFE TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION'S SKILLED TEAM COORDINATES FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR THE SURVIVOR IS THE BEST OPTIONS AND WHERE POSSIBLE, TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE MOST OPTIMAL SECURITY SAFEGUARDS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S SITUATION ARE MADE VIA AIRPLANE, RAILWAY, OR BUS TRANSPORTATION. WHEN AIRPLANE TRAVEL IS BEST, THE COVENANT HOUSE TEAM WORKS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING SUCCESSFULLY BOARD AND ARRIVAL AT THEIR DESTINATION WHERE FAMILY OR SECURITY IS PRESENT TO FACILITATE A SAFE ARRIVAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION LEADS THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE, WHICH IS A COALITION OF LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS COMMITTED TO THE PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COLLABORATION. THE TASK FORCE'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO COLLABORATE IN SHARING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, CONTACTS, AND PROTOCOLS RELATED TO THE EXISTENCE, PREVENTION, AND RESPONSE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA.
  Expenses $708,846 · grants $30,424
• YOUNG FAMILIES PROGRAMTHE YOUNG FAMILIES PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES, SHORT- AND LONG-TERM HOUSING, NOURISHING FOOD, AND MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUTH AND THEIR CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS YOUNG FAMILIES ACCESS TO FREE CHILDCARE SERVICES, PARENTING SUPPORT, AND A FULL RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES. THIS HOLISTIC PLAN PROVIDES YOUNG PARENTS WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GROW INTO RESPONSIBLE AND CARING PARENTS, CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES FINANCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.
  Expenses $403,020 · grants $133,363
• PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE, RAPID REHOUSING, AND COMMUNITY HOUSINGTHE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH) , RAPID REHOUSING (RRH), AND COMMUNITY HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE HOUSING TO YOUTH AND YOUNG FAMILIES THROUGH SCATTERED-SITE APARTMENTS, WHERE THEY RECEIVE ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION HELPS CHRONICALLY DISABLED YOUTH AND YOUTH ENTERING THE WORK FORCE TO SECURE PSH AND RHH, RESPECTIVELY, BY COVERING A PORTION OF THEIR RENT, A PORTION THAT DWINDLES AS THEIR CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENCE INCREASES. A TOTAL OF 103 UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH WERE PROVIDED COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSISTANCE VIA PSH, RRH OR COMMUNITY HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES DURING FY25 WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS OF 54. COMMUNITY APARTMENTS PROGRAMS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE AND THESE PROGRAMS SERVE AS CRITICAL TRANSITIONAL STEPS FOR YOUTH STRIVING TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ENDING THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH HOMELESSNESS.
  Expenses $232,359 · grants $198,258
• HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGHOMELESSNESS IMPACTS YOUNG PEOPLE'S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING IN MANY WAYS, AND BECAUSE YOUTH ARE STILL DEVELOPING COGNITIVELY, PHYSICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY, THOSE IMPACTS CAN HAVE DEEP EFFECTS. THIS IS EVEN MORE THE CASE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ, WHO FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH RACISM AND PREJUDICE. COVENANT HOUSE WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND ABSOLUTE RESPECT AND PROVIDES THEM ACCESS TO A RANGE OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SERVICES THAT THEY CAN USE TO HEAL AND REDISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL. OUR TRAUMA-INFORMED, RESILIENCE-FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES RANGE FROM MEDICAL CARE AT OUR ON-SITE HEALTH CENTERS TO YOGA CLASSES, MUSIC LESSONS, COUNSELING, GROUP ACTIVITIES, AND SPORTS. IN THESE ACTIVITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE RETAKE CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES, BUILD ON THEIR STRENGTHS, AND NOURISH THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED A TOTAL OF 727 CRISIS CENTER AND ROP YOUTH VIA A COMBINATION OF SUPPORT SERVICE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND HEALTH CLINIC WELLNESS CONTACTS DURING FY25.
  Expenses $211,090 · grants $2,349
• STREET OUTREACHIN CHNO VEHICLES AND ON FOOT, OUTREACH WORKERS GO OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, RIVERFRONTS, PARKS, AND OTHER PLACES WHERE YOUTH FACING HOMELESSNESS OFTEN SEEK REFUGE. THEY OFFER FOOD AND COUNSELING AND INVITE THEM TO COME TO COVENANT HOUSE, WHERE THEIR IMMEDIATE, BASIC NEEDS CAN BE MET. THROUGH SUSTAINED CONTACT, OUR OUTREACH WORKERS BUILD TRUST WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE, THE FIRST STEP TOWARD ENCOURAGING THEM TO COME INTO OUR SHELTERS AND CONNECT TO OUR SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 259 HOMELESS YOUTH WITH STREET OUTREACH SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, NUTRITIOUS FOOD ITEMS, REFERRALS TO RESOURCES, AND/OR BUS TICKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO REUNITE THEM WITH FAMILY OR RELATIVES DURING FY25.
  Expenses $165,481 · grants $14,580
• DROP-IN SERVICES (FORMERLY THE COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER)COVENANT HOUSE SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM CRISIS CARE TO INDEPENDENCE IN AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP THAT BOLSTERS THEIR CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND PREVENTS THEIR RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS. OUR DROP-IN SERVICES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND LEGAL SUPPORT REMAIN AVAILABLE TO MANY. WITHIN THIS PROGRAM WE OFFER AFTERCARE SERVICES INCLUDING COUNSELING AND INTERVENTION SERVICES, AND WORK-RELATED INSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE WHITE DOVE LANDSCAPE PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTNERS IN SERVICE INCLUDE TULANE MEDICAL CENTER ADOLESCENT DROP-IN CLINIC, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING SUB-RECIPIENTS EDEN HOUSE, NEW ORLEANS FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER AND JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES.
  Expenses $85,992 · grants $628
• PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTIONTHE ORGANIZATION USES OF A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES ABOUT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE EMPLOY WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, TALKS, LECTURES, AND PEER-TO-PEER EVENTS ACROSS OUR FEDERATION TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND OF THE SIGNS THAT A YOUNG PERSON MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. DURING FY25, THE ORGANIZATION MADE 2,012 CONTACTS WITH YOUTH IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS SHARING INFORMATION ON ITS PROGRAMS AND HOMELESS PREVENTION. THIS IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK AS IT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES TO YOUTH IN SPACES WHERE THEY MAY NOT BE SEEN AS AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS.
  Expenses $28,340

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

58-1669937

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

1986

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$8,321,407

Income (IRS master file)

$7,335,994

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 58-1669937).

Questions about COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS

What is the EIN of COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS is 58-1669937.

Is COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.

Are donations to COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS 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 COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RHENEISHA ROBERTSON.

Who are the officers and directors of COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 3 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,204,461, expenses of $6,595,740 and total assets of $8,321,407 at year end.

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