Churches for Streets of Hope Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 274408407
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
- Location
- Essex, MD, USA
- Phone
- 4437644249
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $362,911
- Expenses
- $406,320
- Assets
- $97,919
- Liabilities
- $24,076
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- OTIS TRAWALLY (DIR. OF OPER): $67,577 total reported compensation
- YVONNE TERRY (EXECUTIVE DI): $14,409 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Mission statement churches for streets of hope (csoh), a non-profit organization, brings quality, compassionate care to people experiencing homelessness or who are otherwise in need, by mobilizing the faith community and others in baltimore county and rekindling hope and aspiration in those we serve as we follow in the footsteps of jesus christ.
What it reported doing in 2024
During the fy2025 fiscal year, churches for streets of hope had the following service accomplishments for its three largest programs of community care days (summer supportive services), cold weather shelter, and case management: from november 2024 to april 2025, our shelter served 41 individuals in our 16-bed facility, providing not only a warm bed but also compassionate case management, meals, community events, campaigns, and donor engagement. Through the freezing weather shelter, we supported 247 people of all ages and backgrounds, offering meals, safety, and connection during the coldest months. Many struggled with mental health, and we worked to connect them to health services. Soh operated every night from november 1 to april 30, and during the day when the weather was extreme. The shelter included a hot evening meal and a simple breakfast. We provided clients with year-round case management and housing stability services, as well as assistance in securing employment, benefits, and personal identification. We also offered supportive services at the shelter during the off-season months as part of our summer supportive services program for low-income families in the surrounding essex community, including weekly meals, case management, and access to clothing/laundry services. We served an average of 165 community members during the summer months.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 84% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 84
- Sustainability: 18
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 88.7%; rating input score 89
- Program expense ratio: 79.2%; rating input score 79
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -12%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 20.2%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 88.7% of revenue deployed · 79.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $322K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $68K · 16 people listed
- Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.