Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222305176
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Elizabeth, NJ, USA
Phone
9083552060
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Residential Care & Adult Day Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,107,027
Expenses
$1,877,280
Assets
$3,135,656
Liabilities
$1,695,063

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jeff Crum (President and Director)
  • Michael Szarek (Vice President and Directo)
  • Linda Flores-Tober (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Linda Flores-Tober (Executive Director): $81,690 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Mission of the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless is to: Serve the immediate needs of the homeless and near homeless. Empower people with tools to transition to safe, affordable, permanent housing. Advocate for people to achieve housing equity and participate in the larger community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Project Gatekeeper: Emergency drop in center to provide case management and hard services to families/individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. Services include housing navigation, crisis intervention, information and referral, emergency sheltering, rental assistance and community education. In 2024 the agency provided 1,320 households with assistance.Outreach: Since 2022 the Elizabeth Coalition has been a key agency providing in the street assistance to homeless persons living on the streets, primarily in Elizabeth and in the surrounding communities of Roselle, Rahway, Linden and Hillside. In late 2022, the Coalition expanded limited outreach services to Plainfield. In 2024 we served 167 individuals through outreach services.Bernice's Place: Afterschool program for unhoused and at-risk children. In the 2024 afterschool program, we served a total of 73 children. Summer Children's Program: 45 unhoused or at-risk youth attended one or more weeks of our summer program (a mix of enrichment and fun activities such as sports and field trips). An additional five children were provided a week at sleepaway camp.Hospitality Houses: Supportive transitional housing to working homeless families. Families can stay up to 9 months. The service is provided in two houses owned by the Coalition and includes comprehensive case management and workshops. We served 6 families in 2024 with 1,622 nights of shelter plus intensive case management, rental assistance and other services. Permanent Housing: In 2024, we provided permanent housing for 9 families, totaling 34 individuals, across 9 housing units. 100% of tenants successfully sustained their housing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 61% for direct work, and 39% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.1%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 77.6%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $49.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.5%; rating input score 99; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.9%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.67; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.54; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.1% of revenue deployed · 77.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $82K · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 34 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.