The Apostles' House

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222482774
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Newark, NJ, USA
Phone
9734820625
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Homeless Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,182,472
Expenses
$2,743,764
Assets
$5,092,402
Liabilities
$1,897,898

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NADEGE DUVERNAY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JAMIE SCHWARTZ (President)
  • Rachel Beck (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • NADEGE DUVERNAY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $129,220 total reported compensation
  • Dilma Duarte (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN): $97,501 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 apostles' house (tah) is to empower homeless families to thrive and succeed by providing comprehensive social services to unhoused and at-risk families and individuals in newark, nj, and surrounding areas, in an environment that encourages and enables self-sufficiency. To achieve this mission, tah focuses on: providing programs and shelter for homeless families and a wide range of services and referrals for anyone in need, such as case management services, referrals to organizations that facilitate continuity of case management, aftercare services, and other social services that advance the mission.

What it reported doing in 2024

Family empowerment: in a nurturing, homelike setting, this residential program helps client families change their lives and break the cycle of poverty. Tah's proprietary phases to success strategy guides each resident through four progressive stages toward self-reliance and recognizes mastery of each stage: individualized stabilization plan, job readiness training, self-care and personal awareness, and transition to independent living. Required case management and counseling, coupled with mental health and substance abuse services and recreational activities, cultivate confidence, resilience and stability. The 24/7 staffing ensures safety and security for all residents. In 2024, family empowerment assisted 411 individuals on their journey to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. Individuals on their journey to permanent housing and self-sufficiency.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 83% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.8%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 83%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.8%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.86; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.3%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.8% of revenue deployed · 83% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $129K · 10 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $194K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.