Covenant House
Covenant House is a New York, New York–based public charity that supports young people facing homelessness and survivors of human trafficking through housing, immediate care, and longer-term services. Its website describes a network operating in North and Central America and says its doors are open 24/7.
Covenant House at a glance
In short: Covenant House gave $32.0M across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $2.1M), top state New York. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $32,014,596
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,134,306
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,462,594
- Total assets
- $161,881,967
- +1.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (31% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Covenant House
- Contact
Mailing address: 475 W 40Th Street, New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 727-4057
Website: https://covenanthouse.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Covenant House funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Under 21 Covenant House New York ($9.8M). Together the top 10 received $28.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 50 grants of 70 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing’s grant-dollar distribution lists New York at 31%, New Jersey at 14%, California at 8%, and Pennsylvania and Florida at 7% each. Other listed recipients were in Washington, D.C., Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, Georgia, Illinois, and Michigan.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Covenant House open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 15 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $250K; repeat grants $2.3M. How we count
Medians: $250K first-time, $1.5M repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31.8M (2019) to $34.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $32.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Under 21 Covenant House New York New York, NY | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $9,821,954 |
| Covenant House New Jersey Newark, NJ | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $4,499,948 |
| Covenant House California Hollywood, CA | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $2,504,426 |
| Covenant House Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $2,205,367 |
| Covenant House Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $2,056,155 |
| Covenant House Washington Washington, DC | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $1,648,631 |
| Covenant House Texas Houston, TX | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $1,613,467 |
| Covenant House New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $1,462,594 |
| Covenant House Missouri St. Louis, MO | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $1,435,014 |
| Covenant House Georgia Atlanta, GA | Program Support/ National Sleepout Event | $1,413,443 |
Ready to take the next step with Covenant House?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts below are reported by filing year.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $161,881,967 | $94,596,895 | $96,308,464 | $32,014,596 | 15 | $1,661,629 |
| 2024 | $159,802,055 | $93,878,754 | $92,682,479 | $32,292,480 | 15 | $1,296,125 |
| 2023 | $154,690,928 | $88,308,947 | $93,499,670 | $32,629,719 | 14 | $1,256,379 |
| 2022 | $155,866,483 | $154,746,645 | $92,946,496 | $34,583,237 | 13 | $62,333,588 |
| 2021 | $156,506,513 | $87,221,273 | $83,775,489 | $33,968,586 | 13 | $1,519,933 |
| 2020 | $124,224,135 | $93,310,785 | $78,169,379 | $34,337,137 | 14 | $1,789,161 |
| 2019 | $118,427,043 | $70,452,876 | $70,935,940 | $31,809,980 | 15 | $1,776,484 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Covenant House’s stated mission is: “Inspired by faith, we are a community devoted to absolute respect and unconditional love ensuring that all youth experiencing homelessness can lead lives full of purpose and joy.”
Its 2024 filing describes immediate housing and crisis care, transitional living, street outreach, education and employment services, public education and prevention, health and well-being services, and aftercare and permanent housing. The filing also describes services for young survivors of trafficking, LGBTQ+ youth, and young people who are pregnant or parenting. For fiscal year 2025, the filing reports serving 7,700 individual youth in residential programs and another 7,400 through drop-in and nonresidential programs.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Covenant House reported 15 grants totaling $32,014,596. Grant amounts ranged from $33,088 to $9,821,954, with a median grant of $1,462,594. The listed grants primarily supported Covenant House organizations and were designated for program support and the National Sleepout event.
The largest reported grants included:
COVENANT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION received $33,088. The foundation describes its own mission as acquiring real property and making it available on reasonable terms to charitable organizations operating institutions for the care and maintenance of young people and others in need.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists PHILIP J ANDRYC as board chair and ERIC HUTCHERSON as vice chair. Directors listed include DAVID ACKER, LAUREN AGUIAR, AMY ALEXY, STEPHANIE ASBURY, DR MERRIAN BROOKS, RACHEL BROSNAHAN, and ANDY BUSTILLO. DR ROLAND ANGLIN is listed as a director through December 2024.
Covenant House is led by William Bedrossian, President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 12 of 48 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Bedrossian
President & CEO
On filings since 2023
23 hrs/week
$388K (2024) → $474K (2025)
Philip J. Andryc
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Audra A. McDonald
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Livek
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian M. Cashman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Acker
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Eklund
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Hegarty
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denis Coleman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet M. Keating
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Dickerson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon S. Corzine
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
L. Edward Shaw Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Aguiar
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark J. Hennessy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary T. Sullivan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nannette Hendel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Brosnahan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Asbury
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Strauss Zelnick
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy S. Jones Walker
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
April Ray Hunziker
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Villanueva
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Dodds
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ariana Debose
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Collier
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Merrian Brooks
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vivian Scott Chew
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Bustillo
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roland Anglin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Davidson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Willman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rahnold Thomas
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Alexy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucas Zelnick
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Morrissey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Vorndran
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$274K (2019) → $387K (2025)
Leslie McGuire
Chief Program Officer
Senior Vice President, Operations & Site Support → Chief Program Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$221K (2019) → $371K (2025)
Pamela Kournetas
Treasurer & CFO
On filings since 2019
32 hrs/week
$240K (2020) → $400K (2025)
John Ducoff
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Chief Legal Officer → Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$191K (2020) → $383K (2025)
Daniel Karp
Senior Vice President & Integrated Direct Marketing
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$213K (2021) → $270K (2025)
Thomas Monaghan
Senior Vice President & Key Partnerships
Senior Vice President, Indiv. Giving & Corporate Partner → Senior Vice President & Key Partnerships, 2023
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$266K (2022) → $303K (2025)
Gina Bulter
Senior Vice President & Key Relationships
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$221K (2024) → $247K (2025)
Carlette Mack Chief People
Culture & Inclusion
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$516K (2025)
Courtney Underwood
Senior Vice President, People & Culture
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$234K (2025)
Lenore Haas
Senior Vice President & Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$223K (2025)
Virginia Pryor
Chief Strategy Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$371K (2025)
Eric Hutcherson
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Capathia Y. Jenkins (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Deirdre Cronin (2019–2024) — Former Secretary & COO
- Former: Carlette Mack (2022–2024) — Chief People, Culture & Inclusion
- Former: Darius V. De Haas (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey S. Calhoun (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Julio A. Portalatin (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Ryan (2019–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Paul J. Ingrassia (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas M. McGee (2019–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Ken Willman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nupur Talwar (2021–2023) — Senior Vice President & Human Capital Management
- Former: Rahul Varma (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Rah Thomas (2023) — Director
- Former: Anne M. Milgram (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Monaghan Svp (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President, Indiv. Giving & Corporate Partner
- Former: Bro Raymond Sobocinski (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Christopher P. Clarke (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Daniel McCarthy (2019–2020) — Former Treasurer & CFO
- Former: Diane Milan-Scott (2019–2020) — Executive Vice President Program Operations
- Former: James M. White (2019–2020) — Former Secretary, Executive Vice President & Strat Planning
- Former: Margaret Healy (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President Latin America
- Former: Richardson Scurry Miller Vp (2019) — Operations & Site Liasion
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $516K, to Carlette Mack Chief People (Culture, & Inclusion, Thru AUG 2024). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Covenant House
How much does Covenant House give each year?
Covenant House gave $32.0M across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $32.3M across 15 grants.
What is Covenant House's typical grant size?
Covenant House's median grant in 2025 was $1,462,594, and its average grant was $2,134,306, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Covenant House that year got $250K on average.
Where does Covenant House give grants?
Covenant House's top state is New York, with 31% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New Jersey (14%) and California (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants) and Philadelphia, PA (2 grants).
Does Covenant House give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Covenant House's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support/ National Sleepout Event" (13 grants).
Who are Covenant House's largest grantees?
Covenant House's largest 2025 grantees include Under 21 Covenant House New York ($9,821,954), Covenant House New Jersey ($4,499,948) and Covenant House California ($2,504,426), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Covenant House?
Covenant House reported $161.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $94.6M.
What does Covenant House fund?
Covenant House’s stated mission is: “Inspired by faith, we are a community devoted to absolute respect and unconditional love ensuring that all youth experiencing homelessness can lead lives full of purpose and joy.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Covenant House?
Covenant House has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check covenanthouse.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Covenant House's EIN?
Covenant House's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2725416. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Covenant House's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders with grantees in common, and similar funders in New York
Zumiez Foundation
Lynnwood, WA
The Zumiez Foundation provides direct grants to charitable organizations, with 2025 awards ranging from $144 to $2,969 and a median of $1,288. It is based in Washington and funded organizations in multiple states, with Washington receiving the largest share of 2025 grant dollars. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.
Assets
$51K
Grants
110
Total Given
$140K
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY
The Ford Foundation funds organizations and initiatives working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work on civic engagement, civil rights, climate justice, disability rights, and technology and society. In 2024, its grants ranged from $45 to $15 million, with a median of $100,000, supporting work in the U.S. and internationally. It says most grants are identified by the foundation and it does not accept unsolicited proposals by mail, email, or phone; limited opportunities may be offered separately.
Assets
$17.5B
Grants
4,007
Total Given
$844.7M
The New York Community Trust
New York, NY
The New York Community Trust funds nonprofit programs in areas such as arts, education, health, the environment, workforce development, and youth development, including projects that improve services, build organizational capacity, or advance policy and systems change. Its competitive grants mainly serve New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, with some national and international environmental funding; the 2024 median grant was $20,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$3.5B
Grants
2,748
Total Given
$193.8M
The Simons Foundation Inc
New York, NY
The Simons Foundation funds research and public engagement in mathematics and the physical, life, autism, and neuroscience sciences. In 2024, it made 1,727 grants, with a median award of $72,000 and amounts ranging from $1,480 to $20 million, supporting organizations in the U.S. and internationally. It states that it funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$4.5B
Grants
1,727
Total Given
$272.0M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
New York, NY
LISC funds affordable housing, community development, small businesses, and related efforts that strengthen inclusive communities, providing grants as well as loans, equity, and technical assistance across the country. Its 2024 grants had a median award of $40,000, though amounts varied widely. Application access is program-specific: for its Rhode Island child care facilities planning grants, applicants are instructed to consult program staff before submitting a request.
Assets
$1.6B
Grants
1,119
Total Given
$102.8M
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc
New York, NY
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund supports human rights and social and economic justice, including work on climate, the environment, civic engagement, and Jewish causes, in the United States and internationally. Its 2024 grants had a median of $200,000, with amounts ranging from $500 to $9.75 million. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests; it plans to end grantmaking by the end of 2028.
Assets
$134.4M
Grants
1,101
Total Given
$326.0M
More Funders in New York
Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Covenant House funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/covenant-house-morg_a72674279ad14e2d829dd8842bc6627d
BibTeX
@misc{grantable_132725416_2026,
author = {{Grantable}},
title = {{Covenant House funder profile}},
howpublished = {GrantGraph},
year = {2026},
url = {https://grantable.co/funders/covenant-house-morg_a72674279ad14e2d829dd8842bc6627d},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-12. Data licensed CC BY 4.0}
}The figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0: reuse them with credit to Grantable and a link. Download the data.
Figures come from Covenant House's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Covenant House down — hundreds of funders to go?