2023-11-15T11:36:38-06:00 2022-12-31 WithumSmithBrown PC ONE TOWER CENTER BLVD 14TH FL EAST BRUNSWICK NJ 08816 990 2022-01-01 263667672 Coming Home of Middlesex County Inc % EILEEN O'DONNELL COMI 7322967975 75 Bayard Street New Brunswick NJ 08901 Eileen O'Donnell Executive Director 7322967975 2023-11-15 true Eileen ODonnell 999009999 Brad Caruso P01249134 7328281614 2023-11-15 3 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Eileen O'Donnell 75 Bayard Street New Brunswick NJ 08901 1528188 false X www.cominghomemiddlesex.org X 2008 NJ To rehouse individuals and families as quickly as possible and to provide connections to community resources to enable them to sustain their new homes. 9 9 12 9 0 963760 1282240 238640 247207 -15289 121 0 -15505 1187111 1514063 346261 377698 0 0 725658 742850 0 0 41597 113127 84185 1185046 1204733 2065 309330 1439271 1734049 51586 37034 1387685 1697015 X The mission of Coming Home is to be a leader in preventing and ending homelessness in Middlesex County by fostering collaborations and public-private partnerships among all stakeholders to ensure that people have a stable place to call home and connections to community resources to provide them the choices and opportunities to pursue healthy lifestyles. false false 503638 372574 0 Housing Assistance (See Schedule O) 234613 0 246382 Coordinated Assessment (See Schedule O) 110526 0 0 Social and Healthcare Integration (See Schedule O) 148279 5124 825 Other Programs (See Schedule O) 148279 5124 825 997056 true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false 1 0 true 12 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NJ X X EILEEN O'DONNELL 7322967975 75 BAYARD STREET New Brunswick NJ 08901 Eileen O'Donnell Executive Director 40.0 0.0 X 106900 0 1035 Jamie Schleck Chair, Board Member 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Jason Gosnell Vice Chair, Board Member 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Sharon Grice Vice Chair, Board Member 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Brian Matula Treasurer, Board Member 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Andrew Thomas Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bridget Kennedy Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Nathanson Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jon Rabinowitz Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Gwozdz Board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 106900 0 1035 1 false false false 0 21945 709651 550644 1282240 HMIS FEES 624200 152145 152145 HUD COORDINATED ASSESSMENT 518210 77070 77070 OTHER 900099 17992 17992 247207 121 121 0 0 -15505 -15505 0 -15505 -15505 0 14125 21945 14125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1514063 231702 121 0 377698 377698 0 0 106900 48105 42760 16035 0 512129 421270 73874 16985 6407 4858 1207 342 63908 48458 12041 3409 53506 40571 10081 2854 0 50 50 13000 13000 0 0 0 28055 24140 3915 0 28125 21375 5344 1406 1661 1661 0 0 5511 4188 1047 276 0 1993 1993 0 0 0 5790 4400 1100 290 1204733 997056 166080 41597 667437 950794 0 100718 614122 540330 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157712 142207 1439271 1734049 51586 37034 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51586 37034 X 959150 982377 428535 714638 1387685 1697015 1439271 1734049 309330 X false false false X 693740 688302 844813 963760 1313168 4503783 0 0 693740 688302 844813 963760 1313168 4503783 459908 4043875 0 0 0 4503783 0.89788 0.85630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURE 142207 142207 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT LIABLE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 2022. AT DECEMBER 31, 2022 THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. Schedule D, Part XI and XII, Line 2D Special Event expenses of $14,125 were netted against special event income on form 990, Part VIII. Golf Outing 36070 21945 14125 13680 445 0 36070 21945 14125 13680 445 14125 Housing Assistance 306 377698 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 PROCESS FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS COMING HOME IS THE CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDER TO THE COUNTY'S HOMELESS HOTLINE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO REVIEW EACH CASE AND AUTHORIZE THE RESOURCES TO BE DISTRIBUTED. Additionally, the Organization provides housing assistance through various programs to individuals. The Organization follows a defined process to award grants to eligible individuals. The Access Housing Program (payment of 1st mos. rent for clients) staff completes a check request form and submits it as well as a copy of the lease agreement to SDO for review. Invoices for Emergency Placement Program (SHS) in hotels are reviewed by COO and submitted to SDO for payment. The ED reviews all support for check requests. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: The mission of Coming Home is to be a leader in preventing and ending homelessness in Middlesex County by fostering collaborations and public-private partnerships among all stakeholders to ensure that people have a stable place to call home and connections to community resources to provide them the choices and opportunities to pursue healthy lifestyles. Form 990, Part III, Line 4A-D PART III LINE 4A Housing Assistance The Organization has funding through various funding sources to provide housing assistance as follows. ESG-CV USING ITS AUTHORITY AND RESOURCES, AND IN THE FACE OF COVID-19, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDED THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY WITH TEMPORARY FINANCIAL AID TO ADDRESS THE INSTABILITY OF THE MARKETPLACE AND THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS. COMING HOME WAS GRANTED FUNDS TO HELP PROVIDE NON-CONGREGATE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS PERSONS MOST VULNERABLE TO THE TREACHERY OF COVID-19. THESE FUNDS CALLED ESG-CV HELPED TO EXPAND UPON CURRENT CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF COMING HOME. WE CONDUCTED OUTREACH AND SCREENED POTENTIAL CLIENTS FOR COVID-19 VULNERABILITY VIA THE COORDINATED ASSESSMENT. ONCE A CLIENT WAS DEEMED TO BE AT RISK, WE OFFERED THEM NON-CONGREGATE HOTEL PLACEMENT TO HELP PROTECT THEM FROM THE VIRUS, AND FULL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HELP THEM ADDRESS THEIR BARRIERS TO, AND TO OBTAIN, PERMANENT HOUSING. THIS WORK HELPED TO SHELTER PERSONS ON THE STREETS, DECONGEST EXISTING SHELTERS, BUILD TRUST WITH DISENCHANTED PEOPLE AND REDUCE COUNTY HOMELESSNESS AT THE SAME TIME. WE NOT ONLY PLACED INDIVIDUALS INTO NON-CONGREGATE HOUSING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, BUT WITH CASE MANAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION WITH VOUCHER PROGRAMS, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHEPHARD PERSONS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO PERMANENT HOUSING. DIVERSION COMING HOME PARTNERED WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO OPERATE THE STATE'S DIVERSION PROGRAM IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY. DIVERSION/PROBLEM-SOLVING IS A PERSON-CENTERED, SHORT-TERM HOUSING INTERVENTION THAT ASSIST HOUSEHOLDS SEEKING PLACEMENT IN HOMELESS SHELTERS MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT HOUSING OR IDENTIFY AN IMMEDIATE AND SAFE HOUSING ALTERNATIVE WITHIN THEIR OWN SOCIAL NETWORK. IT IS A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH THAT UTILIZES CONVERSATION AND EMPOWERMENT METHODS TO HELP RESOLVE THE HOUSEHOLD'S HOUSING CRISIS. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, WE, COLLECTIVELY, PROVIDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO HOMELESS PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY TO FIND THEM LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS (FRIENDS OR FAMILY) AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE COUNTY SHELTERS. THE CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH THE CLIENT FOR A SHORT TIME TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM PLAN TO REACH THEIR GOAL OF SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING. FLEX FUNDING COMING HOME IS SPEARHEADING THE SYSTEM'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS. WE WERE CHALLENGED THIS YEAR BY THEM TO PRIORITIZE THE HOUSING OF CHRONIC, SINGLE "LONGSTAYERS," I.E., THOSE WHO ARE "CHRONICALLY HOMELESSHAVE BEEN ON OUR BY NAME LIST FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. IN JUNE 2021, WE SET A GOAL TO HOUSE AN AVERAGE OF 3 LONGSTAYERS EACH MONTH THROUGH AUGUST. COC AGENCY CASE MANAGERS COLLECTIVELY AGREED THAT THE GREATEST BARRIERS TO QUICK HOUSING PLACEMENTS ARE: LACK OF AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS, DIFFICULTIES IN ENGAGING THE CLIENTS AND IN GATHERING DOCUMENTATION NEEDED TO SECURE HOUSING. THE CASE MANAGERS BELIEVE THAT WITH FUNDING FOR ITEMS NOT COVERED BY OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, THEY COULD HELP CLIENTS MORE QUICKLY. IN RESPONSE, COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS GRANTED $10,000 TO THE COMING HOME TO OPERATE A PROGRAM FOR THE FULL COC TO REMOVE HOUSING BARRIERS BY ADDRESSING SMALL TICKET ITEMS FOR THE CLIENTS. WE PROVIDED AGENCY CASE MANAGERS WITH PREPAID GIFT CARDS THAT COULD BE USED TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THEIR CLIENTS, E.G. CLOTHING FOR A HOUSING INTERVIEW, MINUTES ON A CELL PHONE. FOR LARGER EXPENSES, WE REIMBURSED AGENCIES FOR EXPENSES INCURRED TO SOLVE FOR MORE COSTLY SYSTEM BARRIERS, SUCH AS APARTMENT HOLDING FEES OR APPLICATION AND/OR DOCUMENT FEES, AND WE CREATED AN UBER ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR CLIENTS UNABLE TO ACCESS OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE COUNTY. THE FLEX FUNDING PROGRAM ENDED IN MARCH 2022. THE PROGRAM REALIZED REMARKABLE SUCCESS. EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF INDIVIDUALS WHO UTILIZED FLEX FUNDING WERE PERMANENTLY HOUSED. PART III LINE 4B Coordinated Assessment and Data COMING HOME IS THE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR HOMELESSNESS DATA. WE ADMINISTER THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS), WHICH FACILITATES THE COORDINATED PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ALL SEEKING THEM AND WE ARE THE POINT-IN-TIME (PIT) COORDINATOR FOR THE COUNTY. WE TRAIN VOLUNTEERS AND AGENCY PERSONNEL IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PIT SURVEY; CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF THE DATA GATHERED AND DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN IN RESPONSE TO SUCH ANALYSIS. WE LEAD THE BUILT FOR ZERO INITIATIVE OF COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HELPING COMMUNITIES END HOMELESSNESS. THIS COLLABORATION IS HELPING US REFINE OUR DATA MEASUREMENTS AND DEFINE DISCRETE GOALS TO ACHIEVE IN WORKABLE TIMEFRAMES. IN COLLABORATION WITH HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMING HOME CREATED A SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT AND COORDINATED REFERRAL OF PERSONS EXPERIENCING A HOUSING CRISIS. THE GOALS OF THE SYSTEM ARE TO MINIMIZE THE TIME ANYONE IN THE COUNTY EXPERIENCES A CRISIS AND TO PRIORITIZE AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE, BASED ON VULNERABILITY AND SEVERITY OF SERVICE NEEDS. A COORDINATED ASSESSMENT (CA) SYSTEM ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICE NEEDS AND GAPS TO HELP OUR BROADER COMMUNITY BETTER PLAN ITS ASSISTANCE AND IDENTIFY NEEDED RESOURCES. THE CHRONOLOGICAL WAITING LISTS OF THE PAST, HAVE BECOME INSTEAD, PRIORITIZATION LISTS, MAKING SURE THAT WE REHOUSE, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, THE PERSONS MOST IN NEED. PURSUANT TO THE CA PROCESS, ALL PERSONS ENTER THE SYSTEM THROUGH CALLING NJ 211, THE HOMELESS HOTLINE, OR VISITING A FEW WALK-IN 211s IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE A TRIAGE IS CONDUCTED USING A CONCISE, STANDARD ASSESSMENT TOOL AND STANDARD PROTOCOLS. A PERSON CAN BE IMMEDIATELY PLACED INTO SERVICE PROGRAMS, e.g., A SHELTER BED, THE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES. THE SERVICE PROGRAMS WILL CONDUCT A FULL ASSESSMENT, USING A MORE EXPANSIVE TOOL TO DETERMINE NEEDS, STRENGTHS AND BARRIERS TO HOUSING. THEY FORWARD THEIR ASSESSMENTS TO THE CA TEAM, HOUSED IN COMING HOME, WHICH MAINTAINS AN INVENTORY OF AVAILABLE HOUSING OPTIONS, REVIEWS THE ASSESSMENTS DONE BY THE AGENCIES AND PRIORITIZES PLACEMENT BASED ON APPROPRIATENESS, VULNERABILITY AND SEVERITY OF SERVICE NEEDS. PART III, LINE 4C SOCIAL AND HEALTHCARE INTEGRATION (SHI) COMING ROME CONVENED A COLLABORATIVE OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES IN 2016 TO RESPOND TO AN RFP FROM THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES ASKING COMMUNITIES TO BUILD A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS IN THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE "SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH" OF THE HIGH UTILIZERS OF THE HOSPITALS' EMERGENCY ROOMS, WE WERE NOT AWARDED THE CMS GRANT, BUT USED OUR WORK TO INSTITUE THE SHI PROGRAM WHEREBY RWJUH (PART OF BARNABAS HEALTH) AND SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FUND THE COST OF TWO SOCIAL SERVICE NAVIGATORS ON A 2-YEAR TERM BASIS TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH OF THEIR HIGH UTILIZERS OF THEIR ED. COMING HOME OBTAINED, 25 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VOUCHERS FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TO HOUSE PERSONS FROM THIS POPULATION WHO ARE HOMELESSNESS. THE GOAL OF SHI IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THE CLIENTS AND TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY, AND OFTEN UNREIMBURSED, COSTS TO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. SHI FULLY LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2019 AND HAS BEEN RENEWED ON A 2 YEAR TERM BASIS. PART III LINE 4D SOCIAL SERVICE NAVIGATION COMING HOME PROVIDES DIRECT CASE MANAGEMENT TO PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING, OR AT RISK OF, HOMELESSNESS AND ENTERING THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE 211 HOMELESS HOTLINE OR "WALK-IN 211s" IN THE COMMUNITY. WITH LIMITED FUNDING, WE CAN PROVIDE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HOTEL/MOTEL PLACEMENT WHEN THE SHELTERS ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE SAME FUND CAN ALSO BE USED, IF POSSIBLE, TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN ESTABLISHING THEMSELVES IN PERMANENT HOUSING, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF 1 1/2 MONTHS' RENT, THE LATTER APPROACH CLEARLY LEADS TO A MUCH BETTER OUTCOME FOR THE CLIENT AND IS HOW WE STRIVE TO USE THE FUNDS. MIDDLESEX COUNTY HOUSING FIRST CAPITAL FUND COMING HOME RECEIVES AND REVIEWS APPLICATIONS FROM AFFORDABLE HOME-BUILDERS FOR FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY'S HOUSING FIRST CAPITAL FUND (HFCF), A MILLION DOLLARS OF ANNUAL FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS. WE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNTY ON THE MERITS OF THE APPLICATION, SIMILAR TO AN UNDERWRITER REVIEWING AN APPLICATION FOR TRADITIONAL FINANCING. COMING HOME COMPREHENSIVELY REVIEWS THE APPLICATION AS TO COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND FULFILLMENT OF THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS IN THE COUNTY. THE PROJECT MUST PROVIDE FOR SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT AND BE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND AMENITIES. FOR THIS WORK, WE RECEIVE 5% OF THE AMOUNT AWARDED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: GOVERNING BODY REVIEW THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COMPLIANCE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 10 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. THE MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OCCUR EVERY MONTH AND ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTIONS ARE PRESENTED AT THE REGULAR MEETINGS FOR APPROVAL. ADDITIONALLY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY IS SET AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VOTES ON THE NEW RATE TO BE ESTABLISHED CONSIDERING FACTORS SUCH AS INFLATION, PERFORMANCE, AND COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON REVIEW OF THER PUBLIC 990'S. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST AND ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZAITONS WEBSITE. CHM Development Limited Liability Compan 75 Bayard Street new brunswick NJ 08901 352494490 Development NJ 0 0 CHM BCUW-Madeline CHM I LLC 6 Forest Avenue Suite 210 Paramus NJ 07652 300941137 Housing NJ NA Grants, Rent -15490 142207 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false BCUW-Madeline CHM I LLC 1L 5000 Cash Received