2025-04-25T14:53:13-05:00 2024-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 29 SOUTH MAIN STREET 4TH FLOOR WEST HARTFORD CT 06107 990 2023-07-01 222511873 COLUMBUS HOUSE INC COLU 2034014400 586 ELLA T GRASSO BOULEVARD NEW HAVEN CT 06519 ROBIN JENKINS INTERIM CEO 2034014400 2025-04-23 1 0 MARY KAY CURTISS P01551484 8605614000 2025-04-23 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ROBIN JENKINS 586 ELLA T GRASSO BOULEVARD NEW HAVEN CT 06519 15347508 0 X WWW.COLUMBUSHOUSE.ORG X 1984 CT TO SERVE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, BY PROVIDING SHELTER AND BY FOSTERING THEIR PERSONAL GROWTH AND INDEPENDENCE. 14 14 255 1000 0 0 14060185 13589936 1324996 1318830 55726 81437 389290 345168 15830197 15335371 227309 485364 0 0 9984197 9696878 0 0 304451 5376083 5454607 15587589 15636849 242608 -301478 16143220 17410827 6504190 8076101 9639030 9334726 X COLUMBUS HOUSE SERVES PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT IMMINENT RISK BY PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING OUTREACH, SHELTER, AND HOUSING AND BY FOSTERING THEIR PERSONAL GROWTH AND INDEPENDENCE. WE ADVOCATE FOR AND CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO END HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 0 0 4024980 251817 457507 SHELTER AND SERVICES COLUMBUS HOUSE PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN NEW HAVEN, WALLINGFORD AND MIDDLETOWN. IN NEW HAVEN, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO 17 MEN IN RECOVERY AT RECOVERY HOUSE, WHILE AT THE MAIN SHELTER, 81 BEDS PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER TO SINGLE ADULTS. DURING WINTER MONTHS, A SEASONAL SHELTER IS PROVIDED TO 40 MEN. COLUMBUS HOUSE ALSO PROVIDES SEASONAL WARMING CENTERS IN HAMDEN AND MIDDLETOWN, PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR UP TO 35 PEOPLE DURING THE COLDEST WINTER MONTHS. ALSO IN NEW HAVEN, COLUMBUS HOUSE OPERATES A MEDICAL RESPITE PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL("YNHH"). PATIENTS ARE REFERRED TO THIS 12-BED PROGRAM FOR RECUPERATIVE MEDICAL CARE FOLLOWING IN- PATIENT HOSPITALIZATION. CLIENTS STAY FOR UP TO 30 DAYS. A YNHH NURSE IS ON-SITE FOR 20 HOURS PER WEEK, WITH ADDITIONAL NURSING SERVICES PROVIDED EVENINGS AND ON WEEKENDS. A COLUMBUS HOUSE CASE MANAGER WORKS WITH THESE CLIENTS TO SECURE HOUSING ONCE DISCHARGED FROM THE PROGRAM. 3365113 54890 180172 COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES - THROUGHOUT ALL PROGRAMS, COLUMBUS HOUSE PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP PEOPLE OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING. THESE INCLUDE HOUSING READINESS AND SEARCH SERVICES, REFERRAL TO MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND TO BENEFIT ENTITLEMENTS, TRAINING IN DAILY LIVING SKILLS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICES AS NEEDED. A REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM ASSISTS CLIENTS IN PAYING THEIR RENT AND BILLS SO THEY CAN MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING. STAFF ARE TRAINED IN BEST PRACTICES OF HOUSING FIRST, HARM REDUCTION, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, PERSON CENTERED PLANNING AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. A SAMHSA FUNDED PROGRAM, FUNDED FOR 5 YEARS, INCLUDES FIVE STAFF WITH A FOCUS ON STREET OUTREACH, REFERRALS TO TREATMENT AND HOUSING FOR YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS AND PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.VETERAN SPECIFIC SERVICES INCLUDE HARKNESS HOUSE, WHICH PROVIDES TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR VETERANS ALONG WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. IN ADDITION, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND BENEFITS SPECIALISTS FOR VETERANS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. THROUGH THESE AND OTHER PROGRAMS, COLUMBUS HOUSE SERVES MORE THAN 400 VETERANS ANNUALLY. THIS YEAR COMMUNITY SUPPORT INCLUDES A HUD FUNDED DEMONSTRATION PROJECT INTENDED TO SEEK OUT HOMELESS YOUTH AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SUPPORT SERVICES THEY NEED TO GET AND MAINTAIN HOUSING. 4276748 678703 HOUSING SERVICES - IN 2023, AND 2024 RESPECTIVELY, COLUMBUS HOUSE PROVIDES HOUSING SERVICES TO OVER 920 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, RAPID REHOUSING, SHARED HOUSING OR INDEPENDENT LIVING. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS PROVIDED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE, MOST OFTEN CHRONICALLY HOMELESS ADULTS AND FAMILIES, AND INCLUDES HOUSING SUBSIDIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AS LONG AS THE CLIENT NEEDS IT. RAPID REHOUSING INCLUDES SHORT TERM SUBSIDIES WITH A LIGHT TOUCH OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SHARED HOUSING ENABLES THOSE WITHOUT SUBSIDIES TO POOL THEIR RESOURCES TO SHARE AN APARTMENT, EACH HOLDING A LEASE WITH THE LANDLORD. CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT IN ALL HOUSING PROGRAMS IS FOCUSED ON HELPING PEOPLE REMAIN HOUSED BY ATTENDING TO THE TERMS OF THEIR LEASE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HELPING CLIENTS TO INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH REFERRALS TO MAINSTREAM SERVICES, REUNIFICATION WITH FAMILY, EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.COLUMBUS HOUSE IS ALSO A HOUSING DEVELOPER. COMPLETED IN 2015, VAL MACRI WAS THE FIRST DEVELOPMENT THE ORGANIZATION OWNS AND MANAGES. THIS SMALL COMPLEX HAS17 UNITS, HOUSING BOTH VERY LOW-INCOME SINGLE ADULTS AND CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE. IN 2020 RENOVATIONS ON SHEPHERD HOMES, A 32-UNIT BUILDING IN MIDDLETOWN, WERE COMPLETED. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS INTENDED FOR BOTH LOW AND VERY LOW INCOME AND CHRONICALLY HOMELESS ADULTS WITH A PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS. FINALLY, IN 2020, COLUMBUS HOUSE COMPLETED THE ACQUISITION OF FIVE PROPERTIES IN MIDDLETOWN FORMERLY OWNED BY THE NEHEMIAH CORPORATION. DUE TO THIS ACQUISITION, THESE BUILDINGS COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS CHI PETERSON, REPRESENT 27 UNITS, WHICH WILL REMAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS COMMUNITY. 1067210 178657 2448 OUTREACH PROGRAMS - IN MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS CT, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS WHO ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS, IN ENCAMPMENTS, IN ABANDONED BUILDINGS. COLUMBUS HOUSE STAFF PROVIDE STREET OUTREACH IN NEW HAVEN AND MIDDLETOWN TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO DO NOT OR CANNOT COME INTO THE SHELTERS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. THE GOAL IS TO HELP MOVE PEOPLE INTO HOUSING BY PROVIDING REGULAR ENGAGEMENT AND, ULTIMATELY, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES A TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM THAT OFFERS FREE RIDES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND IN NEED OF GETTING TO AND FROM MEDICAL OR TREATMENT RELATED APPOINTMENTS, ANYWHERE IN THE STATE. 1067210 178657 2448 12734051 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 233 0 255 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CT X ROBIN JENKINS 2034014400 586 ELLA T GRASSO BLVD NEW HAVEN CT 06519 MARGARET MIDDLETON CEO (THROUGH 03/2024) 40.00 X 142292 0 37647 LILLA BRYAN-HEMMINGS CFO 40.00 X 126825 0 22508 HEBE KUDISCH CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 111564 0 23778 CARL RODENHIZER CHIEF OF REAL ESTATE DEVEL 40.00 X 106918 0 26900 CATHLEEN MEADEN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 105220 0 22170 ROBIN JENKINS INTERIM CEO (AS OF 03/2024) 40.00 X 0 0 0 MATT CAMMAROTA CHAIRPERSON (THROUGH 12/2023) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN ZIEGELMAYER CHAIRPERSON (AS OF 12/2023) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON BATSON VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN STACHNIEWICZ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRIN DELLAVECCHIA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RABBI MICHAEL FARBMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN LEDBETTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LATOYA MCCREA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG BEHRMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY EPPLER-EPSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIANA COPEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN PATRICK DUFFY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA ANN LINDSTROM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUDY A ZIMMERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE BELTRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR KEITH CHURCHWELL BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 WESTON ULBRICH BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 10/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA WATKINS BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 05/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 592819 0 133003 5 0 1 0 0 56158 12360475 1173303 13589936 PROGRAM FEES 624200 1318830 1318830 1318830 8290 8290 73147 0 73147 73147 73147 0 56158 12137 -12137 -12137 OTHER REVENUE 900099 357305 357305 357305 15335371 1318830 0 426605 485364 485364 396629 137849 199198 59582 7008984 5670387 1248462 90135 93452 75661 16634 1157 1560831 1257207 280157 23467 636982 507806 116595 12581 15408 15408 124873 124873 638449 289920 289452 59077 312935 228166 73089 11680 749865 656499 81598 11768 125928 116292 8535 1101 50561 29600 17426 3535 53454 19702 27609 6143 486771 464021 21798 952 238485 185682 51324 1479 DIRECT HOUSING ASSISTAN 1994905 1994905 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 400791 372230 26184 2377 FOOD AND SUPPLIES 151244 151244 CLIENT SUPPORT 91516 91516 19422 5 19417 15636849 12734051 2598347 304451 1299173 2322404 15904 52443 1643587 1704288 419674 465225 153031 171095 18432233 6619980 11849637 11812253 560688 613908 201526 269211 16143220 17410827 1054089 1134020 486593 1813428 1488091 1624985 3475417 3503668 6504190 8076101 X 9003789 8855621 635241 479105 9639030 9334726 16143220 17410827 X -301478 -2826 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 12854257 15173390 14576979 14060185 13589936 70254747 12854257 15173390 14576979 14060185 13589936 70254747 70254747 3221 1164 605 5490 8290 18770 651515 412620 370201 418937 357305 2210578 72484095 5427021 0.96920 0.97090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 774837 774837 15035314 5035822 9999492 892851 531326 361525 196586 165133 31453 1532645 887699 644946 11812253 OTHER LIABILITIES 360381 CHFA ADVANCE 2885400 LEASE LIABILITIES 257887 3503668 ANNUAL MEETING 26510 26510 5516 604 CHOCOLATE TO THE RESCUE 21944 21944 2589 2485 1 7704 7704 943 56158 56158 9048 3089 12137 -12137 1 BH CARE PO BOX 1873 NEW HAVEN CT 06508 222598799 501 (C) (3) 45000 0 OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY CASE MANAGEMENT TO VULNERABLE HOMELESS ADULTS. UNITED WAY 370 JAMES ST 403 NEW HAVEN CT 06513 060646761 501 (C) (3) 60000 0 PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING CHALLENGES THE CONNECTION INC 100 ROSSCOMMON DR STE 203 MIDDLETOWN CT 06547 061886125 501 (C) (3) 10000 0 PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES FOR YOUTH. ST VINCENT DE PAUL 617 MAIN ST MIDDLETOWN CT 06457 061387081 501 (C) (3) 51657 0 PROVIDE STREET CANVASING, OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. CT VETERANS LEGAL CENTER 114 ORANGE AVENUE 2ND FLOOR WEST HAVEN CT 06516 270963659 501 (C) (3) 54890 0 PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO VETERAN FAMILIES. NEW OPPORTUNITIES INC 55 W MAIN STREET 3RD FLOOR MERIDEN CT 06451 066071847 501 (C) (3) 72000 0 PROVIDE HOMELESS TO HOUSING SERVICE ACTIVITIES UPON THIS ROCK MINISTRY 882-884 GRAND AVE NEW HAVEN NEW HAVEN CT 06511 208561681 501 (C) (3) 191817 0 TO ENSURE FAMILIES WILL HAVE A SAFE SPACE TO GO OUT OF THE ELEMENTS. 7 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION REQUESTS A BUDGET & MOU ANNUALLY. A MONTHLY INVOICE IS REQUESTED AND REVIEWED AGAINST THE BUDGET. SUBCONTRACTORS ARE PAID ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS PENDING ADVANCE PAYMENTS FROM THE FUNDER. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARGARET MIDDLETON CEO (THROUGH 03/2024) 142292 0 0 0 0 0 4313 0 33334 0 179939 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON ANY EMERGENCY MATTERS WHEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, IN THE GOOD FAITH EXERCISE OF ITS DISCRETION, DETERMINES THERE IS (1)(A) A RISK OF SERIOUS HARM, DAMAGE, OR INJURY TO ANY PERSON(S) OR TO THE CORPORATION'S PHYSICAL PLANT, FINANCES, OPERATIONS, OR REPUTATION THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION OR (B) A POTENTIAL MEANINGFUL FINANCIAL BENEFIT, GIFT OR ARRANGEMENT WILL BE LOST OR IMPAIRED IN THE ABSENCE OF IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION AND (2) A QUORUM OF THE BOARD COULD NOT BE CONVENED FOR A MEETING IN THE TIME AVAILABLE. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUT WHO ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE BOARD MEETING HAD A QUORUM BEEN OBTAINED MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUT MAY NOT VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DETAILED REVIEW OF FORM 990 IS CONDUCTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH A COMPLETE COPY PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY IS MONITORED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COLUMBUS HOUSE, INC. ANY BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER HAVING A DUALITY OF INTEREST OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY MATTER SHOULD NOT VOTE OR USE HIS/HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE ON THE MATTER, AND HE/SHE SHALL NOT BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE QUORUM FOR THE MEETING, EVEN WHERE PERMITTED BY LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A CEO SEARCH TEAM IN FY24 WHICH ASSISTED THE ORGANIZATION IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA. THIS INFORMATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DECISION AND DELIBERATION PROCESS WAS DOCUMENTED. ALL OTHER STAFF ARE COMPENSATED BASED ON APPROVED BUDGET. THIS PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE LAST OCCURRED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RECURING VARIANCE NEEDED TO GET BALANCE TO TIE -2,826. 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