Columbus House

Organization Overview

Columbus House is located in New Haven, CT. The organization was established in 1985. According to its NTEE Classification (L41) the organization is classified as: Homeless Shelters, under the broad grouping of Housing & Shelter and related organizations. As of 06/2021, Columbus House employed 250 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Columbus House is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Columbus House generated $16.5m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 6.3% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $16.1m during the year ending 06/2021. While expenses have increased by 6.7% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2015, Columbus House has awarded 29 individual grants totaling $1,648,880. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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TO SERVE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, BY PROVIDING SHELTER AND BY FOSTERING THEIR PERSONAL GROWTH AND INDEPENDENCE.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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SHELTER AND SERVICESCOLUMBUS 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 75 MEN. IN ADDITION, IN COLLABORATION WITH CONGREGATIONS IN THE FAITH COMMUNITY, SHELTER IS PROVIDED FOR 12 PEOPLE IN SOCIAL HALLS OF THESE CONGREGATIONS FOR 5 MONTHS DURING THE WINTER SEASON. COLUMBUS HOUSE ALSO PROVIDES SEASONAL WARMING CENTERS IN HAMDEN AND MIDDLETOWN, PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR UP TO 65 PEOPLE DURING THE COLDEST WINTER MONTHS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SHELTER WAS SEVERLY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. COLUMBUS HOUSE SERVED SHELTER CLIENTS IN HOTELS TO MAINTAIN SAFE DISTANCING AND MITIGATE VIRAL SPREAD AMONG STAFF AND CLIENT POPULATIONS. 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.


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 BEHAVORIAL 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.


HOUSING SERVICES - IN 2021, COLUMBUS HOUSE HOUSED 450 PEOPLE IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, RAPID REHOUSING, SHARED HOUSING OR INDEPENDENT LIVING. CLOSE TO 400 OF THOSE HOUSED RECEIVED SUPPORT SERVICES FROM COLUMBUS HOUSE STAFF WHILE HOUSED. 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 SHALLOW SUBSIDIES WITH A LIGHT TOUGH 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 HAS 17 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 ACQUISITON, THESE BUILDINGS COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS CHI PETERSON, REPRESENT 27 UNITS, WHICH WILL REMAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS COMMUNITY.


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.


SHELTER AND SERVICESCOLUMBUS 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 75 MEN. IN ADDITION, IN COLLABORATION WITH CONGREGATIONS IN THE FAITH COMMUNITY, SHELTER IS PROVIDED FOR 12 PEOPLE IN SOCIAL HALLS OF THESE CONGREGATIONS FOR 5 MONTHS DURING THE WINTER SEASON. COLUMBUS HOUSE ALSO PROVIDES SEASONAL WARMING CENTERS IN HAMDEN AND MIDDLETOWN, PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR UP TO 65 PEOPLE DURING THE COLDEST WINTER MONTHS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SHELTER WAS SEVERLY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. COLUMBUS HOUSE SERVED SHELTER CLIENTS IN HOTELS TO MAINTAIN SAFE DISTANCING AND MITIGATE VIRAL SPREAD AMONG STAFF AND CLIENT POPULATIONS. 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.


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 BEHAVORIAL 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.


HOUSING SERVICES - IN 2021, COLUMBUS HOUSE HOUSED 450 PEOPLE IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, RAPID REHOUSING, SHARED HOUSING OR INDEPENDENT LIVING. CLOSE TO 400 OF THOSE HOUSED RECEIVED SUPPORT SERVICES FROM COLUMBUS HOUSE STAFF WHILE HOUSED. 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 SHALLOW SUBSIDIES WITH A LIGHT TOUGH 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 HAS 17 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 ACQUISITON, THESE BUILDINGS COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS CHI PETERSON, REPRESENT 27 UNITS, WHICH WILL REMAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS COMMUNITY.


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.


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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$37,686
Related organizations$0
Government grants $13,696,429
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$1,439,275
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $20,045
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$15,173,390
Total Program Service Revenue$777,310
Investment income $1,164
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $106,486
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $16,470,970

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Columbus House has awarded $496,830 in support to 8 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

THE CONNECTION INC

PURPOSE: PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES FOR YOUTH.

$79,355

THE CONNECTION INC

PURPOSE: PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES FOR YOUTH.

$79,355

WOMEN & FAMILIES CENTER

Org PageRecipient Profile

Meriden, CT

PURPOSE: PROVIDES THE YOUTH NAVIGATOR

$70,991

WOMEN & FAMILIES CENTER

Org PageRecipient Profile

Meriden, CT

PURPOSE: PROVIDES THE YOUTH NAVIGATOR

$70,991

CT VETERANS LEGAL CENTER

Org PageRecipient Profile

West Haven, CT

PURPOSE: PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO VETERAN FAMILIES.

$64,319

CT VETERANS LEGAL CENTER

Org PageRecipient Profile

West Haven, CT

PURPOSE: PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO VETERAN FAMILIES.

$64,319
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 41 grants that Columbus House has recieved totaling $1,288,092.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
United Way Of Greater New Haven Inc

New Haven, CT

PURPOSE: HOMELESS SHELTER ASSISTANCE

$864,527
Garden Homes Fund

Stamford, CT

PURPOSE: DONATION

$60,000
Maximilian E & Marion O Hoffman Foundation Inc

West Hartford, CT

PURPOSE: GENERAL

$30,000
Smart Family Foundation Of New York

New Rochelle, NY

PURPOSE: SHELTER AND SERVICES FOR HOMELESS ADULTS IN THE WINTER MONTHS

$25,000
Bank Of America Charitable Foundation Inc

Charlotte, NC

PURPOSE: OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

$25,000
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc

New York, NY

PURPOSE: COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR COLUMBUS HOUSE'S VETERANS

$25,000
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Peer Organizations

Organization NameAssets
Project Hospitality Inc
Staten Island, NY
$41,568,587
Father Bills & Mainspring Inc
Brockton, MA
$43,214,858
Urban Pathways Inc
New York, NY
$33,252,102
Turning Point Inc
Newburyport, MA
$31,886,468
Aguila Inc
Bronx, NY
$18,809,046
Ali Forney Center
New York, NY
$19,818,161
Jericho Project
New York, NY
$17,611,803
Middlesex Human Service Agency Inc
Waltham, MA
$16,335,649
Columbus House
New Haven, CT
$16,470,970
Rosies Place Inc
Boston, MA
$18,742,725
Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc
Boston, MA
$14,388,519
Lifting Up Westchester Inc
White Plains, NY
$11,870,807

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