Maine · Nonprofit
Homeworthy
Homeworthy (Maine) receives grants from 77 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,757,838 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,712,446). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.3M
- Funders on record
- 77
- Grants received
- $8.8M
- Net assets
- $3.5M
What Homeworthy does
Mission
Knox county homeless coalition (kchc) was founded in 2013 as the result of a grassroots community effort to re-imagine how homeless services are delivered in midcoast maine. Our innovative approach is focused on removing barriers and filling gaps with a trauma-informed, strengths based model that accompanies adults, youth, and whole families to greater health and well-being as thriving members of our society. In addition to providing direct services, we are also addressing the root causes of homelessness in midcoast maine, including lack of affordable housing and transportation, and the cycle of poverty and homelessness caused by multigenerational poverty. There is no single answer to homelessness-every situation is unique and requires a personalized solution. With the skilled and dedicated attention of our professional team, we support our clients not only in finding housing opportunities but also identifying goals that will create a sustainable path to a more hopeful and independent
As stated on its FY2020 Form 990.
Programs
Case Management - Our professional client care team assists homeless individuals and families as they transition from crisis and uncertainty to stability and hope. Every person who enters our program is unique, and so each plan for care and support is tailored to evaluate and address their most urgent needs on an economic, physical, emotional/psychological and vocational level. Our thorough intake process begins with a psychosocial assessment that cuts to the heart of the causes of homelessness. Building on a relationship of trust and compassion, we help our clients set goals and connect to the support they need to meet them. This could mean simply some help with finding another job after loss of one, or as complex as navigating paperwork to qualify for social security/services; connections to health services; support with addiction recovery; or legal issues related to domestic violence. Our dedicated case managers use a combination of compassion and creativity to find ways to empower clients to meet their goals, including finding housing, but also maintaining stability in the long term. Identifying strengths and building confidence is an essential part of the process of helping…
$1,874,826 spent$638,514 earned by the program50% of program spendingFamily Shelter - The Hospitality House is a short term family shelter designed to provide families a place to call home until they can secure permanent housing. Located in a renovated Rockport farmhouse, Hospitality House can accommodate up to 22 individuals at a time, half of whom are often children. We offer a caring, safe environment, balanced with structured programming that keeps clients accountable while supporting the family in moving to independent living. A Case Manager and Housing Navigator support the process of finding housing and moving forward on goals while encouraging peer support.
$944,612 spent$52,621 earned by the program25% of program spendingYouth Programming - Our low barrier youth programming offers tangible support and opportunities for hundreds of youth per year, both at our drop in center and through community outreach, to change the trajectory of their lives. More than half of the youth we currently serve have experienced 4+ adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as a parent with mental health or substance use issues, domestic violence, or an incarcerated parent putting them at a higher risk for negative outcomes in adulthood. The Landing Place is our comprehensive youth program, which provides resources for highly resilient but often marginalized youth who are at high risk for becoming homeless. In cooperation with local schools, we are working to mitigate the impact of multi-generational patterns of adversity caused by poverty, lack of education, ill health, and sometimes even violence and neglect. Our low-barrier drop-in center has continuedd to provide easy access for youth to free food, supplies, and a warm welcome. Youth can connect with trauma-informed adults who provide non-judgmental support with relationships, sexual health, school issues, and other needs. The drop-in center offers enrichment…
$838,325 spent$162,102 earned by the program22% of program spendingHousing - In 2025, Our Talbot Avenue affordable housing project will yield 10 units of affordable housing. It continues to move forward in partnership with Midcoast Habitat for Humanity and Maine State Housing. The project will be a balanced small footprint housing community in Rockland, with opportunities for both rental and home ownership. Collaboration with MaineHousing, Midcoast Habitat for Humanity and the state prison building-trades program brings our housing construction costs in at a third to half of commercial costs.Our Transitional Living Program offers a pathway to housing stability for emancipated minors and young adults. This residential supportive programming is co-located with our youth services. In addition to transitional age housing, we also operate 2 units of housing in Rockland to support adults who are at risk of housing and need a stable living environment to get back on their feet.
$115,915 spent$25,160 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,773,678.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $1.0M to $2.0M (+95%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 12% · 2018 8% · 2019 7% · 2020 23% · 2021 17% · 2022 16% · 2023 40% · 2024 18%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
83% of Homeworthy’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Molly Feeney
Executive Director
Board chair
Leslie Eaton
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 14 funders to 37 funders, grant income rose $395k → $1.2M.
12 of 77 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 45% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Homeworthy’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 77 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Homeworthy has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
45% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Homeworthy.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 58% · 2018 36% · 2019 31% · 2020 20% · 2021 30% · 2022 21% · 2023 22% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
51% of Homeworthy's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
Homeworthy draws 62% of its grant income from funders outside Maine, across 19 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Homeworthy has grown faster than three-quarters of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like Homeworthy
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maine
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Homeworthy?
- Homeworthy (Maine) receives grants from 77 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,757,838 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,712,446). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Homeworthy have?
- IRS filings report 77 organizations giving $8,757,838 in grants to Homeworthy, 47 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Homeworthy?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $1,712,446 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Homeworthy find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maine. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 77 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing