What Depaul USA does

Depaul USA is a national nonprofit homeless services organization (EIN: 35-2338110) that operates approximately 30 programs across 12 U.S. cities, providing an integrated portfolio of emergency services, day resource centers, transitional and permanent supportive housing, affordable housing, rapid rehousing, and health clinics. Founded in 2009 with its first program (Depaul House) in Philadelphia, the organization serves four primary populations: homeless adults, homeless and housing-insecure college students, unaccompanied homeless youth ages 18-24, and women returning to society after incarceration. In 2025 it served 7,690 unique clients, delivered 150,860 overnight stays, served 167,259 meals, and housed 380 unique individuals.

The service portfolio is anchored by the Dax Program, established in 2015 in partnership with DePaul University, which provides housing and wraparound support services to housing-insecure college students at partner universities including DePaul University, St. John's University, City Colleges of Chicago, USC, LA Trade Tech, and Southwest College. Permanent supportive housing is delivered through named programs such as Strobel House (90 units, Nashville), Old First House (35 units, Philadelphia, opened spring 2025), Project Plus/Plus II (St. Louis), Coming Home and Journey Home (New Orleans), and St. Lazare House (homeless youth, St. Louis). Day resource centers operate in Macon (Daybreak), Little Rock (Jericho Way), Los Angeles (Casa Milagrosa), and Pine Bluff (Opportunity House). Specialized services include medical respite at the Sheridan Center in Macon (opened September 2024) and a Wellness Program in New Orleans.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Depaul USA generates revenue exclusively through donations and grants, charging no fees to clients. Revenue streams include individual donations (one-time, monthly, quarterly, annual), corporate and foundation grants, Donor-Advised Fund grants, stock donations, Qualified Charitable Distributions, employer matching gifts, and legacy/estate giving. The organization holds two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Immaculate Cleaning Services, LLC (a commercial cleaning social enterprise employing program graduates) and Depaul Realty, LLC (a 12-unit St. Louis apartment building). Depaul USA operates as the U.S. affiliate of Depaul International Group, an international Vincentian homelessness services organization founded in 1989, and is governed by a Board of Directors currently led by Interim CEO Sandra Guillory.

Name

Depaul USA

Legal name

Depaul USA Inc

Website

https://depaulusa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Depaul USA is a national nonprofit operating 30 homeless services programs across 12 U.S. cities. It delivers day resource centers, supportive housing, and the Dax Program for housing-insecure college students, funded entirely through donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless and Social Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

Keywords

• Homeless services
• Supportive housing
• Emergency shelter
• Day resource centers
• Social services nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Depaul USA accepts one-time, monthly, quarterly, and annual donations from individual donors through its website and Network for Good platform.
2. Corporate and Foundation Grants: The organization receives support from corporate foundations, private foundations, and charitable organizations listed as partners.
3. Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Grants: Donors can recommend grants from their Donor-Advised Funds to Depaul USA (EIN: 35-2338110).
4. Stock Donations: Depaul USA accepts donations of appreciated securities which may offer tax advantages to donors.
5. Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs): Individuals aged 70½ or older can make tax-free gifts directly from their IRA to Depaul USA.
6. Matching Gifts: Many companies match charitable contributions made by employees to Depaul USA.
7. Legacy Giving: Donors can include Depaul USA in their will or estate planning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Depaul USA delivers free, direct homeless services through approximately 30 programs across 12 U.S. cities, including emergency day resource centers, transitional and permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, the Dax Program for housing-insecure college students, health clinics, and re-entry housing for women returning from incarceration. All programs are funded by donations and grants and provided at no cost to clients.

Product overview

Depaul USA is a national homeless services nonprofit organization offering an integrated portfolio of housing and support programs across 12 U.S. cities with approximately 27-30 programs. The core offerings include: (1) Day Resource Centers providing emergency services such as meals, showers, laundry, and case management at Jericho Way (Little Rock), Daybreak (Macon), Casa Milagrosa (Los Angeles), and Opportunity House (Pine Bluff); (2) The Dax Program providing supportive housing and comprehensive services (counseling, tutoring, career development) for homeless college students across Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Denver; (3) Permanent Supportive Housing including St. Lazare House, Project Plus/Plus II, St. Raymond's House, Coming Home, Journey Home, and Strobel House; (4) Temporary/Rapid Rehousing including RRCHI, Depaul House, Rapid Rehousing programs, and ROOTS; (5) Social enterprises including Immaculate Cleaning Services and Wear Thrift Store providing employment opportunities. Additional specialized services include medical respite (Sheridan Center), wellness programs, and refugee housing support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dax Program: Collegiate supportive housing program that assists homeless and housing insecure college students, established in 2015 in partnership with DePaul University

Products and services

• Dax Program Supportive housing and comprehensive services for homeless and housing-insecure college students across Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Denver. Services include counseling, tutoring, transportation assistance, career development, book stipends, physical and mental health support, and budgeting workshops.
• Jericho Way Day Resource Center Day resource center in Little Rock, AR providing housing placement, breakfast and lunch, clothing closet, identification assistance, and health services to an average of 150 homeless visitors daily. The only day resource center in Central Arkansas.
• Daybreak Resource Center Day resource center in Macon, GA providing housing placement, meals, laundry, showers, free health clinic, and computer access to an average of 100 homeless visitors daily.
• Casa Milagrosa Day resource center near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles providing case management, breakfast, laundry, showers, medical referrals, and art therapy to up to 140 homeless men and women daily. Operated in partnership with Daughters of Charity.
• Opportunity House (Pine Bluff) Day center and overnight shelter in Pine Bluff, AR providing refuge, nutritious meals, hygiene services, case management, and connections to public benefits, employment, and healthcare.
• Rapid Re-housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals (RRCHI) Rapid rehousing program in New Orleans that moves chronically homeless individuals from the streets into their own apartments and provides supportive services for up to 24 months before transitioning to independence. 99% housing retention rate.
• Coming Home Permanent supportive housing program in New Orleans that quickly connects clients to long-term housing without preconditions, serving individuals who lived on streets, in shelters, or abandoned buildings for over a year.
• Journey Home 20-house permanent supportive housing program in New Orleans where each home is furnished and participants meet regularly with case managers to maintain housing and support services.
• St. Lazare House Congregate permanent supportive housing program in St. Louis serving 15 youth ages 18-24 who are chronically homeless with mental health issues. Only permanent supportive housing program for unaccompanied homeless youth in St. Louis city.
• Project Plus / Project Plus II Permanent supportive scattered-site housing programs in St. Louis for individuals with major mental illness. Participants are housed in one-bedroom apartments throughout St. Louis with rent paid by Depaul USA.
• St. Michael's House Temporary supportive housing program in St. Louis for homeless or housing-insecure refugees, created in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Depaul House Transitional recovery home for homeless men with substance abuse disorders in Philadelphia. Adopted a recovery focus in 2022. Residents receive housing, meals, case management, recovery support, and employment assistance.
• St. Raymond's House Supportive housing for 27 men and women with chronic medical conditions and housing instability in Philadelphia, with an on-site medical clinic one day per week staffed by Drexel University College of Medicine students.
• Old First House Permanent supportive housing in Philadelphia's Old City providing 35 new units for chronically homeless individuals with disabilities.
• Strobel House 90-unit long-term supportive housing apartment complex in Nashville for single adults who have experienced homelessness, providing holistic case management, peer support, and life skills workshops.
• Leavenworth Attainable Housing Long-term supportive housing program in Leavenworth, Kansas providing housing to low-income and homeless individuals and families.
• ROOTS (Re-entry, Opportunity, Overcoming, Transformation, Success) Interim housing and supportive services program in Greenwood, MS for women returning to society after incarceration at MDOC, providing housing, case management, food stipends, financial and life skills workshops, clothing assistance, and employment aid.
• Sheridan Center Medical respite and 16 units of apartments in Macon, GA providing mental and physical healthcare, dental services, and 12 beds for recovery after hospital discharge for those without a home to return to.
• Macon Affordable Housing Affordable housing portfolio in Macon with four houses in Pleasant Hill area containing eight living spaces where residents pay 30% of adjusted monthly income in rent.
• Wellness Program Wellness program in New Orleans offering art therapy, meditation, yoga, mindfulness group, and music therapy four days a week, promoting trauma-informed healing and community building for current and formerly unhoused individuals.
• Jericho Way Health Center Health clinic at Jericho Way in Little Rock serving the homeless population as part of the Jericho Way collaboration.
• Wear Thrift Store Social enterprise thrift store in downtown Macon, GA providing 'thrift with a twist' since 2015, supporting transformational services at Daybreak Resource Center.
• Immaculate Cleaning Services, LLC For-profit commercial cleaning franchise operated by Depaul USA offering employment opportunities to Depaul House residents and graduates in Philadelphia.
• Chicago Dax Program Residences (Holy Rosary, Cecilia House, Holy Innocents) Three Dax Program residences in Chicago providing stable housing and support services to DePaul University and City Colleges of Chicago students.
• NYC Dax Program Residences (Dalny House, 25 House, Rosary Hall) Dax Program residences in New York City (Dalny House, 25 House, Rosary Hall) providing housing and support services to homeless or housing-insecure college students.
• LA Dax Program Dax Program in Los Angeles with a six-bed house providing supportive services and housing to students from USC, LA Trade Tech, and Southwest College.
• St. Joseph's House Dax Program Safe and stable housing program in Philadelphia for homeless college students, partnering with multiple universities to provide supportive wrap-around services.
• Depaul Realty, LLC 12-unit apartment building in St. Louis providing safe and secure housing to low-income individuals; also houses the Project Plus/Plus II program office.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,690 unique clients served in 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• DePaul UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to establish the Dax Program in 2015 to address college homelessness. DePaul University refers students to the program and provides institutional support.
• St. John's UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Dax Program in New York City providing housing and support services to homeless and housing insecure students.
• City Colleges of ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Dax Program in Chicago providing housing and support services to students from City Colleges of Chicago.
• Daughters of CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormed partnership with Daughters of Charity to operate Casa Milagrosa day resource center in Los Angeles and develop programs in that region.
• United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New JerseymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor nonprofit partner providing support and funding for homeless services programs.
• United Way of South East ArkansasmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupport and generosity that allows Pine Bluff's Opportunity House to succeed.
• United Way & Community Foundation of Central GeorgiamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner providing support for Macon programs including Daybreak Resource Center.
• Affordable Equity Partners, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Jennings IV and V housing projects providing 16 units of housing for seniors in St. Louis.
• LSU Health Sciences OT Dept.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Program partnership providing occupational therapy services and programming.
• Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical MedicinesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Program partnership providing public health expertise and student volunteers.
• Tulane UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing volunteers and programming for Wellness Program.
• Ursuline AcademysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Program partnership providing volunteers and services.
• Loyola School of Music TherapysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Program partnership providing music therapy services.
• Grace at the GreenlightsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Program partnership for New Orleans operations.
• Drexel University College of MedicinesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Raymond's House partnership - medical clinic staffed by students from Drexel University College of Medicine one day per week.
• NewOrg Management SystemsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner referenced in news article about nonprofit case management solutions.
• Institute of Global Homelessness HubsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnects researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to one another, to ideas, and to effective practice from around the world.
• National Alliance to End HomelessnesssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonpartisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: Catholic Charities USA is a national faith-based social services network providing housing, homeless services, and case management across all 50 U.S. states. Directly comparable to Depaul USA as a Catholic-affiliated nonprofit operating emergency shelter, transitional and permanent supportive housing, and supportive services in overlapping geographies.
• Salvation Army USA: The Salvation Army is a faith-based nonprofit operating emergency shelters, transitional housing, and supportive services for homeless and low-income populations across more than 7,000 U.S. service centers. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping shelter, housing, and food service programming to similar vulnerable populations.
• Volunteers of America: Volunteers of America is a national faith-affiliated nonprofit operating more than 300 human services programs across all 50 states, including supportive housing, veteran services, and behavioral health. Comparable to Depaul USA as a broad provider with overlapping homeless, housing, and youth service programming.

Direct peers

• Mercy Housing: Mercy Housing is a national nonprofit affordable housing organization developing and operating affordable and supportive housing across the U.S. Directly comparable to Depaul USA's permanent supportive housing portfolio (Strobel House, Old First House, Project Plus), with overlapping service populations and similar property management models.
• PATH (People Assisting the Homeless): PATH is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing interim housing, permanent supportive housing, and case management to homeless individuals. Directly comparable to Depaul USA's Casa Milagrosa and LA Dax operations, with similar housing-first philosophy and intensive supportive services model.
• Family Promise: Family Promise is a national nonprofit addressing family homelessness through shelter, prevention, and stabilization programs in 200+ U.S. affiliates. Directly comparable to Depaul USA's emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, and case management model, with similar volunteer-driven, community-based service delivery.

Others

• National Alliance to End Homelessness: The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan policy and advocacy organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the U.S. Already listed as a Depaul USA strategic partner; comparable as an ecosystem enabler operating in the same homelessness services policy environment.
• National Council of Churches / National Interfaith Hospitality Network: Interfaith networks coordinate volunteer-supported shelter and rapid rehousing programs across U.S. communities. Functionally adjacent to Depaul USA's faith-affiliated model and reliance on Vincentian volunteer base, though operating as a coordinating network rather than direct service provider.

Emerging players

• Community Solutions: Community Solutions runs the Built for Zero initiative, a national movement helping cities functionally end homelessness through data-driven case coordination. Comparable as a homelessness sector peer driving outcome measurement standards (housing retention, placement rates) that govern funding and reputational positioning for direct-service providers like Depaul USA.
• Praxis Housing Initiatives: Praxis Housing Initiatives is a New York City nonprofit providing permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, and supportive services to homeless individuals and people with mental health conditions. Comparable to Depaul USA's NYC Dax Program and St. Raymond's House in Philadelphia, with overlapping mental health and chronic homelessness focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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