The Religious Coalition

What The Religious Coalition does

The Religious Coalition, operating as Beyond Shelter Frederick, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered at 27 Degrange St, Frederick, Maryland. Founded in 1981 by a coalition of local faith congregations responding to homelessness in Frederick County, the organization is the largest provider of shelter and homeless prevention services in the county. Its service portfolio centers on two emergency shelters — the Alan P. Linton, Jr. Emergency Shelter for adults and the Emergency Family Shelter — supplemented by homelessness prevention financial assistance (security deposits, eviction prevention, rental/utility/energy assistance) and healthcare financial assistance for prescriptions and emergency dental procedures delivered through partnerships with local pharmacies and dentists. Case managers work with clients to develop personal strategies addressing employment and housing stability barriers, with programming that continues after re-housing.

The organization's revenue model is donation-driven across multiple channels: individual online and recurring gifts, endowment and legacy planned gifts, corporate Business Partners, foundation grants, stock/securities donations, cryptocurrency giving, and employer matching gift programs. It maintains a GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency and operates exclusively within Frederick County, Maryland. Services are delivered free of charge to qualifying residents; the beneficiary segments are homeless individuals and families, at-risk households facing housing instability, and low-income residents needing prescription or dental support.

Operationally, the organization runs a community-led go-to-market with direct service delivery through its facilities and case management programs, supported by an awareness-raising presence on Facebook, Instagram, its website, news updates, and community events. The entity is governed by a board of directors, led by President Eliezer Valentin Castanon and Executive Director Nick Brown, and staffed by 11-50 employees, with no parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership disclosed.

Name

The Religious Coalition

Legal name

Beyond Shelter

Website

https://thereligiouscoalition.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Religious Coalition (operating as Beyond Shelter Frederick) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1981 that operates two emergency shelters and provides homelessness prevention and healthcare financial assistance to Frederick County, Maryland residents, funded through individual, corporate, and foundation donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homelessness and Social Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Housing Services (62422), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Emergency shelter services
• Homelessness prevention programs
• Nonprofit social services
• Healthcare financial assistance
• Case management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Frederick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization accepts online donations, recurring gifts, endowment gifts, and cryptocurrency donations from individual donors. These form the primary base of charitable contributions supporting operations.
2. Business Partners: Corporate partnerships through a Business Partners program where local businesses support the organization financially.
3. Foundation Support: Funding from charitable foundations to support shelter and homeless prevention programs.
4. Legacy and Planned Gifts: Endowment gifts and legacy gifts from donors as part of long-term planned giving programs.
5. Stock and Securities: Acceptance of stock and securities as charitable donations.
6. Matching Gifts: Corporate matching gift programs where employers match employee donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Religious Coalition, operating as Beyond Shelter Frederick, runs two emergency shelters (Alan P. Linton, Jr. Emergency Shelter for adults and the Emergency Family Shelter) and provides homelessness prevention financial assistance including security deposits, eviction prevention, and energy/utility assistance. The organization also delivers healthcare financial assistance for prescriptions and emergency dental procedures through partnerships with local pharmacies and dentists, and supplies case management to help clients address employment and housing security barriers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alan P. Linton, Jr. Emergency Shelter

Quantifiable outcome

• Case Managers provide tools and support to help clients create personal strategies to address employment and housing security barriers

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local PharmaciescoreOthersPartnerships with local pharmacies to provide healthcare financial assistance for prescriptions. Beyond Shelter helps qualifying clients afford necessary medications through these partnerships.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Family Promise: National nonprofit focused on preventing and ending family homelessness through shelter, prevention, and stabilization programs. Directly comparable in emergency family shelter and homelessness prevention focus, with a faith-congregation volunteer network similar to Beyond Shelter's model.
• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based network providing emergency shelter, housing assistance, and case management for vulnerable populations. Closely comparable in faith-driven origins, housing-and-prevention service mix, and reliance on community donations and parish partnerships.
• The Salvation Army: Faith-based nonprofit operating emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, and social assistance programs across the U.S. Directly comparable in mission (shelter + case management for people in poverty) and faith-rooted service model, though at significantly larger national scale.
• Volunteers of America: Faith-affiliated nonprofit operating emergency shelters, housing programs, and supportive services across the U.S. Comparable in service breadth (shelter, prevention, case management) and faith-based community roots, though at larger national scale.

Broad incumbents

• United Way: Large community-impact nonprofit that both funds and operates social services including housing stability programs. Comparable as a donor channel and sometimes as a direct service competitor, but with much broader portfolio beyond housing and homelessness.
• Goodwill Industries International: Large nonprofit providing workforce development and community services including housing-related programs for people experiencing poverty. Comparable in serving low-income populations and case management approach, but with a primary focus on employment rather than emergency shelter.

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity International: Nonprofit addressing housing insecurity through affordable housing and home repair; while focused on long-term housing rather than emergency shelter, it competes for the same donor base around housing-instability causes in many local markets including Frederick-adjacent regions.

Others

• National Alliance to End Homelessness: National advocacy and research organization focused on homelessness policy and funding. Not a direct service competitor but a sector-shaping peer that influences federal funding streams on which community shelters depend.
• National Low Income Housing Coalition: Advocacy organization focused on affordable housing policy and federal funding. Adjacent to Beyond Shelter's mission as a sector influencer on the homelessness-prevention funding environment.

Regional players

• Frederick County Department of Housing and Community Development: Local government agency administering homeless services, emergency assistance, and housing programs in Frederick County. Operates as both a peer (delivering comparable services) and a potential funding source for Beyond Shelter within the same geographic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/religiouscoalition
• Instagraminstagram.com/beyondshelterfrederick
• Xx.com/rcehn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/religious-coalition-for-emergency-human-needs-in-frederick-county

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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