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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,282,488
Total expenses
$2,248,347
Contributions and grants received
$762,068
Grants paid
$250
Program service revenue
$1,519,242
Investment income
$978
Other revenue
$200
Total assets, end of year
$891,288
Total liabilities, end of year
$320,577
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$570,711
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,769,663
Management and general expenses
$478,684
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,769,663

Program services were 78.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $45,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $294,171

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $422,897

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WESTCHESTER POWER

    total $1,281,146 · related or exempt $1,281,146

  • 2b · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY SOLAR

    total $83,697 · related or exempt $83,697

  • 2c · Program service revenue: GRID REWARDS

    total $77,168 · related or exempt $77,168

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ZERO WASTE

    total $76,220 · related or exempt $76,220

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ENERGYSMART HOMES

    total $1,011 · related or exempt $1,011

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $978 · excluded $978

  • 11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $200 · excluded $200

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $200

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $250 · program services $250

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $208,418 · program services $140,195 · management and general $68,223

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,144,069 · program services $937,338 · management and general $206,731

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,912 · program services $11,130 · management and general $2,782

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $80,019 · program services $68,472 · management and general $11,547

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $99,076 · program services $79,261 · management and general $19,815

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $42,760 · program services $34,208 · management and general $8,552

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $166,367 · program services $133,094 · management and general $33,273

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,992 · program services $8,794 · management and general $2,198

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $32,688 · program services $28,279 · management and general $4,409

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $174,121 · program services $134,706 · management and general $39,415

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $113,712 · program services $90,720 · management and general $22,992

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $38,000 · management and general $38,000

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,004 · program services $19,004

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,275 · program services $6,275

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,239 · program services $4,191 · management and general $1,048

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,156 · management and general $14,156

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER DIRECT EXPENSES

    total $38,755 · program services $35,303 · management and general $3,452

  • 24b · Other expenses: OUTREACH EXPENSES

    total $30,081 · program services $30,081

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $10,453 · program services $8,362 · management and general $2,091

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $290,123 · end of year $186,452

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $171,236 · end of year $121,503

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $362,523 · end of year $568,790

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,382 · end of year $4,004

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $90,282

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $79,743

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,192 · end of year $10,539

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $234,427 · end of year $238,868

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $75,459 · end of year $81,709

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $536,570 · end of year $570,711

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS THAT EMPOWERS MUNICIPAL LEADERS, ENGAGED CITIZENS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER'S PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE HEALTHY, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS, ADMINISTERS AND FACILITATES PROGRAMS THAT HELP FURTHER THE TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE, THAT ENABLE MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES TO MEET THEIR OWN SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE GOALS, THAT FOSTER CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY AND THAT MOVE THE COUNTY FORWARD IN MEETING NY STATE'S CLIMATE ACTION AND LEADERSHIP PROTECTION ACT (CLCPA) GOALS. SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER'S PROGRAMS ARE BUILT ON THE PILLARS OF COMMUNITY, COLLECTIVE, COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION.

  • WESTCHESTER POWER: THE FOUNDATION OF A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE IS BUILT ON THE STRENGTH OF COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS. WESTCHESTER POWER IS SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM IN THIS REGARD. THIS COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAM IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN NEW YORK STATE AND SERVES AS THE STATE MODEL. THIS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES 26 MUNICIPALITIES AND OVER 125,000 RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. IN 2024, THE WESTCHESTER POWER PROGRAM MITIGATED OVER 327 THOUSAND METRIC TONS OF CO2 COUNTYWIDE.

    Expenses $920,740 · Revenue $1,281,146

  • COMMUNITY SOLAR REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO OPT-IN AND BENEFIT FROM SOLAR ENERGY WHILE SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. COMMUNITY SOLAR OFFERS ALL RESIDENTS, INCLUDING RENTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE UP A MINIMUM OF 5% OF THE ELECTRICITY THAT THEIR SHARE PRODUCES EACH MONTH ON THEIR ELECTRICITY BILLS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR PANEL INSTALLATION ON THEIR HOMES OR PROPERTIES. LAYERING COMMUNITY SOLAR IN ADDITION TO THE WESTCHESTER POWER PROGRAM DOUBLES THE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

    Expenses $158,202 · Revenue $83,697

  • ENERGYSMART HOMES PROVIDES ACCESS TO ENERGY EFFICIENT CLEAN HEATING AND COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, ENABLING RESIDENTS TO ELIMINATE FOSSIL-FUEL BURNING SYSTEMS, WHILE SAVING MONEY AND ENERGY AS WELL AS INCREASING THE HEALTH AND COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES.

    Expenses $156,295 · Revenue $1,011

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: COMMERCIAL BUILDING DECARBONIZATION AND ZERO WASTE (RECYCLE RIGHT).OUR BUILDING DECARB TEAM, CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES ARE PARTNERING WITH BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND GOVERNMENT TO BUILD A CLIMATE-PROOF FUTURE USING CLEAN HEATING AND COOLING TECHNOLOGIES. GOALS: BY 2040: ACHIEVE 100% ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRICITY | BY 2050: REDUCE EMISSIONS AT LEAST 85% BELOW 1990 LEVELS.THE RECYCLE RIGHT! APP SERVES AS SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER'S PREMIER SOLUTION FOR COST REDUCTION AND ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL AS A RESIDENTIAL ONE-STOP RECYCLING PLATFORM DUE TO ITS EASE OF USE, CONVENIENCE, AND EFFICIENT RECYCLING INFORMATION.WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY DEF TO TRANSITION OUR RECYCLE RIGHT USERS TO RECYCLE COACH A NEWLY LAUNCHED FREE MOBILE APP THAT MAKES RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE INFORMATION MORE ACCESSIBLE TO COUNTY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

    Expenses $534,426 · Grants $250 · Revenue $153,388

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Noam Bramson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $201,302
    From this org
    $162,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,551
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,751
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,269
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,282
    Filer's total
    $201,302
  • Sara Goddard

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jim Kuster

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $7,115
    From this org
    $7,115
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Warren Lucas

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jason Baker

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mohit Chandra

    DIRECTOR THRU 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Chang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anilla Cherian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bridget Gibbons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shawyn Patterson-Howard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ken Jenkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sara Kaye

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Kaplan-Macey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Su-Fern Tan

    DIRECTOR THRU 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan Grangenois-Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • June Wallach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dane Warren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Watson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vennela Yadhati

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Welsh

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $124,371
    From this org
    $121,541
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,830
    Hours/week
    40
  • Leo Wiegnam

    SOLAR PROGRAMS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $117,873
    From this org
    $108,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,411
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533179349309563

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