Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by BETTER COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,396,695
- Total expenses
- $2,629,174
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,106,497
- Grants paid
- $587,700
- Program service revenue
- $185,665
- Investment income
- $93,960
- Other revenue
- $10,573
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,525,914
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,007,423
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $518,491
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,245,599
- Management and general expenses
- $383,575
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,245,599
Program services were 85.4% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,456,618
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$649,879
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2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME
total $165,140 · related or exempt $165,140
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2b · Program service revenue: FEE REVENUE
total $20,525 · related or exempt $20,525
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $105,443
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $11,483
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $93,960
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $93,960 · related or exempt $93,960
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $10,573 · related or exempt $10,573
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11e · Other revenue, total
$10,573
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $587,700 · program services $587,700
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $401,814 · program services $301,360 · management and general $100,454
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $398,545 · program services $279,232 · management and general $119,313
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $12,235 · program services $8,557 · management and general $3,678
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $55,617 · program services $33,936 · management and general $21,681
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $75,860 · program services $60,080 · management and general $15,780
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11g · Fees: other
total $162,630 · program services $84,844 · management and general $77,786
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13 · Office expenses
total $70,503 · program services $56,970 · management and general $13,533
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16 · Occupancy
total $30,146 · program services $26,227 · management and general $3,919
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17 · Travel
total $28,810 · program services $18,825 · management and general $9,985
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20 · Interest
total $19,361 · program services $18,381 · management and general $980
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $64,853 · program services $64,853
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23 · Insurance
total $37,327 · program services $34,754 · management and general $2,573
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24a · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE
total $353,036 · program services $353,036 · management and general $0
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24b · Other expenses: CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE
total $290,666 · program services $290,666 · management and general $0
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $22,270 · program services $14,060 · management and general $8,210
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24d · Other expenses: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
total $17,801 · program services $12,118 · management and general $5,683
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $379,435 · end of year $447,877
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $288,512 · end of year $501,317
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $322,789 · end of year $51,967
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,000,668
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$590,287
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,482,450 · end of year $1,410,381
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $143,388 · end of year $114,372
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $221,799 · end of year $303,398
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $168,393 · end of year $265,795
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $15,529 · end of year $16,629
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,241,106 · end of year $1,231,950
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $49,632 · end of year $49,995
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $169,145 · end of year $139,656
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $550,970 · end of year $418,491
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $100,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THROUGH LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND PARTNERSHIPS, DEVELOP AND DELIVER RESOURCES TO CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS THROUGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES.
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BETTER COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS, INC. OPERATES A COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING STABILIZATION AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM FOCUSED ON IMPROVING LIVABILITY AND PRESERVING PROPERTY VALUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ASSISTANCE TO 6 HOUSEHOLDS, SUPPORTED 9 HOMEBUYERS WITH DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, COMPLETED 26 OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING REHABILITATION AND EMERGENCY REPAIR PROJECTS, AND REHABILITATED 4 VACANT RENTAL PROPERTIES
Expenses $2,245,599 · Grants $587,700 · Revenue $290,198
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Charles KilbourneCHARLES KILBOURNE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael SkrebutanusMICHAEL SKREBUTANUS
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mary Beth LabateMARY BETH LABATE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Deb GirouxDEB GIROUX
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mary D'Alessandro-GilmoreMARY D'ALESSANDRO-GILMORE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jaclyn FaloticoJACLYN FALOTICO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark LittleMARK LITTLE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John BuhrmasterJOHN BUHRMASTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tom CareyTOM CAREY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Raymond GillenRAYMOND GILLEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John HowardJOHN HOWARD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael SaccocioMICHAEL SACCOCIO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Camille SasinowskiCAMILLE SASINOWSKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Deryck SinghDERYCK SINGH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shane BargySHANE BARGY
BOARD MEMBER (CEO 11/23-7/24)
- Total calculated
- $86,442
- From this org
- $86,442
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Shawn JahnSHAWN JAHN
CFO
- Total calculated
- $125,881
- From this org
- $102,554
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,327
- Hours/week
- 40
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Matthew NelsonMATTHEW NELSON
CEO (9/24 FORWARD)
- Total calculated
- $82,596
- From this org
- $44,712
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,884
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tracy ConleyTRACY CONLEY
COO
- Total calculated
- $55,385
- From this org
- $55,385
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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BCNI HOLDING COMPANY I LLC
TO HOLD CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF BCNI. · NY · income $54,912 · assets $1,169,182
Directly controlled by BETTER COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 29 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601199349300415
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