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← OPENPLANS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by OPENPLANS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$190,339
Total expenses
$2,000,962
Contributions and grants received
$236,478
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$55,739
Other revenue
$9,600
Total assets, end of year
$2,373,705
Total liabilities, end of year
$133,947
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,239,758
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,791,844
Management and general expenses
$151,353
Fundraising expenses
$57,765
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,791,844

Program services were 89.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $9,060

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $227,418

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,587 · excluded $2,587

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,033,410

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,091,736

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$58,326

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$58,326 · excluded -$58,326

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $9,060

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $9,600 · excluded $9,600

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,600

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $187,022 · program services $95,922 · management and general $72,398 · fundraising $18,702

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,118,298 · program services $1,093,843 · management and general $7,856 · fundraising $16,599

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $38,791 · program services $35,605 · management and general $2,194 · fundraising $992

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $113,887 · program services $112,892 · fundraising $995

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $108,485 · program services $99,576 · management and general $6,135 · fundraising $2,774

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,643 · program services $16,298 · management and general $926 · fundraising $419

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,589 · management and general $36,589

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $166,312 · program services $147,051 · management and general $14,211 · fundraising $5,050

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,905 · program services $3,563 · fundraising $11,342

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,061 · program services $2,061

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,615 · program services $17,331 · management and general $3,284

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,625 · program services $16,625

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,670 · management and general $2,670

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,113 · program services $7,479 · management and general $437 · fundraising $197

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $110,112 · program services $110,112

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEES AND DUES

    total $36,348 · program services $31,531 · management and general $4,122 · fundraising $695

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $2,486 · program services $1,955 · management and general $531

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,961,746 · end of year $2,364,060

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $75,000

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

    $17,985

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

    $8,340

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,189 · end of year $9,645

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,079,549

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $74,103 · end of year $133,947

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,900,381 · end of year $2,239,758

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OPEN PLANS' MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE NEW YORK CITY'S STREETS. OPEN PLANS USES GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND POLICY CHANGE TO INSPIRE STRUCTURAL REFORMS AND CULTURAL SHIFTS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.WE PROMOTE A PEOPLE-FIRST STREET CULTURE THAT PRIORITIZES COMMUNITY, SAFETY, JOY, MOBILITY AND EMPOWERMENT. WHAT WE DO BUILD PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, FROM POLICY TO PHYSICAL CHANGES, THAT SOLVE REAL ISSUES IN COMMUNITIESEMPOWER NEIGHBORHOODS TO VISION AND CREATE CHANGE ON THEIR STREETSPROMOTE A PEOPLE-FIRST APPROACH TO CITIES THAT DISMANTLES CAR CULTURECREATE A CULTURE OF MOBILITY JUSTICE AND ABUNDANCE OF OPTIONS, TO ENSURE EVERY CITY RESIDENT HAS WHAT THEY NEED TO THRIVECELEBRATE PUBLIC SPACES AND THEIR STEWARDSADVANCE LEGISLATION THAT BUILDS A PEOPLE-CENTERED CITYPARTNER WITH ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS ON CITY AND STATE LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS

Activities or mission (Part I)

OPEN PLANS' MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE NEW YORK CITY'S STREETS.

  • WE BEGAN 2022 WITH A NEW MAYOR, AND ERIC ADAMS IMMEDIATELY SET OUT TO INSPIRE ECONOMIC RECOVERY BY APPOINTING A "NEW NEW YORK" PANEL. OPEN PLANS WAS INVITED TO MEET WITH THE PANEL TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WHEN THE REPORT WAS RELEASED, OUR IMPACT WAS CLEAR. THE SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED SEVERAL ITEMS ON OPEN PLANS' OWN AGENDA, AND CLEARLY CENTERED LIVABILITY AS VITAL TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING. IT WAS GRATIFYING TO SEE OPEN PLANS' LEADERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED AND ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE CITY COMMIT TO LIVABLE STREETS IN ITS STRATEGIC PLANNING.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.OPEN PLANS ALSO LOOKED TOWARD THE FUTURE WITH A NEW FOCUS ON THE EXPERIENCE OF YOUNG NEW YORKERS. STREETSBLOG'S JESSE COBURN PUBLISHED A BOMBSHELL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, PROVING WITH DATA THAT STREETS NEAR SCHOOLS ARE FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE CITY AVERAGE. WHILE PARENTS AND KIDS ALREADY KNOW THIS THEY EXPERIENCE IT EVERY DAY THE PIECE GOT THE ATTENTION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WON JESSE A SILURIAN AWARD. STREETFILMS RELEASED AN IN-DEPTH FILM ON KIDS' EXPERIENCES GETTING TO SCHOOL. (PRODUCER CLARENCE ECKERSON, JR. ALSO WON A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM THE UN HONORING HIS WORK OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES!). UPTOWN, STREETOPIA UPPER WEST SIDE MADE A DIRECT IMPACT AT THREE SCHOOLS, SECURING DESPERATELY NEEDED CONTAINERIZED TRASH AT TWO BUILDINGS IN MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS AND HELPING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORGANIZE AND APPLY FOR DOT'S SCHOOL STREETS PROGRAM. ALL THIS ENERGY AROUND ADVOCATING FOR STUDENTS INSPIRED OPEN PLANS' ADVOCACY TO LAUNCH ITS OWN DEDICATED CAMPAIGN FOR SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL STREETS CITYWIDE.SCHOOLS WERE NOT THE ONLY NEW ARENA FOR OPEN PLANS. IN 2022, WE ALSO BEGAN TO FOCUS ON COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION THROUGH COMMUNITY BOARDS. SENSING THAT MANY NEW YORKERS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE BOARDS WERE OR HOW THEY IMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR ADVOCACY TEAM GOT TO WORK PROVIDING EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES. WE PUBLISHED A SET OF MODEL RESOLUTIONS FOR STREET SAFETY AND LIVABILITY; WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT COMMUNITY BOARDS ACROSS THE CITY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN USING THEM TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR DISTRICTS. THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS, WHICH GIVE NEW YORKERS THE TOOLS TO BECOME THEIR OWN ADVOCATES, HAVE LONG-LASTING RIPPLE EFFECTS IN COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $1,791,844

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MARK GORTON

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • CHRISTINE BERTHET

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • LIENA ZAGARE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • GABE KLEIN

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 9/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SEBASTIAN DELMONT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSEPH LIPMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JENNIFER WALKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LISA ORMAN

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $176,166
    From this org
    $150,394
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,772
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,394
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,772
    Filer's total
    $176,166
  • GERSH LAWRENCE KUNTZMAN

    EDITOR IN CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $160,430
    From this org
    $144,912
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,518
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,912
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,518
    Filer's total
    $160,430
  • SARA LIND

    DIRECTOR OF POLICY

    Total calculated
    $127,127
    From this org
    $126,529
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $598
    Hours/week
    50
  • CLARENCE ECKERSON JR

    DIRECTOR OF VIDEO PRODUCTION

    Total calculated
    $108,698
    From this org
    $107,807
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $891
    Hours/week
    50

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

None.

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
2022
Filed
21 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202322649349300617

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