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← OPENPLANS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by OPENPLANS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,928,373
Total expenses
$3,929,925
Contributions and grants received
$3,784,888
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$142,833
Other revenue
$652
Total assets, end of year
$4,451,218
Total liabilities, end of year
$142,855
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,308,363
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,443,356
Management and general expenses
$231,545
Fundraising expenses
$255,024
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,443,356

Program services were 87.6% 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

    $52,441

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,732,447

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $142,833 · excluded $142,833

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $52,441

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $652 · excluded $652

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $652

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $846,109 · program services $538,719 · management and general $157,804 · fundraising $149,586

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,822,112 · program services $1,795,244 · management and general $1,701 · fundraising $25,167

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $62,475 · program services $61,177 · management and general $638 · fundraising $660

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $366,934 · program services $366,634 · fundraising $300

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $231,737 · program services $204,097 · management and general $14,456 · fundraising $13,184

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,226 · program services $3,822 · management and general $2,404

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $28,800 · fundraising $28,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $365,519 · program services $328,732 · management and general $36,787

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,390 · program services $16,090 · management and general $239 · fundraising $61

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $52,845 · program services $42,338 · management and general $708 · fundraising $9,799

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,446 · program services $32,255 · management and general $85 · fundraising $106

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,050 · management and general $3,050

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,583 · program services $15,249 · management and general $774 · fundraising $560

  • 24a · Other expenses: FEES AND DUES

    total $40,365 · program services $27,668 · management and general $11,961 · fundraising $736

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $38,334 · program services $11,331 · management and general $938 · fundraising $26,065

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $685,101 · end of year $213,627

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,706,211 · end of year $4,062,821

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,109 · end of year $155,278

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,277 · end of year $13,261

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

    $22,886

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

    $16,655

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,281 · end of year $6,231

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $114,064 · end of year $142,855

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,301,582 · end of year $4,220,570

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,333 · end of year $87,793

Mission and programs · 2025

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. 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 COMMUNITIES;EMPOWER NEIGHBORHOODS TO VISION AND CREATE CHANGE ON THEIR STREETS;PROMOTE A PEOPLE-FIRST APPROACH TO CITIES THAT DISMANTLES CAR CULTURE;CREATE A CULTURE OF MOBILITY JUSTICE AND ABUNDANCE OF OPTIONS, TO ENSURE EVERY CITY RESIDENT HAS WHAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE;CELEBRATE PUBLIC SPACES AND THEIR STEWARDS;ADVANCE LEGISLATION THAT BUILDS A PEOPLE-CENTERED CITY;PARTNER 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.

  • OUR REPORT, HIT THE BRAKES: UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING VMT IN NYC OUR OPEN PLANS ADVOCACY TEAM RELEASED HIT THE BRAKES: UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING VMT IN NYC, A REPORT FOCUSED ON HOW NEW YORK CITY SHOULD TRACK AND, ULTIMATELY, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT). THE REPORT EXAMINED THE ROLE OF DRIVING IN SHAPING STREET SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH RELATED TO NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION, AND THE OVERALL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND OUTLINED THE NEED FOR CLEAR STRATEGIES TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY CAR TRIPS. BY GROUNDING THE CONVERSATION IN DATA AND ANALYSIS, HIT THE BRAKES PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR THINKING ABOUT VMT REDUCTION AS A MEASURABLE, ACHIEVABLE AND CRITICAL GOAL FOR THE CITY.ONE PROVEN TACTIC FOR REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IS TO ELIMINATE CUT-THROUGH TRAFFIC IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH A TACTIC CALLED LOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBORHOODS (LTNS). OPEN PLANS INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF LTNS TO NEW YORK CITY IN 2025, SHOWING HOW THESE SIMPLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE TOOLS AT TIMES ONLY REQUIRING MERELY FLIPPING THE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC OR USING DIVERTERS TO ALLOW ACCESS FOR WALKERS, BIKERS, AND BUS RIDERS CAN HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE LIVABILITY OF A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. TO DATE, OPEN PLANS HAS PRESENTED ON LTNS TO 12 COMMUNITY BOARDS, WITH MANY COMMUNITY BOARDS PASSING RESOLUTIONS ASKING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LTNS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE ALSO GETTING IN ON THE ACTION WITH THEIR LETTERS OF SUPPORT, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ALSO STUDYING LTNS. WE ALSO SUPPORTED OUTDOOR DINING THROUGH OUR WILDLY SUCCESSFUL CURBSIDE RESTAURANT WEEK WITH DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND ENCOURAGING DINERS TO ENJOY THEIR OUTDOOR DINING STRUCTURES. AS SUSPECTED, PARTICIPATION IN THE CITYWIDE OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM PLUMMETED THIS YEAR DUE TO THE SEASONALITY OF THE PROGRAM. OPEN PLANS CONTINUED ITS THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC ADVOCACY TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION TO FIX THE MISTAKES FROM LAST YEAR'S PERMANENT PROGRAM AND MAKE THE PROGRAM YEAR-ROUND. WE ALSO SUPPORTED OVER 30 SCHOOLS TO APPLY FOR (AND REAPPLY FOR) THE SCHOOL STREETS PROGRAM, BRINGING OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND SPACE FOR RECESS AND GYM CLASS TO THESE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE CITY. FURTHERMORE, WE CONTINUED HELPING NEW YORKERS UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY TO APPLY TO THEIR COMMUNITY BOARDS AND, ONCE ON THEIR BOARDS, WE SUPPORTED MEMBERS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO FEEL EMPOWERED, SUPPORTED AND SUCCESSFUL.STREETSBLOG, NEW YORK CITY'S PREMIERE TRANSPORTATION NEWS SOURCE, EXPERIENCED AN EXPLOSION IN GROWTH IN THE LAST YEAR AFTER HIRING OUR FIRST DEDICATED ENGAGEMENT EDITOR TO EXPAND OUR VIDEO AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTPUT. OUR COVERAGE SHAPED WHAT APPEARS IN THE MAINSTREAM PRESS MORE THAN EVER BEFORE AS OUR WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED ON THE DAILY SHOW, THE NEW YORKER, THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THIS AMERICAN LIFE. STREETSBLOG HAD A POWERFUL YEAR COVERING NEW YORK'S TRANSPORTATION AND LIVABLE STREETS LANDSCAPE, TRACKING THE POLICIES, POLITICS, AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS SHAPING HOW THE CITY'S STREETS ARE USED AND MANAGED. THE NEWSROOM CONTINUED TO DELIVER A MIX OF DAILY REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIVE WORK WHILE ALSO RECEIVING ACCOLADES FOR ITS JOURNALISM.COVERED THE ROLLOUT OF CONGESTION PRICING, INCLUDING EARLY IMPACTS ON NOISE, AIR QUALITY, AND VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, ALONG WITH PUBLIC RESPONSEPUBLISHED INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING ON "THE MOPED KING"EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF NYPD ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TARGETING E-BIKE RIDERSREPORTED ON CORRUPTION WITHIN THE ADAMS ADMINISTRATION TIED TO TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY DECISIONSCOVERED MAYORAL CANDIDATES' POSITIONS ON STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACE POLICYLAUNCHED STREETSBLOG EMPIRE STATE TO EXPAND COVERAGE OF ALBANY AND UPSTATE LIVABLE STREETS ISSUESTHE VIDEO TEAM, LED BY ENGAGEMENT EDITOR EMILY LIPSTEIN, RECEIVED A DEADLINE CLUB AWARDREPORTER SOPHIA LEBOWITZ AND EDITOR GERSH KUNTZMAN RECEIVED A SILURIANS AWARD FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO FAKE CHAPLAINSSTREETFILMSSTREETFILMS CELEBRATED ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, MARKING TWO DECADES OF BRINGING THE PROMISE OF SAFER, MORE PEOPLE-CENTERED STREETS TO LIFE THROUGH FILM. THE TEAM CONTINUED THAT TRADITION WITH NEW INTERNATIONAL STORIES, INCLUDING FILMS ON LONDON'S LOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBORHOODS (LTNS) AND PARIS'S SCHOOL STREETSCLEAR, COMPELLING EXAMPLES OF HOW CITIES CAN REDESIGN STREETS TO BETTER SERVE COMMUNITIES. THESE FILMS REFLECT STREETFILMS' ENDURING ABILITY TO CAPTURE HOW THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED PUBLIC SPACE CAN TRANSFORM A COMMUNITY.STREETFILMS CONTINUED CREATING CONTENT THAT IS VISUALLY INSPIRING WHILE STILL BEING EDUCATIONAL. FILMS THIS YEAR INCLUDED FOOTAGE FROM TRIPS TO PARIS, STOCKHOLM AND GHENT INCLUDING BEAUTIFUL AND INNOVATIVE SCHOOL STREETS DESIGNS. OTHER FILMS FOCUSED ON SUPPORT FOR DAYLIGHTING, CROSSTOWN BIKE LANES, NYC SCHOOL STREETS, OUTDOOR DINING AND A NUMBER OF FILMS SHOWCASING BEFORE AND AFTER FOOTAGE FROM OVER 20 YEARS OF FILMING NEW YORK CITY STREET TRANSFORMATIONS.

    Expenses $3,443,356

As filed on the 2025 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

  • RAUL LARIOS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • SEBASTIAN DELMONT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSEPH LIPMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUAN MARTINEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROSA CHANG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA ORMAN

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $255,210
    From this org
    $193,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,221
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,989
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,160
    Nontaxable benefits
    $54,061
    Filer's total
    $255,210

  • SARA LIND

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $230,741
    From this org
    $190,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,420
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,321
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,160
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,260
    Filer's total
    $230,741

  • ELIZABETH KEANE

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $146,149
    From this org
    $104,502
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,647
    Hours/week
    40

  • GERSH KUNTZMAN

    EDITOR IN CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $214,009
    From this org
    $170,316
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,693
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,316
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,874
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,819
    Filer's total
    $214,009

  • CLARENCE ECKERSON

    DIR OF VIDEO PRODUCTION

    Total calculated
    $120,990
    From this org
    $116,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,899
    Hours/week
    40

  • JACKSON CHABOT

    DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY & ORG

    Total calculated
    $144,623
    From this org
    $103,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,990
    Hours/week
    40

  • DAVID MEYER

    MANAGING EDITOR

    Total calculated
    $126,182
    From this org
    $102,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,549
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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
2025
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602519349300730

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