Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP FUND INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,799,354
- Total expenses
- $5,470,345
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,426,100
- Grants paid
- $65,000
- Program service revenue
- $105,531
- Investment income
- $88,927
- Other revenue
- $178,796
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,680,800
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,144,481
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,536,319
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,312,409
- Management and general expenses
- $658,391
- Fundraising expenses
- $499,545
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,312,409
Program services were 78.8% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,426,100
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2a · Program service revenue: Program income
total $22,467 · related or exempt $22,467
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2b · Program service revenue: Rent
total $83,064 · excluded $83,064
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3 · Investment income
total $88,927 · excluded $88,927
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $178,796 · unrelated business $178,796
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $65,000 · program services $65,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $205,248 · program services $172,408 · management and general $12,315 · fundraising $20,525
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,306,104 · program services $2,777,128 · management and general $198,366 · fundraising $330,610
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $441,847 · program services $371,151 · management and general $26,511 · fundraising $44,185
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $323,744 · program services $271,945 · management and general $19,425 · fundraising $32,374
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $21,600 · management and general $21,600
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $91,896 · management and general $91,896
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $86,740 · program services $71,127 · management and general $6,072 · fundraising $9,541
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13 · Office expenses
total $96,615 · program services $65,698 · management and general $23,188 · fundraising $7,729
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $59,463 · program services $59,463
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16 · Occupancy
total $231,970 · program services $194,855 · management and general $13,919 · fundraising $23,196
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17 · Travel
total $217,907 · program services $183,042 · management and general $13,074 · fundraising $21,791
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,013 · management and general $4,013
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23 · Insurance
total $92,556 · management and general $92,556
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24a · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES AND OTHER FEES
total $129,700 · management and general $129,700
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24b · Other expenses: Printing and Publications
total $49,664 · program services $41,718 · management and general $2,980 · fundraising $4,966
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24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $33,608 · program services $28,231 · management and general $2,016 · fundraising $3,361
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24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES
total $12,670 · program services $10,643 · management and general $760 · fundraising $1,267
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,338,368 · end of year $2,526,705
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $149,375
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $12,001 · end of year $9,344
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,701 · end of year $4,704
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$125,224
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$123,837
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,512 · end of year $1,387
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $293,226 · end of year $989,285
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $222,383 · end of year $243,192
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $223,202 · end of year $901,289
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,807,501 · end of year $2,120,724
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $399,722 · end of year $415,595
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP FUND NYPIRG IS A NON-PARTISAN, NONPROFIT, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE PUBLIC VOICE IN CRITICAL PUBLIC POLICY DEBATES IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY, ENHANCE THE RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS AND VOTERS, AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN NEW YORK.
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ENVIRONMENT: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF POLICIES THAT HOLD POLLUTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE CREATING CLIMATE CRISIS, HALT FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND TAKE BOLD MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. IN ADDITION, RELEASED REPORTS AND ANALYSES DOCUMENTING THE COST OF CLIMATE MITIGATION IN NEW YORK. NYPIRG ALSO EDUCATED NEW YORKERS ABOUT DRINKING WATER THREATS, INCLUDING OFFERING A WEB-BASED SERVICE FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO IDENTIFY CONTAMINANTS FOUND IN WATER SOURCES ACROSS THE STATE, SOLID WASTE ISSUES IN NEW YORK STATE, INCLUDING RECYCLING AND PACKAGING POLICIES, AND EXPANDING MASS TRANSIT.
Expenses $3,515,295
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DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNMENT: NYPIRG HELPED TO REGISTER VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION, EDUCATED VOTERS AND WOULD BE VOTERS ABOUT POLICIES THAT MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR NEW YORKERS TO REGISTER AND CAST THEIR VOTE, MODERNIZE ITS VOTING SYSTEMS, AND BETTER MONITOR THE INFLUENCES OF INTEREST GROUPS IN STATE POLICYMAKING. IN ADDITION, OFFERED A WEB-BASED SERVICE FOR RESIDENTS TO LOOK UP AND GET INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. NYPIRG ALSO HOSTED THE DONALD K. ROSS FUTURE LEADERS PROGRAM, A CIVIC POLICY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN ALBANY FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.
Expenses $354,602 · Revenue $22,467
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CONSUMER RIGHTS: HELPING TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND TO OFFSET THEIR COSTS. FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, NYPIRG HAS OFFERED COUNSELING TO CONSUMERS WITH PERSONAL ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS, WHICH INCLUDE LANDLORD/TENANT ISSUES, THE PURCHASE OF SHODDY GOODS OR SERVICES, OR FALLING VICTIM TO DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES. THIS SERVICE IS FREE OF CHARGE AND IS NOT A LEGAL SERVICE. IN ADDITION, CONSUMERS CAN BAND TOGETHER TO BENEFIT FROM COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION FOR HOME HEATING PROCESS THROUGH NYPIRG.
Expenses $278,860
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HEALTH AND PATIENT SAFETY NYPIRG EDUCATED THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT HEALTHCARE POLICIES AND MEDICAL DEBT, INCLUDING HOSTING A SERIES OF STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON MEDICAL DEBT. HIGHER EDUCATION: NYPIRG IS WORKING TO HOLD THE LINE ON COLLEGE COSTS TO STUDENTS. NYPIRG DEVELOPED RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS DOCUMENTING THE NEED TO LIMIT THE INCREASES IN PUBLIC COLLEGE TUITION, EXPAND THE STATES TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND ENSURE THAT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY STUDENTS, INCLUDING CHILD CARE, ARE ADEQUALTELY SUPPORTED.
Expenses $163,652 · Grants $65,000
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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MARVIN SHELTON
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $128,189
- From this org
- $78,973
- From related orgs
- $7,063
- Other
- $42,153
- Hours/week
- 40 + 3 related
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BLAIR HORNER
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $127,223
- From this org
- $88,846
- From related orgs
- $12,829
- Other
- $25,548
- Hours/week
- 17 + 3 related
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Megan Ahearn
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $108,451
- From this org
- $54,858
- From related orgs
- $27,642
- Other
- $25,951
- Hours/week
- 40 + 3 related
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Farouk Abdallah
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $90,662
- From this org
- $7,440
- From related orgs
- $82,742
- Other
- $480
- Hours/week
- 40 + 3 related
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JAY HALFON
President
- Total calculated
- $25,873
- From this org
- $90
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,783
- Hours/week
- 1
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LISA HOWARD
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CHRISTOPHER MEYER
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CAMILLE RIVERA
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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NEYSA PRANGER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
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$65,000
Education Program
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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NY PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC
501(C)(4) · EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY · NY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202601969349300125
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