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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,021,431
Total expenses
$3,139,922
Contributions and grants received
$2,451,794
Grants paid
$749,170
Program service revenue
$330,000
Investment income
$239,637
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$14,284,405
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,240,802
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,043,603
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,096,674
Management and general expenses
$392,785
Fundraising expenses
$650,463
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,096,674

Program services were 66.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,156,008

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $210,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,085,786

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICE FEE

    total $330,000 · related or exempt $330,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $278,270 · excluded $278,270

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $537,042

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

    securities $575,675

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$38,633

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$38,633 · excluded -$38,633

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $152,499

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

    $1,156,008

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $152,499

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $749,170 · program services $749,170

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $592,725 · program services $470,674 · management and general $96,792 · fundraising $25,259

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $669,440 · program services $433,521 · fundraising $235,919

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $36,510 · program services $24,270 · management and general $2,068 · fundraising $10,172

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $59,689 · program services $41,407 · management and general $4,376 · fundraising $13,906

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $96,989 · program services $69,250 · management and general $7,371 · fundraising $20,368

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $157,959 · program services $47,150 · management and general $110,809

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $24,131 · management and general $24,131

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $352,108 · program services $140,209 · management and general $76,451 · fundraising $135,448

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,817 · program services $8,335 · management and general $1,031 · fundraising $2,451

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,044 · program services $4,316 · management and general $459 · fundraising $1,269

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,962 · program services $49,993 · management and general $1,495 · fundraising $9,474

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,380 · program services $6,801 · management and general $3,676 · fundraising $7,903

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,230 · management and general $14,230

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,964 · management and general $8,964

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE

    total $164,848 · fundraising $164,848

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $51,578 · program services $1,299 · management and general $37,935 · fundraising $12,344

  • 24c · Other expenses: SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $39,430 · program services $28,153 · management and general $2,997 · fundraising $8,280

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM COSTS

    total $11,906 · program services $11,906

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,042 · program services $10,220 · fundraising $2,822

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,644 · end of year $96,026

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $93,155 · end of year $7,669,200

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $469,655 · end of year $482,717

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $90,601 · end of year $70,324

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

    $392,721

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

    $392,721

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,981,774 · end of year $5,539,708

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $400,000 · end of year $426,430

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $135,119 · end of year $293,628

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $7,046,075

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $167,485 · end of year $626,099

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $275,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,969,725 · end of year $5,617,173

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $773,500 · end of year $426,430

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO HELP NEW YORKERSESPECIALLY THOSE IN LOW-INCOME AREASCOME TOGETHER AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO HELP NEW YORKERS COME TOGETHER AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.

  • SEE SCHEDULE OCITIZENSNYC IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT INVESTS IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES, BRINGS NEW YORKERS TOGETHER, AND GIVES THEM THE RESOURCES AND POWER TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE ACROSS ALL FIVE BOROUGHS.FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO IMPROVE NEW YORK CITY. OUR ORIGIN STORY IS ROOTED IN THE SPIRIT OF BUILDING UNITY ACROSS RACIAL, CLASS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD DIVIDES. WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1975 DURING THE FISCAL CRISIS, WHICH WAS A TIME WHEN MANY CITY SERVICES WERE SHUT DOWN. OUR CO-FOUNDERS PUT OUT CALLS FOR NEW YORKERS TO SIGN UP TO HELP PATROL THE STREETS AND CLEAN UP THE BLOCKS. WE HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORTING COMMUNITY LEADERS STEPPING UP AND STANDING ON THE FRONT LINES OF CHANGE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF GRANT PROGRAMS, CONVENINGS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE IMPACT. TODAY, OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND CITY-WIDE IMPACT CONTINUES WITH THE INITIATIVES WE SUPPORT LED BY AND BENEFITING DIVERSE NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY LEADERS EFFECTING CHANGE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES.COMMUNITY LEADERS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OFTEN FACE BARRIERS IN GETTING THE FUNDING, RESOURCES, AND VISIBILITY THEY NEED TO BRING TANGIBLE CHANGE TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUT THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS INTO ACTION. CITIZENSNYC ADDRESSES THIS CHALLENGE BY CONNECTING GRASSROOTS LEADERS WITH THE PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND PLATFORMS THEY NEED TO CREATE THE IMPACT THEY ENVISION FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS PROGRAM AND SUPPORT, THESE LEADERS ARE ABLE TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND SUSTAIN COMMUNITY-CENTERED INITIATIVES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR WORK IS INTENTIONALLY GRANTEE-LED, INITIATED, IMPLEMENTED, AND SUSTAINED, AND WE PRIORITIZE NEW YORKERS WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC). AMONG 2022 GRANTEE PARTNERS, 78% IDENTIFY AS BIPOC, 68% IDENTIFY AS WOMEN OR NON-BINARY, 21% IDENTIFY AS BEING LATINX, HISPANIC, OR SPANISH, AND 70% ARE IN COMMUNITIES WHOSE MEMBERS ARE STRUGGLING WITH ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, SAFE COMMUNITY SPACES, HEALTHY FOODS, GREEN SPACES, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. WE MAKE INVISIBLE LEADERS VISIBLE. WE CONNECT GRASSROOTS LEADERS WITH THE PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND PLATFORM THEY NEED TO CREATE THE CHANGE THEY ENVISION FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH CITIZENSNYC SUPPORT, THESE LEADERS ARE ABLE TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND SUSTAIN COMMUNITY-CENTERED INITIATIVES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. CITIZENSNYC RECOGNIZES THE VALUE IN SMALL-SCALE PROJECTS, BOTH FOR WHAT THEY BRING TO THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE, AND IN THE WAY THEY INTRODUCE NEW YORKERS MANY FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEY, PERSONALLY, CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. CITIZENSNYC DRIVES COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACROSS NYC THROUGH A HOLISTIC MODEL OF SUPPORT THAT INCLUDES: FUNDING: EACH YEAR WE MAKE MORE THAN 300 MICROGRANTS TO NEW YORKERS WHO ARE IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH TWO PROGRAMS - OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS GRANTS PROGRAM SUPPORT GRASSROOTS PROJECTS WITH GRANTS OF UP TO $3,000, AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANTS PROGRAM SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH GRANTS OF UP TO $5,000. CONVENING: WE BRING TOGETHER OUR GRANTEE PARTNERS TO FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORT, AND BUILD COLLABORATIONS THAT EXPAND IMPACT. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES A QUARTERLY SERIES OF NETWORK CONVENINGS HELD IN PERSON IN EACH OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS. CONNECTING: WE RAISE VISIBILITY OF COMMUNITY VOICES AND CONNECT OUR GRANTEE PARTNERS WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND NONPROFIT PEERS WHO CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THE GOALS OF OUR NETWORK OF LEADERS.OUR PROGRAMS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NYC COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUPPORT FOR BOTH NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS: COMMUNITY LEADERS GRANT PROGRAMCITIZENSNYC AWARDS MICRO-GRANTS OF UP TO $3,000 TO COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY RESIDENT-LED GROUPS TO IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE, STRENGTHEN LOCAL LEADERSHIP, AND SCALE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. GRASSROOTS LEADERS KNOW AND HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND MAKE CHANGE TO BOOST CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD WEALTH, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. IN 2022, WE SUPPORTED 328 UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS ACROSS 119 NYC NEIGHBORHOODS. NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAMWE SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE "DOING WELL BY DOING GOOD" IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BY MAKING ANNUAL GRANT AWARDS OF UP TO $5,000. THESE AWARDS PROVIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVES THAT BUSINESSES UNDERTAKE TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2020, THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM HAS MADE MORE THAN $1M IN GRANTS TO OVER 200 SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE CITY.ACCOMPLISHMENTS & ACHIEVEMENTS:IN 2022, OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTED 328 UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS ACROSS 119 NYC NEIGHBORHOODS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS.SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2020, THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM HAS MADE MORE THAN $1M IN GRANTS TO OVER 200 SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE CITY.

    Expenses $2,096,674 · Grants $749,170 · Revenue $330,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • CHRIS RUGGERI

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS C ISRAEL

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOEL PRESS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAY STARK

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JANET L BURAK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VICTORIA CHU PAO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUSAN R CULLMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HENRY P DAVISON II

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENELLE DECOTEAU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAUL DEUTCH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PETER DUCHIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FRANCES FITZGERALD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • W ROBERT FRIEDMAN JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CYNTHIA HOCHMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LUCAS JOYNT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVEN J WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERIC WU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RAHSAAN HARRIS

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $316,626
    From this org
    $293,461
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,165
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $293,461
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,739
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,426
    Filer's total
    $316,626

  • TRICIA TAYLOR

    SVP OPERATIONS & FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $135,532
    From this org
    $130,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,222
    Hours/week
    40

  • MICHAEL HICKEY

    COO

    Total calculated
    $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. 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 · 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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
12 July 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431949349300513

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