2025-04-23T10:53:28-05:00 2024-09-30 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS-16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2023-10-01 510171818 CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC CITI 2129890909 30 EAST 125TH STREET 189 NEW YORK NY 10035 JOEL PRESS TREASURER 2129890909 2025-04-23 1 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2126618640 2025-04-17 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOEL PRESS 30 EAST 125TH STREET 189 NEW YORK NY 10035 3673604 0 X WWW.CITIZENSNYC.ORG X 1975 NY TO HELP NEW YORKERS COME TOGETHER AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 14 14 15 230 0 0 2451794 1745058 330000 382500 239637 752097 0 0 3021431 2879655 749170 532800 0 0 1455353 1588206 0 0 645345 935399 805091 3139922 2926097 -118491 -46442 14284405 8471794 8240802 1836880 6043603 6634914 X TO HELP NEW YORKERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN LOW-INCOME AREAS, COME TOGETHER AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 0 0 1776859 532800 382500 CITIZENSNYC 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 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. AMONG 2024 GRANTEE PARTNERS, 66% IDENTIFY AS WOMEN, 77% IDENTIFY AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PERSONS OF COLOR, 24% IDENTIFY AS BEING LATINX, HISPANIC, OR SPANISH, AND 52% ARE FIRST- OR SECOND-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS. 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 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, AND FIVE COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS FOR $10,000 EACH.- 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 PROGRAM:CITIZENSNYC 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 2024, WE SUPPORTED 256 UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS ACROSS 100 NYC NEIGHBORHOODS.- NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM:WE 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. IN 2024, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTED 108 SMALL BUSINESSES WITH COMMUNITY PROJECTS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS.- COLLABORATIVE IMPACT GRANT:FOR LEADERS READY TO EXPAND THEIR REACH, THIS GRANT, PILOTED IN 2024, PROVIDED $50,000 SPREAD THROUGH FIVE GRANTS - ONE IN EACH BOROUGH - TO COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS INVOLVING MULTIPLE GRANTEE PARTNERS BY ENCOURAGING CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPSSUCH AS ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH COMBINED EFFORTS OF SMALL BUSINESSES, GRASSROOTS GROUPS, AND NONPROFITSTHIS GRANT HELPS TACKLE COMPLEX ISSUES HOLISTICALLY AND PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE, COLLECTIVE SOLUTIONS. THIS PROGRAM WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WILL BE EXPANDED IN 2025.ACCOMPLISHMENTS & ACHIEVEMENTS:- IN 2024, OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTED 256 UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS ACROSS 100 NYC NEIGHBORHOODS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS.- IN 2024, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTED 108 SMALL BUSINESSES WITH COMMUNITY PROJECTS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS. 1776859 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X MICHAEL HICKEY 2129890909 30 EAST 125TH STREET 189 NEW YORK NY 10035 CHRIS RUGGERI CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS C ISRAEL VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOEL PRESS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY STARK SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANET L BURAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA CHU PAO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY P DAVISON II DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENELLE DECOTEAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL DEUTCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER DUCHIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCES FITZGERALD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 W ROBERT FRIEDMAN JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON KING HOGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN J WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN R CULLMAN DIRECTOR (LEFT 9/23) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA HOCHMAN DIRECTOR (LEFT 10/23) 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS JOYNT DIRECTOR (LEFT 10/23) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC WU DIRECTOR (LEFT 2/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE SHAPIRO CEO (SINCE 5/24) 40.00 X 0 0 0 RAHSAAN HARRIS CEO (LEFT 8/23) 40.00 X 336916 0 16319 CAROLYN BERNAL SVP OPERATIONS & FINANCE 40.00 X 111163 0 25010 MICHAEL HICKEY COO 40.00 X 206919 0 42225 NICK HAYNES VP OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 166163 0 24525 JOSE DOBLES VP OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 104342 0 9545 925503 0 117624 5 0 1 0 ROSE GROUP PARK AVENUE 583 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10065 EVENT VENUE 221495 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN 60 E 42ND ST SUITE 5100 NEW YORK NY 10165 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 134096 2 711948 131000 902110 1745058 CONTRACT SERVICE FEE 900099 382500 382500 382500 367810 367810 911920 527633 384287 384287 384287 266316 711948 266316 0 2879655 382500 0 752097 532800 532800 909596 641895 78546 189155 514695 327438 22178 165079 59727 39799 3157 16771 104188 70847 7293 26048 312 312 192169 32034 128101 32034 60000 60000 26177 26177 209424 43340 89430 76654 1535 1535 14240 368 13228 644 4471 3040 313 1118 51521 35034 3607 12880 27740 18046 2226 7468 36762 36762 13600 13600 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 94365 94365 SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS 41082 27936 2465 10681 OTHER 26621 14205 12416 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 2747 2747 2325 2293 32 2926097 1776859 503893 645345 96026 28027 7669200 623129 482717 530077 70324 82273 392721 392721 0 0 5539708 6673288 426430 535000 14284405 8471794 293628 229888 7046075 597502 626099 550675 275000 458815 8240802 1836880 X 5617173 5999914 426430 635000 6043603 6634914 14284405 8471794 X -46442 529183 108570 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3057170 2608209 3091257 2451794 1745058 12953488 3057170 2608209 3091257 2451794 1745058 12953488 1053751 11899737 124496 105468 374864 278270 367810 1250908 9729 9729 14214125 778982 0.83720 0.86120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 60000 60000 1716859 1776859 238843 59711 0 0 263935 257857 254834 238843 1015469 1523204 587 60000 60000 60000 180587 65984 64464 63709 59711 253868 380802 143456 143456 0 249265 249265 0 0 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST 535000 535000 LINE OF CREDIT 458815 458815 X 3491231 529183 108570 637753 2853478 26177 26177 2879655 2899920 0 2899920 26177 26177 2926097 PART X, LINE 2: CITIZENS COMMITTEE DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR PERIODS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF INTEREST IN CRUT 108,570. 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WE MEET WITH EVERY GRANTEE TO DISCUSS THEIR PROJECT, INCLUDING BUDGET. 2. WE PERFORM SITE VISITS. 3. WE COLLECT FINAL REPORTS, INCLUDING RECEIPTS AND INVOICES. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RAHSAAN HARRIS CEO (LEFT 8/23) 336916 0 0 0 0 0 11365 0 4954 0 353235 0 0 0 MICHAEL HICKEY COO 206919 0 0 0 0 0 25617 0 16608 0 249144 0 0 0 NICK HAYNES VP OF DEVELOPMENT 166163 0 0 0 0 0 16616 0 7909 0 190688 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 HIGHLY COMPENSATED AND KEY EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD AS PART OF THE ANNUAL OPERATION BUDGET. THE BOARD IS PROVIDED WITH STAFF SALARY RANGE INFORMATION FROM A STUDY OF OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK CITY. THE CEO SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. EACH YEAR, THE BOARD MEETS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE CEO, BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY OF COMPARABLE SALARIES AND A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST 108,570.