2024-07-12T08:16:56-05:00 2023-09-30 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2022-10-01 510171818 CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC CITI 2129890909 30 EAST 125TH STREET 189 NEW YORK NY 10035 JOEL PRESS TREASURER 2129890909 2024-07-12 1 JOEL PRESS 999009999 0 MARQUS WHITE P00053187 2122682804 2024-07-12 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOEL PRESS 30 EAST 125TH STREET 189 NEW YORK NY 10035 3749605 0 X WWW.CITIZENSNYC.ORG X 1975 NY TO HELP NEW YORKERS COME TOGETHER AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 18 18 16 120 0 0 3162242 2451794 0 330000 505231 239637 35039 0 3702512 3021431 990299 749170 0 0 1311415 1455353 0 0 650463 874635 935399 3176349 3139922 526163 -118491 6045829 14284405 302604 8240802 5743225 6043603 X TO HELP NEW YORKERSESPECIALLY THOSE IN LOW-INCOME AREASCOME TOGETHER AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 0 0 2096674 749170 330000 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. 2096674 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 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 SUSAN R CULLMAN 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 CYNTHIA HOCHMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS JOYNT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN J WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC WU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAHSAAN HARRIS CEO 40.00 X 293461 0 23165 TRICIA TAYLOR SVP OPERATIONS & FINANCE 40.00 X 130310 0 5222 MICHAEL HICKEY COO 40.00 X 0 0 0 423771 0 28387 2 0 1 0 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN 60 E 42ND ST SUITE 5100 NEW YORK NY 10165 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 134749 1 1156008 210000 1085786 2451794 CONTRACT SERVICE FEE 330000 330000 330000 278270 278270 537042 575675 -38633 -38633 -38633 152499 1156008 152499 0 3021431 330000 0 239637 X 749170 749170 592725 470674 96792 25259 669440 433521 235919 36510 24270 2068 10172 59689 41407 4376 13906 96989 69250 7371 20368 157959 47150 110809 24131 24131 352108 140209 76451 135448 11817 8335 1031 2451 6044 4316 459 1269 60962 49993 1495 9474 18380 6801 3676 7903 14230 14230 8964 8964 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 164848 164848 OTHER 51578 1299 37935 12344 SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS 39430 28153 2997 8280 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 11906 11906 13042 10220 2822 3139922 2096674 392785 650463 10644 96026 93155 7669200 469655 482717 90601 70324 392721 392721 0 0 4981774 5539708 400000 426430 6045829 14284405 135119 293628 7046075 167485 626099 0 275000 302604 8240802 X 4969725 5617173 773500 426430 5743225 6043603 6045829 14284405 X -118491 392439 26430 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2899242 3057170 2608209 3091257 2451794 14107672 2899242 3057170 2608209 3091257 2451794 14107672 1078860 13028812 127510 124496 105468 374864 278270 1010608 510 9729 10239 15128519 686690 0.86120 0.88090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 60000 60000 2036674 2096674 254834 63709 0 0 284090 263935 257857 254834 1060716 1591074 2948 587 60000 60000 123535 71023 65984 64464 63709 265180 397770 143456 143456 0 249265 249265 0 0 LINE OF CREDIT 275000 275000 X 3419457 392439 3288 26430 422157 2997300 24131 24131 3021431 3119079 3288 3288 3115791 24131 24131 3139922 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, 2020 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF INTEREST IN CRUT NY GALA 837074 755528 81546 81546 COCKTAIL 471433 400480 70953 70953 1308507 1156008 152499 152499 152499 0 1 BITTEN HEART GROUP LLC 441 EAST 9TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10009 473440260 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM HUMOR LEADERSHIP CONSULTING 767 BROADWAY 2277 NEW YORK NY 10003 464434300 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM HING TAI INC 30 MULBERRY ST NEW YORK NY 10013 201090822 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM ALADDIN LIGHTING INC 146 EAST BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10002 841995932 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM TNB LLC 22 CHATHAM SQUARE 1ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10038 471223512 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM KING JADE GARDEN INC 171 HESTER STREET BROOKLYN NY 10013 833975602 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM BROOKLYN PACKERS LLC 224 MARCUS GARVEY BLVD BROOKLYN NY 11221 812563811 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM GLO STUDIO INC 133 NORFOLK STREET NEW YORK NY 10002 464503827 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM BLUESTOCKINGS COOPERATIVE 116 SUFFOLK STREET NEW YORK NY 10002 852071998 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM ACUPUNCTURE ASSOCIATES PC 200 E 15TH STREET OFC A NEW YORK NY 10003 810637562 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM BRUNO DESTREZ DOUBLE BASS BASS REPAIRS 72 BARROW STREET 5D NEW YORK NY 10014 023689247 5000 0 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE MONITORED IN THREE WAYS: 1. 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 293461 0 0 0 0 0 11739 0 11426 0 316626 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 IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 140,209. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 76,451. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 135,448. TOTAL EXPENSES 352,108. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST 26,430.