2019-05-09T15:09:07-07:00 2018-06-30 134036703 SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS 307 5th Ave 15th Floor NEW YORK NY 100166517 990 2017-07-01 111950787 United Community Centers Inc UNIT 7186497979 613 New Lots Avenue Brooklyn NY 11207 Ana Aguirre Executive Dir. 2019-05-09 true Michael Schall P02024184 2122682800 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Ana Aguirre 613 New Lots Avenue Brooklyn NY 11207 2746954 false false X UCCENY.ORG X 1961 NY Our mission is to work together with residents of the East New York (ENY) neighborhood of Brooklyn of all ages and cultures to address our communitys challenges, celebrate its strengths, and provide services that improve lives. 6 6 57 100 0 2633030 2539652 127158 167383 1391 1575 14352 38344 2775931 2746954 122045 118481 0 1941239 2095717 0 119898 616362 579714 2679646 2793912 96285 -46958 3321793 3344715 143477 212939 3178316 3131776 United Community Centers (UCC) is a social justice driven community center that has been working with residents in the East New York (ENY) neighborhood of Brooklyn for over 60 years. Our mission is to work together with residents of all ages and cultures to address our communitys challenges, celebrate its strengths, and provide services that improve lives. We have organized and advocated for child care, environmental justice, reproductive justice, immigration, transportation, affordable housing, and food justice. false false 1516614 143225 Day Care Center: Year-round/full-day early childhood education program for 118 children 2-4 years old. 793690 118481 24158 Our current programs are: 1. Immigration assistance and ESOL classes 2. East New York Farms! an urban agriculture and food justice program that includes an intensive paid youth internship for 35 community youth3. Protecting the East, a community sexual health and HIV prevention program that provides a paid peer education internship opportunity for up to 12 youth annually. In addition, UCC is actively involved in coalitions to address local and city-wide issues such as the Campaign for Children, a campaign for salary parity in early childhood education, and the universal free school lunch initiative. On the community level we are on the steering committee of the Coalition for Community Advancement Progress for East New York/Cypress Hills, created in response to the rezoning of ENY and development of more than 5,000 housing units. 2310304 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 92 0 true 57 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X LaSalle Miller 7186497979 613 New Lots Ave Brooklyn NY 11207 Gemma Garcia President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Anita Faulding Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mel Grizer Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarita Daftary-Steel Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bernadette Francois Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kim Bylander Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Calesher Ellis Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Theodora Harbour-Ridley Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tiffany Green Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Golan Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Warren Ottey Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ana Aguirre Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 84859 0 16250 84859 16250 0 false false false 0 1981994 557658 2539652 Farmers market revenue 900099 24158 24158 Parent fees 900099 82475 82475 Private tuition 611600 60750 60750 167383 1575 1575 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 900099 38344 38344 38344 2746954 167383 39919 5975 5975 112506 112506 0 0 78865 39433 39432 0 1627929 1385919 189299 52711 5545 5545 256395 222517 28178 5700 126983 104102 16571 6310 0 0 0 0 0 0 124923 74553 49607 763 0 38452 31523 5018 1911 11418 9361 1490 567 0 0 15694 15409 285 0 29042 23477 1562 4003 0 0 54217 44447 7075 2695 37485 30730 4892 1863 Program expense 171519 171519 Repairs & maintenance 53832 44133 7024 2675 Office equipment 25501 20906 3327 1268 Miscellaneous 17631 7682 9949 0 2793912 2310304 363710 119898 1256392 1424651 0 428401 245916 0 0 0 0 0 17342 17342 1830842 197213 1597346 1633629 22312 23177 0 0 0 0 3321793 3344715 143477 173379 39560 143477 212939 X 2781755 2814278 396561 317498 3178316 3131776 3321793 3344715 -46958 418 X false true X true false X 1152908 1023494 806647 2633030 2539652 8155731 0 0 1152908 1023494 806647 2633030 2539652 8155731 156240 7999491 1203 1697 1390 1391 1575 7256 0 2839 500 14352 38344 56035 8219022 381366 0.97330 0.97050 X 122000 122000 1460000 74872 1385128 90500 3017 87483 144544 105526 39018 13798 13798 1633629 X 2747372 418 418 2746954 2746954 2793912 2793912 2793912 Part X : FIN48 Footnote UCC does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending June 30, 2015 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. true 0 0 Stipends 111 112506 Mini Grants 16 5975 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Grants are disbursed to East New York residents to pursue healthy food access projects. The main criteria for the grants are that they serve ENY residents and that they increase access to or consumption of healthy food. Grantees have included community gardens, after-school programs, small businesses, beekeepers, market vendors, and culinary educators. Grant awards are decided and monitored by a Steering Committee comprised of ENY residents with assistance from staff. Grantees submit two reports mid-term and final. Daniel Grizer Board Member's Son 7503 Computer consulting false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Mel Grizer's son, Daniel Grizer, was compensated to provide computer consulting services. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process 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, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts 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, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Each year, the executive committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the executive director to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. The minutes of the board of directors reflect the nature of this process. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents, policies, and financial statements are made available upon request.