2026-09-08T10:44:58-05:00 2025-12-31 334358135 SAX ADVISORS LLC 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2025-01-01 134111130 OPENPLANS INC OPEN 9178427183 377 BROADWAY 11 FL NEW YORK NY 10013 LISA ORMAN CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9178427183 2026-08-04 1 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2122682804 2026-08-04 2025 LISA ORMAN 377 BROADWAY 11 FL NEW YORK NY 10013 3928373 0 X OPENPLANS.ORG X 2000 NY OPEN PLANS' MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE NEW YORK CITY'S STREETS. 7 7 27 100 0 0 3126142 3784888 0 0 165819 142833 5917 652 3297878 3928373 0 0 0 0 2746421 3329367 68500 28800 255024 526700 571758 3341621 3929925 -43743 -1552 4423979 4451218 114064 142855 4309915 4308363 X OPEN PLANS' MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE NEW YORK CITY'S STREETS. OPEN PLANS USES GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND POLICY CHANGE TO INSPIRE STRUCTURAL REFORMS AND CULTURAL SHIFTS. WE PROMOTE A PEOPLE-FIRST STREET CULTURE THAT PRIORITIZES COMMUNITY, SAFETY, JOY, MOBILITY AND EMPOWERMENT. WHAT WE DO: BUILD PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, FROM POLICY TO PHYSICAL CHANGES, THAT SOLVE REAL ISSUES IN COMMUNITIES;EMPOWER NEIGHBORHOODS TO VISION AND CREATE CHANGE ON THEIR STREETS;PROMOTE A PEOPLE-FIRST APPROACH TO CITIES THAT DISMANTLES CAR CULTURE;CREATE A CULTURE OF MOBILITY JUSTICE AND ABUNDANCE OF OPTIONS, TO ENSURE EVERY CITY RESIDENT HAS WHAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE;CELEBRATE PUBLIC SPACES AND THEIR STEWARDS;ADVANCE LEGISLATION THAT BUILDS A PEOPLE-CENTERED CITY;PARTNER WITH ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS ON CITY AND STATE LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS. 0 0 3443356 OUR REPORT, HIT THE BRAKES: UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING VMT IN NYC OUR OPEN PLANS ADVOCACY TEAM RELEASED HIT THE BRAKES: UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING VMT IN NYC, A REPORT FOCUSED ON HOW NEW YORK CITY SHOULD TRACK AND, ULTIMATELY, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT). THE REPORT EXAMINED THE ROLE OF DRIVING IN SHAPING STREET SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH RELATED TO NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION, AND THE OVERALL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND OUTLINED THE NEED FOR CLEAR STRATEGIES TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY CAR TRIPS. BY GROUNDING THE CONVERSATION IN DATA AND ANALYSIS, HIT THE BRAKES PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR THINKING ABOUT VMT REDUCTION AS A MEASURABLE, ACHIEVABLE AND CRITICAL GOAL FOR THE CITY.ONE PROVEN TACTIC FOR REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IS TO ELIMINATE CUT-THROUGH TRAFFIC IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH A TACTIC CALLED LOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBORHOODS (LTNS). OPEN PLANS INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF LTNS TO NEW YORK CITY IN 2025, SHOWING HOW THESE SIMPLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE TOOLS AT TIMES ONLY REQUIRING MERELY FLIPPING THE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC OR USING DIVERTERS TO ALLOW ACCESS FOR WALKERS, BIKERS, AND BUS RIDERS CAN HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE LIVABILITY OF A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. TO DATE, OPEN PLANS HAS PRESENTED ON LTNS TO 12 COMMUNITY BOARDS, WITH MANY COMMUNITY BOARDS PASSING RESOLUTIONS ASKING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LTNS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE ALSO GETTING IN ON THE ACTION WITH THEIR LETTERS OF SUPPORT, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ALSO STUDYING LTNS. WE ALSO SUPPORTED OUTDOOR DINING THROUGH OUR WILDLY SUCCESSFUL CURBSIDE RESTAURANT WEEK WITH DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND ENCOURAGING DINERS TO ENJOY THEIR OUTDOOR DINING STRUCTURES. AS SUSPECTED, PARTICIPATION IN THE CITYWIDE OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM PLUMMETED THIS YEAR DUE TO THE SEASONALITY OF THE PROGRAM. OPEN PLANS CONTINUED ITS THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC ADVOCACY TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION TO FIX THE MISTAKES FROM LAST YEAR'S PERMANENT PROGRAM AND MAKE THE PROGRAM YEAR-ROUND. WE ALSO SUPPORTED OVER 30 SCHOOLS TO APPLY FOR (AND REAPPLY FOR) THE SCHOOL STREETS PROGRAM, BRINGING OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND SPACE FOR RECESS AND GYM CLASS TO THESE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE CITY. FURTHERMORE, WE CONTINUED HELPING NEW YORKERS UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY TO APPLY TO THEIR COMMUNITY BOARDS AND, ONCE ON THEIR BOARDS, WE SUPPORTED MEMBERS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO FEEL EMPOWERED, SUPPORTED AND SUCCESSFUL.STREETSBLOG, NEW YORK CITY'S PREMIERE TRANSPORTATION NEWS SOURCE, EXPERIENCED AN EXPLOSION IN GROWTH IN THE LAST YEAR AFTER HIRING OUR FIRST DEDICATED ENGAGEMENT EDITOR TO EXPAND OUR VIDEO AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTPUT. OUR COVERAGE SHAPED WHAT APPEARS IN THE MAINSTREAM PRESS MORE THAN EVER BEFORE AS OUR WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED ON THE DAILY SHOW, THE NEW YORKER, THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THIS AMERICAN LIFE. STREETSBLOG HAD A POWERFUL YEAR COVERING NEW YORK'S TRANSPORTATION AND LIVABLE STREETS LANDSCAPE, TRACKING THE POLICIES, POLITICS, AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS SHAPING HOW THE CITY'S STREETS ARE USED AND MANAGED. THE NEWSROOM CONTINUED TO DELIVER A MIX OF DAILY REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIVE WORK WHILE ALSO RECEIVING ACCOLADES FOR ITS JOURNALISM.COVERED THE ROLLOUT OF CONGESTION PRICING, INCLUDING EARLY IMPACTS ON NOISE, AIR QUALITY, AND VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, ALONG WITH PUBLIC RESPONSEPUBLISHED INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING ON "THE MOPED KING"EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF NYPD ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TARGETING E-BIKE RIDERSREPORTED ON CORRUPTION WITHIN THE ADAMS ADMINISTRATION TIED TO TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY DECISIONSCOVERED MAYORAL CANDIDATES' POSITIONS ON STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACE POLICYLAUNCHED STREETSBLOG EMPIRE STATE TO EXPAND COVERAGE OF ALBANY AND UPSTATE LIVABLE STREETS ISSUESTHE VIDEO TEAM, LED BY ENGAGEMENT EDITOR EMILY LIPSTEIN, RECEIVED A DEADLINE CLUB AWARDREPORTER SOPHIA LEBOWITZ AND EDITOR GERSH KUNTZMAN RECEIVED A SILURIANS AWARD FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO FAKE CHAPLAINSSTREETFILMSSTREETFILMS CELEBRATED ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, MARKING TWO DECADES OF BRINGING THE PROMISE OF SAFER, MORE PEOPLE-CENTERED STREETS TO LIFE THROUGH FILM. THE TEAM CONTINUED THAT TRADITION WITH NEW INTERNATIONAL STORIES, INCLUDING FILMS ON LONDON'S LOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBORHOODS (LTNS) AND PARIS'S SCHOOL STREETSCLEAR, COMPELLING EXAMPLES OF HOW CITIES CAN REDESIGN STREETS TO BETTER SERVE COMMUNITIES. THESE FILMS REFLECT STREETFILMS' ENDURING ABILITY TO CAPTURE HOW THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED PUBLIC SPACE CAN TRANSFORM A COMMUNITY.STREETFILMS CONTINUED CREATING CONTENT THAT IS VISUALLY INSPIRING WHILE STILL BEING EDUCATIONAL. FILMS THIS YEAR INCLUDED FOOTAGE FROM TRIPS TO PARIS, STOCKHOLM AND GHENT INCLUDING BEAUTIFUL AND INNOVATIVE SCHOOL STREETS DESIGNS. OTHER FILMS FOCUSED ON SUPPORT FOR DAYLIGHTING, CROSSTOWN BIKE LANES, NYC SCHOOL STREETS, OUTDOOR DINING AND A NUMBER OF FILMS SHOWCASING BEFORE AND AFTER FOOTAGE FROM OVER 20 YEARS OF FILMING NEW YORK CITY STREET TRANSFORMATIONS. 3443356 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X X ELIZABETH KEANE 3322405324 377 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10013 MARK GORTON CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE BERTHET VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RAUL LARIOS TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SEBASTIAN DELMONT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH LIPMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN MARTINEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSA CHANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA ORMAN CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 193989 0 61221 SARA LIND CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 190321 0 40420 ELIZABETH KEANE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 104502 0 41647 GERSH KUNTZMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF 40.00 X 170316 0 43693 CLARENCE ECKERSON DIR OF VIDEO PRODUCTION 40.00 X 116091 0 4899 JACKSON CHABOT DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY & ORG 40.00 X 103633 0 40990 DAVID MEYER MANAGING EDITOR 40.00 X 102633 0 23549 981485 0 256419 7 0 1 0 0 52441 3732447 3784888 142833 142833 0 52441 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 652 652 652 3928373 0 0 143485 846109 538719 157804 149586 1822112 1795244 1701 25167 62475 61177 638 660 366934 366634 300 231737 204097 14456 13184 6226 3822 2404 28800 28800 365519 328732 36787 16390 16090 239 61 52845 42338 708 9799 32446 32255 85 106 3050 3050 16583 15249 774 560 FEES AND DUES 40365 27668 11961 736 EVENTS 38334 11331 938 26065 3929925 3443356 231545 255024 685101 213627 3706211 4062821 10109 155278 13277 13261 22886 16655 9281 6231 4423979 4451218 114064 142855 114064 142855 X 4301582 4220570 8333 87793 4309915 4308363 4423979 4451218 -1552 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3167915 236478 4751389 3126142 3784888 15066812 3167915 236478 4751389 3126142 3784888 15066812 11036050 4030762 2587 178754 165020 142833 489194 9600 652 10252 15566258 10939 0.25890 0.25800 X THE FOLLOWING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES APPLY IN SUPPORT OF OPENPLANS, INC.'S PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS:ALTHOUGH THE SUPPORT PERCENTAGE DIPPED BELOW 33.33%, IT IS STILL IN EXCESS OF THE 10% THRESHOLD AND CONTINUES TO INCREASE EACH YEAR. OPENPLANS'S SUPPORT WAS PRIMARILY PUBLIC IN NATURE WITH A TOTAL OF 627 UNIQUE DONORS, 19% MORE THAN IN 2024, INCLUDING 100% OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND 311 NEW DONORS THIS YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, 142 DONORS INCREASED THEIR GIFTS. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS MISSION, OPENPLANS PROMOTES A PEOPLE-FIRST STREET CULTURE THAT PRIORITIZES COMMUNITY, ACTIVE MOBILITY, AND CONNECTION. THEY USE GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND POLICY CHANGES TO HELP TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE NEW YORK CITY'S PUBLIC SPACES. 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