Nonprofit · EIN 13-2834016
CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC
Also known as CLUSTER INC
Tax-exempt · YONKERS, NY 10701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,640,136 | $8,251,158 | -$611,022 | $4,807,560 | $2,916,297 | $1,891,263 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,402,332 | $7,550,823 | -$148,491 | $5,500,426 | $2,998,141 | $2,502,285 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,783,713
- of which government grants
- $4,532,127
- Program service revenue
- $2,855,823
- Investment income
- $600
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,313,942
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $298,271
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,306,997
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,194,231
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,750
- Occupancy
- $266,674
- Travel
- $114,864
- Depreciation
- $150,189
- Program services (functional)
- $7,192,735
- Management and general (functional)
- $902,679
- Fundraising (functional)
- $155,744
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,500,426
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,807,560
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,916,297
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,891,263
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,100,002
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,819,205
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $72,058
- Gross receipts
- $7,640,136
- Employees
- 104
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREDA MACON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $139,882 | $34,876 |
| KRISTINA YAMIN | CO-DIRECTOR OF MH Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $130,194 | $17,788 |
| CLAUDINE WILLIAMS-HAYE | DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $123,831 | $18,227 |
| TAJAE GAYNOR | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $129,386 | $2,414 |
| BARBARA BRILL | DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICE Officer | 35 | $97,818 | $25,696 |
| ADAM WEISS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN K POLLACK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RINKU BHATTACHARYA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE LOPEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER BRAVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DORIS CORREA CAPELLO | DIRECTOR, THRU JUNE 2024 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DIETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHOPFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IVON SILVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREDA MACON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $133,227 | $31,838 |
| KRISTINA YAMIN | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Former | 35 | $134,940 | $20,477 |
| TAJAE GAYNOR | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $107,000 | $2,069 |
| VICTORIA HUDGINS DIRECTOR | OF FISCAL SERVICES THRU NOV 2023 Officer | 35 | $72,013 | $17,628 |
| BARBARA BRILL | DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES Officer | 35 | $12,375 | $24 |
| ADAM C WEISS | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR THRU SEPT 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELI GLANZ | PRESIDENT THRU SEPT 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN K POLLACK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RINKU BHATTACHARYA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE LOPEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN BELTRAN | DIRECTOR THRU MAR 2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER BRAVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DORIS CORREA CAPELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DIETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIGDALIA RAMOS | DIRECTOR THRU MAY 2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHOPFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 28 WELLS AVE STE 4, YONKERS, NY 10701-7045
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TAJAE GAYNOR, 28 WELLS AVENUE 4TH FLOOR, YONKERS, NY 10701
- Signed the 990
- TAJAE GAYNOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (914) 963-6440
- Website
- WWW.CLUSTERINC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
CLUSTER COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSISTS RESIDENTS IN WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH SERVICES SUCH AS: MENTAL HEALTH HOUSING, EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, MEDIATION, LEMON LAW ARBITRATION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS THAT INCLUDE AFTER-SCHOOL, SUMMER CAMP AND ADOLESCENT LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.
Program accomplishments
- CLUSTER'S MENTAL HEALTH RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROGRAM ARE LICENSED THROUGH NYS OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH. THOSE PROGRAMS PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS. MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE HAVE BEEN HOMELESS, INCARCERATED OR HAVE EXPERIENCED LONG TERM HOSPITALIZATION. USING A PERSON-CENTERED TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH; WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR LIFE GOALS. OUR CLIENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS WITH STABLE HOUSING, DECREASED HOSPITALIZATIONS AND REDUCED RECIDIVISM. OUR 5TH PROGRAM IS UNLICENSED AND 91% OF THOSE SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM RESIDENTS HAVE MAINTAINED INDEPENDENT HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 2 YEARS. WE PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC WORKSHOPS WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE GROUPS. TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AND RECOVERY, WE PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH AN ONSITE PSYCHIATRIST, NURSE PRACTITIONER AND GRADUATE LEVEL INTERNS.Expenses $5,127,741 · grants $1,698,970 · revenue $2,855,823
- THE WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND MEDIATION CENTER PROVIDES MEDIATION, ARBITRATION AND TRAINING SERVICES TO THE LARGER WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH A CONTRACT AWARDED TO THE CENTER FROM THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT, MEDIATION IS OFFERED AS AN OPTION TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING A CURRENT LEGAL DISPUTE IN PARTNERED SMALL CLAIMS AND FAMILY COURTS. MEDIATION IS ALSO OFFERED TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON A SLIDING SCALE BASIS WHEN DISPUTES ARE SELF-REFERRED. THE CENTER OFFERS MEDIATION SERVICES FOR FAMILY, CIVIL, LANDLORD-TENANT, TRUST AND ESTATE, COMMERCIAL AND MATRIMONIAL MATTERS. THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ASSOCIATION (NYSDRA), THE WESTCHESTER ROCKLAND MEDIATION CENTER PROVIDES LEMON LAW ARBITRATION SERVICES FOR CASES REFERRED IN WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND COUNTY FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. SPECIAL EDUCATION MEDIATION IS ALSO OFFERED AND PROVIDED THROUGH A NYSDRA CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (NYSED). IN 2024, THE MEDIATION CENTER PROVIDED OVER 721 MEDIATIONS IN CIVIL, FAMILY, SUPREME, SURROGATES COURTS, AND SCHOOL-GENERATED CASES.Expenses $926,437 · grants $22,846
- CLUSTER'S EVICTION PREVENTION SERVICES PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SINGLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING EVICTION DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF RENT AS WELL AS INTRA AND INTER-PERSONAL DISPUTES. POTENTIAL EVICTIONS HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH HAS BEEN THE FOCAL POINT OF OUR DIRECT SERVICE SINCE 2020. CLUSTER CASE MANAGERS PROVIDE ON-SITE ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS IN DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (DSS) DISTRICT OFFICES IN YONKERS AND MT. VERNON, AND IN OUR MAIN OFFICE LOCATED IN YONKERS, NY. AS PART OF OUR OVERALL ASSESSMENT, CASE MANAGERS PROVIDE DETAILED BUDGET REVIEWS, FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LANDLORDS AND TENANTS TO PREVENT CLIENTS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. IN 2023, CLUSTER PROVIDED FUNDS TO HALT EVICTIONS FOR MORE THAN 150 SINGLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.Expenses $595,832 · grants $319,031
- CLUSTER'S HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO FACE LOSING THEIR HOUSING DUE TO ILLEGAL EVICTIONS, CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES AND EMERGENCY DISPLACEMENTS CAUSED BY NATURAL DISASTERS. CLUSTER ALSO PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH BENEFITS ADVOCACY, BUDGET COUNSELING, RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND TENANT RIGHTS EDUCATION. CLUSTER ALSO PROVIDES RE-HOUSING SERVICES FOR SINGLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CURRENTLY LIVING IN SHELTERS. CLUSTER HAS ALSO PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS FOR HOUSEHOLDS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ENDING IN 2023/2024. CLUSTER ASSISTED MORE THAN 1,300 FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS WITH DIRECT SERVICES SUCH AS BUDGETING AND COUNSELING.Expenses $542,725 · grants $273,095
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-2834016
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,807,560
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,640,136
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,640,136 | $8,251,158 | $4,807,560 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,402,332 | $7,550,823 | $5,500,426 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,617,395 | $9,484,657 | $4,729,792 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-2834016).
Questions about CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC
- What is the EIN of CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC is 13-2834016.
- Is CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TAJAE GAYNOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,882 (FREDA MACON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CONGREGATIONS LINKED IN URBAN STRATEGY TO EFFECT RENEWAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,640,136, expenses of $8,251,158 and total assets of $4,807,560 at year end.
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