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Nonprofit · EIN 13-3562071

AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC

Also known as THE ALLIANCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10001

Financials

$40M$37.8M2022$38.1M$35M2023$38.9M$34.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$38,944,219$34,394,840$4,549,379$33,802,040$11,927,019$21,875,021
June 30, 2024990$38,098,461$35,018,157$3,080,304$33,054,826$15,623,065$17,431,761
June 30, 2023990$40,032,192$37,810,621$2,221,571$33,045,085$18,829,407$14,215,678
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$23,650,795
of which government grants
$20,598,782
Program service revenue
$14,592,926
Investment income
$693,248
Other revenue
$7,250

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,586,849
Other salaries and wages
$10,452,752
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$17,038,836
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$31,958
Accounting fees
$74,500
Occupancy
$4,965,137
Travel
$309,159
Depreciation
$185,173
Program services (functional)
$28,083,188
Management and general (functional)
$5,895,959
Fundraising (functional)
$415,693

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$33,054,826
Total assets, end of year
$33,802,040
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,927,019
Net assets, end of year
$21,875,021
Land, buildings and equipment
$776,705
Net assets without donor restrictions
$21,875,021
Gross receipts
$38,944,219
Employees
345
Volunteers
75
Year formed
1990
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHAREN I DUKE MPHCEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$346,403$108,473
BRENDA STARKS-ROSSCOO/DEP EXEC
Officer
50$251,914$27,678
TAMARA GREENCPO/DEP EXEC
Officer
45$218,877$10,410
BROOKE MONTESSR VP BUS DEV & COMMUNICATION
Key employee
45$175,020$40,903
RAMONA CUMMINGSCHIEF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
Key employee
50$189,122$25,232
CYNTHIA ROSSIVP PROGRAMMING
Highest-paid employee
45$150,347$56,757
ARNALDO JARAVP CARE MANAGEMENT & TREATMENT
Highest-paid employee
45$138,800$67,328
JUDY HEDERMANSVP FINANCE
Key employee
50$196,540$9,024
DEBORAH YUELLESVP PEER WORKFORCE TRAINING
Highest-paid employee
45$145,214$35,886
JOHN NOBOAVP, IT
Highest-paid employee
45$142,715$37,460
KARYN MANNVP CONTRACTS & QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
45$138,789$23,178
ALLEN ZWICKLERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ANITA VENKITESWARANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROBERT SHEPARDSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MAABO KLUDZESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAVID BERGER MD MHCMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
OFOLE MGBAKO MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BENJAMIN ECKHARDT MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ANDRES NIETODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEPHEN GASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
NICK HOLMES MBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JENNIFER S GORDON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
WILLIAM TOLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHAREN I DUKE MPHCEO/EXEC DIRECTOR
Officer
50$316,640$82,816
BRENDA STARKS-ROSSCOO/DEP EXEC DIRECTOR
Officer
50$227,539$23,679
MARCY THOMPSONCHIEF STATEGY OFFICER
Key employee
50$168,124$29,991
RAMONA CUMMINGSCPO HARM REDUCTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES
Key employee
50$171,011$21,572
FULVIA ALVELOCPO LINKAGE TO CARE AND OUTREACH
Key employee
50$168,807$21,570
JUDITH HEDERMANVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
Key employee
50$163,003$6,892
CYNTHIA ROSSIVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING
Highest-paid employee
40$116,464$48,256
PETER BOUTROSDIRECTOR OF RECOVERY SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$111,567$32,175
JOHN NOBOAVICE PRESIDENT OF IT & OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$113,061$23,310
KARYN MANNVICE PRESIDENT OF CONTRACTS & QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$116,568$18,820
SAEYOAN THIRUNAVUKKARASUDIRECTOR OF DATA ANALYTICS
Highest-paid employee
40$111,200$5,002
TAMARA GREENCPO/DEP EXEC DIRECTOR
Officer
50$26,500$1,159
ALLEN ZWICKLERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ANITA VENKITESWARANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROBERT SHEPARDSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MAABO KLUDZESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ANDRES NIETODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BENJAMIN ECKHARDT MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID BERGER MD MHCMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER S GORDON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEILAH RICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NICK HOLMES MBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHEN GASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM TOLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHAREN DUKECEO/EXEC DIRECTOR
Officer
45$317,866$78,015
BRENDA STARKS ROSSCOO/DEP EXEC DIRECTOR
Officer
45$226,739$27,064
MARCY THOMPSONCHIEF STATEGY OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
45$169,249$28,770
FULVIA ALVELOCPO, OUTREACH AND LINKAGE TO CARE
Highest-paid employee
45$169,314$27,846
RAMONA CUMMINGSCPO, HARM REDUCTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
45$169,936$24,926
JUDITH HEDERMANVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
45$159,060$10,286
ALLEN ZWICKLERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ANITA VENKITESWARANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROBERT SHEPARDSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MAABO KLUDZESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MITCH MARKSONPREVIOUS VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDRES NIETODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BENJAMIN ECKHARDT MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID BERGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER S GORDON ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAILLAH RICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NICK HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHEN GASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM TOLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROL TANPREVIOUS DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
64 WEST 35TH STREET 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10001-2201
In care of
% SHAREN DUKE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SHAREN I DUKE MPH, 64 WEST 35TH STREET 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10001
Signed the 990
SHAREN I DUKE MPH, CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(212) 645-0875
Return prepared by
SAX ADVISORS LLC

Mission

AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN, INC., D/B/A ALLIANCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE ("ALLIANCE") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1990 WITH A CENTRAL MISSION OF HELPING LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS LIVING WITH HIV AND OTHER CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS TO PURSUE THEIR CHOSEN PATHWAY TO POSITIVE CHANGE BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, COACHING, AND RENOWNED PEER TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAMS THAT CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CARE MANAGEMENT: ALLIANCE'S CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF MEDICAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING, PEER-TO-PEER HEALTH EDUCATION AND COACHING, AND RELATED SUPPORTS THAT SEAMLESSLY ADDRESS EACH INDIVIDUAL'S MULTIPLICITY OF NEEDS AS THEY EVOLVE OVER TIME. A CORE STRATEGY FOR THIS WORK INVOLVES ALLIANCE'S LONGSTANDING, HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MEDICAL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, UNDER WHICH WE CO-LOCATE OUR CARE MANAGEMENT TEAMS TO 12 CLINICAL SITES IN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS MANHATTAN, INCLUDING: RYAN HEALTH, MOUNT SINAI, AND NEWYORKPRESBYTERIAN. THESE INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ENSURE THAT ALLIANCE'S PARTICIPANTS GET FAST, BARRIER-FREE ACCESS TO COORDINATED MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER VITAL SERVICES. BY CO-LOCATING OUR CARE COORDINATORS ONSITE WITHIN MEDICAL SETTINGS, ALLIANCE MAKES IT EASY FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS TO CONNECT WITH AND SUSTAIN LIFE-SAVING CARE AND TREATMENT. WE PROVIDE APPOINTMENT REMINDERS, ACCOMPANIMENT TO APPOINTMENTS, HOME VISITS FOR PEOPLE UNABLE TO TRAVEL, AND CONNECTION WITH WHATEVER SERVICES OUR PARTICIPANTS NEED (E.G., FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES, HOUSING PLACEMENT, MEDICAL TREATMENT ADHERENCE SUPPORT, ETC.).
    Expenses $8,013,234 · revenue $7,498,527
  • TREATMENT EDUCATION AND ADHERENCE SUPPORT: NEW TREATMENTS FOR HIV AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS ARE CONTINUALLY EMERGING. THESE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS BRING NEW CHALLENGES IN STAYING ON TRACK WITH COMPLICATED MEDICAL REGIMENS, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS. ALLIANCE'S TREATMENT EDUCATION AND ADHERENCE SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND OTHER CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS UNDERSTAND AND STICK WITH THEIR TREATMENT PLANS, MANAGE SIDE EFFECTS, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH THEIR MEDICAL PROVIDES, AND STAY ABREAST OF EMERGING TREATMENT OPTIONS. WE OPERATE PHARMACY ACCESS CENTERS AT ALLIANCE'S COMMUNITY SERVICE SITES IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, AND THE BRONX, FEATURING TREATMENT EDUCATION, TREATMENT PLANNING, PEER SUPPORT, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES, AND INCENTIVES AS PART OF OUR PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT ADHERENCE SERVICES. WE RUN SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS THAT RESOURCE PEOPLE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ACCESSING SERVICES.
    Expenses $7,736,487 · revenue $7,094,399
  • OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ALLIANCE PROVIDES PEOPLE ACROSS THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SPECTRUM WITH SERVICES THAT INCLUDE LIFE-SAVING OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION, NYS OASAS-LICENSED OASAS 822 MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), RECOVERY READINESS, RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND RELAPSE PREVENTION. OUR APPROACH PROMOTES THE DIGNITY, HEALTH, AND SAFETY OF PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS, PEOPLE NEWLY ENTERING RECOVERY, AND PEOPLE WITH YEARS OF RECOVERY BEHIND THEM. THESE SERVICES ARE SUPPLEMENTED WITH CONNECTION TO HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING PLACEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES, AND MORE. WE SUPPORT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PATHWAY TO POSITIVE CHANGE, ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS IN IDENTIFYING THEIR GOALS AND RESOURCING THEM TO ATTAIN THOSE GOALS.
    Expenses $4,186,356
  • OTHER ALLIANCE SERVICES INCLUDE:LINKAGE TO CARE & COMMUNITY OUTREACH: ALLIANCE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EFFORTS TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC, PREVENT OPIOID OVERDOSE, AND PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES THAT BRING SERVICES DIRECTLY TO NEW YORK CITY'S LEAST-SERVED COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE LINKAGE TO CARE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE WHILE REDUCING HEALTH CARE COSTS. ALLIANCE PARTNERS WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITALS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO LOCATE AND ENGAGE UNDERSERVED PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND OTHER CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS WHO HAVE FALLEN OUT OF CARE. WE GO THE EXTRA MILE TO BUILD (OR REBUILD) THE BRIDGE BETWEEN UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS AND LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM IS AUGMENTED BY ONSITE MEALS, HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY BAGS, FOOD VOUCHERS, CLOTHING (WARM COATS, BUSINESS ATTIRE, ETC.), EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO PAY ESSENTIAL BILLS, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS OUR SERVICES, AND OTHER TANGIBLE SUPPORTS. ALLIANCE'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES INCLUDE HEALTH PROMOTION AND OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION, INTEGRATED HIV AND HEPATITIS TESTING, NAVIGATION TO MEDICAL CARE, PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) TO HELP HIGH RISK PERSONS REMAIN HIV NEGATIVE, AND OTHER HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES.SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: ALLIANCE PROVIDES HOUSING PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS LONG-TERM TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS THROUGH OUR 90-UNIT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM IN THE BRONX. WE OFFER RESIDENTS AN ARRAY OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND TREATMENT ADHERENCE SERVICES THAT PROMOTE RECOVERY, WELL-BEING, AND STABILITY.PEER TRAINING AND SUPPORT: THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, ALLIANCE HAS PIONEERED PEER TRAINING, PEER-DELIVERED HEALTH-ACCESS SERVICES, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AS STRATEGIES FOR HIV PREVENTION, RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS. ALLIANCE'S PEER PROGRAM GREW INCREMENTALLY AND ORGANICALLY OVER THE YEARS. TODAY, ALLIANCE HAS CREATED ITS OWN PEER WORKFORCE, EMPLOYING OVER 120 PEERS IN PART-TIME PAID PEER WORKER POSITIONS EACH YEAR, ALONG WITH INTENSIVE TRAINING, TAILORED SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, AND SUPERVISION. ALLIANCE IS PROUD OF THE FACT THAT OVER 30% OF FULL-TIME STAFF (INCLUDING SENIOR AND LEADERSHIP-LEVEL) ARE FORMER PEERS WHO LEFT PUBLIC ENTITLEMENTS AND REJOINED THE WORKFORCE. OUR PEERS SERVE AS COMMUNITY ROLE MODELS; REINVIGORATE THEIR OWN HEALTH, RECOVERY, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES; AND CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTH-DELIVERY WORKFORCE OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIFE EXPERIENCES ALIGN WITH THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THROUGH WORKFORCE TRAINING, PEER CERTIFICATION (THROUGH THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE NYS OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTSOASAS), VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND CAREER-READINESS SUPPORT SERVICES, ALLIANCE'S PEER EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS EMPOWER LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS TO BECOME COMMUNITY LEADERS AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO ACCESS RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE RECOVERY, HEALTH CARE ENGAGEMENT, AND OTHER FORMS OF POSITIVE CHANGE.
    Expenses $8,147,111

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-3562071
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
1991
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$33,802,040
Income (IRS master file)
$38,944,219

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$38,944,219$34,394,840$33,802,040IRS
990June 2024$38,098,461$35,018,157$33,054,826XML
990June 2023$40,032,192$37,810,621$33,045,085XML
990June 2022$40,015,161$38,424,956$15,031,605IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 13-3562071).

Questions about AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC

What is the EIN of AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC is 13-3562071.
Is AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
Are donations to AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN 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 AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHAREN I DUKE MPH.
Who are the officers and directors of AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $346,403 (SHAREN I DUKE MPH, CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $38,944,219, expenses of $34,394,840 and total assets of $33,802,040 at year end.

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