Nonprofit · EIN 13-3843322
CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $116,324,121 | $124,376,461 | -$8,052,340 | $85,749,180 | $38,208,587 | $47,540,593 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $134,000,017 | $110,322,103 | $23,677,914 | $82,742,682 | $27,570,798 | $55,171,884 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $101,892,940 | $100,359,172 | $1,533,768 | $53,113,212 | $22,278,154 | $30,835,058 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $116,080,859
- of which government grants
- $88,155,250
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $101,867
- Net rental income
- $130,886
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $29,481
- Other revenue
- $141,395
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,728,123
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $697,362
- Other salaries and wages
- $68,620,794
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $88,877,118
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $358,944
- Accounting fees
- $87,197
- Occupancy
- $6,182,224
- Travel
- $1,689,942
- Depreciation
- $331,497
- Program services (functional)
- $109,620,741
- Management and general (functional)
- $9,704,674
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,051,046
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $82,742,682
- Total assets, end of year
- $85,749,180
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $38,208,587
- Net assets, end of year
- $47,540,593
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,031,641
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $39,205,948
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,334,645
- Gross receipts
- $116,324,121
- Employees
- 9,294
- Volunteers
- 192
- Year formed
- 1996
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL SCHAEFFER | CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $446,406 | $55,597 |
| SAMRA HAIDER | PRESIDENT Officer | 35 | $320,944 | $10,568 |
| CHRISTOPHER WATLER | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $286,875 | $39,363 |
| ERIC WALKER | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $253,425 | $44,866 |
| YURI OKUMURA | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $280,457 | $9,468 |
| SHIH-CHANG LU | CFAO (THRU 08/2024) Officer | 35 | $251,484 | $3,830 |
| JESSICA ALICEA | VP VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $179,978 | $41,198 |
| PAMELA LACHMAN | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $171,985 | $46,808 |
| MARY BEDEAU | VP NYC PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 35 | $179,348 | $21,294 |
| JOHANNA KING AULISA | DIRECTOR III, PROGRAM SVCS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $181,479 | $17,469 |
| JULIA BURNS | CFO (AS OF 12/2024) Officer | 35 | $5,481 | $118 |
| EMARY ARONSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS BAIRD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BALFOUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON BELFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELANCA CLARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOLI COOPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KHALIL CUMBERBATCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CRISTINE SOTO DEBERRY | TRUSTEE (THRU 01/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRUCE EVANS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATIE BEIRNE FALLON | TRUSTEE (THRU 01/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELLEN V HOLLOMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ABD'ALLAH LATEEF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHRYN JO MANNES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MENDOZA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID I MOSKOVITZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW VAN DER VORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL SCHAEFFER | CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $416,355 | $45,551 |
| SAMRA HAIDER | PRESIDENT Officer | 35 | $329,741 | $10,756 |
| CHRISTOPHER WATLER | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $293,589 | $38,425 |
| YURI OKUMURA | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $279,781 | $9,261 |
| SHIH-CHANG LU | CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER Officer | 35 | $250,648 | $24,433 |
| ERIC WALKER | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $222,926 | $38,531 |
| ROBERT GARCIA | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $191,270 | $28,499 |
| AMBER GREENLEAF | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $180,915 | $37,400 |
| EMARY ARONSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS BAIRD | TRUSTEE (AS OF 06/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BALFOUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON BELFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANCA CLARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOLI COOPER | TRUSTEE (AS OF 06/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KHALIL CUMBERBATCH | TRUSTEE (AS OF 06/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTINE SOTO DEBERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE EVANS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE BEIRNE FALLON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN V HOLLOMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ABD'ALLAH LATEEF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN JO MANNES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MENDOZA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID I MOSKOVITZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW VAN DER VORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL SCHAEFFER | CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $405,615 | $41,581 |
| SAMRA HAIDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $282,933 | $9,370 |
| CHRISTOPHER WATLER | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $248,084 | $36,894 |
| YURI OKUMURA | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $255,039 | $8,571 |
| EMILY HACKWORTH | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 35 | $228,716 | $34,071 |
| ERIC WALKER | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $216,871 | $35,810 |
| ROBERT GARCIA | INTERIM CFO (THRU 2/23)/CONTROLLER Officer | 35 | $178,636 | $26,196 |
| AMBER GREENLEAF | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $162,835 | $34,391 |
| SARAH GLENN - LEISTIKOW | DEPUTY EXEC. DIR., CA Highest-paid employee | 35 | $163,828 | $6,871 |
| EMARY ARONSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BALFOUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON BELFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANCA CLARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTINE SOTO DEBERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE EVANS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE BEIRNE FALLON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN V HOLLOMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ABD'ALLAH LATEEF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM LUCK | TRUSTEE (THRU 1/23) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN JO MANNES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MENDOZA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID I MOSKOVITZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW VAN DER VORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIH-CHANG LU AS OF 223 | CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER Officer | 35 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 50 BROADWAY STE 1604, NEW YORK, NY 10004-3819
- In care of
- % PANAGIOTA MAHENDRU
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SAMUEL SCHAEFFER, 50 BROADWAY 1604, NEW YORK, NY 10004
- Signed the 990
- JULIA BURNS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (212) 422-4430
- Website
- WWW.CEOWORKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $60,542,906 · grants $8,234
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $47,932,606 · grants $2,717,614
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $1,145,229 · grants $2,275
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3843322
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $85,749,180
- Income (IRS master file)
- $116,324,121
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $116,324,121 | $124,376,461 | $85,749,180 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $134,000,017 | $110,322,103 | $82,742,682 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $101,892,940 | $100,359,172 | $53,113,212 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $87,797,672 | $83,605,945 | $41,857,908 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 13-3843322).
Questions about CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC is 13-3843322.
- Is CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 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 CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 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 CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 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 CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SAMUEL SCHAEFFER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $446,406 (SAMUEL SCHAEFFER, CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $116,324,121, expenses of $124,376,461 and total assets of $85,749,180 at year end.
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