OPENPLANS INC

Financials

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

377 BROADWAY FL 11, NEW YORK, NY 10013-3907

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

LISA ORMAN, 377 BROADWAY 11 FL, NEW YORK, NY 10013

Signed the 990

LISA ORMAN, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(917) 842-7183

Website

OPENPLANS.ORG

Return prepared by

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Mission

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.

Program accomplishments

• 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.
  Expenses $3,443,356

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.

IRS record

EIN

13-4111130

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

2001

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Public and societal benefit (W014)

Assets (IRS master file)

$4,451,218

Income (IRS master file)

$3,928,373

Filing history

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 13-4111130).

Questions about OPENPLANS INC

What is the EIN of OPENPLANS INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of OPENPLANS INC is 13-4111130.

Is OPENPLANS INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.

Are donations to OPENPLANS INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does OPENPLANS 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 OPENPLANS INC due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did OPENPLANS INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of OPENPLANS INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LISA ORMAN.

Who are the officers and directors of OPENPLANS INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,989 (LISA ORMAN, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does OPENPLANS INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,928,373, expenses of $3,929,925 and total assets of $4,451,218 at year end.

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