Nonprofit · EIN 20-0670312
NEW YORK SUN WORKS INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10023
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,867,133 | $5,712,305 | $154,828 | $4,565,255 | $1,135,516 | $3,429,739 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,663,449 | $5,508,550 | $1,154,899 | $4,596,865 | $1,060,012 | $3,536,853 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,043,720 | $4,470,494 | $573,226 | $2,911,668 | $529,714 | $2,381,954 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,290,093
- of which government grants
- $904,475
- Program service revenue
- $4,134,931
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $442,109
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $36,798
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $199,557
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,912,834
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,623,032
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $71,491
- Occupancy
- $147,052
- Travel
- $104,090
- Program services (functional)
- $4,723,310
- Management and general (functional)
- $571,612
- Fundraising (functional)
- $417,383
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,596,865
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,565,255
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,135,516
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,429,739
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,429,739
- Gross receipts
- $5,867,133
- Employees
- 75
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANUELA ZAMORA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $187,000 | $9,826 |
| MEGAN NORDGREN | DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT & GOV. RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,190 | $14 |
| DAVID HAZAN | DIR. OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,020 | $9,826 |
| THEODORE CAPLOW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN POWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS COLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FINLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TENNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDSEL ROBARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH HOROWITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| UCHE B AMAECHI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECILIA MANUELA ZAMORA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,583 | $10,415 |
| MEGAN NORDGREN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $127,500 | $0 |
| SUSAN TENNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FINLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDSEL ROBARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH HOROWITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS COLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| UCHE AMAECHI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN POWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE CAPLOW | FOUNDER AND CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECILIA MANUELA ZAMORA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $156,000 | $9,849 |
| THEODORE CAPLOW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN POWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TENNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FINLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDSEL ROBARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH HOROWITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS COLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 157 COLUMBUS AVE 432, NEW YORK, NY 10023-6082
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MANUELA ZAMORA, 157 COLUMBUS AVE 432, NEW YORK, NY 10023
- Signed the 990
- MANUELA ZAMORA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 757-7560
- Website
- NYSUNWORKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC
Mission
TO BUILD INNOVATIVE SCIENCE LABS IN URBAN SCHOOLS. TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS ITS GREENHOUSE PROJECT INITIATIVE, WHICH USES HYDROPONIC FARMING TECHNOLOGY TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF SUSTAINABILITY.
Program accomplishments
- NY SUN WORKS IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING K THROUGH 12TH GRADE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NYC METRO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH BUILDING 21ST CENTURY URBAN FARMING/SCIENCE LABS, A HANDS-ON INTEGRATED CURRICULUM, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SCIENCE LAB:A NY SUNWORKS HYDROPONIC CLASSROOM IS TYPICALLY BUILT AS A TRADITIONAL GREENHOUSE TO ACCOMMODATE A HYDROPONIC URBAN FARM AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LABORATORY. GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL GROW FOOD, WHILE LEARNING HANDS-ON ABOUT NUTRITION, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, EFFICIENT LAND USE, CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION, CONTAMINATION, POLLUTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. TO FACILITATE THIS HANDS-ON LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, THE GREENHOUSE PROJECT LABORATORY WILL ALSO INCLUDE SOLAR PANELS, HYDROPONIC GROWING SYSTEMS, A RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEM, A WEATHER STATION AND A VERMI COMPOSTING STATION. CURRICULUM:NEW YORK SUN WORKS HAS DEVELOPED A K-12TH GRADE INNOVATIVE HANDS-ON INTEGRATED SCIENCE CURRICULUM. THE GREENHOUSE PROJECT KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE CORE CURRICULUM INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND CONNECTS SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SUSTAINABLE URBAN FARMING. THE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO INSPIRE STUDENTS TO ASK QUESTIONS, INVESTIGATE SYSTEMS, MAKE PREDICTIONS, AND DESIGN SOLUTIONS. THE CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THE CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE IN THE PROCESS OF LEARNING AND PROMOTES PROJECT BASED, CRITICAL THINKING, AND COLLABORATIVE WORK. UNDERSTANDING IS ACHIEVED THROUGH DISCUSSIONS AND COLLABORATION AS A RESULT OF THE COMBINATION OF PRACTICE AND CONCEPTUAL EXPLANATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE CURRICULUM, DURING 2020 NY SUN WORKS INTRODUCED THE HOME HYDROPONICS KITS. EACH KIT CONTAINS MATERIALS FROM THE GREENHOUSE CLASSROOM THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO GROW AND CARE FOR MULTIPLE SEEDLINGS AT HOME WITHOUT SOIL, INCLUDING FIVE SEED VARIETIES, PLANT NUTRIENTS, CLAY PEBBLES, CONTAINERS FOR THE PLANTS AND SUPPLIES FOR TESTING AND CARING FOR THE PLANTS. THE KITS ALSO OFFER STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSPLANT THE SEEDLINGS INTO PASSIVE HYDROPONIC SYSTEM THAT THEY CONSTRUCT WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS FROM THEIR OWN HOMES.NEW YORK SUN WORKS HAS IDENTIFIED TEACHER SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A CRUCIAL COMPONENT OF THE GREENHOUSE PROJECT INITIATIVE. NYSW HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER A DYNAMIC TEAM OF SCIENTISTS, TECHNICIANS, URBAN FARMERS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES FOR AN ENGAGING COURSE WHICH FOCUSES ON A RANGE OF CURRENT TOPICS IN URBAN SUSTAINABILITY. THIS COURSE WAS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN P.S. 333 TO SUPPORT TEACHERS' ABILITY TO PROVIDE AN ENGAGING STEM SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION TO THEIR STUDENTS AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S AFTER SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ASPDP). PARTICIPATING TEACHERS RECEIVE 3 PROFESSIONAL CREDITS FOR THE COURSE, WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO THE NYS 175-HOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT. PARTICIPATING TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, INCLUDING SMALL HYDROPONIC KITS AND COMPOSTING BINS FOR CLASSROOM USE. THIS COURSE HAS BEEN OFFERED 6 CONSECUTIVE TIMES AND WILL BE OFFERED ON AN ONGOING BASIS 3 TIMES PER YEAR.Expenses $4,723,310 · grants $36,798 · revenue $4,134,931
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
- 20-0670312
- 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
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,565,255
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,867,133
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,867,133 | $5,712,305 | $4,565,255 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,663,449 | $5,508,550 | $4,596,865 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,043,720 | $4,470,494 | $2,911,668 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,338,619 | $2,966,689 | $2,193,993 | 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 20-0670312).
Questions about NEW YORK SUN WORKS INC
- What is the EIN of NEW YORK SUN WORKS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK SUN WORKS INC is 20-0670312.
- Is NEW YORK SUN WORKS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to NEW YORK SUN WORKS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW YORK SUN WORKS 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 NEW YORK SUN WORKS 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 NEW YORK SUN WORKS 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 NEW YORK SUN WORKS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MANUELA ZAMORA.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK SUN WORKS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $187,000 (MANUELA ZAMORA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NEW YORK SUN WORKS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,867,133, expenses of $5,712,305 and total assets of $4,565,255 at year end.
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