Nonprofit · EIN 27-1359103
NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE INC
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11238
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,243,828 | $4,790,709 | -$546,881 | $3,154,121 | $1,920,818 | $1,233,303 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,200,821 | $3,970,361 | $230,460 | $3,645,003 | $1,821,069 | $1,823,934 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $4,083,806 | $3,325,721 | $758,085 | $3,577,899 | $1,984,425 | $1,593,474 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,373,092
- Membership dues
- $3,479
- Program service revenue
- $850,048
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $20,688
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $237,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $254,448
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,859,990
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,676,283
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $74,667
- Accounting fees
- $159,260
- Occupancy
- $308,984
- Travel
- $119,878
- Depreciation
- $40,981
- Program services (functional)
- $3,736,741
- Management and general (functional)
- $787,890
- Fundraising (functional)
- $266,078
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,645,003
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,154,121
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,920,818
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,233,303
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $178,623
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,233,303
- Gross receipts
- $4,247,784
- Employees
- 62
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Leirer | Co-Executive Director Officer | 40 | $118,893 | $29,382 |
| Lucas Sanchez | Co-Executive Director Officer | 40 | $86,887 | $19,287 |
| MARIE PIERRE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEROY JOHNSON | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN SASSINE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN FRAISER | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY CROSSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fiordaliza Cruz | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Rivera | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pastor Princess Walker | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Leirer | Co-Executive Director Officer | 40 | $109,809 | $27,285 |
| Lucas Sanchez | Co-Executive Director Officer | 40 | $104,763 | $18,147 |
| MARIE PIERRE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEROY JOHNSON | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN SASSINE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN FRAISER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY CROSSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fiordaliza Cruz | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Rivera | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pastor Princess Walker | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN WESTIN term 622 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $89,957 | $27,922 |
| Olivia Leirer | Co-Executive Director Officer | 40 | $79,119 | $18,988 |
| Lucas Sanchez | Co-Executive Director Officer | 40 | $74,363 | $17,847 |
| MARIE PIERRE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEROY JOHNSON | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN SASSINE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN FRAISER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY CROSSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEDRO ACOSTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ana Ramirez | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OSWALDO MENDOZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN DERIEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Rivera | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 470 VANDERBILT AVE 9TH FLOOR, BROOKLYN, NY 11238-2208
- In care of
- % OLIVIA LEIRER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Olivia Leirer, 470 Vanderbilt Ave 9th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 12238
- Signed the 990
- Olivia Leirer, Co-Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (347) 410-6919
- Website
- www.nycommunities.org
- Return prepared by
- WithumSmithBrown PC
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- WORKER'S RIGHTS: NYCC addresses the concerns of low wage workers by educating them about their legal rights, facilitating health and safety trainings, developing leaders who can advocate on their own behalf, and providing English as a Second Language programs and job training. NYCC also surveys workers about their experiences on the job and then issues reports to inform policymakers about the needs of the workers in their communities. Workers join together through NYCC to protect their rights and improve working conditions.Expenses $309,503 · grants $237,500
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING: NYCC HAS WORKED TO ADDRESS THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TENANT RIGHTS. THROUGH KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CLINICS, ORGANIZING TENANT UNIONS, AND ORGANIZING TO ENSURE HOUSING POLICY MEETS THE NEEDS OF WORKING CLASS TENANTS AND UNHOUSED PEOPLE, NYCC WORKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY NEW YORKER IS ABLE TO ACCESS A SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOME.Expenses $598,688
- Environmental Justice - Climate change and inequality are the two great moral crises of our time. Low-income communities of color, who do not have money and power to fall back on in a disaster, are already hit the hardest. We're fighting for bold, transformational change at the scale of the crisis, not the inadequate baby steps that politicians and corporation like to brag about. Our challenge is moving rapidly to 100% renewable energy while creating good union jobs, especially for low-income communities of color. That's how we save our future from climate change while fighting inequality.Expenses $1,686,549
- EDUCATIONExpenses $239,447
- MEMBERSHIPExpenses $468,265
- OTHER PROGRAMSExpenses $97,260
- Criminal JusticeExpenses $337,029
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
- 27-1359103
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,154,121
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,247,784
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,243,828 | $4,790,709 | $3,154,121 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,200,821 | $3,970,361 | $3,645,003 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,083,806 | $3,325,721 | $3,577,899 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 27-1359103).
Questions about NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE INC
- What is the EIN of NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE INC is 27-1359103.
- Is NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2011.
- Are donations to NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE 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 COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE 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 NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE 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 NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Olivia Leirer.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,893 (Olivia Leirer, Co-Executive Director).
- How much revenue does NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,243,828, expenses of $4,790,709 and total assets of $3,154,121 at year end.
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