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Nonprofit · EIN 45-0722514

WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10027

Financials

$1.3M$3.7M2023$2M$4M2024$2.1M$3.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,141,536$3,533,967-$1,392,431$57,127,934$1,392,870$55,735,064
December 31, 2024990$2,016,917$4,004,382-$1,987,465$56,153,063$1,753,034$54,400,029
December 31, 2023990$1,319,248$3,665,076-$2,345,828$57,171,726$1,856,475$55,315,251
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,141,536
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,013,676
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$2,196,376
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$224,286
Other salaries and wages
$349,158
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$695,433
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$158,138
Program services (functional)
$3,046,222
Management and general (functional)
$487,745

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$56,153,063
Total assets, end of year
$57,127,934
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,392,870
Net assets, end of year
$55,735,064
Publicly traded securities
$56,223,352
Net assets with donor restrictions
$55,735,064
Gross receipts
$46,736,233
Employees
8
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2011
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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ZEAD RAMADANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$215,387$8,899
JOANNA CASTROSENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$107,239$22,507
MILTON A TINGLINGBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ARMOND ADAMSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DARLENE GRANT BRUCE ESQSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GREGORY O WATSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDRES ARANDA ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY ENGLISH ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA FERNANDEZ ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THEODORE P KOVALEFF PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
REV GEORGIETTE MORGAN-THOMASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAMON G MUNCHUS ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JALISSA QUIGLEYTRUSTEE (THRU 02/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIANNE SPRAGGINS ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICIA WATLER-JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BARRY WEINBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ZEAD RAMADANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$216,921$8,849
VINCENT S MORGANHDFC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$148,131$7,755
MILTON A TINGLINGBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ARMOND ADAMSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DARLENE BRUCE ESQSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GREGORY O WATSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GEOFFREY EATONTRUSTEE (THRU 07/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY ENGLISH ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA FERNANDEZ ESQTRUSTEE (AS OF 02/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TED P KOVALEFF PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
REV GEORGIETTE MORGAN-THOMASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAMON G MUNCHUS ESQTRUSTEE (AS OF 02/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JALISSA QUIGLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIANNE SPRAGGINS ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICIA WATLER-JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ZEAD RAMADANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$212,423$9,008
VINCENT S MORGANHDFC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$145,923$5,236
MILTON A TINGLINGBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ARMOND ADAMSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DARLENE BRUCE ESQSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GREGORY WATSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GEOFFREY EATONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIANNE SPRAGGINS ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TED P KOVALEFF PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
PATRICIA WATLER-JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JALISSA QUIGLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV GEORGIETTE MORGAN-THOMASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
423 WEST 127TH STREET A, NEW YORK, NY 10027-2561
Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
423 West 127th St Ground Fl, New York NY 10027
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
ZEAD RAMADAN, 423 WEST 127TH STREET A, NEW YORK, NY 10027
Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
Kathryn Briger, 423 West 127th St Ground Fl, New York NY 10027
Signed the 990
ZEAD RAMADAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(646) 476-3394
Return prepared by
CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC

Mission

WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S MISSION INCLUDES IMPLEMENTING THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT BY PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ARTS & CULTURE, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND THE OVERALL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY DISTRICT 9 (MCD9), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WEST HARLEM.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • GRANTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT'S PRIORITY IS TO SUPPORT WEST HARLEM-BASED COMMUNITY PROJECTS BY DEPLOYING FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PURSUANT TO THE CBA THROUGH ITS ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS GRANT (CBG) AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. WHDC'S STRATEGY IS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WEST HARLEM THROUGH COLLABORATIONS AND CAPACITY ENHANCEMENTS OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS.
    Expenses $2,549,439 · grants $2,039,418
  • YOUTH SERVICES - THROUGH ITS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, ARISE!, THAT EXCLUSIVELY SERVICES MCD9, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (14-18 YEARS) GET PAID EACH SUMMER FOR PARTICIPATION IN BOTH EMPLOYMENT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. THE LATTER AIMS TO ADDRESS THE "SUMMER SLIDE" THAT AFFECTS SOME STUDENTS AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS ENDED.
    Expenses $231,061 · grants $156,958
  • SENIOR SERVICES - WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS SERVING THE NUMEROUS SENIOR CENTERS OF WEST HARLEM BY CREATING CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, ARTS AND HEALTH RELATED ACTIVITIES TO ENRICH OUR OLDER ADULT POPULATION. WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS ALSO HELPING TO FORM A COUNCIL THAT COMMUNICATES AS ONE COMMUNITY VOICE FOR OLDER ADULTS RATHER THAN AS SEPARATE ONES.
    Expenses $174,037
  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGICALLY COLLABORATES WITH WORKFORCE PARTNERS TO OFFER VALUABLE TRAINING WORKSHOPS TO WEST HARLEM RESIDENTS.
    Expenses $60,369
  • HOUSING SERVICES - THE NEWLY FORMED WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (WHDC) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION (HDFC) RESOURCE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORT OF THE IMPORTANT WEST HARLEM HOUSING SEGMENT, AND ITS GOAL OF PROVIDING INFORMATION AND LEVERAGING RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION COOPERATIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
    Expenses $31,316

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
45-0722514
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
2011
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$57,127,934
Income (IRS master file)
$46,736,233

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,141,536$3,533,967$57,127,934XML
990December 2024$2,016,917$4,004,382$56,153,063XML
990December 2023$1,319,248$3,665,076$57,171,726XML
990December 2022$728,466$3,172,710$55,894,614IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2015
Officer: Kathryn Briger
December 31, 2015≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 45-0722514).

Questions about WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

What is the EIN of WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION is 45-0722514.
Is WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
Are donations to WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 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 WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 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 WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 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 WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ZEAD RAMADAN.
Who are the officers and directors of WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $215,387 (ZEAD RAMADAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does WEST HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,141,536, expenses of $3,533,967 and total assets of $57,127,934 at year end.

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