Forestdale INC

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Forest Hills, NY501(c)(3)Since 1854Human ServicesEIN 11-1631747Revenue $45.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSforestdaleinc.org6735 112th St, 11375-2349 · Forest Hills, NYTax-exempt since Mar 1941Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Forestdale's mission is to ensure that children have the assets they need to thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 381 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $515K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $46K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.7M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$45.5M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$45.7M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$33.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$45.5M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.5M
FY2021$33.8M
FY2022$33.9M
FY2023$39.9M
FY2024$43.3M
FY2025$45.5M
Expenses
$45.7M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$24.7M
FY2021$32.8M
FY2022$33.5M
FY2023$39.5M
FY2024$42.7M
FY2025$45.7M
Net assets
$33.3M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26.8M
FY2021$32.1M
FY2022$28.0M
FY2023$29.9M
FY2024$32.0M
FY2025$33.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1941.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $39.7M Management & general 13% · $5.8M Fundraising 0% · $200K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

40 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director Thru May 2025
$281,184Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Dir. of Prgms Thru Mar 2025
$217,434Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$210,395Pt VII · Sec A
Counsel & Asst. Exec. Director
$189,777Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director of Preventive
$162,486Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Director, Policy & Practice
$153,947Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Foster Care
$151,294Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director for Health Svcs
$148,073Pt VII · Sec A

William Weisberg’s $281K as Executive Director Thru May 2025 is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Weisberg$281,184$254,376$241,567$242,023$239,866$239,980
Rosemarie Ewing Associate$217,434$208,659$192,769$177,488$160,183$148,870
Robert Aguirre$210,395$198,252$185,747$164,933$160,913$154,287
Rachel Tzimorotas General$189,777$180,669$169,895$162,087$154,840$146,767
Krista Larson Assistant$162,486—————
Krista Larson—$157,387$143,203$140,521——
Lorraine Gonzalez-Camastraasst$153,947$137,156$135,161$121,793$118,523$106,210
Linda Ford Asst Executive$151,294$145,191$135,819$128,939$125,456$119,891

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports families in Queens and Brooklyn to heal from trauma, overcome poverty, and improve functioning for children's well-being.

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3 programs · $34.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Foster Care Services

Forestdale's strong families - foster care program works with 600 children aged 0-21 placed in foster care during the fiscal year. Several youths stay in foster care beyond their 21ST birthday due to limited housing.

$19.1Mprogram expense
02

Preventive Services

Our strong families: preventive services program serves approximately 450 families per year and helps them avoid foster care placement through our intervention which includes intensive counseling to address unemployment, substance use disorder, intimate partner violence, truancy and mental health.

$9.7Mprogram expense
03

Health Services

Through partnership with nyu and a network of high quality medical, dental, and mental health providers, we help to ensure that over 400 children receive great preventive and routine healthcare, as well as access to specialty care, when needed.

$5.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$46K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $42.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,540,868
Unitemized GrantFY2024$316,646
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,210,739
Unitemized GrantFY2023$276,646
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,964,213
Unitemized GrantFY2022$248,608
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,434,634
Unitemized GrantFY2021$230,437
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,343,590
Unitemized GrantFY2020$159,054
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,819,229
Unitemized GrantFY2019$293,179

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$45.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$45.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$39.7M
Managementcol C$5.8M
Fundraisingcol D$200K
Owns and owesPt X
$33.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K
Total assetsLn 16$40.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$35.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$535K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$278K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7$966K
Total revenueLn 12$45.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$329K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$330K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$40.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.7M
Net assetsLn 32$33.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5381
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$330K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24.6M$26.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$37.9M$40.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$6.7M
Net assetsLn 32$32.0M$33.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10.1M$10.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$54K$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.1M$16.6M$2.4M$85K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.2M$1.1M$143K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.9M$2.5M$390K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.0M$1.7M$337K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$474K$261K$212K
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$70K$13K$343
Lobbying feesLn 11d$54K$54K
Investment management feesLn 11f$59K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.0M$2.7M$202K$70K
Office expensesLn 13$517K$352K$150K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$34K$34K
OccupancyLn 16$974K$949K$26K
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$362K$20K$342K
InsuranceLn 23$582K$488K$92K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.9M$2.6M$270K$253
All other expensesLn 24e$98K$46K$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$45.7M$39.7M$5.8M$200K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $45.5M$45.7M−$164K$33.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $43.3M$42.7M$675K$32.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $39.9M$39.5M$422K$29.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $33.9M$33.5M$344K$28.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $33.8M$32.8M$1.0M$32.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $25.5M$24.7M$809K$26.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $45,543,480 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $36,961,316$37,725,021
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,773,207$6,224,282
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,663,225$1,674,940
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$57,795−$80,763
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $43,339,953$45,543,480
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,738,607$10,142,297
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,652,136$26,389,130
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,274,520$9,176,031
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $42,665,263$45,707,458
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $674,690−$163,978
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $45,543,480 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$278,455
VIII-1e Government grants$35,186,371
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,260,195
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$535,393
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,725,021
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,224,282$6,224,282
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $709,316$709,316
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $965,624$965,624
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$80,763−$80,763
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,224,282 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,594,177$45,543,480
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,707,458 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,142,297$10,142,297
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,928 · Management $1,109,257$1,163,185
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,575,483 · Management $2,412,248 · Fundraising $85,473$19,073,204
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,087,729 · Management $143,073 · Fundraising $5,615$1,236,417
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,486,418 · Management $389,628 · Fundraising $12,783$2,888,829
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,681,440 · Management $337,410 · Fundraising $8,645$2,027,495
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $261,225 · Management $212,279$473,504
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $70,219 · Management $13,400 · Fundraising $343$83,962
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $54,250$54,250
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $58,514$58,514
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,738,712 · Management $202,355 · Fundraising $69,597$3,010,664
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $351,630 · Management $150,367 · Fundraising $14,553$516,550
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,101$34,101
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $948,521 · Management $25,762$974,283
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,640$8,640
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,350 · Management $341,784$362,134
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $487,669 · Management $92,440 · Fundraising $2,368$582,477
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,648,799 · Management $270,136 · Fundraising $253$2,919,188
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,900 · Management $51,864$97,764
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $39,688,671 · Management $5,819,157 · Fundraising $199,630$45,707,458
Part X · Balance sheet $40,033,060 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,069,204$328,794
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,619$1,278
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,631,143$8,121,816
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $57,594$101,772
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,733,104$2,523,232
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,631,557$26,844,767
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,809,711$2,111,401
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,933,932$40,033,060
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,970,530$3,419,624
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $312,915$312,915
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,660,693$1,970,135
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,944,138$6,702,674
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,801,920$31,560,015
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,187,874$1,770,371
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,989,794$33,330,386
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,933,932$40,033,060
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,330,386 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$45,543,480
XI-2 Total expenses$45,707,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$163,978
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,989,794
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,504,570
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$33,330,386

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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