Promoting more liveable,economically sustainable and environmentally responsible growth on Long Island through smart growth- focusing on infill, redevelopment & open space preservation while supporting mixed use & income communities that are convenient,attractive & affordable

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $36K a year · 6% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$568K
346% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 346% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
45
of 45 voting members
Looks good: 45 of 45 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$697K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$776K
To programs
65%
Net assets
−$404K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$697K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$448K
FY2019$533K
FY2020$429K
FY2021$624K
FY2022$843K
FY2023$620K
FY2024$697K
Expenses
$776K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$428K
FY2019$431K
FY2020$428K
FY2021$541K
FY2022$867K
FY2023$976K
FY2024$776K
Net assets
−$404K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$869
FY2019$102K
FY2020$50K
FY2021$132K
FY2022$48K
FY2023−$309K
FY2024−$404K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1998.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $507K Management & general 31% · $239K Fundraising 4% · $30K

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

46 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
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Eric Alexander’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2019
Eric Alexander$100,000$80,000

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Promotes sustainable growth on Long Island through redevelopment and open space preservation.

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2 programs · $507K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Outreach, education & advocacy in the past 26 years delivered nearly 3500 presentations to local government, business and community groups. Our annual li smart growth summit draws over 1000 leaders from communities, municipalities, and local businesses across long island.

$291Kprogram expense
02

Community visioning & downtown revitalization-work in 35 locations to advance community projects including:hicksville, westbury, baldwin, kings park, deer park, riverhead, huntington station, MASTIC/SHIRLEY, CORAM/MIDDLE island, farmingdale, valley stream, great neck plaza, central islip, wyandanch, and roosevelt among others.

$216Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
AARPFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $95K · 2021–2022
Various Local Food PantriesFY2022$62,059
Greater Wyandanch Chamber of CommerFY2022$7,500
Hempstead Chamber of CommerceFY2022$2,500
NY South Asian Chamber of CommerceFY2022$2,500
Wild Roots Wellness CenterFY2021$2,000
Hicksville Chamber of CommerceFY2021$600

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$697K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$599K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Money outPt IX
$776K
Ln 25
Programscol B$507K
Managementcol C$239K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
−$404K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$568K
PeoplePt VI, VII
46
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a45
IndependentVI 1b45
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$599K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$506K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Total revenueLn 12$697K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$568K
Net assetsLn 32−$404K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$273K$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$581K$568K
Net assetsLn 32−$309K−$404K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$900$900
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$65K$4K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$230K$189K$33K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$43K$9K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$16K$3K$528
Management feesLn 11a$22K$12K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$75K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K$394
OccupancyLn 16$34K$2K$32K
TravelLn 17$38K$18K$17K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$70K$62K$9K
InterestLn 20$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$9K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$908$193
Total functional expensesLn 25$776K$507K$239K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $697K$776K−$80K−$404K 990 PDF
FY2023 $620K$976K−$357K−$309K 990 PDF
FY2022 $843K$867K−$24K$48K 990 PDF
FY2021 $624K$541K$82K$132K 990 PDF
FY2020 $429K$428K$1K$50K 990 PDF
FY2019 $533K$431K$102K$102K 990 PDF
FY2018 $448K$428K$20K$869 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $696,521 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $472,133$599,162
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $318,991$256,471
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$171,532−$159,112
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $619,592$696,521
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,291$900
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $427,387$388,771
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $519,438$386,609
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $976,116$776,280
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$356,524−$79,759
Part VI · Governance 45 of 45 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body45
VI-1b Independent voting members45
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 $696,521 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$506,301
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$92,861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$599,162
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $256,471$256,471
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$159,112−$159,112
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $256,471 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$159,112$696,521
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $776,280 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $900$900
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,111 · Management $4,490 · Fundraising $16,839$86,440
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $189,001 · Management $33,258 · Fundraising $8,048$230,307
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,840 · Management $8,623 · Fundraising $1,658$53,121
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,507 · Management $2,868 · Fundraising $528$18,903
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $12,468 · Management $9,455$21,923
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,500$25,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,844 · Management $16,574$91,418
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,040$14,040
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,967 · Management $394$11,361
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,016 · Management $31,618$33,634
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,079 · Management $17,252 · Fundraising $2,831$38,162
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $61,682 · Management $8,678$70,360
IX-20 InterestManagement $17,343$17,343
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,220$1,220
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,580$9,580
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,847 · Management $36,951$45,798
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,169 · Management $908 · Fundraising $193$6,270
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $507,431 · Management $238,752 · Fundraising $30,097$776,280
Part X · Balance sheet $164,180 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,117$39,667
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $179,251$115,931
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,072$2,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,266$5,915
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $272,706$164,180
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $94,011$118,684
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $61,000$22,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,265$9,497
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $581,495$568,049
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$308,789−$403,869
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$308,789−$403,869
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $272,706$164,180
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$403,869 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$696,521
XI-2 Total expenses$776,280
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$79,759
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$308,789
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$15,321
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$403,869

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