Regional Plan Association INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1929Community DevelopmentEIN 13-1624154

Promote improvement of quality of life/economy in the new york, new jersey & connecticut tri-state region

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 106 volunteers and 44 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
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
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 $288K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
113
of 114 voting members
Looks good: 113 of 114 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.1M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$7.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.1M
FY2025▼ -7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$6.1M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$5.9M
Net assets
$7.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$7.1M

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 Dec 1929.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $4.8M Management & general 8% · $486K Fundraising 10% · $601K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

120 people listed on the 990; $1.2M 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
President & CEO
$424,800Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP
$222,240Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Energy & Environment
$153,656Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Finance and Admin.
$147,040Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Housing and Neighborhood Planning
$145,396Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Transportation
$139,057Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas K Wright’s $425K as President & CEO is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas K Wright$424,800$388,327$338,178$362,600$341,702$320,000
Katherine Slevin$222,240$208,000————
Kate Slevin——$197,000$179,500$158,910$135,750
Robert Freudenberg$153,656$143,362$137,669—$121,453$127,500
Julie Truax—$149,392$139,243$135,214$137,200$142,159
Chris Jones———$145,758$140,055$148,000
James Finch$147,040$141,227$129,199$126,703—$122,500
Moses Gates$145,396$143,290$137,219$128,212$122,656—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves the quality of life and economy in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state region through regional planning, advocacy, and policy reform.

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3 program services account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Healthy Regions

This project addresses the health inequities rooted in urban planning and the built environment across the focus areas of transportation, housing, energy and environment. The exchange brings together practitioners, advocates, and community-based representatives from over 30 organizations representing 11 metropolitan regions of the us.

$494Kprogram expense
02

Congestion Pricing

After years of advocacy and planning to ensure the program would successfully reduce traffic, fund public transportation, and improve air quality, the nation's first congestion relief program launched in nyc in january 2025.

$455Kprogram expense
03

New Jersey Issues

Rpa's new jersey program focuses on statewide policy and system changes designed to improve the state's prosperity, opportunity, and general community well-being. Rpa engages and collaborates with diverse partners including elected representatives, business leaders, civic stakeholders, and local communities to advance key priorities…

$266Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$573K
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$486K
Fundraisingcol D$601K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
120
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a114
IndependentVI 1b113
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$101K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Other incomeLn 4–11$573K
Gains on assetsLn 7$67K
Total revenueLn 12$6.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K
Other assetsLn 15$879K
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$7.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
VolunteersI 6106
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$2.2M$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$112K$93K
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M$7.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$508K$421K$27K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.3M$140K$325K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$157K$126K$11K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$377K$304K$26K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$243K$166K$54K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Investment management feesLn 11f$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$717K$681K$9K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$125$85$28$12
Office expensesLn 13$106K$68K$18K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$115K$71K$20K$24K
OccupancyLn 16$512K$349K$114K$49K
TravelLn 17$53K$51K$783$389
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$183K$177K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$26K$9K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$4.8M$486K$601K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.1M$5.9M$216K$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.6M$6.1M$455K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.3M$6.1M$150K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.0M$6.0M$998K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.6M$5.1M$466K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$4.5M−$558K$4.4M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,089,347 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$198,732
VIII-1e Government grants$101,145
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,947,338
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,998
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,247,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $202,410$202,410
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $66,657$66,657
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $572,839$572,839
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $226$226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $842,132$6,089,347
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,873,427 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $421,029 · Management $26,979 · Fundraising $59,732$507,740
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,338,317 · Management $139,983 · Fundraising $325,252$2,803,552
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $126,168 · Management $10,717 · Fundraising $19,634$156,519
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $304,161 · Management $25,836 · Fundraising $47,334$377,331
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $165,943 · Management $54,393 · Fundraising $23,082$243,418
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,800$26,800
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $27,688$27,688
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $681,494 · Management $8,963 · Fundraising $26,320$716,777
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $85 · Management $28 · Fundraising $12$125
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $68,488 · Management $17,932 · Fundraising $19,762$106,182
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $70,741 · Management $20,173 · Fundraising $23,904$114,818
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $348,766 · Management $114,317 · Fundraising $48,512$511,595
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,463 · Management $783 · Fundraising $389$52,635
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $177,127 · Management $2,531 · Fundraising $3,072$182,730
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,360 · Management $8,640 · Fundraising $3,667$38,667
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,850$6,850
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,786,992 · Management $485,763 · Fundraising $600,672$5,873,427
Part X · Balance sheet $8,374,278 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,193,177$2,410,949
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,255,895$773,348
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $69,951$68,282
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $112,235$93,018
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,764,251$4,149,634
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,284,761$879,047
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,680,270$8,374,278
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $658,955$377,127
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,374,737$931,176
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,033,692$1,308,303
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,544,840$1,857,229
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,101,738$5,208,746
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,646,578$7,065,975
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,680,270$8,374,278
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,065,975 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,089,347
XI-2 Total expenses$5,873,427
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$215,920
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,646,578
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$203,477
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,065,975

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