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Comprehensive Youth Development INC FY2020 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 13-3861648Revenue $3.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRScdi-ny.org240 2nd Ave, 10003-2704 · New York, NYTax-exempt since May 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Comprehensive Youth Development, INC. Partners with nyc public high schools to prepare young adults, ages 14-24, to secure a successful future for themselves and their families. Through this partnership, our students develop the capability to graduate from high school and make informed decisions on higher education and careers. Founded in 1995, cyd annually serves students and alumni, most of whom are under-credited for their age, english language learners, and/or dealing with significant social issues such as housing instability, parenthood or medical health issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$148K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $1.0M
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$754K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 May 1996.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.6M Management & general 13% · $437K Fundraising 6% · $212K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $148K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Michael Roberts
Executive Dir/Secretary
$148,275Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clara Brooks
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dean Backer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ellen Taus
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Roberts’s $178K as Secretary/Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Roberts$178,028$180,918$180,918$176,450$157,335$148,275
Margaret Aylward$161,990—————
Camille Fleming$104,858—————

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

Prepares NYC high school students for college and careers, supporting their futures.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Cyd provides support to help adolescents and older youth stay in school while addressing the problems and adult responsibilities that might otherwise prevent them from attending school. Many students, including recent immigrants, teen parents and dropouts, come to cyd to receive support such as tutoring, employment, personal counseling…

$2.6Mprogram 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
Robin Hood FoundationFY2024$375K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$338K
Clark FoundationFY2024$75K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$52K
George Link JR Foundation INCFY2024$50K
The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation INCFY2024$35K
PWC Foundation INCFY2024$20K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$16K
Total grants receivedfrom 19 funders$1.0M
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $162K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,408
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,486
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,225
Unitemized GrantFY2021$43,660
Unitemized GrantFY2020$44,661
Unitemized GrantFY2019$36,825

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$437K
Fundraisingcol D$212K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$754K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$539K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$324K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$754K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5220
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$345K$324K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K$754K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$37K$37K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$176K$142K$21K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.7M$254K$148K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$41K$33K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$200K$162K$24K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$180K$146K$22K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$230K$173K$52K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$69K$59K$5K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$24K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$2K$5K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$17K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$125K$108K$15K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$3K$7K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$2.6M$437K$212K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.3M$3.5M−$219K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.4M$3.9M−$516K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$3.7M$363K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$3.7M$488K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$3.6M$556K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.5M$3.3M$243K$2.3M 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 $3,539,894 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,261,795$1,474,831
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,880,003$2,061,153
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,675$3,910
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,156,473$3,539,894
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $48,315$36,825
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,768,336$2,715,607
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $733,909$544,953
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,550,560$3,297,385
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$394,087$242,509
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $3,539,894 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,474,831
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,474,831
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,061,153$2,061,153
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,910$3,910
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,061,153 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,910$3,539,894
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,297,385 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,825$36,825
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $142,157 · Management $21,060 · Fundraising $12,285$175,502
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,716,239 · Management $254,258 · Fundraising $148,317$2,118,814
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,896 · Management $4,873 · Fundraising $2,843$40,612
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $162,269 · Management $24,041 · Fundraising $14,024$200,334
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $146,081 · Management $21,641 · Fundraising $12,623$180,345
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,800$4,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,500$16,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $172,857 · Management $51,728 · Fundraising $5,151$229,736
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $58,599 · Management $4,826 · Fundraising $5,515$68,940
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,822 · Management $3,529 · Fundraising $2,059$29,410
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,836 · Management $4,721$6,557
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,536$16,536
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,789$10,789
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,154 · Management $2,719 · Fundraising $1,046$20,919
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,180 · Management $14,822 · Fundraising $1,551$124,553
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,573 · Management $7,159 · Fundraising $6,481$16,213
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,648,813 · Management $436,677 · Fundraising $211,895$3,297,385
Part X · Balance sheet $3,047,150 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,286$538,587
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,380,413$1,333,599
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $341,618$795,957
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $69,320$55,080
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $344,846$323,927
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,206,483$3,047,150
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $156,106$252,535
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$501,729
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $156,106$754,264
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,415,171$1,646,139
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $635,206$646,747
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,050,377$2,292,886
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,206,483$3,047,150
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,292,886 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,539,894
XI-2 Total expenses$3,297,385
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$242,509
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,050,377
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,292,886

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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