To transform the streets of New York City to be truly livable for the residents of this city by supporting and advocating for sustainable, equitable and healthy forms of transportation and engaging, joyful public spaces.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$232K 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $309K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$232K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $492K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$811K
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$190K
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$927K
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2020▲ ×23
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$137K
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.3M

From the FY2020 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 Oct 2001.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $821K Management & general 20% · $235K Fundraising 10% · $117K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $232K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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$122,504Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Strategy
$109,162Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Orman’s $174K as Co-Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Orman$174,167$158,240$150,394——
Sara Lind$174,167$157,076$126,529——
Gersh Kuntzman$167,333$156,887——$122,504
Lisa Marie Sladkus———$150,000—
Gersh Lawrence Kuntzman——$144,912$135,000—
Clarence Eckerson$112,083$109,631———
Lisa Sladkus————$109,162
Clarence Eckerson JR——$107,807$100,000—

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for sustainable transit and joyful public spaces to make New York City streets livable.

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1 program · $821K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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- Pushed the city on Open Streets, Open Restaurants, Open Storefronts and School Streets- Championed buses and busways- Exposed placard abuse, driving violations, windshield perspective and shoddy enforcement by NYPD- Advocated for safer bridge and other bike infrastructure and secured funding for the Queensboro Bridge bike lane- Exposed…

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$45
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$821K
Managementcol C$235K
Fundraisingcol D$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$423K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$45
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$423K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$423K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$423K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24K$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$145K$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$137K$424K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$869K$608K$174K$87K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$19K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$191$134$38$19
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$39K$11K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11$11
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$143K$108K$19K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$683$341
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$4K$1K$630
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$554$278
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K$694
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$34K$10K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$821K$235K$117K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.3M$3.3M−$44K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$2.8M$2.1M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $190K$2.0M−$1.8M$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$1.6M$1.6M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$125K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2019 $811K$927K−$116K$137K 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 $1,459,297 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $810,900$1,439,220
I-9 Program service revenue$20,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $111$45
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $400$32
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $811,411$1,459,297
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $768,797$951,635
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,309$221,380
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $927,106$1,173,015
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$115,695$286,282
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,459,297 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,439,220
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,439,220
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,000$20,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45$45
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $32$32
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,000 · Excluded from tax $77$1,459,297
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,173,015 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $608,356 · Management $173,816 · Fundraising $86,909$869,081
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,509 · Management $5,289 · Fundraising $2,644$26,442
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $134 · Management $38 · Fundraising $19$191
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,145 · Management $11,184 · Fundraising $5,592$55,921
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11$11
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,436$11,436
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $107,871 · Management $19,373 · Fundraising $15,411$142,655
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,389 · Management $683 · Fundraising $341$3,413
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,404 · Management $1,258 · Fundraising $630$6,292
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,940 · Management $554 · Fundraising $278$2,772
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,855 · Management $1,387 · Fundraising $694$6,936
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,505 · Management $9,574 · Fundraising $4,786$47,865
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $821,108 · Management $234,603 · Fundraising $117,304$1,173,015
Part X · Balance sheet $456,415 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,310$423,315
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,870$9,275
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $23,825$23,825
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $145,005$456,415
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,683$32,811
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,683$32,811
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $137,322$423,604
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,322$423,604
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $145,005$456,415
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $423,604 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,459,297
XI-2 Total expenses$1,173,015
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$286,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,322
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$423,604

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