Gss is deeply rooted in nyc's most underinvested communities, and works to expand opportunities through a strength-based, youth and family development approach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 263 volunteers and 2,237 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $882K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $76.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.3 months of spending in cash, plus $76.4M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $2.5M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31.3M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$119.5M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$128.5M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$126.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$119.5M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$114.2M
FY2021$104.4M
FY2022$110.4M
FY2023$123.8M
FY2024$125.4M
FY2025$119.5M
Expenses
$128.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$104.7M
FY2021$103.6M
FY2022$108.9M
FY2023$120.2M
FY2024$126.6M
FY2025$128.5M
Net assets
$126.8M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115.3M
FY2021$128.6M
FY2022$116.8M
FY2023$125.3M
FY2024$129.3M
FY2025$126.8M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $105.7M Management & general 17% · $21.3M Fundraising 1% · $1.5M

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.7M 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
$369,477Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Adm. & Fin. Officer
$270,826Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Legal Officer
$255,649Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Prog. Off. - Youth & Fam. Wellbeing
$213,537Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Prog. Off. - Edu. & Vocation
$193,560Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Human Resources Officer
$191,271Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Prog. Off. - Community Based
$190,222Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (outgoing)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Yanche’s $369K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $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
Michelle Yanche$369,477$341,775$311,170$315,034$310,251$177,548
Greghan Fischer$270,826$273,406$260,477$243,909$242,333$242,195
Victor O Olds$255,649$258,150$221,026———
Paulette Lomonaco—————$257,567
Mitchell H Rubin———$235,008$180,337—
Denise Hinds$213,537$225,790$218,883$202,064$197,616$185,245
Joy Gerber$191,271$196,151$221,085$148,000——
Diane Noriega—$211,392$208,949$165,711$163,849—

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides 90 programs to expand opportunities for 30,500 NYC children, youth, and families.

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3 programs · $105.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Out of home care. Provides safe, temporary care in homes of trained foster parents for children and adolescents who have been removed from their homes, and GSS staff, kinship parents, and birth families work as a team to devise a permanancy plan for each child; residential services including group home foster care and court-involved…

$63.8Mprogram expense
02

Community-based programs. Provides quality after-school and in-school programs, community schools, and community centers; family counseling preventive services; and second-chance high school programs.

$41.2Mprogram expense
03

Training Services

GSS provides training to human services social workers and social service AGENCIES.GSS'S human services workshops provides training for social service providers throughout the city. Each year over 1,000 individuals from over 100 agencies participate in day-long, low-cost workshops led by experienced teachers.

$724Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$119.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.1M
Money outPt IX
$128.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$105.7M
Managementcol C$21.3M
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$126.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$158.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$65.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$731K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$24K
Total revenueLn 12$119.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$76.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.3M
Other assetsLn 15$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$158.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31.3M
Net assetsLn 32$126.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,237
VolunteersI 6263
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$11.0M$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70.5M$76.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.5M$15.3M
Total assetsLn 16$164.1M$158.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34.7M$31.3M
Net assetsLn 32$129.3M$126.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$762K$66K$478K$219K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64.1M$53.5M$9.9M$618K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$871K$210K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6.9M$5.4M$1.4M$86K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6.5M$5.1M$1.4M$93K
Legal feesLn 11b$104K$104K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$76K$76K
Investment management feesLn 11f$108K$108K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8.7M$5.8M$2.5M$287K
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M$822K$378K
OccupancyLn 16$4.7M$4.4M$300K$5K
TravelLn 17$744K$686K$58K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$39K$21K$17K$206
InterestLn 20$426K$2K$399K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.4M$2.7M$700K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$2.0M$1.4M$593K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20.2M$18.9M$1.3M$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$7.4M$6.0M$1.4M$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$128.5M$105.7M$21.3M$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $119.5M$128.5M−$9.0M$126.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $125.4M$126.6M−$1.2M$129.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $123.8M$120.2M$3.6M$125.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $110.4M$108.9M$1.5M$116.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $104.4M$103.6M$870K$128.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $114.2M$104.7M$9.5M$115.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $119,522,799 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $80,257,799$76,200,662
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,388,773$41,663,107
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,512,930$2,138,536
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $252,296−$479,506
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $125,411,798$119,522,799
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,927,665$79,368,346
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $36,000$75,600
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $48,615,965$49,056,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $126,579,630$128,500,803
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,167,832−$8,978,004
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $119,522,799 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$731,197
VIII-1e Government grants$65,320,709
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,148,756
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,200,662
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,663,107$41,663,107
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,114,607$2,114,607
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $27,471 · Excluded from tax −$3,542$23,929
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$152,210−$152,210
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$327,296−$327,296
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,363,282 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,958,855$119,522,799
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $128,500,803 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,644 · Management $477,630 · Fundraising $218,814$762,088
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,506,420 · Management $9,939,646 · Fundraising $618,231$64,064,297
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $870,799 · Management $210,125 · Fundraising $4,633$1,085,557
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,428,375 · Management $1,422,209 · Fundraising $86,163$6,936,747
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,068,401 · Management $1,358,540 · Fundraising $92,716$6,519,657
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $104,406$104,406
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $75,600$75,600
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $107,877$107,877
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,835,863 · Management $2,540,976 · Fundraising $286,853$8,663,692
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $821,838 · Management $378,084$1,199,922
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,420,724 · Management $299,733 · Fundraising $4,660$4,725,117
IX-17 TravelPrograms $685,582 · Management $57,595 · Fundraising $1,060$744,237
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,306 · Management $17,402 · Fundraising $206$38,914
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,936 · Management $398,705 · Fundraising $24,975$425,616
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,720,328 · Management $699,776 · Fundraising $10,974$3,431,078
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,420,120 · Management $592,614 · Fundraising $7,021$2,019,755
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,853,239 · Management $1,345,749 · Fundraising $22,754$20,221,742
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,979,236 · Management $1,375,430 · Fundraising $19,835$7,374,501
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $105,699,811 · Management $21,326,497 · Fundraising $1,474,495$128,500,803
Part X · Balance sheet $158,160,143 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,239,810; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,639$90,129
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,858,345$2,913,478
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $48,930,183$52,276,888
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,284,468$637,128
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,541,903$15,327,563
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $70,538,444$76,353,951
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,327,332$9,321,196
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $164,057,834$158,160,143
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,982,813$13,356,331
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,248,822$3,221,279
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,669,383$9,264,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,710,967$31,327,830
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $94,735,380$94,924,500
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,611,487$31,907,813
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,346,867$126,832,313
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $164,057,834$158,160,143
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,832,313 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$119,522,799
XI-2 Total expenses$128,500,803
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,978,004
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,346,867
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,463,450
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,832,313

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