RHI believes that social change to overcome systemic inequities begins with empowered youth. In partnership with community adults, we nurture young people in Red Hook to be inspired, resilient, and healthy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$385K 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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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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$385K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$758K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.3M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$5.0M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Jun 2006.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.7M Management & general 11% · $498K Fundraising 11% · $498K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $385K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Program & Policy Officer
$166,775Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Administrative Officer
$133,095Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$85,481Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Partis’s $180K as Executive Director is at the 85th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Michael Partis$180,423$85,481———
Morgan Monaco——$170,565$171,622$49,692
Yvonne Brathwaite$104,046$166,775$103,385——
Javier Lopez————$151,698
Jill Eisenhard————$143,638
Aphia Phillip$141,527$133,095———
Catherine McBride$107,800————
Saswati Sarkar———$102,538—

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

Empowering Red Hook youth through community partnerships to foster resilience and health.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Community Building

Advocacy and organizing has always been a key element of our work at rhi,recognizing the need to address systemic issues facing the neighborhood alongside our youth development approach. Our programs work toward two goals: to improve the health of residents of public housing in red hook and to strengthen the resiliency of the red hook…

$890Kprogram expense
02

Adolescent Youth

Rhi provides comprehensive after school programming for almost 200 middle and high school students. We offer 40 middle school aged youth each academic year and 20 during the summertime. Middle school scholars use support to work toward academic success, begin career and college exploration, develop life skills, strengthen social supports…

$882Kprogram expense
03

Young Adult Programs

We engage and support nearly 200 young adults to set individualized goals around furthering their education (high school diploma, hse or college degree), obtaining employment and growing professionally and gaining and strengthening social supports.

$663Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$235,136
Unitemized GrantFY2023$163,618
Unitemized GrantFY2022$216,319
Unitemized GrantFY2021$227,390
Unitemized GrantFY2020$200,005

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$498K
Fundraisingcol D$498K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$758K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$980K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$44K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$532K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$269K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K
Other assetsLn 15$513K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$758K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5219
VolunteersI 6472
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28K$269K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$96K$51K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$882K$758K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$164K$164K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$252K$214K$17K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.5M$202K$246K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$116K$94K$14K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$249K$203K$29K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$462K$237K$74K$151K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$17K$17K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$151K$93K$42K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$15K$2K$387
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$45K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$224K$159K$35K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$3K$21K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$3.7M$498K$498K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.3M$5.0M−$761K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $4.6M$4.7M−$75K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$5.1M−$1.7M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.9M$4.6M$3.3M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$4.4M−$608K$2.2M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,625,356 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,362,740$4,517,457
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,299$47,819
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,603$4,435
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,850$55,645
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,408,492$4,625,356
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $216,319$163,618
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,561,556$3,564,584
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,339,531$972,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,117,406$4,700,497
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,708,914−$75,141
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $4,625,356 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$50,642
VIII-1e Government grants$979,845
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,486,970
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$43,503
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,517,457
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $47,819$47,819
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $847$847
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,588$3,588
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $55,645$55,645
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,464 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,435$4,625,356
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,700,497 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $163,618$163,618
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $213,953 · Management $17,266 · Fundraising $21,037$252,256
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,499,719 · Management $201,729 · Fundraising $245,788$2,947,236
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $94,139 · Management $13,684 · Fundraising $7,937$115,760
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $202,764 · Management $29,473 · Fundraising $17,095$249,332
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $237,160 · Management $74,040 · Fundraising $150,752$461,952
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,321 · Management $16,674 · Fundraising $3,611$37,606
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $92,864 · Management $42,120 · Fundraising $15,810$150,794
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,153 · Management $2,274 · Fundraising $387$17,814
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $44,548$44,548
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,143$5,143
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $159,352 · Management $35,487 · Fundraising $29,013$223,852
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,202 · Management $21,097 · Fundraising $6,287$30,586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,704,388 · Management $498,392 · Fundraising $497,717$4,700,497
Part X · Balance sheet $4,519,203 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $410,301$531,902
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,441,031$1,240,671
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,074,421$1,834,354
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $60,077$78,219
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95,917$51,369
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,705$269,213
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $609,786$513,475
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,719,238$4,519,203
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $265,634$229,938
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,250$9,462
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $605,035$518,304
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $881,919$757,704
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,384,401$1,976,815
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,452,918$1,784,684
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,837,319$3,761,499
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,719,238$4,519,203
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,761,499 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,625,356
XI-2 Total expenses$4,700,497
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,837,319
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$679
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,761,499

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