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Together We Are FY2021 filing

Brooklyn, NY · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2009 · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$151K
Spent
$203K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$175K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$151K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$151K
FY2022$299K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$216K
FY2025$471K
Expenses
$203K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$203K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$380K
FY2025$389K
FY2025$441K
Net assets
$175K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$175K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$127K
FY2025$157K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending April 2021) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CTogether We Are
EINHdr · item D27-0213447
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2010
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CBrooklyn, NY
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Program services69%$140K
Management & general31%$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$203K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-34%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$228K
FY2021
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$228K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$127K
FY2025$157K
Total liabilities
$53K
FY2021
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$53K
FY2022$5K
FY2023$232
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$52K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$228K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$156K
Total assetsLn 16$228K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$53K
Total net assetsLn 32$175K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$151K
Other revenue$1
— government grantsLn 1e$114K
Total revenueLn 12$151K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $156K · Operating expenses/yr $203K
9.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $140K · Total expenses $203K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $63K · Total expenses $203K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $203K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $37K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $151K · Total revenue $151K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $114K · Total revenue $151K
75%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $151K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $151K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $203K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $151K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $175K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $151K · Expenses $203K
-34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $228K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $175K · Total assets $228K
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $228K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mordechai Fasten · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $203K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $138K · Total expenses $203K
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%——
Overhead ratio 31%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Benzion Lemel
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Offers financial aid, shelter, food, and legal help to those in need.

Provided by the organization

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $140K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The organization provides assistance for the poor, elderly, sick and youth. It provides shelter, food, legal aid and other necessities for daily living of these individuals.

$140Kprogram 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 · FY2024
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$19K
The Ojc FundFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 $216K$389K-49% 990 PDF
FY2024 $427K$380K+159% 990 PDF
FY2023 $165K$218K-45% 990 PDF
FY2022 $299K$167K+98% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $151K$203K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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