Train young leaders to power a Green and inclusive economy, through serrvice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 481 volunteers and 292 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 $136K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$638K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
28
named funders · $2.4M
Looks good: 28 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.7M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$6.3M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.7M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$6.7M
Expenses
$6.3M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$6.3M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Dec 2009.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $5.1M Management & general 13% · $829K Fundraising 5% · $339K

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; $638K 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
$173,881Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$141,116Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Service
$113,337Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Administrative Officer
$105,244Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$104,424Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tonya Gayle’s $174K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tonya Gayle$173,881$153,000$153,000$150,000$132,484$125,000
Carolyn Antonio$141,116—————
Lisbeth Shepard—————$140,000
Lisbeth Shepherd————$123,667—
Annel Cabrera-Marus$104,424$120,000$120,000———
Sindri Manzanares$105,244$120,000$120,000$110,000$103,984$105,000
Ann Short———$113,750$103,867$117,708
Jennifer Tirado—————$115,000

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

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Trains young leaders to build a green and inclusive economy through service.

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3 programs · $5.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Service

Green city force (GCF) connects the dots between youth employment and the need to shift to sustainability and equity in our cities, through service rooted in public housing communities in new york city.

$3.5Mprogram expense
02

Social Enterprise

Alongside ongoing support for alumni, GCF designs and operates sectoral training and employment initiatives via our social enterprise where we secure fee-for-service contracts and hire back our graduates as employees while building their professional skills and generating unrestricted funding for the organization.

$834Kprogram expense
03

Career Services

GCF is committed to supporting alumni of its service corps as they transition into full-time work or school following service. This includes aims to position frontline community members as competitive and qualified candidates for emerging employment opportunities via pre-apprenticeships and on the job training, as well as advanced…

$706Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $28K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$664
Unitemized GrantFY2023$500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$150
Unitemized GrantFY2023$100
Unitemized GrantFY2023$75
Unitemized GrantFY2023$50
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$610
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$727K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$6.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.1M
Managementcol C$829K
Fundraisingcol D$339K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$422K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$727K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$6.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$273K
SavingsLn 2$149K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$422K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Other assetsLn 15$561K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5292
VolunteersI 6481
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$229K$422K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$196K$94K$69K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.3M$392K$168K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$12K$5K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$293K$235K$26K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$247K$187K$41K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$113K$0$113K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$46K$0$0$46K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$121K$114K$7K$0
Office expensesLn 13$58K$15K$33K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$5K$9K$422
OccupancyLn 16$295K$235K$40K$20K
TravelLn 17$95K$85K$9K$818
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$13K$1K$689
InsuranceLn 23$78K$47K$27K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.7M$14K$459
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$4K$41K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.3M$5.1M$829K$339K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.7M$6.3M$471K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.3M$6.9M−$1.5M$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$5.6M−$1.5M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.5M$5.0M$2.5M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$3.5M$24K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.2M$4.4M$864K$2.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $6,731,882 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,712,811$5,997,853
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $597,290$727,173
I-10 Investment income$6,856
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,318$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,322,419$6,731,882
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,764$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,352,555$3,630,009
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,497,420$2,630,915
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,853,739$6,260,924
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,531,320$470,958
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $6,731,882 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,260,772
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,737,081
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,997,853
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$727,173
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,856
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $734,029 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,731,882
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,260,924 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,333 · Management $69,042 · Fundraising $32,315$195,690
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,312,084 · Management $392,471 · Fundraising $168,447$2,873,002
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,235 · Management $5,216 · Fundraising $3,667$21,118
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $234,919 · Management $26,472 · Fundraising $31,977$293,368
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $187,465 · Management $41,398 · Fundraising $17,968$246,831
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $112,968 · Fundraising $0$112,968
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $46,000$46,000
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,708 · Management $7,452 · Fundraising $0$121,160
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,032 · Management $32,712 · Fundraising $9,917$57,661
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,614 · Management $9,181 · Fundraising $422$14,217
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $235,310 · Management $39,919 · Fundraising $19,568$294,797
IX-17 TravelPrograms $84,633 · Management $9,214 · Fundraising $818$94,665
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,003 · Management $1,406 · Fundraising $689$15,098
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $46,558 · Management $27,352 · Fundraising $4,262$78,172
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,735,060 · Management $13,698 · Fundraising $459$1,749,217
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,201 · Management $40,723 · Fundraising $2,036$46,960
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,093,155 · Management $829,224 · Fundraising $338,545$6,260,924
Part X · Balance sheet $4,037,970 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $228,942$272,943
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $65$149,361
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,343,699$2,116,584
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $434,000$747,972
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $129,791$170,550
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,937$19,839
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $128,973$560,721
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,300,407$4,037,970
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $400,802$209,949
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,823$1,493,281
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $436,625$1,703,230
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $848,224$378,144
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,015,558$1,956,596
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,863,782$2,334,740
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,300,407$4,037,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,334,740 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,731,882
XI-2 Total expenses$6,260,924
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$470,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,863,782
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,334,740

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