Health and Welfare Council of Long Island Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $7.2 million
- Spending
- $5.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 84%
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $195,400, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 205% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $2.6 million spent. SOCIAL CARE NETWORK NUTRITIONAL SECURITY: HWCLI ASSISTS ELIGIBLE LONG ISLAND RESIDENTS TO APPLY FOR AND ACCESS PUBLIC AND VOLUNTARY NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INCLUDING SNAP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS), WIC (WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN) AND SCHOOL BREAKFASTS AND SUMMER MEALS PROGRAMS. HWCLI CONVENES A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY ON LONG ISLAND. AS A NUTRITION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM SITE, PROVIDING SNAP ENROLLMENT IN NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES, AND THE CONVENER OF THE NUTRITIONAL EQUITY COALITION, HWCLI HAS A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH MEMBERS AND PARTNERS ON MEETING THE NUTRITIONAL SECURITY NEEDS OF LONG ISLANDERS. MOST RECENTLY, HWCLI HAS TAKEN OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM, OVERSEEING THE DISTRIBUTION OF $2.6 MILLION IN FEMA ASSISTANCE TO 20 NON-PROFIT AGENCIES TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH EMERGENCY FOOD, RENT, MORTGAGE, AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE.
- $701,314 spent. HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTHCARE ACCESS: FOR THE PAST DECADE HWCLI HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH ITS MEMBER AND PARTNER AGENCIES TO ASSIST LONG ISLANDERS WITH ENROLLMENT INTO PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS. SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IN 2010, HWCLI HAS WORKED WITH MEMBER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL PARTNERS IN BRINGING THE LATEST HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO LONG ISLANDERS WHILE BRINGING LONG ISLAND'S NEEDS AND INTERESTS TO STATEWIDE ADVOCACY EFFORTS. THROUGH THE HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION PROGRAM; COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES, HWCLI ASSISTS LONG ISLANDERS, REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY, TO ACCESS HEALTH CARE, TO A RETENTION PROGRAM TO ASSIST LONG ISLAND'S CHILDREN IN RENEWING INTO MEDICAID AND CHILD HEALTH PLUS. THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE, HWCLI IS COMMITTED TO HELPING THOSE ON LONG ISLAND ACCESS AND RECEIVE EQUITABLE AND ADEQUATE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.
- $697,126 spent. NUTRITIONAL SECURITY AT HWCLI, WE OPERATE A SERIES OF PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES OF SUBURBAN POVERTY, INCLUDING NUTRITIONAL SECURITY, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY. TOGETHER WITH OUR NETWORK OF NONPROFITS, WE PROVIDE A UNIQUE, CRUCIAL SAFETY NET FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO FALL INTO AN UNDER-RECOGNIZED CATEGORY OF SUBURBAN POVERTY THOSE WHO EARN TOO MUCH TO QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING ON LONG ISLAND. HWCLI PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN HELPING LONG ISLAND'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS THEIR MOST PRESSING NEEDS. OUR DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS INFORM OUR POLICY, ADVOCACY AND CONVENING WORK AND VICE VERSA. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OUR EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP), SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), NYS HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCACY (CHA). WE ALSO LEAD SEVERAL COALITIONS SUCH AS THE HEALTH EQUITY ALLIANCE OF LONG ISLAND (HEALI), THE LONG ISLAND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER (LIVOAD), AND OUR COALITION ON COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. THESE COALITIONS ALLOW US TO PARTNER WITH AGENCIES ACROSS LONG ISLAND TO UNITE OUR REGION'S NONPROFIT COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT TOGETHER, OUR SECTOR IS MORE RESILIENT AND OUR VOICES, MORE POWERFUL. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE ENGAGE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ADVOCATE FOR STRONG POLICY AGENDAS THAT PRIORITIZE LONG ISLANDERS AND THE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES THAT IMPACT THOSE WHO ARE MOST IN NEED.
- $689,254 spent. PUBLIC ADVOCACY
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1957.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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