Citizen Action of New York Inc
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What it says it does
WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE EVERY PERSON'S BASIC NEEDS ARE MET. IT'S A WORLD FILLED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT FOR ITS PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. IT'S A WORLD WHERE DEMOCRACY REIGNS AND EACH PERSON IS ABLE TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. IT IS A WORLD WHERE EQUITY IS THE NORM AND OPPRESSION, IN ALL FORMS, IS ERADICATED. IT IS A WORLD WITHOUT WAR AND VIOLENCE. THE WORLD WE WANT IS POSSIBLE, BUT IT WILL ONLY EXIST IF WE WORK TOGETHER. OUR STRATEGIC APPROACH TO OUR WORK COMBINES GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND POLITICAL EDUCATION WHILE STRATEGICALLY COMMUNICATING WITH THE PEOPLE. WE WIN CAMPAIGNS THAT HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES, WE BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEVELOP MORE POWER, AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE IN ORDER TO SPREAD OUR VISION AND CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE TO WIN.
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Employees
- 160
- Volunteers
- 18,550
- Highest pay
- $126,953, co-exec dire
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (1)
- $1.3 million spent. CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK ORGANIZED IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE TO PURSUE SOCIAL, RACIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. CITIZEN ACTION WAS A LEADER IN THE CAMPAIGNS TO MAINTAIN REFORMS TO THE BAIL SYSTEM AND COMBAT RACISM IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, INCREASE PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING, PROVIDE UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE, ENCOURAGE RENEWABLE ENERGY, IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM OF PUBLICLY FUNDED ELECTIONS. CITIZEN ACTION TRAINED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN LEADERSHIP SKILLS, DEVELOPED POLITICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND WORKED WITH VOLUNTEERS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK TO ENGAGE THEIR NEIGHBORS ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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