Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS LEADING THE WAY, THE MISSION OF CYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (CHLDC) IS TO BUILD A STRONG SUSTAINABLE CYPRESS HILLS AND EAST NEW YORK, WHERE YOUTH AND ADULTS ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS, SECURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITY. WE ALSO PROMOTE POLICIES THAT PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY.
- Income
- $33.1 million
- Spending
- $25.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 7.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 54%
- Employees
- 654
- Volunteers
- 19
- Highest pay
- $238,363, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 49% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (5)
- $9.8 million spent. YOUTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE CYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (CHLDC) SERVED 6,751 YOUNG PEOPLE CHILDREN IN HIGH QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMING, COLLEGE SUCCESS AND PERSISTENCE SERVICES, OUR BEACON SCHOOL-BASED COMMUNITY CENTERS AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER IN FY25. IN OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS WE ENGAGED YOUNG PEOPLE IN NUTRITIOUS MEALS, FIELD TRIPS, HOMEWORK HELP, EVIDENCE-BASED LITERACY BUILDING PROGRAMMING, ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, RECREATION AND SPORTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES OF OUR YOUTH. AT OUR BEACON SCHOOL-BASED COMMUNITY CENTERS AT JHS 218 AND PS 214 WE SERVED 1,527 YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR COUNSELORS IN TRAINING INITIATIVE WHICH IS THE FIRST RUNG OUR INTERNAL LADDERS OF LEADERSHIP WHICH ENHANCES THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF OUR YOUTH AND TRAINS THEM FOR CAREERS IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AT OUR ORGANIZATION. IN FY25 OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER (MSSSC) EDUCATED 245 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE PROCESS AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AND SUPPORTED 115 EIGHTH GRADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE CITY'S COMPLEX HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE PROCESS, ENABLING 100% OF OUR STUDENTS TO SECURE ADMISSION TO HIGH SCHOOLS WITH GRADUATION RATES ABOVE 75%.
- $4.5 million spent. CAREER & EDUCATION, SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING - CHLDC SERVED 1,378 RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH OUR CAREER & EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN FY25 WHICH INCLUDES THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND SECTOR SPECIFIC JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS, IN HIGH GROWTH EMPLOYMENT SECTORS: TRANSPORTATION, IT, AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLS. LAST YEAR, 196 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS GAINED AN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL AND 159 SECURED EMPLOYMENT AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $21 AN HOUR. CHLDC ALSO PROVIDED ORGANIZING SUPPORT TO THE CYPRESS HILLS BUSINESS PARTNERS MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION THAT SUCCESSFULLY WON THE CITY'S APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS DESIGNATION ENABLES SMALL BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR TO TAX THEMSELVES AT SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATES AND USE THE FUNDS TO OFFER SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY, SANITATION AND PROMOTIONAL SERVICES. IN FY25 WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR COMMUNITY KITCHEN AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. THE STATE-OF-THE-ART INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN IS A SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR WITH 31 MEMBERS. WE ARE PROVIDING START-UP CATERERS, BAKERS AND RESTAURATEURS WITH A MODERN PRODUCTION KITCHEN AS WELL AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH LICENSING, BUSINESS PLANNING, FINANCING, AND MARKETING. CHLDC MOBILIZES RESIDENTS THROUGH THE EAST NEW YORK COALITION FOR COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT TO DEMAND DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TRANSIT AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR, THIS COALITION RALLIED AGAINST HOUSE FLIPPERS AND SPECULATORS AND ADVOCATED FOR THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL LAND TO CREATE GOOD, GREEN JOBS. OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TEAM AT CHLDC ALSO SUPPORTS YOUTH ACTIVISTS IN A GRASSROOTS GROUP "FUTURE OF TOMORROW" THAT IS SEEKING REFORMS IN THE STATE'S AND CITY'S SUSPENSION AND POLICING POLICIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CHLDC IS SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF THE EAST NEW YORK COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, WHICH IS ADVOCATING FOR COMMUNITY CONTROL OF PUBLIC LAND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
- $2.6 million spent. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING COUNSELING & ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY CENTER OUR BEAUTIFUL AND SPACIOUS NEW COMMUNITY CENTER ENABLES US TO GROW OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, COLLEGE SUCCESS, SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES AND PUBLIC BENEFITS ENROLLMENT WORK IN EAST NEW YORK. WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER SPORTS AND RECREATION CLASSES FOR 871 YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS AND SUSTAIN A SILVER SATURDAYS PROGRAM FOR 50 OLDER ADULTS PROVIDING COMPUTER CLASSES, RECREATION AND A NUTRITIOUS MEAL. CHLDC MADE PROGRESS ON A ROBUST PIPELINE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION PROJECTS, WHICH ARE IN THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND GETTING CLOSER TO CONSTRUCTION LOAN CLOSINGS. WE PARTNERED WITH THE ENY COMMUNITY LAND TRUST TO ORGANIZE RESIDENTS OF A LONG FORGOTTEN PART OF THE COMMUNITY KNOWN AS THE HOLE WHICH LACKS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, FLOODS FREQUENTLY AND ATTRACTS DUMPING. THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ENGAGED RESIDENTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES TO PLAN FOR MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND THE FUTURE OF THE AREA. OUR ORGANIZATION, ALONG WITH THE PRATT CENTER AND IMPACCT BROOKLYN ALSO LAUNCHED AN ENERGYFIT INITIATIVE TO RETROFIT AND ELECTRIFY SMALL HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY. CHLDC EXPANDED ITS WORK IN SECURING PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR NEEDY EAST NEW YORKERS AND HELPED 1,282 EAST NEW YORKERS SECURE PUBLIC BENEFITS SUCH AS CASH ASSISTANCE, SNAP, ONE SHOT DEALS, REDUCED PRICED TRANSPORTATION AND SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR OLDER ADULTS. WE HOSTED OUR CYPRESS HILLS FARMERS MARKET WITH GROWNYC AND HELPED 2,808 COMMUNITY MEMBERS GAIN ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. IN FY25, OUR HOUSING COUNSELORS ASSISTED 813 RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS IN APPLYING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SECURING HOUSING SUBSIDIES/BENEFITS AND REPAIRS, AVOIDING FORECLOSURE AND EVICTION AND PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT. CHLDC OFFERED IN-PERSON TENANT COUNSELING AND ORGANIZING, FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND HOMEOWNERSHIP STABILIZATION SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE ALSO INCREASED OUR TENANT ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN RENT STABILIZED BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT EAST NEW YORK.
- $2.5 million spent. UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS IN FY25, CHLDC WELCOMED THE STAFF, SEVERAL FORMER BOARD MEMBERS AND THE PROGRAMS OF A SISTER SETTLEMENT HOUSE, UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS (UCC) TO THE CYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FAMILY. THROUGH A LEGAL MERGER, THE FORMER INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, UCC IS NOW A DIVISION OF CHLDC. WE HAVE RETAINED UCC'S STAFF AND SERVICES AND ARE DEEPENING OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND REACH ACROSS EAST NEW YORK. WE NOW RUN AN EARLY LEARNING CENTER FOR 60 TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS. THE CHILD CARE CENTER CREATES A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT REPRESENTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR CITY AND TEACHES CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES AND OF THEIR WORLD. WE SERVE YOUNG CHILDREN, AGES 2 TO 5 YEARS WITH SCHOOL DAY AND EXTENDED DAY LICENSED CHILD CARE AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS. WE DESIGN EXCITING AND CULTURAL AUTHENTIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, USE STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS. ANOTHER FORMER UCC INITIATIVE THAT CHLDC NOW OFFERS IS PROTECTING THE EAST (PTE), A PEER LEADERSHIP SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM. PTE PROMOTES HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN EAST NEW YORK, A HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED BIPOC NEIGHBORHOOD. PTE UTILIZES VARIOUS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, INCLUDING 10-15 PAID PEER EDUCATORS AGES 16-21 ENGAGING OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE IN SEXUAL HEALTH CONVERSATIONS IN STREET OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, A COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, TAILORED AND CURATED EDUCATION SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND HEALTH CLINICS; DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 113,000 CONDOMS, 100 AT-HOME HIV TESTING KITS, AND 1000+ PREGNANCY AND STI TESTS AND PLAN B ANNUALLY; AND ENGAGE WITH 13,000 PEOPLE IN-PERSON AT A SERIES OF COMMUNITY EVENTS AIMED AT BRINGING FURTHER ATTENTION TO SEXUAL HEALTH, HIV PREVENTION, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE.LASTLY, WE ARE PROUD TO NOW SPONSOR EAST NEW YORK FARMS! PROJECT (ENYF) WHICH IS AN URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD JUSTICE PROJECT. NOW ENTERING ITS 28TH YEAR, ENYF'S MISSION IS TO ORGANIZE YOUTH AND ADULT RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS FOOD JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING LOCAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY-LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO LEVERAGE LOCAL RESOURCES TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS THROUGH A REVITALIZATION STRATEGY THAT INCREASES COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY, PROMOTES HEALTH, AND SUPPORTS THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. OUR PROGRAM INCLUDES: 16 YOUTH IN A PAID AGRICULTURAL INTERNSHIP; 200+ ADULTS IN THE GARDENER NETWORK; ONE HALF ACRE URBAN FARM; A YOUTH-RUN FARMERS' MARKET WITH 15-18 VENDORS EVERY SATURDAY FROM THE END OF JUNE THROUGH EARLY NOVEMBER; AND THE ENY COMPOST PROJECT.
- COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS - CHLDC RUNS A SUITE OF PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN EAST NEW YORK IN ASPIRING TO COLLEGE, APPLYING TO COLLEGE AND FINANCIAL AID, MATRICULATING INTO COLLEGE AND PERSISTING UNTIL GRADUATION. IN FY25, WE PROVIDED COLLEGE ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE SERVICES TO 2,474 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS ACROSS TWO SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT SUCCESS CENTERS (SSC) AND OUR COMMUNITY-BASED COLLEGE STEPS OFFICE. WE PROVIDE EARLY AWARENESS GROUPS, COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE WORKSHOPS, IN-PERSON COLLEGE TRIPS, ONE ON ONE INTENSIVE ADMISSIONS COUNSELING, ESSAY WRITING HELP, FINANCIAL AID HELP AND SUPPORT AROUND SELECTING THE "BEST FIT" COLLEGE. THROUGH OUR COLLEGE PERSISTENCE PROGRAM, WE WORKED WITH 1,320 COLLEGE STUDENTS TO TRANSITION INTO HIGHER EDUCATION, SELECT COURSES AND MAJORS, SECURE ACADEMIC AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES ON THEIR COLLEGE CAMPUSES, NAVIGATE OFTENTIMES-BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEMS AND TRANSFER FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS AS APPROPRIATE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 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? 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
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 October 1988.
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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