Nonprofit New York Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NONPROFIT NEW YORK CHAMPIONS AND STRENGTHENS NONPROFITS THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING AND ADVOCACY TO CULTIVATE A UNIFIED, JUST, AND POWERFUL SECTOR.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $2.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 69%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $268,928, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 56% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 64% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 15 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, 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 (4)
- $944,311 spent. CAPACITY BUILDING: NONPROFIT NEW YORK LAUNCHED A LEARNING CIRCLES INITIATIVE IN 2025, A RESPONSIVE, COHORT-BASED CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM. LEARNING CIRCLES ARE INTENSIVE, IMMERSIVE EXPERT-LED EXPERIENCES THAT INTEGRATE MULTIPLE MODALITIES. THEY COMBINE INSTRUCTION, HANDS-ON COACHING AND PEER COLLABORATION IN A FIVE-MONTH INTENSIVE EXPERIENCE THAT FOCUSES ON MOVING PARTICIPANTS FROM LEARNING TO APPLICATION, ENSURING PRACTICAL APPLICATION AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. LEARNING CIRCLES WERE DEVELOPED BASED ON INSIGHTS GAINED FROM PREVIOUS OFFERINGS AS WELL AS THE SAFEGUARDING NEW YORK CITY'S NONPROFIT SECTOR FORUM. NINETY ORGANIZATIONS WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF FOUR LEARNING CIRCLE OFFERINGS, WHICH WERE FUNDED BY THE ALTMAN FOUNDATION, MELLON FOUNDATION, NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST, AND ROBIN HOOD, AND INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: PUBLIC FUNDING ACCESS: UNLOCKING NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN YOUR NONPROFIT COMMUNICATIONS LEGAL COMPLIANCE: LEGAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN A TIME OF CHANGE DATA SECURITY: SHORING UP YOUR NONPROFIT SECURITY PRACTICES A FIFTH LEARNING CIRCLE FUNDING SOLELY BY THE PINKERTON FOUNDATION, FINANCIAL SCENARIO PLANNING, LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025, WITH 33 ATTENDEES FROM 22 ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2025, NONPROFIT NEW YORK RELEASED THREE REPORTS FROM ITS CONVENINGS. THEY WERE: (1) THE SAFEGUARDING NEW YORK CITY'S NONPROFIT SECTOR FORUM SUMMARY, (2) NONPROFITS IN PERIL REPORT FROM OUR ADVOCACY TO STRENGTHEN THE NYS NONPROFIT CONTRACTING PROCESS, AND (3) PARTNERING THROUGH UNPRECEDENTED TIMES: INSIGHTS FROM NONPROFIT NEW YORK'S 2025 INTEREST SURVEY. IN ADDITION, NONPROFIT NEW YORK CONDUCTED INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS OF ITS LEARNING CIRCLE INITIATIVE AND EXPANDED 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE. FINDINGS FROM THESE INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS AND PUBLISHED REPORTS WILL INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NONPROFIT NEW YORK'S 2026 AGENDA.
- $395,939 spent. MEMBERSHIP: ON JANUARY 20, 2025, NONPROFIT NEW YORK PARTNERED WITH THE LAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK LAWYERS FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND PHILANTHROPY NEW YORK, TO CONVENE A CITY-WIDE POLICY FORUM, SAFEGUARDING NEW YORK CITY'S NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE FORUM BROUGHT TOGETHER 245 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 173 ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDED A COLLABORATIVE SPACE TO ADDRESS URGENT THREATS, FOSTER CROSS-SECTOR RESILIENCE, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY, AND EQUIP ORGANIZATIONS WITH ACTIONABLE RESOURCES. FEEDBACK GATHERED FROM THE FORUM HIGHLIGHTED THE ONGOING NEED FOR SUSTAINED, STRUCTURED SUPPORT ACROSS KEY AREAS SUCH AS COMPLIANCE, FUNDING DIVERSIFICATION, POLICY UPDATES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND ADVOCACY, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN-PERSON PEER CONNECTION. THE 2025 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CONVENING HELD ON MAY 14, 2025, CENTERED ON THE THEME "THE POWER AND VALUE OF NEW YORK CITY'S NONPROFIT SECTOR," OFFERING A SPACE FOR CONNECTION, SECTOR-WIDE DIALOGUE, AND STRATEGIC VISIONING. THE MEETING CELEBRATED THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF ITS COMMUNITY AND REMINDED THEM THAT BOLD LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION ARE ESSENTIAL IN SHAPING ITS CITY'S FUTURE. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT WAS A DYNAMIC PANEL DISCUSSION, EXPERTLY MODERATED BY AJ HIKES, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR STRATEGY & CULTURE AT THE ACLU IN CONVERSATION WITH DR. DANIELLE COX, PRESIDENT & CEO, OLIVER SCHOLARS, ALICIA JAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALL DUE RESPECT, GARY P. JENKINS, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, URBAN PATHWAYS, AND KRISTIN GIANTRIS, CHIEF OF CLIENT SERVICES, NONPROFIT FINANCE FUND. ON NOVEMBER 12, NONPROFIT NEW YORK HELD THE 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, ONWARD...TOGETHER. THE CONFERENCE WAS DEEPLY INFORMED BY LEARNINGS FROM ITS PROGRAMMING YEAR, AS WELL AS RESPONSES TO A NETWORK-WIDE SURVEY IDENTIFYING PRESSING CHALLENGES AND TOP PRIORITIES. THESE INCLUDED FINANCIAL INSTABILITY AND FUNDRAISING CONSTRAINTS; WORKFORCE SHORTAGES AND RETENTION PRESSURES; ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY DEMANDS; AND POLICY AND REGULATORY UNCERTAINTY. THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION REACHED 1025 PARTICIPANTS WITH 908 ATTENDING ON THE DAY-OF. THIS WAS ITS LARGEST EVER ANNUAL CONFERENCE WITH 32 WORKSHOP SESSIONS ACROSS EIGHT KEY AREAS OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT. AT THE CONFERENCE NONPROFIT NEW YORK, IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCE EXCHANGE AND THE SUPPORT CENTER, LAUNCHED A SERIES OF SURVEYS TO ASSESS THE CAPACITY-BUILDING ECOSYSTEM ACROSS NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. THE FIRST SURVEY SOLICITED RESPONSES FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PROVIDERS. THE SECOND WILL SOLICIT INPUT FROM FUNDERS, AND THE THIRD FROM THE BOARD AND STAFF OF THE COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 2026 AND WILL INFORM STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CAPACITY BUILDING OFFERINGS ACROSS THE REGION.
- $267,546 spent. POLICY & ADVOCACY: BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE JANUARY FORUM, NONPROFIT NEW YORK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL, NEW YORK COUNCIL ON NONPROFITS, AND NONPROFIT WESTCHESTER, HELD A FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING WITH SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHARLES SCHUMER ON FEBRUARY 28, 2025, TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF NEWLY SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDERS AS WELL AS EMERGING THREATS ON NEW YORK'S NONPROFIT LANDSCAPE. THIS BRIEFING WAS ATTENDED BY 776 REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS THE SECTOR. THROUGHOUT 2025, NONPROFIT NEW YORK, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL, NEW YORK COUNCIL ON NONPROFITS, NEW YORK LEGAL SERVICES COALITION, AND NONPROFIT WESTCHESTER, ADVOCATED FOR THE PASSAGE OF A NEW BILL (S7001 MAYER/A7616 PAULIN), WHICH SEEKS TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE NYS PROMPT CONTRACTING LAW THAT WOULD HELP TO ADDRESS NONPROFITS' LARGEST CHALLENGES WITH STATE FUNDING. THOSE CHANGES INCLUDE CLARIFYING LANGUAGE IN THE EXISTING LAW, EXPANDING THE USE OF WRITTEN DIRECTIVES, MANDATING AND INCREASING THE INTEREST RATE ON LATE STATE PAYMENTS, AND MORE. THE BILL PASSED BOTH HOUSES OF THE NYS LEGISLATURE BUT WAS VETOED BY GOVERNOR HOCHUL.
- $246,272 spent. COMMUNICATIONS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 December 1984.
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 October 21, 2026.
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