Bronxworks Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BRONXWORKS HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL BEING. FROM TODDLERS TO SENIORS, WE FEED, SHELTER, TEACH, AND SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY. BRONXWORKS HAS OPERATIONS AT OVER 50 SITES, SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. WE HAVE MAINTAINED STEADY GROWTH SINCE 1972 AND ARE ONE OF THE PREMIER NONPROFITS IN NEW YORK CITY.
- Income
- $133.9 million
- Spending
- $134.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 92%
- Employees
- 1,482
- Volunteers
- 326
- Highest pay
- $461,592, ceo
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
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 81% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $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
0 of 10Did not give 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)
- $45.4 million spent. HOMELESS PREVENTION RELOCATIONSTREET HOMELESSNESS IN THE BRONX HAS INCREASED BY 64%. THE HOPE COUNT NUMBER FOR THE BRONX WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 316 IN 2025, UP FROM 192 A YEAR PRIOR. BRONXWORKS JEROME AVENUE MEN'S SHELTER, HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM, AND SAFE HAVEN PROGRAMS PLACED 264 FORMERLY STREET HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, BRONXWORKS FAMILY SHELTER STAFF SUCCESSFULLY PLACED A TOTAL OF 158 FAMILIES FROM THE JACKSON, SEDGWICK, AND WILLOW FAMILY RESIDENCES, AS WELL AS THE BRONXWORKS FAMILY HOTELS, INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. FOR FY 2025, THE TRANSFORM PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE MOVED OUT OF SHELTER, SERVED 111 FAMILIES ACROSS THE FOUR FAMILY SHELTERSJACKSON, WILLOW, NELSON RESIDENCES, AS WELL AS OUR BRONXWORKS FAMILY HOTELS. THE EMERGENCY NEEDS FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM HELPED 231 HOUSEHOLDS REMAIN STABLE.
- $24.2 million spent. HOMELESS SHELTERSTHE BRONXWORKS JEROME AVENUE MEN'S SHELTER, HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM, AND SAFE HAVEN PROGRAMS PROVIDED TEMPORARY SHELTER TO 1,965 PEOPLE IN FY 2025.
- $14.0 million spent. CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMSBRONXWORKS' CHILDREN AND YOUTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS SERVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 2.9 YEARS TO THE AGE OF TWENTY-FOUR, AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS AND FAMILIES. FOR CHILDREN AGES TWO TO FIVE, PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS OF PRE-SCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY) PROGRAM AND TWO NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTERS (ECLCS) FOR PRE-SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR K-8TH GRADE AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE RETENTION AND FOUR CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CENTERS LOCATED IN NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENTS. OUR COMPASS AND SONYC AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS THAT ARE BASED IN SCHOOLS OR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS SPECIFICALLY SERVED 1439 YOUNG PEOPLE IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, PROGRAMS. INCLUDE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TRANSITIONS INITIATIVE (MSTI) ASSISTS 291 YOUNG PEOPLE AND NINETY-TWO PARENTS/CAREGIVERS TRANSITION FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL BY OFFERING WORKSHOPS FOR PARTICIPANTS AND CAREGIVERS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS. OLDER YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN THE CENTER FOR ACHIEVING FUTURE EDUCATION (CAF) A COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM, FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WHO ATTEND SELECTED BRONX-BASED HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL AS A COLLEGE RETENTION COMPONENT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSUING AN ASSOCIATE OR BACHELOR'S DEGREE. THE CAF PROGRAM SERVED 416 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. BRONXWORKS PROVIDES A RANGE OF ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND OTHER SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE JILL CHAIFETZ TRANSFER SCHOOL (JCTS). OUR ORGANIZATION SERVES AS THE LEAD COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAMS FOR JCTS AND THE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT COMPRISE THE WEBSTER CAMPUS, IS 313 AND IS 339. WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 574 STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS. CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE BASED IN OR NEAR PUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEXES SERVING SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS. IN FY 2025, BRONXWORKS WAS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR FOUR CORNERSTONES, SERVING 17,326 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULT RESIDENTS THROUGH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, ADULT ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICES.IN FY 2025, HIPPY SERVED FIFTY PARENTS WITH FIFTY-EIGHT CHILDREN (51). THE TWO ECLCS ENROLLED A COMBINED TOTAL OF NINETY-SIX PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.
- $11.4 million spent. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 347 HOUSEHOLDS, WHICH INCLUDED 95 FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT COOPER GARDENS IN BRONX COMMUNITY DISTRICT (CD) 6, 50 FORMERLY HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS AT PARK HAVEN IN BRONX CD 1, 120 FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AT BROOK IN BRONX CD 1, AND 82 FORMERLY HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS AT BRONX POINT IN BRONX CD 4.BRONXWORKS IS THE SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER FOR THE BROOK, COOPER GARDENS, PARK HAVEN, AND BRONX POINT, WHERE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR 527 PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. THE HOMEBASE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 3,500 HOUSEHOLDS WITH ABOUT 7,000 INDIVIDUALS. 95% OF THE INDIVIDUALS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REMAINED IN THEIR HOMES OR FOUND ANOTHER STABLE PLACE TO LIVE. THE HUD SCATTER SITE PROGRAM SERVED 47 PEOPLE.
- $23.4 million spent. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BRONXWORKS' COMMUNITY PROGRAMS EFFORTS INCLUDED PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT AND NAVIGATION SERVICES, PROTECTIVE AND CRIME VICTIM SERVICES FOR ADULTS, EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS ASSISTANCE, AND IMMIGRATION OR FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. THESE PROGRAMS REACHED RESIDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE BRONX.THE HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT AND NAVIGATION SERVICES ENGAGED 7,055 PEOPLE. THEY ENROLLED 6,926 PEOPLE WITHOUT INSURANCE INTO A HEALTH PLAN.THE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES (APS) PROGRAM ENGAGED 525 PEOPLE. CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED TO 204 PEOPLE.SELECTED BRONXWORKS LOCATIONS DISTRIBUTED 44,591 BAGS OF FOOD THAT CONTAINED ABOUT 149,161 POUNDS OF FOOD THAT WERE USED BY VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS TO PREPARE ABOUT 15,678+ MEALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 5,521 PERSONS A MONTH. THE ESTIMATED MONETARY VALUE OF THE BAGS WAS $308,219. THE BRONXWORKS WALK-IN OFFICES AND ACCESS TO BENEFITS PROGRAM OFFERED BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS ASSISTANCE TO 2,409 PEOPLE, PROVIDING 760 CONSULTATIONS THAT LED TO THE ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC BENEFITS WORTH $1,940,028. BRONXWORKS ENROLLED 320+ HOUSEHOLDS FOR SNAP (FOOD STAMP) BENEFITS WITH AN ANNUAL VALUE OF $138,285, WHILE SELECTED SITES SERVED 114,270 MEALS TO BRONX RESIDENTS, INCLUDING SENIORS, CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. BRONXWORKS' IMMIGRATION SERVICES HELPED 325 NEW AMERICANS FROM 40 COUNTRIES RETAIN LEGAL RESIDENCY STATUS OR BECOME CITIZENS. OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDED IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE TO 2,673 PEOPLE WHO SOUGHT HELP WITH APPLICATIONS FOR CITIZENSHIP, MAINTENANCE OF LEGAL RESIDENCY STATUS, ESOL, AND CIVIC CLASSES. THE BRONXWORKS FAMILY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SERVED 131 FAMILIES WITH 317 CHILDREN THROUGH IN-PERSON VISITS TO ASSESS CHILD SAFETY AND RISK FACTORS.TARGETED PREVENTION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR PROGRAMS PROVIDED 188 HEPATITIS C AND 185 HIV TESTS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF THE BRONX.HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM TEACHES WAYS TO REDUCE THE HARM OF RISKY BEHAVIORS RELATED TO ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE AND HELPS PARTICIPANTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS LEARN TO LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. THE PROGRAM SERVED 61 CLIENTS AND PROVIDED 3983 SERVICES.MANAGEMENT HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES TO HIV-POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH AN UNSUPPRESSED VIRAL LOAD AND ARE NOT CONNECTED TO SERVICES OR STOPPED ACCESSING SERVICES. STAFF HAD 258 ENCOUNTERS WITH ENROLLEES, LEADING TO THE PROVISION OF 301 TYPES OF SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.THE COMPREHENSIVE ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION (CAPP) PROGRAM PROVIDED SEXUAL RISK EDUCATION TO 666 PARTICIPANTS.SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDED SEXUAL RISK EDUCATION TO 666 PARTICIPANTS. THE BRONXWORKS YOUTH FOOD JUSTICE CORPS (YFJC)THE YOUTH FOOD JUSTICE CORPS ENGAGED 45 YOUTH IN 2024-2025 YFJC ACTIVITIES. THE EFFORTS HELPED BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND INEQUITIES WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. YOUTH ALSO LEARNED THE IMPORTANT ROLES PLAYED BY HEALTHY EATING, CULINARY SKILLS, AND ADVOCACY TO CHANGE FOOD SYSTEM-RELATED INEQUITIES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE 2024-2025 YFJC SERVICE YEAR ACTIVITIES INCLUDED, YOUTH ASSISTING AT THE BRONXWORKS FARM STANDS TWICE A WEEK, CREATING SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCE AND NUTRITION EDUCATION POSTS, ASSISTING WITH COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, AND TEEN BATTLE CHEF (TBC) HEALTHY COOKING EDUCATION SESSIONS. TBC SESSIONS OCCURRED AT T AND THE SOUTH BRONX PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 360 EAST 145TH STREET, MOTT HAVEN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, 170 BROWN PLACE. A SPRING SESSION IS ALSO SCHEDULED FOR THE SOYNC YOUTH PROGRAM AT BRONXWORKS CAROLYN MCLAUGHLIN COMMUNITY CENTER (CMCC) AT 1130 GRAND CONCOURSE NEAR YANKEE STADIUM. ALL SITES WERE PROVIDED PROGRAMMING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH. THE YOUTH WERE AGES 14 TO 21. THEY CAME FROM NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRONX CDS 1 AND 4, INCLUDING MELROSE AND MOTT HAVEN IN BRONX CD 1 AND THE CONCOURSE AND MORRISANIA IN BRONX CD 4. THEY WERE PRIMARILY OF LATIN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT. THEY WERE RECRUITED FROM THE BRONXWORKS-SPONSORED SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SYEP), OPPORTUNITY YOUTH PROGRAM, AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT THE CMCC, MOTT HAVEN ACADEMY, AND SOUTH BRONX PREPARATORY SCHOOL. THE SNAP NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAM (SNAP-ED NY) FOR THE FY2025 THE SNAP NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PROGRAM CONDUCTED 363 NUTRITION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS WITH ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, AND YOUTH (6-17 YEARS OLD), ENGAGING 4,888 PARTICIPANTS. A TOTAL OF 89 NUTRITION AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS WERE COMPLETED AT THE MOTT HAVEN FARM STAND, REACHING 1,655 PARTICIPANTS ALL OF WHICH RECEIVED.CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM THE CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM SERVED 233 MEMBERS WITH A GOAL OF IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE BY ASSISTING MEMBERS IN OBTAINING & MAINTAINING ADHERENCE TO MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. STAFF HAD 4146 ENCOUNTERS WITH MEMBERS DOCUMENTED, WITH A TOTAL OF 486 IN-PERSON MEMBER CARE VISITS CONDUCTED. SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY BRONXWORKS ENROLLED 3,214 PEOPLE IN EIGHT OLDER ADULT CENTERS AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR OLDER ADULTS.SOCIAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR 199 SENIORS AT THE NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES AT RIVER PARK TOWERS AND WOODSTOCK TERRACE. SPECIALIZED SOCIAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 1,208 SENIORS, INCLUDING HOUSING.WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR FY 2025, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DELIVERED TARGETED SERVICES TO 11,359 BRONX RESIDENTS, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT READINESS, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, BASIC ADULT EDUCATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY COUNSELING, AND FREE TAX PREPARATION.SUPPORTED 1,631 YOUTH 14-24 THROUGH INTERNSHIPS AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT BUILD REAL-WORLD SKILLS.HELPED 283 INDIVIDUALS WITH SECURING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.FOR THE 2025 TAX SEASON, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES PREPARED 8,475 RETURNS, RESULTING IN TAX REFUNDS
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 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 June 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 May 1985.
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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