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East Harlem Tutorial Program Inc

EIN 23-7439789 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

AS A VITAL EAST HARLEM EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT CENTER, EHTP WORKS WITH STUDENTS FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADULTHOOD TO PREPARE THEM WITH THE ACADEMIC SKILLS, STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING TO EXCEL IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE OR OTHER POSTSECONDARY CHOICE, TO LEAD IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND TO REALIZE THEIR BEST POSSIBLE SELVES.

Income
$17.8 million
Spending
$16.5 million
Spent on programs
63%
Reserves
-30.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 65%
Employees
98
Volunteers
149
Highest pay
$304,349, chief executive officer

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

Weak: 43 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 52% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 50% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    63% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 22 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.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    23 of 23 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (4)
  1. $2.6 million spent. ELEMENTARY PROGRAM & TEACHING RESIDENCYTHROUGH OUR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAM, EHTP'S ELEMENTARY PROGRAM SERVED 24 PRE-K AND 182 K-5TH GRADE BY OFFERING SUPPORT TO EXTEND THEIR ACADEMIC LEARNING AND A VARIETY OF ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO BUILD THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. OST EXTENDED ITS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE FRIDAY AFTERNOONS FOR ALL SCHOLARS TO ENSURE CONTINUITY WITH ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS.
  2. $2.4 million spent. HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMEHTP'S HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED 120 STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 FROM THE GREATER EAST HARLEM COMMUNITY. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN YEAR-ROUND COLLEGE PREP, ACADEMIC, AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ROBOTICS AND RUNNING CLUB.ST POSTSECONDARY ACCESS: WE HAD 27 SENIORS IN OUR COLLEGE MENTORING PROGRAM (CMP) IN FY24 EAST (ONE OF WHOM WAS A SENIOR ATTENDING EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMIES HIGH SCHOOL--EHSA/HS). ALL 27 (100%) OF OST SENIORS APPLIED TO AND WERE ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE. THE BREAKDOWN OF THE INSTITUTIONS IS BELOW:*CUNY: 9 STUDENTS (MIX OF 2- AND 4-YEAR COLLEGES.);*HBCU: 1 STUDENT;*SUNY: 3 STUDENTS (ALL AT 4 YEAR COLLEGES);*PRIVATE & OUT-OF-STATE (OOS) PUBLIC COLLEGES: 10 STUDENTS AT PRIVATE COLLEGES; 1 AT AN OOS PUBLIC COLLEGE (MIX OF NYS AND ELSEWHERE; HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A POSSE SCHOLAR AT BRANDEIS U. AND ANOTHER AT WHEATON COLLEGE; A STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS/AUSTIN; AND UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS/BOSTON AND UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA); AND*OTHER: 2 STUDENTS; 1 ENLISTED IN THE MILITARY; THE OTHER IS TAKING A GAP YEAR TO WORK AT EHTP AND THEN ATTEND A CUNY SCHOOL IN FALL 2025.OST POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS: WE PROVIDED SUPPORT SERVICES TO 242 COLLEGE SCHOLARS INCLUDING BOOK REIMBURSEMENTS, COLLEGE MENTORING PROGRAM YEAR 2, "REAL TALK" COUNSELING SESSIONS, EVENTS, AND INDIVIDUAL OUTREACH. IN ADDITION TO OUR FALL AND SPRING BOOK REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS, WE ALSO USE THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE AND CUNY NETWORK FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS TO TRACK OUR SCHOLARS. THROUGH OUR SURVEY, ONE SHARED A RESOURCE THEY DEVELOPED FOR UNDOCUMENTED CUNY STUDENTS DURING THEIR INTERNSHIP WITH THE UNDOCUMENTED AND IMMIGRANT STUDENT PROGRAMS AT CUNY. WE COLLABORATED WITH BASTA, A NONPROFIT THAT SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE EMPLOYMENT GAP AND BUILD CAREERS FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS, TO ASSIST OUR 19 FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE SCHOLARS WITH UNDERSTANDING THEIR CAREER OPTIONS USING BASTA'S SEEKR SURVEY. A COLLEGE FRESHMAN AND A SENIOR WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DATA TRAIL MT. SINAI PROGRAM (FORMERLY, CLOUD-BASED DATA SCIENCE+), SELF-PACED, JOHNS HOPKINS-CREATED BIOSTATISTICS MODULES THAT ARE GUIDED BY MT. SINAI MENTORS AND RESULT IN CAPSTONE PROJECTS.
  3. $1.7 million spent. MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM EHTP'S MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED 202 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6TH-8TH. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ACADEMIC, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COUNSELING, AND TUTORING SERVICES TO HELP STUDENTS AND FAMILIES NAVIGATE THIS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. WE DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES BASED ON SCHOLARS' SUGGESTIONS TO MITIGATE TYPICAL MIDDLE SCHOOL DROP OFF.*SNEAKER & HIP-HOP FASHION CLUB: SCHOLARS LEARNED ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SELF-EXPRESSION IN HIP-HOP CULTURE AND CUSTOMIZED SNEAKERS TO SHOWCASE THEIR IDENTITIES. *MUSIC PRODUCTION CLUB: MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARS ARE LEARNING TO PRODUCE, MIX, AND CREATE VOCALS ON FIVE TRACKS FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION.*AFRICAN DANCE CLUB: SCHOLARS EXPLORED WEST AFRICAN DANCE STYLES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON POPULAR CULTURE, GIVING WAY TO CHOREOGRAPHING NEW AND INNOVATIVE ROUTINES THAT BRIDGE THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.*NETFLIX AND CHILL: MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARS CHOSE A MOVIE (FROM VARYING GENRES), CRITIQUED ITS MESSAGE RELATIVE TO POPULAR CULTURE, PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS, AND OTHER CRITERIA, AND WROTE MOVIE REVIEWS.
  4. $3.8 million spent. SUMMER 2023: WITH A GENEROUS PERFORMANCE-BASED GRANT FROM A FUNDER COLLECTIVE LED BY BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES, EHTP OFFERED A FOUR-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM CALLED SUMMER BOOST THAT ADDRESSED THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON OUR STUDENTS. SUMMER BOOST PROVIDED 259 RISING 1ST- THROUGH RISING 9TH-GRADERS WITH A ROBUST CURRICULUM WITH LESSON-LEVEL DETAIL; AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES IN ATHLETICS, ARTS, ROBOTICS/CODING, AND FIELD TRIPS.RUNNING CLUB: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE HEISMAN TROPHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FUND, WE OFFERED RUNNING CLUB TO 50 DEDICATED RUNNERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN TWO 5K AND TWO 10K RACES DURING THE SEASON, SHOWING REMARKABLE DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENT. THIS SEASON WE HAD 90 PERCENT PARTICIPATION, REFLECTING THE STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION OF OUR SCHOLARS AND DEMONSTRATING THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT STRUCTURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CAN HAVE ON THEIR GROWTH. NOTABLY, TWO SCHOLARS BEAT THEIR INITIAL TIMES BY AT LEAST 60%, RESULTING IN NYC RUNS SENDING EACH A PLAQUE FOR ACHIEVING THE BEST TIME IN THEIR AGE GROUP.STEAM: OUR FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION TEAM, WARRIORS 1880, WON THE NYS REGIONAL ENGINEERING INSPIRATION AWARD, WHICH QUALIFIED THEM FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION IN HOUSTON, TX, APRIL 17TH-20TH. NASA PROVIDED A GRANT TO COVER REGISTRATION EXPENSES. WITH MORE THAN 800 TEAMS ATTENDING THE CHAMPIONSHIP, WARRIORS 1880 RANKED 47TH OUT OF 75 TEAMS IN THEIR DIVISION WITH A RECORD OF 4-6-0. ADDITIONALLY, THE WARRIORS MET WITH FIRST'S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION OFFICE TO DISCUSS THEIR WORK PROMOTING STEM IN EAST HARLEM.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1975.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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