WESTCHESTER COUNTY ASSOCIATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WESTCHESTER COUNTY ASSOCIATION INC

EIN 13-1737011 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY ASSOCIATION is to MAINTAIN A POSITION AS THE CENTER of INFLUENCE for BUSINESS ADVOCACY ISSUES ON BEHALF of OUR MEMBERSHIP AS WELL AS ENHANCING THE ECONOMIC VITALITY of THE REGION. WE WILL BE COMMITTED to RESEARCH BASED POLICY INITIATIVES and INFORMATION CAPABILITIES THAT WILL BE THE HALLMARK of OUR EXCELLENCE.THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY ASSOCIATION INC., WWW.WESTCHESTER.ORG is A BUSINESS-BASED MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION COMMITTED to ADDRESSING PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES WITH RESPECT to BUSINESS ADVOCACY and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON BEHALF of THE REGIONS CORPORATE and NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FOUNDED IN 1950 BY LEADERS REPRESENTING A CROSS-SECTION of MAJOR BUSINESSES and EMPLOYERS IN THE COUNTY AT THAT TIME, THE ORIGINAL MISSION of THE ASSOCIATION WAS to PROVIDE A STRONG and CLEAR VOICE for THE INTERESTS of BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $77.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders55 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

68.01%of revenue went to mission work77.2% of expenses · Program services

$88.09spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

20.08%of revenue went to management and office costs22.8% of expenses

$1.26in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

36.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,128,690

Mission workProgram services$1,447,68868.01% of revenue77.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$427,40520.08% of revenue22.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$253,59711.91% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,875,09388.09% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 77.2% mission · 22.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.09% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.7% mission · 17.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.09% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 19.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.11% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.1% mission · 28.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.36% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 71.2% mission · 28.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.52% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.9% mission · 23.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.88% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 14.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.68% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 12.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.34% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,128,690

Expenses$1,875,093

Annual surplus $253,597 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,447,688 · 77.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$427,405 · 22.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,128,690

Expenses$1,875,093

Assets$2,365,502

Income$2,128,690

Contributions$778,727

Mission work (program services)$1,447,688

Grants given$450,760

Average grant$90,152

Management and general$427,405

Accounting fees$25,150

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MICHAEL N ROMITAPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $208,474Base $166,658 · Other $41,816

JASON CHAPINDIRECTOR, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $171,474Base $129,658 · Other $41,816

AMY ALLENVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $143,210Base $143,000 · Other $210

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (55)

MICHAEL N ROMITAPRESIDENT & CEO

JASON CHAPINDIRECTOR, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

AMY ALLENVICE PRESIDENT

SETH MANDELBAUMDIRECTOR

MEG GLANDERDIRECTOR

MELINDA WHITEDIRECTOR

MICHAEL RADOSTADIRECTOR

MIKE GOLDRICKDIRECTOR

PAUL ADLERDIRECTOR

RICHARD WISHNIEDIRECTOR

RITA MABLIDIRECTOR

ROBERT GLAZERDIRECTOR

ROBERT AIELLO PEDIRECTOR

ROBERT AMLER MDDIRECTOR

ROBIN WHITEDIRECTOR

SCOTT EDELMANDIRECTOR

LUIS MASSIANIDIRECTOR

STACY PETROWERDIRECTOR (THRU MAY 2024)

STEPHEN ROSENTHALDIRECTOR

STEVE MCCULLOUCHDIRECTOR

SUSAN FOXCHAIR

SUSAN PARISHDIRECTOR

TERESITA WISELLDIRECTOR

THEADORA DIAMANTISDIRECTOR

TYRE ROBINSONDIRECTOR

WILLIAM HARRINGTONPAST CHAIR

WILLIAM CUDDY JRDIRECTOR

WILLIAM MOONEY IIIDIRECTOR

WILLIAM MOONEY JRFORMER WCA PRESIDENT

JANE SOLNICKDIRECTOR

ALFRED DONNELLANDIRECTOR

ANDREA CEFARELLIDIRECTOR

ANDREW WEISZDIRECTOR

ASISH ARORADIRECTOR

BRENDAN MEYERDIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER FISHERVICE-CHAIR

DEBORAH NOVICKDIRECTOR

DEREK ANDERSONDIRECTOR

FRANK FORTEDIRECTOR

HORACE ANDERSONDIRECTOR

HOWARD KLEIN CPA MSDIRECTOR

JAN FISHERDIRECTOR

MARY AMATODIRECTOR

JAY PISCODIRECTOR

JIM OCONNORDIRECTOR

JOHN FLANNERYDIRECTOR

JOHN COONEY JRDIRECTOR

JOSEPH SIMONEDIRECTOR

JOSH RATNERDIRECTOR

JUSTIN DRISCOLLDIRECTOR

KEN THEOBALDSDIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2024)

KEVIN MCCARTHYDIRECTOR

KEVIN RICHARDSDIRECTOR

LINDSAY FARRELLDIRECTOR

ALE FREDERICOSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1951
Location: 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE S-217, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10604
County: Westchester
In care of: AMY ALLEN
Primary officer: AMY ALLEN, VICE PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(914) 948-6444

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PKF OCONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)
IRS tax category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Grant-giving organization: Yes