CITIZENS HOUSING & PLANNING COUNCIL OF N Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CITIZENS HOUSING & PLANNING COUNCIL OF N

EIN 13-1782468 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S050)

What they do

CITIZENS HOUSING and PLANNING COUNCILS MISSION, SINCE 1937, is to ADVANCE PRACTICAL PUBLIC POLICIES BY BETTER UNDERSTANDING NEW YORK CITY?S MOST PRESSING HOUSING and NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $76.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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

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They name their leaders94 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

76.37%of revenue went to mission work76.0% of expenses · Program services

5.16%of revenue went to fundraising5.1% of expenses

$100.49spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

18.95%of revenue went to management and office costs18.9% of expenses

$1.85in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

86.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $7,609 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $290,744 for HOWARD SLATKIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$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$1,564,085

Mission workProgram services$1,194,49376.37% of revenue76.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$296,44318.95% of revenue18.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$80,7585.16% of revenue5.1% of expenses

Total expenses$1,571,694100.49% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 76.0% mission · 18.9% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.49% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 65.5% mission · 29.8% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 121.97% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 62.6% mission · 33.0% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.68% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 69.1% mission · 26.3% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.07% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.4% mission · 20.5% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.01% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 70.4% mission · 22.6% management · 7.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.87% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 71.5% mission · 21.3% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 139.78% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 71.1% mission · 18.5% management · 10.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.57% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,564,085

Expenses$1,571,694

Annual shortfall $7,609 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$1,194,493 · 76.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$296,443 · 18.9% of expenses

Fundraising$80,758 · 5.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,564,085

Expenses$1,571,694

Assets$2,913,057

Income$1,845,296

Contributions$1,349,647

Mission work (program services)$1,194,493

Fundraising$80,758

Management and general$296,443

Accounting fees$12,750

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

HOWARD SLATKINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 5 hrs/week $290,744Base $256,677 · Other $34,067

SARAH WATSONDEPUTY DIRECTOR · 35 hrs/week $195,213Base $175,846 · Other $19,367

KATHERINE LEITCHSENIOR POLICY ANALYST · 35 hrs/week $115,300Base $109,060 · Other $6,240

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (94)

HOWARD SLATKINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SARAH WATSONDEPUTY DIRECTOR

KATHERINE LEITCHSENIOR POLICY ANALYST

MICHAEL NYAMEKYEBOARD MEMBER

PETER D SALINSTRUSTEE EMERITUS

PERICLES NOTIASBOARD MEMBER

PAUL D SELVERBOARD MEMBER

PAUL FREITAGEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

PATRICK BLANCHFIELDBOARD MEMBER

NICK LETTIREBOARD MEMBER

NIAL MURRAYBOARD MEMBER

NEIL FALCONEBOARD MEMBER

NADIR SETTLESBOARD MEMBER

MOSHE MCKIE-KRISBERGBOARD MEMBER

MONICA DEANBOARD MEMBER

PHIL LAVOIEBOARD MEMBER

MICHAEL LOHRBOARD MEMBER

MATTHEW SCHATZBOARD MEMBER

MATTHEW ROONEYEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

MATT PETRULATREASURER

MARVIN MARKUSEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

MARK E STRAUSSBOARD MEMBER

MARK E GINSBERGPRESIDENT

MARK WILLISBOARD MEMBER

MARCIE KESNERBOARD MEMBER

RON MOELISBOARD MEMBER

WILLIAM N HUBBARDBOARD MEMBER

WILLIAM STEINEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

WENDI SHAFRANBOARD MEMBER

TIMOTHY HENKELBOARD MEMBER

THOMAS CAMPBELLBOARD MEMBER

THOMAS BROWNBOARD MEMBER

STUART BECKERMANBOARD MEMBER

SIMON BACCHUSBOARD MEMBER

SANDRA P ACOSTABOARD MEMBER

SAMANTHA MAGISTROVICE PRESIDENT

SALLY GILLILANDBOARD MEMBER

LARRY HIRSCHFIELDBOARD MEMBER

ROBERT O LEHRMANBOARD MEMBER

ROBERT ROSENBERGFORMER BOARD MEMBER

ROBERT EZRAPOUREXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

RICK GROPPERBOARD MEMBER

RICHARD T ROBERTSCHAIRMAN

RICHARD SINGEREXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

RICHARD LOBELBOARD MEMBER

RICHARD GERWITZBOARD MEMBER

RICHARD BARTHBOARD MEMBER

RAFAEL CESTEROBOARD MEMBER

BAABA HALMBOARD MEMBER

DAVID E GROSSBOARD MEMBER

DAVID WALSHBOARD MEMBER

DAVID SCHWARTZBOARD MEMBER

DAVID ROWEBOARD MEMBER

CAROL ROSENTHALBOARD MEMBER

CAROL LAMBERGBOARD MEMBER

CARMI BEEFORMER BOARD MEMBER

BRIAN SMALLEYBOARD MEMBER

BRIAN LOUGHLINBOARD MEMBER

BRET COLLAZZIBOARD MEMBER

BEATRIZ DE LA TORREBOARD MEMBER

DEBORAH GANSBOARD MEMBER

AVERY SEAVEYBOARD MEMBER

ANTHONY RICHARDSONBOARD MEMBER

ANTHONY BORELLIBOARD MEMBER

ANDREW COHENBOARD MEMBER

AMIE GROSSBOARD MEMBER

AMELIA RIDEAUEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

ALEXANDER GORLINBOARD MEMBER

ALAN R BELLFORMER BOARD MEMBER

ALAN H WIENERBOARD MEMBER

AILEEN GRIBBINEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

JAMES RISOBOARD MEMBER

ADAM WEINSTEINBOARD MEMBER

KIRK GOODRICHEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

KENNETH K LOWENSTEINBOARD MEMBER

JOSEPH B ROSEBOARD MEMBER

JOE LYNCHEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

JIM GILLESPIEBOARD MEMBER

JILL CRAWFORDBOARD MEMBER

JESSICA SHERMANEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

JEREMY LEVKOFFBOARD MEMBER

JANE SILVERMANBOARD MEMBER

JAMES S DAVIDSONBOARD MEMBER

LOUISE CARROLLBOARD MEMBER

JAMES COLGATEBOARD MEMBER

HERCULES ARGYRIOUEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

ETHEL SHEFFERBOARD MEMBER

ERICA FORMANFORMER BOARD MEMBER

EMILY YOUSSOUFBOARD MEMBER

EMILY KURTZBOARD MEMBER

EMILY CHENBOARD MEMBER

ELLIOTT M GLASSBOARD MEMBER

DOUGLAS D DURSTBOARD MEMBER

DEBORAH LAMMBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1952
Location: 42 BROADWAY STE 2010, NEW YORK, NY 10004-3854
County: New York
In care of: MATTHEW PETRULA
Primary officer: MATTHEW PETRULA, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@chpcny.org Phone(212) 286-9211

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WEAVER AND TIDWELL LLP
NTEE classification: Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S050)