ROCKAWAY BUSINESS ALLIANCE INC Charity Report

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ROCKAWAY BUSINESS ALLIANCE INC

EIN 46-3640322 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)

What they do

Mission Statement Concepts to Positively Impact The Rockaway Peninsula Community By Ensuring That Our Shopping Corridors Are Safe, Welcoming and Fully Activated, and Our Businesses Are Economically Viable to The Benefit of The Merchants, Residents, and Visitors. Rockaway Business Alliance, Inc. ("RBA") Will Initiate Efficient Community Programming In Addition to Providing Business Resources and Tools to Operate and Grow With Community-oriented Mechanisms, While Offering An Empowering Collective to Share Input On Community and Business Needs, Supporting One Another Through Collaboration. Vision Statement RBAs Vision is to Create Business Corridors That Are Clean, Safe, and Welcoming, With Shopping, Dining, Attractions, and Engagement for The Local Community, and The Swell of Visitors Drawn to Rockaways Beaches and Open Spaces. RBA Seeks to Create and Curate An Inviting Atmosphere for All to Enjoy Year-round. By Engaging Businesses That See This Vision, RBA Expects to Contribute to The E

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61.12%of revenue went to mission work80.0% of expenses · Program services

$76.38spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$0.47in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2019

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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$116,229

Mission workProgram services$71,03461.12% of revenue80.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

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

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$27,45423.62% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$88,77576.38% of revenue

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

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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

2019CurrentExpense mix: 80.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.38% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 97.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.64% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.72% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$116,229

Expenses$88,775

Annual surplus $27,454 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)$71,034 · 80.0% of expenses

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Revenue$116,229

Expenses$88,775

Assets$42,106

Income$116,229

Contributions$116,229

Mission work (program services)$71,034

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2019

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (12)

ANDREW LEVEYTRUSTEE

EMMANUEL LONCKETRUSTEE

GALIT TSADIKSECRETARY/TREAS

JAMES OTTONTRUSTEE

JOHN CORITRUSTEE

JOHN SANCHEZTRUSTEE

LANA MELITRUSTEE

MICHAEL GLINERCO-CHAIR

NICOLE LEETRUSTEE

ROSE GUERRIERVICE CHAIR

SAM FRIEDMANTRUSTEE

YARDEN FLATOWCO-CHAIR

About this charity

Location: 421 Doughty Blvd, Inwood, NY 11096
County: Nassau
In care of: Rama Ali
Primary officer: Rama Ali, Treasurer

How to reach them

Phone(917) 273-2876

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2019
Tax period began: January 1, 2019
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: DINOWITZ & BOVE CPAS
NTEE classification: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
IRS tax category: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Revocation date: May 15, 2023