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Elmy's Special Services

Brooklyn, NY · EIN 02-0590957 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Elmy's Special Services reported $12.7 million in revenue and $10.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.10 went to program services, $10.90 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 86.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $273,423 (EXECUTIVE DI). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 60% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.1%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.9%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
86.7%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$273,423$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.54%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.56.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
4 of 4100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$305K expenses · 3.2% of program spending

Habilitation and repite servics: habilitaion services are provide in the place of residence of the developmentally disabilities, including assistance acquisition improvement of self help skills related to activities of daily living such as personal grooming and cleanlinesss bed making and household chores, eating and prepartion of food. Group day habilition services are also provide at location. Respite sercices: provision of temporary, short term releif for families and care-providers which enables them to arrage for intensive participant care and suprvision

— expenses

Medical services coordination: services are provided with assist people with developmental disabilities in qaining access to necessary services and supports are provided to the individuals services and supports apporprate to the needs of the individuals, msc is provided by qualified service coordinators and uses a person centered planning process in developing, implementing, and maintaing an individualized service plan. Msc promotes the concept of choice individualixed services and supports, and satisfaction for peoople with the disabilities

— expenses

Individualized residential alternative (ira) operates three housing three or more consumers in each. Assistance with actividties of daily living, eating and preparation of food is provided to enable the individuals to reside in a non-instutional setting

$9.3M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DI
Director/trustee, 37.50 hrs/week
$273,423$0$0$273,423
OFFICER
Officer, 37.50 hrs/week
$125,846$0$0$125,846
OFFICER
Officer, 37.50 hrs/week
$108,969$0$0$108,969

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Elmy's Special Services (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$11M89.1%$1.3M$273,423
FY2024 ⓘ$8.7M$9.9M88.7%−$592K$273,423
FY2023 ⓘ$8.2M$9.0M88.8%$594K$337,580
FY2022 ⓘ$10M$9.8M85.5%$1.4M—
FY2021 ⓘ$8.4M$8.1M84.7%$1.1M$218,460
FY2020 ⓘ$7.9M$8.2M88.1%$821K—

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 4 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5250

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Elmy's Special Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Elmy's Special Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Elmy's Special Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Elmy's Special Services reported that 89.1% of its $10.8 million in expenses went to program services, 10.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Elmy's Special Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Elmy's Special Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $273,423, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Elmy's Special Services get its money?

Of $12.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 86.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Elmy's Special Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 02-0590957 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600379349300915 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501759349301670 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349315663 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311249349300106 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200539349300125 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110619349300511 · read the filing

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