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Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County

Hempstead, NY · EIN 11-2195458 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024 (tax year 2023) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County reported $15.1 million in revenue and $15.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.54 went to program services, $11.46 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. Government grants made up 98.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $255,399 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% between FY2020 and FY2024. Source: Form 990, FY2024.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending July 31, 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15M

For context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending July 31, 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M

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

FY2024 filing. Median across 479 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.5%89.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.5%9.2%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.6%80.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
98.4%14.9%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.4%11.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$255,399$291,103
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.69%1.49%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
35
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.39.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
21 of 21100.0%

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

FY2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$9.6M expenses · 72.0% of program spending · grants $887K

Head start health and education - provide preschool programs at eight sites throughout nassau county for low income families; prenatal and AIDS prevention

$3.1M expenses · 23.0% of program spending

General community programming - community service block grant fund used to administer community action programs to eliminate poverty in nassau county, new york

$425K expenses · 3.2% of program spending

Youth development- provide summer programs, youth at risk programs and after school programs for economically disadvantaged youth from low income families

$252K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Listed in Part VII, 35.00 hrs/week
$221,873$0$33,526$255,399
CAP Director
Listed in Part VII, 35.00 hrs/week
$132,850$0$7,453$140,303
Deputy Director
Listed in Part VII, 35.00 hrs/week
$127,937$0$7,507$135,444

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $255K (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024$15M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2024 ⓘ$15M$15M88.5%$6.6M$255,399
FY2023 ⓘ$15M$15M98.0%$6.7M$263,969
FY2022 ⓘ$16M$16M88.8%$6.9M$284,529
FY2021 ⓘ$13M$13M87.7%$7.4M$194,778
FY2020 ⓘ$12M$12M86.7%$7.6M$197,902

Governance answers, as filed

FY2024 · 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–1b21 · 21 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • 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 5258
  • Volunteers Part I, line 62,100

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County reported that 88.5% of its $15.1 million in expenses went to program services, 11.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County reported for one person in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024 was $255,399, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County get its money?

Of $15.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, 99.6% came from contributions and grants (including 98.4% from government grants) and 0.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 11-2195458 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, object 202511679349301636 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023, object 202411659349300226 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022, object 202321669349300012 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2021, object 202220899349300537 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020, object 202121609349300547 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 11-2195458: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.