Selfhelp Community Services
Selfhelp Community Services reported $121.9 million in revenue and $126.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.52 went to program services, $13.48 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.3% of the total. Government grants made up 15.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,089,839 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 39 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% 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 $126MFor 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 $122MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.5% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.5% | 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 | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 68.3% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 15.4% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 30.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,089,839 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.86% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 39 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 30 of 30 | 100.0% |
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 expenseSelfhelp's social service programs include: specialized programs for holocaust survivors, serving approximately 4,700 individuals each year; six senior housing complexes housing 1,000+ senior residents with services available on-site; four naturally occurring retirement communities(norcs); three case management programs; six senior centers, including one of nyc's first innovative senior centers; client centered technology; court-appointed guardianship; the selfhelp alzheimers resource program(sharp); and emergency cash assistance
Selfhelp's home care program provides approximately 2 million hours of home care each year to approximately 2,500 clients who are frail, older adults, or disabled. Services include home health care, skilled nursing, chore assistance, housekeeping, homemaking, and emergency home care. Selfhelp employs approximately 1,500 home care aides and trains aides in both spanish and english.selfhelp was born from crisis and has weathered economic, political, healthcare and social justice turbulence for over eight decades. During all of these times, an honest assessment of mission, human and financial…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $1,007,594 | $0 | $82,245 | $1,089,839 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $396,826 | $0 | $50,300 | $447,126 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $344,236 | $0 | $59,697 | $403,933 |
| VP IT Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $185,536 | $0 | $72,380 | $257,916 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $207,354 | $0 | $27,849 | $235,203 |
| VP, HOME CARE Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $205,609 | $0 | $27,618 | $233,227 |
| VP OF HR Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $207,075 | $0 | $11,059 | $218,134 |
| MANAGING DIR., HOMECARE Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $146,597 | $0 | $58,144 | $204,741 |
39 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Selfhelp Community Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b30 · 30 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 4Yes
- 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 5549
- Volunteers Part I, line 6700
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SILVER LINING HOMECARE AGENCY Home care services | $3,407,776 |
| SAFE AND PRUDENT LLC Home care services | $3,407,349 |
| FIVE BOROUGH HOME CARE INC Home care services | $2,518,177 |
| CARING PROFESSIONALS Home care services | $2,357,468 |
| PSS HOME CARE INC Home care services | $1,456,153 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 44 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
35 private foundations reported grants to Selfhelp Community Services totaling $1.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Selfhelp Community 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 Selfhelp Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Selfhelp Community Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Selfhelp Community Services reported that 86.5% of its $126.3 million in expenses went to program services, 13.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Selfhelp Community Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Selfhelp Community Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,089,839, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Selfhelp Community Services get its money?
Of $121.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 68.3% came from contributions and grants (including 15.4% from government grants) and 30.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Selfhelp Community Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-1624178 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 202601339349308100 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349312886 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349313073 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349319945 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201339349309450 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131379349309358 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-1624178: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.