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Lower Eastside Service Center

New York, NY · EIN 13-1972876 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Lower Eastside Service Center reported $17.6 million in revenue and $21.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.78 went to program services, $19.22 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 59.3% of the total. Government grants made up 59.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $467,019 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 6% 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 $21M

For context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 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 $18M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 864 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
80.8%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.2%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
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
59.3%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
59.2%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
40.5%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$467,019$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.20%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
88
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-0.26.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 9100.0%

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
$4.7M expenses · 27.3% of program spending · revenue $4.2M

Opioid recovery services- (ors) provide treatment and care for people seeking the highest quality methadone medicated outpatient treatment. Ors treatment plans address the things that are important to each client including: stabilized medication, food, health, housing, family, employment, and mental health. Ors enhances recovery by engaging clients in our co-located comprehensive continuum of services, including; therapy, vocational services, primary healthcare, case management, legal help, HIV/AIDS testing, counseling and psychiatric services. Ors clients quickly learn that counselors are…

$3.9M expenses · 22.7% of program spending · revenue $179K

Housing services- services in building which provide permanent supportive housing for limited-income and formerly homeless individuals living with HIV/AIDS and for chronically homeless families in which the head of the household suffers from a substance abuse

$2.0M expenses · 11.4% of program spending · revenue $1.0M

The oasas 820 residential program is designed to offer a full range of substance use health services, including treatment for alcohol, opioids, and other substances. This program is accessible to anyone needing short or long-term treatment, regardless of their insurance status. Services are individualized and person-centered, involving a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, social workers, and addiction counselors. This program is offered in 3 elements: stabilization: immediate support for individuals in crisis. Rehabilitation: ongoing treatment and…

$6.6M 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
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 37.50 hrs/week
$405,929$0$61,090$467,019
VP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 37.50 hrs/week
$177,817$0$75,440$253,257
VP, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$152,373$0$72,940$225,313
DIRECTOR, VOCATIONAL SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 52.00 hrs/week
$141,876$0$67,476$209,352
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES
Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$173,537$0$25,498$199,035
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$145,662$0$34,582$180,244
DIRECTOR, BUILDING ENGINEER
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$116,468$0$46,905$163,373
PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$132,834$0$0$132,834

8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lower Eastside Service Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $749K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$18M$21M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$18M$21M80.8%−$352K$467,019
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$20M79.8%$3.2M$487,888
FY2023 ⓘ$17M$19M79.3%$4.5M$352,048
FY2022 ⓘ$20M$18M83.1%$6.1M$354,291
FY2021 ⓘ$19M$19M83.8%$4.6M$349,636
FY2020 ⓘ$19M$21M83.3%$4.5M$284,062

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–1b9 · 9 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 5234
  • Volunteers Part I, line 69

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
GRASSI & CO
Accounting
$122,409

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Lower Eastside Service Center totaling $16 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Lower Eastside Service Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Lower Eastside Service Center reported that 80.8% of its $21.2 million in expenses went to program services, 19.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Lower Eastside Service Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Lower Eastside Service Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $467,019, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Lower Eastside Service Center get its money?

Of $17.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 59.3% came from contributions and grants (including 59.2% from government grants) and 40.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Lower Eastside Service Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 13-1972876 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, 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 202641339349307909 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521339349307512 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421349349301847 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301319349303980 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231329349306053 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121339349305457 · read the filing

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