Bronxworks
Bronxworks reported $133.9 million in revenue and $134.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.16 went to program services, $11.14 to management and general costs and $0.70 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.4% of the total. Government grants made up 91.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $461,592 (CEO). 52 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 57% 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 $134MFor 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 $134MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 91.9% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $461,592 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.34% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 52 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.6 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 19 | 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 expenseHomeless prevention relocationstreet homelessness in the bronx has increased by 64%. The hope count number for the bronx was estimated to be 316 in 2025, up from 192 a year prior. Bronxworks jerome avenue men's shelter, homeless outreach team, and safe haven programs placed 264 formerly street homeless individuals into permanent housing. For fiscal year 2025, bronxworks family shelter staff successfully placed a total of 158 families from the jackson, sedgwick, and willow family residences, as well as the bronxworks family hotels, into permanent housing. For FY 2025, the transform program…
Homeless sheltersthe bronxworks jerome avenue men's shelter, homeless outreach team, and safe haven programs provided temporary shelter to 1,965 people in FY 2025
Children and youth programsbronxworks' children and youth department programs serve children and young people from 2.9 years to the age of twenty-four, as well as their parents or guardians and families. For children ages two to five, programs include the home instruction for parents of pre-school youngsters (hippy) program and two neighborhood-based early childhood learning centers (eclcs) for pre-school aged children. Afterschool programs for k-8th grade as well as high school, college retention and four cornerstone community centers located in nyc housing authority developments. Our…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $370,237 | $0 | $91,355 | $461,592 |
| CHIEF LEGAL AND OPERATIONS Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $281,608 | $0 | $75,339 | $356,947 |
| ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $263,262 | $0 | $79,387 | $342,649 |
| CFO Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $287,271 | $0 | $41,832 | $329,103 |
| ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $232,644 | $0 | $22,992 | $255,636 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $176,677 | $0 | $69,898 | $246,575 |
| DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $181,377 | $0 | $60,356 | $241,733 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $186,363 | $0 | $27,207 | $213,570 |
52 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bronxworks (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (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–1b19 · 19 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 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 51,482
- Volunteers Part I, line 6326
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| A&H SECURITY SERVICES LLC Security services | $2,767,811 |
| LIBERTY ONE BRONX LLC Maintenance services | $1,049,958 |
| SKYELINE CONSTRUCTION Construction services | $494,687 |
| JANIAN MEDICAL CARE PC Medical services | $402,684 |
| CARE FOR THE HOMELESS Medical services | $393,596 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 19 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
31 private foundations reported grants to Bronxworks totaling $1.7M 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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Questions people ask
How much of Bronxworks's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Bronxworks reported that 88.2% of its $134.4 million in expenses went to program services, 11.1% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Bronxworks pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Bronxworks reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $461,592, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Bronxworks get its money?
Of $133.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.4% came from contributions and grants (including 91.9% from government grants) and 3.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Bronxworks a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3254484 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 202621199349300417 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501199349300200 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431159349301333 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341219349300614 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231159349300903 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111359349300736 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3254484: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.