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Center for Urban Community Services
Center for Urban Community Services reported $104.2 million in revenue and $103.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.02 went to program services, $9.35 to management and general costs and $0.63 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.6% of the total. Government grants made up 96.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $326,048 (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THROUGH 12/24)). 56 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 56% 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 $103MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $104MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.0% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.4% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.6% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 96.8% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $326,048 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.32% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 56 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 9 | 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 expenseSupportive housing services: in 2025 cucs provided essential support services to over 5,000 formerly homeless and low income individuals and families, allowing them to remain stably housed and work toward self-sufficiency. Services include customized case management, crisis intervention, linkage to health, mental health and substance use services and other services designed to increase independence. Of the individuals and families served, 95% remain stably housed
Outreach and transitional services: in 2025 cucs' street to home program placed more than 275 chronically homeless people living on the streets or in public spaces into housing. Cucs' three transitional housing programs work with homeless individuals with mental illness from all over the city to stabilize their conditions and provide them with the services they need to move into permanent, affordable housing. In 2024 cucs' transitional programs helped more than 275 mentally ill, homeless adults move into permanent housing
Training and technical assistance: cucs offers training in more than 50 different areas of service delivery and in 2025 trained more than 15,000 direct service staff from more than 350 organizations throughout new york city. Cucs also provides consulting services in program development and evaluation, community planning to end homelessness, implementing evidence-based practices, and strategic planning
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 FINANCIAL OFFICER (THROUGH 12/24) Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $268,571 | $0 | $57,477 | $326,048 |
| SECRETARY/COO (THROUGH 4/25) Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $267,543 | $0 | $31,802 | $299,345 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $184,533 | $0 | $53,453 | $237,986 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $183,791 | $0 | $36,680 | $220,471 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT & COMM OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $191,701 | $0 | $26,656 | $218,357 |
| DEPUTY CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $157,733 | $0 | $51,288 | $209,021 |
| PRESIDENT (AS OF 7/24) Director/trustee, officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $184,226 | $0 | $18,889 | $203,115 |
| LEGAL COUNSEL Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $159,794 | $0 | $13,481 | $173,275 |
56 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Urban Community Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (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–1b9 · 8 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 5823
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| A&H SECURITY SERVICES LLC Security | $5,450,951 |
| BUILDING 317 W 45LLC Rent | $2,226,423 |
| 174 PROSPECT LLC Rent | $1,638,354 |
| 114 W 14 REALTY LLC Rent | $1,503,956 |
| NEW BEACH RESIDENCE LLC Rent | $950,749 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Center for Urban Community Services totaling $180K 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 Center for Urban 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 Center for Urban Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Center for Urban Community Services spent in FY2025, $90.02 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Center for Urban Community Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Center for Urban Community Services reported that 90.0% of its $103.3 million in expenses went to program services, 9.4% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Center for Urban Community Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Center for Urban Community Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $326,048, for the role of CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THROUGH 12/24) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Center for Urban Community Services get its money?
Of $104.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.6% came from contributions and grants (including 96.8% from government grants) and 1.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Center for Urban Community Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3687891 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 202601339349300145 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349308511 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441349349303834 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341319349301529 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221329349303502 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141339349302294 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3687891: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.