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The Neighborhood Center

Utica, NY · EIN 15-0532097 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Neighborhood Center reported $19.8 million in revenue and $19.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.70 went to program services, $12.30 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 66.4% of the total. Government grants made up 64.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $200,657 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 51% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20M

For 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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20M

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

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.7%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.3%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
66.4%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
64.9%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
25.8%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$200,657$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.01%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
26
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.36.9
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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$2.2M expenses · 12.7% of program spending

Day care - the child care program offerings include infant-toddler, pre-school, and school age childcare. At the Neighborhood Center, we truly offer much more than just outstanding child care- we offer memories, hope, skills, and become a partner with families to give children the solid foundation so critical in an ever changing world. In keeping with the goal of helping children develop to their fullest potential -socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically we have introduced the "creative curriculum" thereby enhancing and enriching the academic, socialization, and recreational…

$1.7M expenses · 9.6% of program spending

Group work - an important component in our arsenal of programs and services is the group work department. Group work is a collection of programs including transitional life skills, project aim, outreach and prevention, pins reduction & elimination, utica/rome children's centers, and operation sunshine. Collectively these programs served over 14,000 individuals and their families in 2024. Group work can be aptly described as the "safety net' program of our agency in that it is a general "helping" service that provides assistance in the various and individualized struggles that individuals and…

$13M expenses · 73.1% of program spending

Mental health - this program provides mental health services for children and adults and consists of several programs designed to effectively prevent and treat mental illness and crisis situations. The child and family behavioral health clinics operate out of utica and rome. In 2024, over 3,400 clients were served in the utica and rome clinics. The health home model of care management promotes and improves the health and well being of the population served. This model ensures medical consumers with complex medical, behavioral and/or long term care needs are addressed in a comprehensive…

$789K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$167,646$0$33,011$200,657
CONTROLLER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$118,609$0$18,122$136,731

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Neighborhood Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $167K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$20M$20M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$20M$20M87.7%$7.1M$200,657
2023 ⓘ$18M$18M88.8%$6.6M$195,605
2022 ⓘ$15M$16M87.4%$6.0M$185,220
2021 ⓘ$14M$14M86.8%$7.6M$174,681
2020 ⓘ$16M$13M85.5%$6.6M$178,307
2019 ⓘ$13M$14M87.2%$3.7M$173,416

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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 5347

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to The Neighborhood Center totaling $12,040 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 The Neighborhood 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 The Neighborhood Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The Neighborhood Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, The Neighborhood Center reported that 87.7% of its $19.8 million in expenses went to program services, 12.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Neighborhood Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Neighborhood Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $200,657, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Neighborhood Center get its money?

Of $19.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 66.4% came from contributions and grants (including 64.9% from government grants) and 25.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Neighborhood Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 15-0532097 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543079349301249 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433069349301853 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342939349301814 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213149349302586 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103129349302505 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023169349305007 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 15-0532097: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.