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Citizens Committee for New York City

EIN 51-0171818Community Development New York Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Have an idea to improve your neighborhood? Citizens Committee can help! Because New York City is *our* neighborhood!

Our mission is simple: to help New Yorkers -especially those in low-income areas- come together and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods. Residents are uniquely situated to define and act on the issues affecting their communities. When provided with modest support, neighborhood and school groups can effectively mobilize community resources to improve quality of life.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.18Overall score
out of 100

93.37Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,858,552

Total expenses · USD$2,613,376

Program expenses

$2,072,407.17 recorded amount

79.3%

Fundraising expenses

$344,965.63 recorded amount

13.2%

Administrative expenses

$193,389.82 recorded amount

7.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Peter H. Kostmayer
Recorded compensation: $213,825.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.18%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Citizens Committee for New York City
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Our mission is simple: to help New Yorkers -especially those in low-income areas- come together and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods. Residents are uniquely situated to define and act on the issues affecting their communities. When provided with modest support, neighborhood and school groups can effectively mobilize community resources to improve quality of life.
`ein` EIN	51-0171818
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2613376.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.132
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7929999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	93.37
`leader` Recorded leader	Peter H. Kostmayer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	213825.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0818
`motto` Tagline	Have an idea to improve your neighborhood? Citizens Committee can help! Because New York City is our neighborhood!
`name` Charity name	Citizens Committee for New York City
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2858552.0
`score` Overall score	93.18
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Housing and Neighborhood Development
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2072407.1679999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	344965.63200000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	193389.82400000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0171818
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Housing and Neighborhood Development
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.