Helen Keller Services
180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $53,313,875 | $44,001,721 | $128,700,663 |
| FY2024 | $45,257,220 | $43,431,604 | $113,515,155 |
| FY2023 | $40,364,512 | $38,836,274 | $103,801,000 |
| FY2022 | $42,902,907 | $34,503,607 | $95,900,105 |
| FY2021 | $36,076,194 | $32,177,965 | $103,793,516 |
| FY2020 | $31,465,112 | $34,174,371 | $73,970,585 |
| FY2019 | $32,232,073 | $33,463,918 | $80,357,357 |
| FY2018 | $38,019,161 | $32,846,117 | $84,101,780 |
| FY2017 | $79,455,781 | $29,871,110 | $80,910,654 |
| FY2016 | $26,517,178 | $29,640,197 | $21,216,627 |
| FY2015 | $28,569,089 | $29,367,342 | $32,506,207 |
| FY2014 | $25,012,877 | $29,083,382 | $36,176,178 |
| FY2013 | $29,056,781 | $29,241,790 | $37,255,643 |
| FY2012 | $32,751,611 | $27,474,275 | $30,828,690 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Helen Keller Services (EIN 11-1630807), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $25,632,875 | 48% |
| Program service revenue | $13,536,692 | 25% |
| Other revenue | $14,144,308 | 27% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $37,180,535 | 84% |
| Management & general | $5,256,196 | 12% |
| Fundraising | $1,564,990 | 4% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 48% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 84% of functional expenses, management & general 12%, and fundraising 4%.
- 85% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 33.1% of 311 Human Services organizations in NY.
- Net assets covered about 35.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 79th percentile among 3188 Human Services organizations in NY.
- Total revenue was higher than 97.2% of 3341 Human Services organizations in NY.
- Total revenue rose from $32,751,611 in FY2012 to $53,313,875 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 6 of 14 reported years (FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2019, FY2020).
- The highest revenue on record here is $79,455,781 in FY2017.
- Net assets grew from $30,828,690 to $128,700,663 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 61% of revenue in FY2012 and 48% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
To enable individuals who are blind, visually-impaired, deaf-blind and/or have combined hearing-vision loss to live, work, and thrive in their community of choice.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1936 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | P860 — Human Services (in NY) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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