Community Service Society of New York
633 3rd Ave Fl 10, New York, NY · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $50,170,787 | $47,575,228 | $284,690,156 |
| FY2024 | $40,755,270 | $41,379,626 | $268,558,756 |
| FY2023 | $34,241,905 | $39,043,308 | $241,889,498 |
| FY2022 | $32,750,647 | $34,983,755 | $220,399,331 |
| FY2021 | $33,001,426 | $36,105,463 | $253,009,134 |
| FY2020 | $45,804,734 | $35,609,413 | $190,416,762 |
| FY2019 | $28,608,400 | $35,866,669 | $202,920,555 |
| FY2018 | $26,642,248 | $35,010,072 | $208,443,574 |
| FY2017 | $28,440,039 | $33,421,644 | $206,584,834 |
| FY2016 | $21,761,956 | $32,652,549 | $194,096,537 |
| FY2015 | $74,974,270 | $28,130,024 | $216,142,976 |
| FY2014 | $45,951,314 | $24,680,295 | $162,032,285 |
| FY2013 | $21,406,075 | $24,540,679 | $152,920,546 |
| FY2012 | $17,278,100 | $22,580,592 | $142,751,496 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Community Service Society of New York (EIN 13-5562202), 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 | $38,282,464 | 76% |
| Program service revenue | $168,955 | <1% |
| Other revenue | $11,719,368 | 23% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $42,129,947 | 89% |
| Management & general | $3,736,476 | 8% |
| Fundraising | $1,708,805 | 4% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 76% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 89% of functional expenses, management & general 8%, and fundraising 4%.
- 89% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 57.6% of 311 Human Services organizations in NY.
- Net assets covered about 71.8 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 87th percentile among 3188 Human Services organizations in NY.
- Total revenue was higher than 97% of 3341 Human Services organizations in NY.
- Total revenue rose from $17,278,100 in FY2012 to $50,170,787 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 9 and decreased in 4 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 10 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2013, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024).
- The highest revenue on record here is $74,974,270 in FY2015.
- Net assets grew from $142,751,496 to $284,690,156 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 65% of revenue in FY2012 and 76% 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
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (CSS) HAS WORKED WITH AND FOR NEW YORKERS SINCE 1843 TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND CHAMPION AN EQUITABLE CITY AND STATE.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1939 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | P200 — 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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