New York · Nonprofit
CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC
CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC (New York) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,139,351 to it, the largest being MARTY AND DOROTHY SILVERMAN FOUNDATION ($625,000). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $10.0M
- Funders on record
- 58
- Grants received
- $4.1M
- Net assets
- $11M
What Carter Burden Network Inc does
Mission
Carter burden network (cbn) promotes the well-being of older adults 60 and older through a continuum of services, advocacy, arts and culture, health and wellness, and volunteer programs, all oriented to individual, family and community needs. We are dedicated to supporting the efforts of older people to live safely and with dignity.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Older adult centers (oacs):cbn operates four older adult centers (oacs) in east harlem, the upper east side, and roosevelt island, serving as vital community resource centers. These centers serve a culturally diverse community by providing essential meals along with comprehensive programming designed to enhance the quality of life for older adults. In fy 2025, cbn's oacs:- served 3,516 unique clients, the majority of whom attended the centers multiple times each week. - provided 2,849 unique clients with 108,812 congregate meals addressing prevalent food insecurity and isolation. - served 5% more unique clients, 720 older adults participated in 933 technology classes, helping them to independently traverse the digital divide.- provided 703 unique clients with 3,218 case assistance contacts, helping 24% more clients to access benefits and meet practical and emotional needs compared with the previous fiscal year.- provided 679 unique clients with 1,043 information and referral contacts from our social service programs to connect them to community resources, representing a 29% increase in unique clients compared with the previous fiscal year.
$4,744,483 spent$323,035 earned by the program52% of program spendingSocial services: cbn's social service programs help our clients' efforts to age in place safely, comfortably, and with respect in their own homes. We provide comprehensive social services programming through its older adult centers (oacs), office locations, home visits, and phone support. Our case management and social service units provide a wide range of services in english, spanish, mandarin, cantonese, and korean across upper manhattan and roosevelt island. We facilitate direct interventions that include benefits assistance, advocacy, supportive counseling, and end-of-life planning. Additionally, we provide specialized referrals for mental healthcare, elder justice, meal delivery for homebound clients, homecare services, and legal support.
$3,783,904 spent$12,399 earned by the program41% of program spendingArts & culture: the arts are central to cbn's mission, providing older adults with opportunities to express themselves creatively, hone their artistic skills, and share their unique and valuable perspectives with diverse audiences.1) making art work (maw): cbn's maw creative arts education program offers a range of weekly classes for all skill levels in english, spanish, mandarin, and korean including ceramics, creative mindfulness, painting, chinese painting, drawing, quilting, sewing, embroidery, clothing construction, fiber and textile art, jewelry making, beading, printmaking, mixed media, seasonal crafts, choreography, chinese dance, chorus, documentary theater, and drama. Maw also launched its student art gallery displaying works of art created at covello oac's art classes; receptions are held monthly. In fy 2025, maw served 1,030 older adults through 4,328 arts education classes.2) carter burden gallery: the carter burden gallery showcases the talents of new york city's seasoned professional artists, and gives a voice to new york city's reemerging older professional artists, exclusively featuring the vibrant work of artists over the age of 60. The gallery provides these…
$649,551 spent$11,519 earned by the program7% of program spendingCommunity elder mistreatment and abuse prevention program (cemapp)the cbn community elder mistreatment and abuse prevention program (cemapp) works with older adults throughout manhattan who experience elder abuse. The unit offers services in english and spanish, including safety planning, crisis and supportive counseling, court advocacy, legal guidance, and coordination with police. As the nyc aging-contracted provider for elder justice services across manhattan, in fy 2025, cbn's cemapp program:- served 496 unique clients overall- provided 368 unique clients with 3,363 case assistance contacts- provided 211 unique clients with 1,740 counseling contacts- provided 128 elder justice education presentations, reaching 1,100 community members and 100 professionals. 1). Social service unit: in fy25, cbn's social service unit served 171 ambulatory and homebound older adults on the upper east side via 6,153 case assistance contacts and 2,564 information and referral contactsthe social service unit also oversaw administration of cbn's andrew fund, which is dedicated to helping low-income seniors in new york who require support in taking care of their pets. It offers financial aid for…
Health and wellness: cbn's health and wellness program champions health equity by offering a dynamic array of educational workshops, engaging physical fitness activities, evidence-based courses, and vital health screenings. This comprehensive initiative is designed to empower an increasing number of older adults to take control of their health management journey. During the program year, health and wellness activities at covello oac included fitness classes, health management workshops, nutrition education, health-centered technology education, and evidence-based falls prevention courses. In fy 2025, across cbn's four oacs, the health and wellness program:- served 2,502 participants through health management workshops- served 1,679 participants through fitness classes - served 270 participants through evidence-based falls prevention courses- served 886 participants through nutrition educationfitness classes include zumba, gym training, tai chi for arthritis, healthy clapping, and yoga. Health and wellness uniquely offers hybrid virtual/in-person arts and fitness programming to better meet the diverse preferences and accessibility needs of clients, while promoting a more cohesive…
Volunteer services: cbn's incredible network of dedicated volunteers plays a crucial role in supporting our programs, infusing them with expertise, commitment, and warmth for new york city's older adults. In fy 2025:- 3,333 volunteers provided 20,461.39 hours of service, valued at $801,063.42- 915 intergenerational volunteers provided 7,587.25 hours of service- 413 corporate volunteers provided 1,366.75 hours of service- 2,005 individual volunteers provided 11,507.39 hours of service- cbn's volunteer services department oversaw 34 tailored volunteer eventscbn's dedicated volunteers provided support with meal services, friendly visiting, grocery shopping assistance, tele-friend, class instruction, garden and facility beautification, socialization opportunities, and special events.
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,177,938.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $13M to $17M (+31%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 50% · 2020 71% · 2021 60% · 2022 73% · 2023 75% · 2024 68% · 2025 77%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
William Dionne
Executive director
Board chair
Randy Glick
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $256k → $665k.
8 of 58 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 58 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 15% of grant income, and it takes 7 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 7 funders to its left
44% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 47% · 2018 37% · 2019 27% · 2020 17% · 2021 17% · 2022 23% · 2023 23% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
32% of CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
81% of CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $491k on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$481k
- National Endowment for the Arts$10k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC?
- CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC (New York) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,139,351 to it, the largest being MARTY AND DOROTHY SILVERMAN FOUNDATION ($625,000). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC have?
- IRS filings report 58 organizations giving $4,139,351 in grants to CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC, 34 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC?
- MARTY AND DOROTHY SILVERMAN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $625,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CARTER BURDEN NETWORK INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 58 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing