New York · Nonprofit
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (New York) receives grants from 90 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,643,667 to it, the largest being THE NEW YORK TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND ($4,965,709). 51 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $50M
- Funders on record
- 90
- Grants received
- $19M
- Net assets
- $285M
What Community Service Society of New York does
Mission
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. We power change through a strategic combination of research, services, and advocacy to make new york more livable for people facing economic insecurity. By expanding access to health care, affordable housing, employment, opportunities for individuals with conviction histories, debt assistance, and more, we make a tangible difference in the lives of millions.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Css's health initiatives department conducts health coverage policy research, advocates for quality affordable coverage for all, and provides education and direct health coverage assistance to new york consumers. Css's health coverage-related direct services programs include: community health advocates; the css navigator network; the independent consumer advocacy network; the abd-fe program; the managed care consumer assistance program (mccap); intellectual and developmental disabilities ombuds program (iddo); and community health access for addiction and mental healthcare project (champ). For many of these projects, css subcontracts with networks of community-based organizations to serve consumers across new york state. Together, in fy 2025, css's health coverage direct services programs served consumers in over 150,000 cases. The health initiatives department has 10 trained and active volunteers.
$30,651,707 spentof which $16,097,079 as grants73% of program spendingRetired and senior volunteer program (rsvp core program) highlights during fy2025 are as follows:-a total of 1,248 volunteers were active in the americorps seniors rsvp program in fy 2025-rsvp core program has partnerships with 134 community-based organizations who utilize volunteers to meet community needs through impactful, ongoing service. The activities performed by volunteers include accessing health care; providing fraud prevention education; fighting food insecurity; home meal delivery; reducing social isolation by providing companionship; tutoring and mentoring students of all ages; removing barriers resulting from conviction histories; building capacity in community-based organizations; and supporting veterans and military families. Volunteers serve in both in-person and remotely based on the needs of the organization where they serve and the preference of the volunteer.-the rsvp aces volunteers assisted 4,147 clients (2,320 new and 1,827 ongoing) with 5,782 public benefits. They completed 1,205 applications and recertifications. -the rsvp financial coaching corps (fcc) supported 41 financial coaches and established 21 partner sites.-the fcc volunteers conducted 1,132…
$1,781,436 spent4% of program spendingEducation debt consumer assistance program (edcap) program highlights during fy2025 are as follows:-statewide campaigns: edcap's extensive outreach and educational campaigns reached over 6.9 million new yorkers, raising awareness and addressing key student debt topics. This represents an increase from last year, driven by growth in our pre-college counseling as well as higher education and financial aid content.-educational workshops and counseling: we engaged 16,388 borrowers through educational workshops and conducted 7,300 individual counseling sessions, providing them with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively manage their student debt.-financial impact: edcap secured over $10 million in savings for borrowers through federal relief, forgiveness, and discharge programs, significantly reducing their financial burdens. To date, we have saved new yorkers more than $46.5 million cumulatively (as of 12/6/2025).
$3,219,741 spentof which $129,268 as grants8% of program spendingOther program services include:legal departmentunheard thirdhousing researchyouth policylabor market studiestrue cost of living campaign generalcitylimitsincome supportbenefitplushiicap/nyspolitical departmentpublic affairs
$6,477,063 spentof which $1,511,689 as grants$168,955 earned by the program15% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $42,129,947.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $230M to $273M (+19%).
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: 2017 61% · 2018 72% · 2019 71% · 2020 44% · 2021 70% · 2022 64% · 2023 70% · 2024 68% · 2025 71%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
76% of COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 9 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
David R Jones Esq
President/CEO
Board chair
Mark A Willis
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 14 funders to 31 funders, grant income rose $818k → $3.4M.
16 of 90 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 10% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $23k from one payer (the payer's own filing calls it a related party, largest Friends of Rsvp Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK raised.
From the IRS filings of COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 90 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
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
52% 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 COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 90% · 2018 74% · 2019 37% · 2020 24% · 2021 31% · 2022 26% · 2023 22% — 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
33% of COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% 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
79% of COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK'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. $1.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 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.
Against its field
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $7.2M on record.
- Corporation for National and Community Service$7.2M
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 COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 4 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Friends of Rsvp Inc · exempt
- Institute for Community Empowerment · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK?
- COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (New York) receives grants from 90 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,643,667 to it, the largest being THE NEW YORK TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND ($4,965,709). 51 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK have?
- IRS filings report 90 organizations giving $18,643,667 in grants to COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, 51 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK?
- THE NEW YORK TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND is the largest funder on record, with $4,965,709 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 90 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing