ALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK INC

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1990

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

KRISTEN COCOMAN

Phone

2126191400

Tax Period

2024-02-01 to 2025-01-31

ALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK INC, founded in 1990, is a community nonprofit that reported $4.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 8% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $5.1M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 13% operating deficit.

Mission

TO SUPPORT & EMPOWER THE ALS COMMUNITY THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO FOSTERING BOLD RESEARCH INITIATIVES, ADVANCING NATIONAL AND STATE ADVOCACY, & PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES AFFECTED BY ALS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $3,227,984

CARE SERVICES: ALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND, LOWER AND MID-HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS TEN MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICS IN THE REGION, MAKES LOANS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND ASSISTIVE COMMUNICATION DEVICES, PROVIDES GRANTS TO PATIENTS TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONSIDERABLE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THE DISEASE, HOLDS PATIENT AND CAREGIVER EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIA AND MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS, CONDUCTS HOME VISITS, PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO QUARTERLY CLINIC APPOINTMENTS, AND OFFERS SOCIAL WORK AND REFERRAL SERVICES.

Program 2

Expenses: $412,408

RESEARCH: ALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK HAS FUNDED CLOSE TO $17 MILLION IN ALS-SPECIFIC RESEARCH EFFORTS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE AND DIVERSE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STUDIES AND CLINICAL TRIALS WORLDWIDE. THE ORGANIZATION IS PARTICULARLY PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MILTON SAFENOWITZ POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH ENCOURAGES AND FACILITATES PROMISING YOUNG SCIENTISTS TO FOCUS THEIR FUTURE WORK IN THE FIELD OF ALS RESEARCH.

Program 3

Expenses: $361,929

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION: ALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK WORKS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS TO AFFECTED FAMILIES TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND ALL FACETS OF THE COMPLEX AND DEVASTATING DISEASE THAT IS ALS, AS WELL AS THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. THROUGH EXTERNAL RELATIONS, OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUALLY RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT ALS AND THE SEARCH FOR A CURE. ON AVERAGE, 63,000 VIEWERS VISIT OUR WEBSITE ANNUALLY TO ACCESS THIS VITAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THOSE BATTLING THE DISEASE AND LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES AND THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE DISEASE. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, INCLUDING FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, X AND LINKEDIN REACH 18,500 FOLLOWERS.

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $5,408,121

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $223,878

Other Revenue $-1,161,612

TOTAL REVENUE $4,470,387

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $259,685

Salaries & Benefits $2,430,916

Fundraising Expenses $457,910

Program Expenses $4,274,614

Other Expenses $2,376,512

TOTAL EXPENSES $5,067,113

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$4,470,387	$4,847,061	-0.1%
Expenses	$5,067,113	$5,179,676	0.0%
Net Income	$-596,726	$-332,615	+0.8%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

150

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$407,090

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ALLEN POPOWITZ ESQ	CHAIRMAN	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LENNARD KATZ	VICE CHAIR	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
W MARC LANE	TREASURER	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
NANCY MIRINGOFF	SECRETARY	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ERIC BERNIKER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LEE BRODSKY	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALICE CLAAR	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN GLASSMAN MD	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA GLUCK	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DORINE GORDON	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALAN LEVINE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID LUBARS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW PERLINE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSHUA RAND	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PETER ROSENBERGER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
WENDY J SCHRIBER ESQ	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
NIRALI SHAH ESQ	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT TUCHMAN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KRISTEN COCOMAN	PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Officer	$222,572	$7,126	$229,698
REGINA ACKLEY	VICE PRESIDENT & COO	40.00	Officer	$160,391	$17,001	$177,392
JORDANA NEWLER	DIR. OF FUNDRAISING	40.00	Highest	$121,501	$15,834	$137,335
VIVIAN BANKS	DIR. OF IND. & INST. GIVING	40.00	Highest	$118,762	$15,752	$134,514
DEBRA SCHLOSSBERG	CHIEF CARE SVCS OFFICER	32.00	Highest	$116,409	$3,789	$120,198
MICHELLE MCKENZIE	CARE SVCS COORDINATOR	40.00	Highest	$105,759	$4,333	$110,092

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$4,470,387	$5,067,113	$6,641,980	$-596,726
2024	$4,847,061	$5,179,676	$6,951,115	$-332,615
2023	$4,837,719	$5,193,328	$7,505,334	$-355,609
2022	$5,803,291	$4,768,654	$7,108,895	$1,034,637
2021	$3,502,489	$3,961,735	$6,074,348	$-459,246
2020	$4,364,755	$5,202,080	$6,275,284	$-837,325
2019	$4,226,325	$5,330,995	$7,150,253	$-1,104,670