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Human Services : Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services

New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Responding to the complex needs of abused children

three stars

87.28

161 William Street Ninth Floor
New York, NY 10038
tel: (212) 233-5500   Web Site
EIN: 13-1624134

Board Leadership
Karl G. Wellner
President

CEO
Mary L. Pulido
Executive Director

 
 
  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 87.28 three stars
  Financial 83.43 three stars
  Accountability & Transparency 93.00 four stars
This rating was published 05/01/2019 and includes data from FY2017, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

The mission of The NYSPCC is to respond to the complex needs of abused and neglected children, and those involved in their care, by providing best practice counseling, legal, and educational services. Through research, communications and training initiatives, we work to expand these programs to prevent abuse and help more children heal. The vision of The NYSPCC is for all children to be safe from abuse and neglect. The NYSPCC intends to accomplish this by establishing best practice primary, secondary, and tertiary child abuse and neglect prevention programs that serve the most complex and challenging cases.

The mission of The NYSPCC is to respond to the complex needs of abused and neglected children, and those involved in their care, by providing best practice counseling, legal, and educational services. Through research, communications and training initiatives, we work to expand these programs to prevent abuse and help more children heal. The vision of The NYSPCC is for all children to be safe from abuse and neglect. The NYSPCC intends to accomplish this by establishing best practice primary, secondary, and tertiary child abuse and neglect prevention programs that serve the most complex and challenging cases.

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Financial

three stars

83.43

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

93.00

This rating was published 05/01/2019 and includes data from FY2017, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 72.4%
  Administrative Expenses 14.4%
  Fundraising Expenses 13.1%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.26
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 5.20
  Program Expenses Growth 5.0%
  Liabilities to Assets 10.5%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
Information Provided on the Form 990  
  Independent Voting Board Members
  No Material diversion of assets
  Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
  Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
  Documents Board Meeting Minutes
  Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
  Conflict of Interest Policy
  Whistleblower Policy
  Records Retention and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NY) 87.28 three stars
Sunny Glen Children's Home (TX) 91.65 four stars
Crossroads Safehouse (CO) 87.33 three stars
FOCUS North America (PA) 93.32 four stars
Chestnut Mountain Ranch (WV) 91.21 four stars

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REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $983,660
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $961,707
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $83,081
Total Contributions $2,028,448
   Program Service Revenue $270,398
Total Primary Revenue $2,298,846
   Other Revenue $1,629,930
TOTAL REVENUE $3,928,776
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $2,713,846
   Administrative Expenses $508,278
   Fundraising Expenses $526,399
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $3,748,523
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $180,253
   
Net Assets $22,181,457

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Program Name Amount Spent % of Program Expenses
Trauma Recovery $926,791 34.2%
Training Institute $657,639 24.2%
Supervised Visitation $573,599 21.1%

Ratings History

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2017-12 05/01/2019 87.28 three stars
2016-12 06/01/2018 86.69 three stars
2015-12 06/01/2017 88.17 three stars
2014-12 06/01/2016 84.51 three stars
 
CN 2.0
2014-12 04/01/2016 90.44 four stars
2013-12 03/04/2016 77.92 two stars

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN 13-1624134
Name in IRS Master File NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
NTEE Code I72
NTEE Classification Child Abuse, Prevention of
NTEE Type Crime, Legal-Related
Classification Charitable Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities (46) Private school
Foundation Status School 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Affiliation Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Group Name [Not Applicable]
Ruling Date April, 1938
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End December
IRS Forms 990
(provided courtesy of Foundation Center)		 (Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!)
  • December, 2017
  • December, 2016
  • December, 2015
  • December, 2014
  • December, 2013
Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$231,965 6.18% Mary Pulido Executive Director

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NY) 87.28 three stars
FOCUS North America (PA) 93.32 four stars
Covenant House New York (NY) 85.51 three stars
Covenant House Florida (FL) 87.83 three stars
Covenant House New Orleans (LA) 96.95 four stars

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Charity Contact Info

New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
161 William Street
Ninth Floor
New York, NY 10038
tel: (212) 233-5500
fax: (212) 791-5227
EIN: 13-1624134

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Board Leadership

Karl G. Wellner
President

CEO

Mary L. Pulido
Executive Director

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