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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2025 Expires: November 2027

United Neighborhood Houses Of New York

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(212) 967-0322
45 Broadway Ste 2210
New York, NY, 10006
https://www.unhny.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

United Neighborhood Houses Of New York meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
United Neighborhood Houses of New York (UNH) is a membership organization rooted in the history and values of the settlement house movement. The organizations mission is to promote and strengthen New York City settlement houses neighborhood-based, multi-service approach to improving the lives of low- and moderate-income New Yorkers and the communities in which they live. The goal of UNHs work is to strengthen and sustain UNH members contribution to the economic vitality, health, and cultures of their communities, and New York City as a whole.

Year, State Incorporated:
1920, NY

UNHs work includes: strengthening the capacity of settlement houses to realize their missions through advocacy for policy and budget changes; customizing professional development and facilitating peer learning for all levels of staff; and cultivating and promoting innovative and promising practices that proactively address communities changing needs and opportunities. The outcomes of these efforts include:
1. Elevating the voice and experience of settlement houses and their communities to drive program development and public policy reform.
2. Curating and supporting innovative and promising practices. 
3. Sustaining and expanding core settlement house services.
4. Shoring up the New York City settlement house and general nonprofit infrastructure.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, United Neighborhood Houses Of New York's program expenses were:

Member Services $5,315,373
Policy and public education $1,865,974
Total Program Expenses $7,181,347

Chair of the Board
Bryna Sanger

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
The New School

Board Size
33

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Membership appeals

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on United Neighborhood Houses Of New York's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Foundation and trusts $6,323,702
Board reserve funds appropriated by the governing board for operations $846,962
Special event, net of expenses with a direct benefit to donor $722,929
Membership dues $461,000
Other income $231,654
Corporations and individuals $228,856
In-kind contributions $22,631
Total Income $8,837,734

Programs: 83% Fundraising: 9% Administrative: 8%

Total Income $8,837,734
Total expenses: $8,638,560
  Program expenses $7,181,347
  Fundraising expenses $749,957
  Administrative expenses $707,256
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $199,174
Beginning Net Assets $11,277,947
Other Changes In Net Assets $3,084,931
Ending Net Assets $14,562,052
Total Liabilities $1,486,954
Total Assets $16,049,006

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BBB Foundation of Metropolitan New York