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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2025 Expires: August 2027

Community Resource Exchange

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

42 Broadway
New York, NY, 10004

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

Community Resource Exchange meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:

Community Resource Exchange (CRE) is a nonprofit consulting firm that provides the strategies and tools needed to build sustainable, high-performing organizations that improve people’s lives and drive social change. We partner with nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies to set ambitious goals for success – and then we help them get there. Together, we work to reduce poverty, promote equity, and increase opportunity.

Year, State Incorporated:
1978, NY

As a nonprofit ourselves, we believe that social sector organizations deserve accessible solutions to the challenges they face. Our diverse team of expert consultants provide customized strategies that blend deep consulting experience and operational expertise to help leaders succeed in an environment of complexity and change. We tap the transformative power of assessment, data, strategy, leadership, and collaboration to help organizations plan smartly, operate effectively, and produce results.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, Community Resource Exchange's program expenses were:

Program Services $3,264,392
Total Program Expenses $3,264,392

Chair of the Board
Amer S. Ahmed, Litigation Partner

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
30

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 1.99%

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 Community Resource Exchange's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Consulting Fees $1,761,612
Government Grants and Contracts $1,262,845
Foundation and Corporate Grants $894,587
Contributions of Cash and Other Financial Assets $145,611
Investment Return, net operating $68,156
Contributions of Non Financial Assets $8,079
Other $5,572
Total Income $4,146,462

Programs: 82% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 16%

Total Income $4,146,462
Total expenses: $3,961,073
  Program expenses $3,264,392
  Fundraising expenses $45,883
  Administrative expenses $650,798
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $185,389
Beginning Net Assets $4,188,319
Other Changes In Net Assets $-262,545
Ending Net Assets $4,111,163
Total Liabilities $516,271
Total Assets $4,627,434

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