Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133622107
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bronx, NY, USA
Phone
7188824000
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Community Recreational Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,355,952
Expenses
$8,557,190
Assets
$20,711,785
Liabilities
$6,595,997

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JONATHAN LEFKOWITZ (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID EHRLICH (PRESIDENT THRU JAN 2025)
  • ROY ESNARD (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RITA SANTELIA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • RITA SANTELIA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $336,391 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL HALPERN ASST ED (YOUTH SVC, WORKFORCE, CAMP, MKTING): $114,433 total reported compensation
  • MICHELE ERAZO ASSISTANT ED (OF HR/COMPLIANCE, CFO THRU JUN 2025): $109,190 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve the lives of bronx and manhattan residents by building gateways to success through quality service and programs, building on confidence, sustainability and self-sufficiency.

What it reported doing in 2024

Programs for juniors and teens provide supervision and guidance through after school activities, assistance in obtaining a high school diploma or ged, post secondary degrees, industry recognized certificates and/or employment. Over 2,500 youth were served in 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.1%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $43.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.4%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.42; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.1% of revenue deployed · 81.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $6.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $336K · 32 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $569K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.