Row New York Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Row New York combines the discipline of competitive rowing with rigorous academic and social-emotional support to transform the lives of youth from some of New York city's most under-resourced communities. Row New York's youth program provides student-athletes with comprehensive, year-round youth development programming on meadow lake in queens and on the harlem river in upper manhattan.by creating safe and supportive environments, fostering developmental relationships, delivering rich instruction in rowing, and building skills and mindsets such as confidence, teamwork, and tenacity, along with other forms of support, student-athletes develop into self-possessed leaders who understand their own power and potential in the boat, in the classroom, and in life.year after year, 100% of the organization's student-athletes graduate from high school on time and complete over 600 hours of physical activity nearly double the cdc recommendation. Additionally, 95% of row New York's student-athletes matriculate to college after graduating from the program, and over 85% of participants go on to graduate from college.row New York's youth program consists of the following core components:- rowing and athletic conditioning: prepares student-athletes for competition, improves their health and fitness, and reinforces 21st-century skills such as persistence and teamwork. High school students train five days per week and travel to regional regattas year-round, primarily in the fall and spring.- academic services: includes one-on-one tutoring, guidance through high school and college application processes, group workshops, college visits, and other activities to ensure success in high school and beyond.- college success services: provides support from peer mentors during the transition to college, as well as ongoing guidance to navigate academic and social challenges. Assistance includes selecting classes and majors, and understanding financial aid and college finances.- career readiness activities: includes resume-writing workshops, mock interviews, career-focused field trips, career panels, job and internship information sessions, and summer employment opportunities.- student support and success skills: row New York's social and emotional learning curriculum helps youth strengthen academic success skills such as time management, improve communication skills, and build awareness of health, wellness, and social justice issues. In addition, row New York's social worker provides one-on-one counseling, group workshops, and referrals to other service providers. Row New York measures social and emotional learning using the hello insight platform. Results from the 2024-2025 program year show that 93 percent of participants demonstrated improvement in social and emotional learning capacities. Students showed particularly strong growth in engaging authentically, building peer relationships, strengthening teams, sharing power, expanding interests, and managing goals.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 98.8%; rating input score 99
• Program expense ratio: 69.8%; rating input score 70
• Fundraising efficiency: $3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -40.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.65; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 12.6%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings