FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC
621 DEGRAW STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11217 www.fifthave.org

Total Revenue
$7,359,288
Total Expenses
$7,070,505
Net Assets
$3,567,828

Organizations Filed Purposes: FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE IS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH BROOKLYN THAT ADVANCES ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WHERE RESIDENTS HAVE GENUINE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, AS WELL AS THE POWER TO SHAPE THE COMMUNITY'S FUTURE.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT: FAC MANAGES OVER 450 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEARLY 30 RETAIL AND COMMUNITY FACILITY SPACES AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AND PRESERVING OVER 1,800 MORE, REPRESENTING NEARLY $900 MILLION IN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT SOUTH AND CENTRAL BROOKLYN (OVER 1,700 UNITS) AND IN JAMAICA, QUEENS (159 UNITS), AS WELL AS SEVERAL COMMUNITY FACILITY SPACES INCLUDING A PUBLIC LIBRARY, PRE-K CLASSROOMS AND A PUBLIC PARK.

ADULT EDUCATION:OFFERING A RANGE OF CLASSES, INCLUDING ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES ("ESOL"), ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ("ABE"), HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY ("HSE"), FAMILY LITERACY CLASSES AND BRIDGE PROGRAMMING AT LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES, THIS PROGRAM SERVED OVER 500 STUDENTS IN FY20. PER THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROGRAM PERFORMS IN THE TOP QUARTILE OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE-WIDE. THE NEW AMERICAN BRIDGE PROGRAM PILOT IN SUNSET PARK LAUNCHED IN LATE 2018, SERVED OVER 200 FOREIGN BORN STUDENTS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN FY20 SUPPORTING STUDENTS TO ACCESS FAC NONPROFIT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AFFILIATE, BROOKLYN WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS ("BWI") RED HOOK ON THE ROAD CDL PROGRAM AND BROOKLYN NETWORKS TELE-DATA CABLE INSTALLATION PROGRAM AND BEING PLACED SUCCESSFULLY INTO EMPLOYMENT.

ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY: FAC'S ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS EMPOWER LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS THROUGH SOCIAL JUSTICE AND TENANT RIGHTS CAMPAIGNS, PREVENT OVER 200 EVICTIONS EACH YEAR, AND HELP EMPOWER TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS, SUCH AS RENT STABILIZED AND PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS, AND IMMIGRANTS. IN FY20 FAC CONTINUED ITS LEADERSHIP OF TURNING THE TIDE, CLIMATE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AS WELL AS THE GOWANUS NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION FOR JUSTICE ("GNCJ"). GNCJ IS A BROAD-BASED COALITION THAT ADVOCATES FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND REZONING OUTCOMES.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Michelle De La UzEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR31$190,649
Roy NielsenDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & IT34$132,691
Jay A MarcusDIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE34.5$121,713
Ronald ZakDIR. OF DEV. & COMMUNICATIONS34$111,628
Zully RolanDIR. OF ASSET & PROP. MGMT.4$101,446
Charmaine MarizanBOARD MEMBER2$0
Catherine ZinnelBOARD MEMBER2$0
Kate GilmoreBOARD MEMBER2$0
Erik PaulinoBOARD MEMBER2$0
Julio Pena IiiBOARD MEMBER2$0
Patricia ConwayBOARD MEMBER2$0
Mariadele PriestBOARD MEMBER2$0
Dany CunninghamBOARD MEMBER2$0
Carolina GonzalezBOARD MEMBER2$0
Juan BarahonaTREASURER2$0
Jessica A YagerSECRETARY AS OF 6/25/202$0
Ann SolomonSECRETARY THRU 6/24/202$0
Pristine JohannessenCO-CHAIR2$0
Melannie AshCO-CHAIR2$0
Aaron ShiffmanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LEAP3.5$0

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