Annual Report 2017

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A Message From Our Executive Director Dear Friends of NMIC, Since 1979, NMIC has been a source of support and opportunities for the most vulnerable community members in upper Manhattan, and now the Bronx, constantly evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of our community.

Thanks to your support, NMIC celebrates our 38th anniversary having served more than 14,000 community members over the past year. We have come a long way from our founding staff of M ARIA L IZARDO , LMSW two who advocated on behalf of immigrants facing housing discrimination. Today, our staff of over 110 continues to empower immigrants and underserved community members with services that span five integrated departments: Community Organizing, Education & Career Services, Legal Services, Social Services, and Weatherization.

Highlights from the past year include: • • •

Doubling the capacity of our Domestic Violence Project to empower more survivors of intimate partner violence.

Expanding “Know Your Rights” workshops on immigration topics for community members to address the current climate.

Launching our second worker-owned cooperative, NannyBee, which provides non-traditional childcare services.

On behalf of NMIC’s board of directors and staff, we hope that you are as proud of these accomplishments as we are, and ask for your continued support as we tackle the challenges that lie ahead. Stay connected with NMIC by visiting our website, following us on social media, and by signing up for our quarterly newsletter. I look forward to our continued partnership.

Sincerely,

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NMIC cosponsors first ever “Uptown Immigrants March”

OUR MISSION: To serve as a catalyst for positive change in the lives of the people in our community on their paths to secure and prosperous futures.

NMIC’s second worker-cooperative, NannyBee launches in upper Manhattan

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The Need Upper Manhattan and the Bronx are home to many vibrant neighborhoods of low- and middle-income families, many of whom are also immigrants. The communities we serve are filled with some of the most hard working New Yorkers you’ll ever find, yet many struggle to meet their basic needs due to a lack of resources and support necessary to build stable homes for their families and work

towards their goals. As affordable housing becomes scarcer throughout the city, we have seen the most vulnerable members of our communities become the first victims of displacement. But despite these obstacles, we have seen time and time again just how resilient and determined our communities are, and we will continue to fight with them to ensure they can not only survive, but thrive.

Where MAIN OFFICE

45 WADSWORTH AVENUE , NE W YORK , NY 10 033 The full array of NMIC’s services are offered in our main office in Washington Heights. The modern 9-story facility was designed with the myriad needs of community members in mind and serves as NMIC’s primary community hub.

BRONX OFFICE

8 CLINTON PL ACE BRONX , NY 10453 Our office in University Heights specializes in housing legal services for Bronx residents.

COURT OFFICE

111 CENTRE STREET NE W YORK , NY 10 013 Our office within the Manhattan Housing Court provides emergecy eviction prevention services.

COMMUNIT Y HE ALTH OFFICE

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2183 AMSTERDAM AVENUE NE W YORK , NY 10 032 The Community Health Office provides guidance and support to NewYork-Presbyterian patients (by referral only).

93%

of NMIC’s clients reside in Manhattan & the Bronx

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How We Help FROM CRISIS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY NMIC’s programs provide holistic support to clients with a wide array of needs. From crisis-intervention to capacity-building programs, we create opportunities for mobility and prosperity.

SUPPORTING THOSE IN CRISIS We address some of the most critical needs of individuals and families through legal support.

Since our founding in 1979, housing and tenant justice have persisted as one of the biggest challenges facing our communities, disproportionately affecting immigrants. As

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affordable housing becomes increasingly scarce throughout New York City, we have responded to recent increases in displacement in the Bronx by opening our first satellite office in University Heights.

CRE ATING OPPORTUNITIES As one of the leading poverty-fighting organizations in the City, we believe all clients are assets to the community and have the potential to soar higher than they imagined if they are given two things: tools and opportunity. At NMIC, we have a wide range of educational, vocational and professional programs that build on clients’

strengths, taking them one step closer to achieving their dreams. Whether they are community members learning their first words in English so they can obtain citizenship or young parents finishing their high school education while participating in an internship, all clients leave with a new tool to lead a prosperous life.

I was referred to NMIC because I was being beaten, robbed and sexually assaulted by my husband. I was terrified to say out loud what was happening, especially as an undocumented immigrant.

In less than two years, I am free and alive.

Sarah has helped me realize that I deserve real love and motivated me to never give up hope. Aleida helped me obtain a work permit and legal status. Now, I work full time and have been accepted to CUNY to become a nurse.

- DV & LEGAL SERVICES CLIENT

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By The Numbers from

52% immigrants

102 countries

60% habla

espaÑol

WOMEN 737 students 7

Financials CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT, YE AR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

REVENUE Government Grants & Contracts Contributions Program Revenue Rental Income Other Income

$ $ $ $ $

12,097,543 91,125 96,486 50,490 204

Total Revenue

$

12,335,848

Program Services Administrative Fundraising Deferred Rent Adjustment*

$ $ $ $

10,109,150 2,101,339 143,401 (455,963)

Total Expenses

$

11,897,927

Change in Net Assets

$

437,921

Net Assets - Beginning of year† Net Assets - End of year

$ $

2,037,721 2,475,642

EXPENSES

I N DE PE N DE N T FI N A N C I A L AU D I T BY M AY E R H O F FM A N M C C A N N C PA S

* $1,735,471 in effective rent based on GAAP-mandated averaging of long-term lease payments on NMIC's main office minus $1,279,508 actual rent leaves a $455,963 artificial deferred rent adjustment for fiscal year 2017. †

After restoring $727,827 in deferred rent adjustment through fiscal year 2016

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Leadership E XECUTIVE STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Maria Lizardo, LMSW Executive Director

Sandra Harris, LMSW, MS Chair

Rosaura Morales Chief Financial Officer

John Lyons Treasurer

Greg Bangser Director of Strategic Development & Operations

Evelyn De La Rosa Secretary

Paula Walzer Director of Development

Edward Cuesta Board Member

Roger Messiah Director of Technology & Information Systems

Cheryl Kallem Board Member Seny Taveras Board Member

SENIOR STAFF Sara Chapman Director of Education & Career Services Rodrigo Sanchez-Camus, Esq. Director of Legal Services Evan Hess Director of Organizing Dan Rieber Director of Weatherization

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Nathalie Tejada Board Member

Supporters FOUNDATION & CORPOR ATE GR ANT SUPPORT

COMMUNIT Y SUPPORT ASK Construction

Coltown Properties

New Heights Realty

Association for Energy Affordability

Crystal Windows

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Bronx Lebanon Hospital

Dichter Pharmacy

Cafe Buunni

Dyckman Brewery

NYP Ambulatory Care Network Real Windows & Doors

Catholic Charities

Finger Management

Riverdale Electrical Services

Columbia Omni

Gallager Bollinger

Robin Weingast

Columbia University Medical Center

Halstead Properties

Simone Song Properties

Lemle & Wolff

Sterling Sanitary Supplies

Columbia Wine Co.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZ ATIONS

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Contact Us 212-822-8300 WWW.NMIC.ORG

Our mission is to serve as a catalyst for positive change in the lives of the people in our community on their paths to secure and prosperous futures.