Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-2967883

The organization was established to further the interests of its membership by seeking improved terms and conditions of employment, to render moral and material aid to members as needed, to provide representation and/or counsel in legal proceedings, and to promote social and fraternal activities.

Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc at a glance

In short: Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc reported $19K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$19,280 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$3,540,129
+4.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,795,677
+12.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$121,623
+36.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,595,551
+4.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $87K (2022). In 2025 it reported $19K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Answer the Call New York, NYCharity$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,540,129$2,795,677$2,595,551$19,280Total only$121,623
2024$3,401,736$2,483,399$2,486,280——$89,152
2023$3,324,936$2,443,788$2,405,086$7,5001$97,520
2022$2,580,643$2,329,757$2,331,466$87,366Total only$94,264
2021$2,795,485$2,290,721$2,457,961$38,775Total only$71,427
2020$2,870,371$2,500,997$2,248,315$68,430Total only$55,647
2019$2,654,853$2,392,730$2,448,967——$21,401

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc

Based on IRS filings

Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $19K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $122K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc is led by Louis Turco, President on every filing since 2019; 18 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Louis Turco

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $99K (2019) → $121K (2025)

  • Charles Francis

    Staten Island Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $3K (2019) → $20K (2025)

  • John Dolphin

    Queens North Director

    Queens North Director → Queens North Dir-Retired, 2021

    Queens North Dir-Retired → Queens North Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $16K (2019) → $20K (2025)

  • Kenneth Cullen

    Bronx Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $16K (2019) → $17K (2025)

  • William J. Larney

    Administrative Director

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    $102K (2021) → $114K (2025)

  • Nicholas Peragine

    Brooklyn South Director

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $6K (2022) → $20K (2025)

  • Michael A. Catusco

    Transit Bureau Director

    Transit Director-Start → Transit Director, 2024

    Transit Director → Transit Bureau Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $19K (2024) → $20K (2025)

  • William Groneman

    Housing Director

    Housing Director - Start → Housing Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $6K (2023) → $20K (2025)

  • Anthony Gulotta

    Queens South Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    $15K (2025)

  • Sarcanda Symister

    Manhattan North Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    $15K (2025)

  • Andand Bhoj

    Bronx Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Cantelmi

    Recording Secretary

    Manhattan North Director → Recording Secretary-Start, 2021

    Recording Secretary-Start → Recording Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $16K (2019) → $71K (2025)

  • Dennis Gannon

    Second Vice President

    Recording Secretary → Second Vice President-Start, 2021

    Second Vice President-Start → Second Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $33K (2019) → $71K (2025)

  • John Beattie

    First Vice President

    Second Vice President → First Vice President-Start, 2021

    First Vice President-Start → First Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $58K (2019) → $81K (2025)

  • Karl Pfeffer

    Marshal

    Inside Sentinel → Marshal, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $16K (2019) → $20K (2025)

  • Victor Swinton

    Treasurer

    Executive Committee → Treasurer-Start, 2020

    Treasurer-Start → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $16K (2019) → $40K (2025)

  • Jerome Arico

    Outside Sentinel

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $14K (2020) → $20K (2025)

  • Christopher Estrella

    Inside Sentinel

    Queens South Director → Inside Sentinel, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    $9K (2021) → $20K (2025)

  • Kevin Lau

    Executive Committee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $6K (2022) → $20K (2025)

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Stephen Birbiglia (2019–2024) — Consultant
  • Former: Gary Giersbach (2020–2024) — Manhattan South Director
  • Former: Kevin Lee (2021–2024) — Manhattan North Director
  • Former: Patrick Steffens (2021–2024) — Brooklyn North Director
  • Former: Anthony P. Dipalma (2024) — Consultant
  • Former: Bernard Whalen (2024) — Consultant
  • Former: Gonzalo Delrosario Jr. (2024) — Consultant
  • Former: Michael Pirone (2024) — Consultant
  • Former: Brendan Kelly (2019–2023) — Transit Director-Retired
  • Former: Michael Libretto (2019–2023) — Retired Members Rep.-
  • Former: Patrick Brown (2020–2023) — Executive Committee-Retired
  • Former: Reginald Skyes (2022–2023) — Executive Committee-Retired
  • Former: Joel Melamed (2019–2022) — Marshall - Retired
  • Former: John Dimarco (2019–2022) — Brooklyn South Director - Retired
  • Former: Rommelle Chin (2020–2022) — Executive Committee - Retired
  • Former: Kevin Walsh (2021–2022) — Housing Director - Retired
  • Former: Lawrence Hawkins (2019–2021) — Housing Director-Retired
  • Former: Kathleen Flug (2020–2021) — Queens South Dir-Retired
  • Former: Evan Minogue (2019–2020) — Executive Committee-Retired
  • Former: James Woods (2019–2020) — Treasurer-Retired
  • Former: Daniel Brown (2019) — Manhattan South Director · Filing note: Retired 53119
  • Former: Gary Giersbach-Start (2019) — Manhattan South Director
  • Former: Jason Lizo (2019) — Queens South Director · Filing note: Retired 22819
  • Former: Jerome Arico-Start (2019) — Outside Sentinel
  • Former: Kathleen Flug-Start (2019) — Queens South Director
  • Former: William Davitt (2019) — Outside Sentinel · Filing note: Retired 22819

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Louis Turco — President: $121KLouis TurcoPresident$121KWilliam J Larney — Administrative Director: $114KWilliam J LarneyAdministrative Director$114KJohn Beattie — First Vice President: $81KJohn BeattieFirst Vice President$81KDennis Gannon — Second Vice President: $71KDennis GannonSecond Vice President$71KChristopher Cantelmi — Recording Secretary: $71KChristopher CantelmiRecording Secretary$71KVictor Swinton — Treasurer: $40KVictor SwintonTreasurer$40KKarl Pfeffer — Marshal: $20KKarl PfefferMarshal$20KChristopher Estrella — Inside Sentinel: $20KChristopher EstrellaInside Sentinel$20KCharles Francis — Staten Island Director: $20KCharles FrancisStaten Island Director$20KKevin Lau — Executive Committee: $20KKevin LauExecutive Committee$20KNicholas Peragine — Brooklyn South Director: $20KNicholas PeragineBrooklyn South Director$20KJohn Dolphin — Queens North Director: $20KJohn DolphinQueens North Director$20KJerome Arico — Outside Sentinel: $20KJerome AricoOutside Sentinel$20KMichael a Catusco — Transit Bureau Director: $20KMichael a CatuscoTransit Bureau Director$20KWilliam Groneman — Housing Director: $20KWilliam GronemanHousing Director$20KKenneth Cullen — Bronx Director (Thru 10/31/24): $17KKenneth CullenBronx Director (Thru 10/31/24)$17KSarcanda Symister — Manhattan North DIR: $15KSarcanda SymisterManhattan North DIR$15KAnthony Gulotta — Queens South Director: $15KAnthony GulottaQueens South Director$15K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $121K, to Louis Turco (President). 18 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc

How much does Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc give each year?

Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc reported $19K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc?

Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.8M.

Where does Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc operate?

Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc's EIN?

Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2967883. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 21, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 21, 2023)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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