West Side Center for Community Life Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 71-0908184

To pursue anti-hunger initiatives through the west side campaign against hunger (WSCAH) program whose mission is to alleviate hunger by ensuring that all new yorkers have access with dignity to a choice of healthy food and supportive services.

West Side Center for Community Life Inc at a glance

Total assets
$22,407,308
-6.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$12,472,800
+4.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$249,442
-21.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$13,069,851
-2.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who West Side Center for Community Life Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 8 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New YorkBrooklyn

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 4 grants2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2023) to $369K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $369K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Campaign Against Hunger Brooklyn, NYOperating funds for participation in nyc emergency food capacity building project$123,000
Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty New York, NYOperating funds for participation in nyc emergency food capacity building project$123,000
New York Common Pantry New York, NYOperating funds for participation in nyc emergency food capacity building project$123,000
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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$22,407,308$12,472,800$13,069,851——$249,442
2024$23,988,298$11,959,426$13,387,951$369,0003$319,556
2023$25,441,462$12,020,262$10,865,085$50,0001$169,926
2022$10,873,904$12,179,210$10,587,214$205,0154$4,491
2021$9,114,399$14,422,692$10,240,193——$10,021
2020$4,641,950$8,052,885$6,022,580——$8,010

About West Side Center for Community Life Inc

Based on IRS filings

West Side Center for Community Life Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $249K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

West Side Center for Community Life Inc is led by Gregory Silverman, CEO & Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 4 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gregory Silverman

    CEO & Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $150K (2020) → $284K (2025)

  • Susan McLaughlin

    Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Coddington

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Barrington

    Director

    Co-President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Tulloch

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marty Plevel

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Tomback

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Rubin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Binu Varughese

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dava Schub

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Goldberg

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Satzman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Griffin Lockette

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irvin Rosenthal

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Hadjigeorgis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Karpen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Brusco

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Sonet-Rosenthal

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Miles-Boyce

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Lizardo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Morton

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martina Santos

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Manne

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Goldfarb

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ramona Nivar

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Aresty

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Rogers

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Takisia Whites

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alyson Rosenthal

    Chief Program Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2020) → $163K (2025)

  • John Lebreton

    Chief Financial & People O

    Chief Financial & People Officer → Chief Financial & People O, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2020) → $180K (2025)

  • Rachel Laibson

    Chief Development Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $145K (2023) → $165K (2025)

  • James Melchiorre

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aj Bosco

    Vice Chair

    President → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Rose

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robyn Huffman

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Douglas Moss (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gina Marie Leonetti (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Laura Joy Tiedemann (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Moshier Director Of (2023–2024) — Partnerships & Committee Engagement
  • Former: Roberto Pelayo (2022–2023) — Director of Operations
  • Former: Yessica Sano (2023) — Finance & Business Manager
  • Former: G. Morris Gurley (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Erika Freund Chief Dev (2022) — Committee Officer
  • Former: Erika Freund (2021) — Chief Development & Committee Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Gregory Silverman — CEO/Executive Director: $284KGregory SilvermanCEO/Executive Director$284KJohn Lebreton — Chief Financial & People O: $180KJohn LebretonChief Financial & People O$180KRachel Laibson — Chief Development Officer: $165KRachel LaibsonChief Development Officer$165KAlyson Rosenthal — Chief Program Officer: $163KAlyson RosenthalChief Program Officer$163K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $284K, to Gregory Silverman (CEO/Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about West Side Center for Community Life Inc

How large is West Side Center for Community Life Inc?

West Side Center for Community Life Inc reported $22.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.5M.

What is West Side Center for Community Life Inc?

West Side Center for Community Life Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in New York, NY. It holds $22.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does West Side Center for Community Life Inc operate?

West Side Center for Community Life Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is West Side Center for Community Life Inc's EIN?

West Side Center for Community Life Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0908184. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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