Westchester Residential Opportunities

WHITE PLAINS, NY EIN: 13-2617705 Website

WESTCHESTER RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES (WRO) IS A HUD-CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY WITH SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, MARKET AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO ASSIST FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS, THE ELDERLY AND THOSE FACING EVICTION OR MORTGAGE DEFAULT. ADDITIONALLY, WRO PROVIDES HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. WRO PROMOTES HOUSING MOBILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND STABILITY FOR MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME GROUPS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$6.3M

+1.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$166K

+400.7% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$166K

+400.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,255,896$6,140,655$5,135,150
Revenue$4,475,376$4,786,666$7,053,204
Expenses$4,166,583$4,062,671$5,626,606
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$183,612$135,448$26,035
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$41K$83K$124K$166K0 grants20200 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

WESTCHESTER COUNTY HABIT…$166K

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MARLENE ZARFESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$147KANDREW SMITHDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$105KELIZABETH ELLISONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$99K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LAURENCE BEILENSONCO-CHAIR1
DEBRA BUDETTICO-CHAIR1
THOMAS RICE ESQSECRETARY1
KEITH ROSENTHALASSISTANT SECRETARY1
HENRY J CARNAGETREASURER1
LEAH CAROBOARD MEMBER1
MARGARET M FLINT ESQBOARD MEMBER1
BARRY KRAMERBOARD MEMBER1
DAVID MOOREBOARD MEMBER1
DENNIS D PARKER ESQBOARD MEMBER1
RICHARD STERNBOARD MEMBER1
DEBRA THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER1
WENDY MARIE WEATHERS ESQBOARD MEMBER1
ALAN R WOLFERT ESQBOARD MEMBER1
MARLENE ZARFESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR34$147,350
ELIZABETH ELLISONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER23$99,475
ANDREW SMITHDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35$105,100

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

New YorkWhite Plains

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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