EIN 13-1201480

Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
74
Year formed
1896
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
REBNY offers courses, seminars and other educational activities to enhance the skills of real estate professionals.
Total revenues
$16,622,426
2022
Total expenses
$15,211,817
2022
Total assets
$13,320,941
2022
Num. employees
74
2022

Program areas at REBNY

Rebny was created in 1896 as The states first Real Estate trade association. It works on behalf of The mutual interests of its members by promoting public and industry policies. The organization frequently speaks before government bodies with The primary goals of expanding New yorks economy, encouraging The development and renovation of commercial and residential property, enhancing The citys appeal to investors and residents and facilitating property management. Members have access to The boards various Real Estate professional education programs, including state-certified required courses for licensing, continuing education courses and seminars to hone professional skills, and courses to maintain The ethical standards of relations between professionals and with The public. The policy & planning department, also at members disposal, undertakes projects to investigate current residential and commercial issues of importance to The industry; topics have included residential conversion trends and energy conservation techniques in high-rise office buildings. A zoning expert is also on hand to field a wide range of inquiries. This department publishes a number of important periodicals. Rebnys seymour b. durst library, located at The midtown office, maintains The largest collection of Real estate-related information of any New York city trade association. Aside from scores of professional journals, periodicals and reports on industry topics, it contains up-to-date computerized ownership and mortgage information files on properties in all five boroughs, as well as assessed valuation listings and current property maps. The Board provides arbitration and mediation services when necessary to settle disputes whether between members, between members and their firms or between members and non-members. A qualified arbitrator or mediator that is acceptable to both parties will handle a particular matter. Once The parties reach an agreement, it is put in writing. Should an agreement not occur, The parties may submit to binding arbitration. The rebny listing service (rls) is a sharing of listings available to all rebny firms that are members of The residential brokerage division and non-member firms that receive revenue from The sale or rental of residential property located in The jurisdictions authorized by The residential Board of directors. This system mandates that within 24 hours of being engaged as an exclusive agent, every rls member must initiate an offer of co-brokerage of all exclusive sale or rental listings located in The said jurisdictions to every other member of The rls system who has expressed in writing an interest in receiving such listings, unless directed not to do so by The seller.

Who funds Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Service Employees International Union Local 32BJGeneral Support$10,000

Personnel at REBNY

NameTitleCompensation
Sandhya EspitiaChief Operating Officer$365,475
Maureen LausterChief Financial Officer$237,650
Sam SpokonyChief Communications Officer
Ninve JamesChief Legal Officer$312,201
Colleen SlatterySenior Vice President of Human Resources, Member Services$137,867
...and 18 more key personnel

Financials for REBNY

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$539,644
Program services$15,462,805
Investment income and dividends$126,434
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$424,811
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$68,732
Total revenues$16,622,426

Form 990s for REBNY

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-03990View PDF
2020-122021-11-11990View PDF
2019-122021-06-08990View PDF
2018-122020-01-27990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 22 new personnel
January 17, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsBusiness and community development organizationsReal estate organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
EducationBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsState / local level
General information
Address
570 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10022
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
rebny.com/ 
Phone
(212) 616-5200
Facebook page
REBNYonFB 
Twitter profile
@rebny 
IRS details
EIN
13-1201480
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1896
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S47: Real Estate Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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