Regional Plan Association Inc

New York, NY ยท Founded 1929

Metropolitan research and advocacy organization advancing regional planning for New York-New Jersey-Connecticut

Primary audience
General Public
Work area
Community Development
Topic
Community Services
Contact
Thomas K Wright
Website Contact

About Organization

Regional Plan Association (RPA) conducts research, planning, and advocacy to improve economic opportunity, mobility, environmental sustainability, and quality of life across the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region. Based in New York, NY, the organization develops long-range regional plans and advocates for transportation, housing, climate, and land use policies. Founded in 1922, it reported $10.7 million in revenue in 2022.

What They Focus On

Service Delivery

Providing direct assistance and support to communities through structured programs and dedicated staff.

Community Engagement

Building partnerships and collaborations to amplify impact and create sustainable change in target populations.

Organizational Growth

Strengthening operational capacity and expanding resources to increase reach and effectiveness of interventions.

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2023)

$6.6M

+5% vs 2022

Expenses (2023)

$6.1M

+0.2% vs 2022

Assets (2023)

$8.7M

+8.7% vs 2022

Employees (2023)

51

+8.5% vs 2022

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Employees
2023 $6,579,933 $6,124,918 $8,680,270 51
2022 $6,265,077 $6,114,892 $7,982,756 47
2021 $7,003,733 $6,005,326 $6,316,976 35
2020 $5,598,035 $5,132,340 $6,885,033 36
2019 $3,951,663 $4,509,418 $5,356,626 44
2018 $4,548,283 $4,427,379 $5,389,732 44
2017 $4,763,936 $4,862,371 $5,086,985 46

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

How They Work

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  • 01

    Identify Needs

    Assess community requirements through research and stakeholder engagement to determine priority areas for intervention.

  • 02

    Develop Programs

    Design and implement targeted initiatives based on identified needs and evidence-based practices.

  • 03

    Deliver Services

    Execute programs through trained staff and volunteers while maintaining quality standards and participant safety.

  • 04

    Measure Impact

    Evaluate outcomes through data collection and analysis to ensure effectiveness and inform continuous improvement.

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by Regional Plan Association Inc

Core Services

Delivering primary programs and services to target populations through trained staff and volunteers.

Community Outreach

Engaging communities through educational initiatives and awareness campaigns that promote organizational mission.

Support Programs

Providing assistance and resources to individuals and families through direct intervention and referral services.

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind Regional Plan Association Inc.

Moses Gates

Moses Gates

Housing & Neighborhood Planning
Full-time
Compensation: $143,290
Kyle Mason Associate Planner

Kyle Mason Associate Planner

Energy and Environment
Meaghan McElroy Senior Associate

Meaghan McElroy Senior Associate

Digital Media
Rachel Weinberger Vice President

Rachel Weinberger Vice President

Research Strategy & Peter W. Herman Chair for Transportation
Jeff Zupan Senior Fellow

Jeff Zupan Senior Fellow

Transportation
TK

Thomas K Wright

President & CEO
Full-time
Compensation: $388,327
KS

Katherine Slevin

Executive VP
Full-time
Compensation: $208,000
JT

Julie Truax

VP Of Development
Full-time
Compensation: $149,392
RF

Robert Freudenberg

Energy & Environment
Full-time
Compensation: $143,362
JF

James Finch

VP For Finance And Admin.
Full-time
Compensation: $141,227
DH

David Huntington

Council
3 hrs/week
RJ

Raymond J McGuire

Chairman
3 hrs/week
ZB

Zoe Baldwin Vice President

State Programs
VB

Vanessa Barrios Director

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
LC

Lacey Cotter Director

External Relations and Events
JF

Jim Finch Vice President

Finance & Administration

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

AS
Aditya Sanghvi Director 3.00 hrs/week
AS
Alison Sant Director 3.00 hrs/week
AR
Ana Rua Director 3.00 hrs/week
AK
Anaita Kasad Director 3.00 hrs/week
AW
Andrea Woodner Director 3.00 hrs/week
AP
Angela Pinsky Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
AB
Anthony Borelli Director 3.00 hrs/week
AC
Anthony Casciano Director 3.00 hrs/week
AC
Anthony Coscia Director 3.00 hrs/week
AS
Anthony Shorris Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
AC
Axel Carrin Director 3.00 hrs/week
BL
Barry Langer Director 3.00 hrs/week
BD
Blair Duncan Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
CH
Callie Haines Director 3.00 hrs/week
CG
Carley Graham Garcia Director 3.00 hrs/week
CM
Cheryl McKissack Daniel Director 3.00 hrs/week
CP
Christina Piocosta-Lahue Director 3.00 hrs/week
CH
Christopher Hahn Director 3.00 hrs/week
CW
Claire Weisz Director 3.00 hrs/week
CP
Clint Plummer Director 3.00 hrs/week
DG
David Garten Director 3.00 hrs/week
DK
David Kooris Director 3.00 hrs/week
DQ
David Quart Director 3.00 hrs/week
DD
Douglas Durst Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
DH
Dylan Hixon Director 3.00 hrs/week
ES
Elliot Sander Director 3.00 hrs/week
ET
Ernest Tollerson Director 3.00 hrs/week
EB
Eugenie Birch Director 3.00 hrs/week
ED
Eva Durst Director 3.00 hrs/week
FA
Folasade A Olanipekun-Lewis Director 3.00 hrs/week
FC
Frank Cohen Director 3.00 hrs/week
GS
Gagandeep Singh Director 3.00 hrs/week
GA
Garrett Armwood Director 3.00 hrs/week
GK
Gregory Kelly Director 3.00 hrs/week
HP
Hayley Prim Director 3.00 hrs/week
HC
Henry Cisneros Director 3.00 hrs/week
HP
Herminia Palacio Director 3.00 hrs/week
IM
Ian McNamara Director 3.00 hrs/week
JJ
James Johnson Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
JN
Jan Nicholson Director 3.00 hrs/week
JV
Jane Veron Director 3.00 hrs/week
JS
Janette Sadik-Khan Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
JF
Janice Fuller Director 3.00 hrs/week
JR
Jay Redd Director 3.00 hrs/week
JM
Jee Mee Kim-Diaz Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
JH
Jennifer Hensley Director 3.00 hrs/week
JG
Jeremy Goldberg Director 3.00 hrs/week
JL
Jill Lerner Director 3.00 hrs/week
JP
John Porcari Director 3.00 hrs/week
JW
John Williams Director 3.00 hrs/week
JL
Jose Lozano Director 3.00 hrs/week
JB
Joseph Barile Director 3.00 hrs/week
JC
Jun Choi Vice Chair & Committee Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
JR
Justin Rodgers Director 3.00 hrs/week
KW
Kate Wittels Director 3.00 hrs/week
KK
Kathleen Knight Vice Chair & Committee Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
KL
Kay Licausi Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
KH
Kerry Hughes Director 3.00 hrs/week
KM
Kristin Mott Director 3.00 hrs/week
KK
Kyle Kimball Director 3.00 hrs/week
LW
Latoya Wilson Director 3.00 hrs/week
LH
Linda Harrison Director 3.00 hrs/week
MT
Marilyn Taylor Director 3.00 hrs/week
MM
Mark Marcucci Director 3.00 hrs/week
MW
Mark Weprin Director 3.00 hrs/week
MM
Mary Margaret Jones Director 3.00 hrs/week
MK
Matthew Kissner Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
MG
Maxine Griffith Director 3.00 hrs/week
MR
Michael Regan Director 3.00 hrs/week
MS
Michael Shapiro Director 3.00 hrs/week
MS
Michael Sweeney Director 3.00 hrs/week
MV
Midori Valdivia Director 3.00 hrs/week
MF
Mike Finley Director 3.00 hrs/week
MS
Monica Slater Stokes Director 3.00 hrs/week
NM
Nicholas Martin Director 3.00 hrs/week
ND
Nick Dhimitri Director 3.00 hrs/week
NS
Nick Sifuentes Director 3.00 hrs/week
PG
Paul Gertner Director 3.00 hrs/week
PJ
Paul Josephson Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
PS
Peggy Shepard Director 3.00 hrs/week
PC
Peter Cipriano Director 3.00 hrs/week
PD
Peter D'arcy Director 3.00 hrs/week
RT
Reuben Teague Director 3.00 hrs/week
RB
Richard Bagger Director 3.00 hrs/week
RH
Richard Haray Director 3.00 hrs/week
RT
Richard Thigpen Director 3.00 hrs/week
RB
Robert Billingsley Director 3.00 hrs/week
RS
Robert Steel Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
RS
Ryan Simonetti Director 3.00 hrs/week
SS
Samuel Schwartz Director 3.00 hrs/week
SF
Sarah Feinberg Director 3.00 hrs/week
SF
Sarah Fitts Vice Chair & Committee Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
SR
Scott Rechler Director 3.00 hrs/week
SP
Seth Pinsky Director 3.00 hrs/week
SH
Shari Hyman Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
SD
Shaun Donovan Director 3.00 hrs/week
SM
Sol Marie Alfonso-Jones Director 3.00 hrs/week
SB
Stephen Beckwith Director 3.00 hrs/week
SD
Steven Denning Director 3.00 hrs/week
SD
Susannah Drake Director 3.00 hrs/week
TP
Thomas Prendergast Director 3.00 hrs/week
TS
Todd Schwartz Director 3.00 hrs/week
TS
Tokumbo Shobowale Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
TR
Tom Rousakis Director 3.00 hrs/week
TT
Travis Terry Co-Chair 3.00 hrs/week
TL
Trent Lethco Director 3.00 hrs/week
VC
Vincent Cassano Director 3.00 hrs/week
VC
Vishaan Chakrabarti Director 3.00 hrs/week
VE
Vivienne Edwards Director 3.00 hrs/week
WT
William Thompson Director 3.00 hrs/week
WF
Winston Fisher Director 3.00 hrs/week
GH
George Helmy EVP Chief External Affairs and Policy Officer, RWJBarnabas Health
SI
Subash Iyer Partner Kaplan Kirsch LLP
MJ
Meera Joshi President Green-Wood
TK
Tom Kennedy Principal Americas Aviation Leader, Arup
PO
Patricia Ornst Managing Director State and Local Government Affairs, Delta
RP
Robin Panovka Partner Real Estate M&A, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2023)

$1.4M

Highest Paid

$469K

Thomas K Wright

Compensated Officers

6

Name Title Base Other Total Hrs/Wk
Thomas K Wright President & CEO $388,327 $80,234 $468,561 40
Katherine Slevin Executive VP $208,000 $23,145 $231,145 40
Moses Gates VP Of Housing And Neighbor $143,290 $45,490 $188,780 40
Julie Truax VP Of Development $149,392 $27,777 $177,169 40
Robert Freudenberg VP For Energy & Environment $143,362 $23,485 $166,847 40
James Finch VP For Finance And Admin. $141,227 $23,360 $164,587 40

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

COVID-19 PPP Loans

Paycheck Protection Program (2020-2021)

Fully Forgiven

Total Approved

$947K

Total Forgiven

$1.0M

110% forgiven

Jobs Retained

52

Loan Details 2 loans

$516,945
Forgiven
Forgiven: $519,778 100%
Approved Feb 2, 2021
Lender TruFund Financial Services Inc
Jobs Reported 25
Forgiven On Aug 30, 2021
$430,500
Forgiven
Forgiven: $525,170 100%
Approved Apr 11, 2020
Lender New York Business Development Corporation
Jobs Reported 27
Forgiven On Nov 29, 2021

Source: Small Business Administration • Paycheck Protection Program (2020-2021)

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$764K Grants Received
9 Organizations

Top Funders

9 total
OP
Open Philanthropy Action Fund
$175K
TN
The New York Community Trust
$175K
US
United States Energy Foundation
$160K
TC
The Chicago Community Trust 2 grants
$120K
FI
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
$67K
TF
Tides Foundation
$25K
HF
Hartford Foundation For Public Giving
$25K
GJ
Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
$11K
MA
Municipal Art Society of New York
$7K
Open Philanthropy Action Fund The New York Community Trust United States Energy Foundation The Chicago Community Trust Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Tides Foundation Hartford Foundation For Public Giving Greater Jamaica Development Corporation Municipal Art Society of New York
Open Philanthropy Action Fund The New York Community Trust United States Energy Foundation The Chicago Community Trust Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Tides Foundation Hartford Foundation For Public Giving Greater Jamaica Development Corporation Municipal Art Society of New York

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Contact

Get in touch with Regional Plan Association Inc

Email

[email protected]

Phone

(212) 420-6613 (212) 253-2727

Social

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One Whitehall Street 16th Floor New York, NY 10004