Advocates for Children of New York
To ensure a high quality education for New York students who face barriers to academic success, focusing on students from low-income backgrounds.
Advocates for Children of New York at a glance
In short: Advocates for Children of New York gave $578K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $144K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $577,717
- -12.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $144,429
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $145,426
- Total assets
- $24,541,573
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Advocates for Children of New York funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sinergia ($204K). Together the top 4 received $578K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 12 grants of 18 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Advocates for Children of New York gives
- Giving grew 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $374K (2020) to $656K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $578K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sinergia New York, NY | Subcontracted | $204,466 |
| Include NYC New York, NY | Subcontracted | $184,189 |
| Long Island Advocacy Center New Hyde Park, NY | Subcontracted | $106,662 |
| New Alternatives for Children New York, NY | subcontracted | $82,400 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,541,573 | $11,209,025 | $10,332,621 | $577,717 | 4 | $508,391 |
| 2024 | $23,751,204 | $10,934,402 | $9,767,043 | $656,318 | 5 | $443,593 |
| 2023 | $22,638,298 | $8,554,527 | $8,187,429 | $382,573 | 3 | $140,878 |
| 2022 | $17,689,170 | $14,016,276 | $8,025,991 | $380,705 | 3 | $87,035 |
| 2021 | $11,991,970 | $8,816,261 | $8,087,293 | $407,328 | 3 | $69,439 |
| 2020 | $10,767,042 | $8,139,841 | $7,636,564 | $374,304 | 3 | $96,245 |
| 2019 | $10,077,876 | $7,774,535 | $7,367,032 | $396,231 | 3 | $101,930 |
About Advocates for Children of New York
Based on IRS filings
Advocates for Children of New York is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $578K. Net investment income was $508K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Advocates for Children of New York is led by Kimberly B. Sweet, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 6 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kimberly B. Sweet
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$178K (2019) → $223K (2025)
Kimberley D. Harris
President
Member → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Klein
Director of Operations
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$118K (2019) → $153K (2025)
Jennifer C. Pringle
Project Director & Lit
Project Director Nys Teachs → Project Director of Nys Teachs, 2021
Project Director of Nys Teachs → Project Director & Lit, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$115K (2019) → $139K (2025)
Randi Levine
Policy Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$116K (2019) → $141K (2025)
Matthew Lenaghan
Deputy Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$123K (2019) → $157K (2025)
Erika Palmer
Supervising Attorney
Member → Supervising Attorney, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$103K (2020) → $134K (2025)
Brian Friedman
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric F. Grossman
President Emeritus
President → President Emeritus, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie A. Levitt
Past President
Vice President → Member, 2022
Member → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica A. Davis
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon H. Oram
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan D. Polkes
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Berke
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maura K. Monaghan
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul D. Becker
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Veronica M. Wissel
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmita Alonso
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Darnall
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashish Shah
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Reese
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Chatterjee
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Misti Ushio
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Caroline J. Heller (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Harriet Chan King (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Lucy Fato (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Raul F. Yanes (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Robin L. French (2019–2022) — Member
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $223K, to Kimberly B Sweet (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Advocates for Children of New York
How much does Advocates for Children of New York give each year?
Advocates for Children of New York gave $578K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $656K across 5 grants.
What is Advocates for Children of New York's typical grant size?
Advocates for Children of New York's median grant in 2025 was $145,426, and its average grant was $144,429, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Advocates for Children of New York give grants?
Advocates for Children of New York gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).
Does Advocates for Children of New York give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Advocates for Children of New York's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Subcontracted" (4 grants).
How large is Advocates for Children of New York?
Advocates for Children of New York reported $24.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.2M.
What is Advocates for Children of New York?
Advocates for Children of New York is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in New York, NY. It holds $24.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Advocates for Children of New York's EIN?
Advocates for Children of New York's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-2247307. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 3, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
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