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Fifth Avenue Committee Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 11-2475743 Website

Fifth Avenue Committee Inc at a glance

In short: Fifth Avenue Committee Inc gave $445K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $148K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$444,895
-21.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-57.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$148,298
+82.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$13,469,505
-5.5% 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 Fifth Avenue Committee Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

551 Warren Street HDFC: $419K551 Warren Street HDFC$419KNeighbors Helping Neighbors: $20KNeighbors Helping Neighbors$20KNew York Housing Conference: $6KNew York Housing Conference$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was 551 Warren Street HDFC ($419K). Together the top 3 received $445K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K2$50–100K8$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 27 (59%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BrooklynNew York

How Fifth Avenue Committee Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K2 grants2019 5 grants2020 4 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 7 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $153K (2019) to $568K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $445K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
551 Warren Street HDFC Brooklyn, NYGeneral Operating Support$418,895
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Brooklyn, NYGeneral Operating Support$20,000
New York Housing Conference New York, NYGeneral Operating Support$6,000
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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$13,469,505$10,776,648$10,641,987$444,8953$2,049
2024$14,253,233$11,320,579$9,831,133$567,9397$2,457
2023$9,551,993$9,729,131$9,039,120$464,3497$18,950
2022$8,481,481$8,824,001$7,722,077$390,9156$30
2021$7,015,493$7,933,714$7,122,323$201,0104$13,039
2020$7,132,878$7,359,288$7,070,505$283,8505$30
2019$5,928,704$6,590,774$6,044,337$152,5002$16,100

About Fifth Avenue Committee Inc

Based on IRS filings

Fifth Avenue Committee Inc is a public charity, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $445K. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fifth Avenue Committee Inc is led by Michelle De La Uz, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 6 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michelle De La Uz

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $186K (2019) → $279K (2025)

  • Zully Rolan

    Director of Asset & Prop. Management

    On filings since 2020

    34.5 hrs/week

    $101K (2020) → $147K (2025)

  • William Yates

    Director of Housing Development

    On filings since 2021

    34.5 hrs/week

    $113K (2021) → $188K (2025)

  • Emily Blank

    Director of External Affairs

    Director of External Affairs & Strategy → Director of External Affairs, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    34.5 hrs/week

    $110K (2022) → $141K (2025)

  • Sarah Rose Batchu

    Director of Programs

    New on the 2025 filing

    34.5 hrs/week

    $140K (2025)

  • Andrew Horrow

    Director of Finance

    New on the 2025 filing

    34.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Howard Berner

    Real Estate Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    34.5 hrs/week

    $127K (2025)

  • Carolina Gonzalez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dany Cunningham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Paulino

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica A. Yager

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Barahona

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julio Pena III

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mariadele Priest

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melannie Ash

    Co-Chair

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pristine Johannessen

    Co-Chair

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Zinnel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ayana Muhammad

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gawain Patterson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Marks

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Watson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Roy Nielsen (2019–2025) — Director of Finance · Filing note: Thru 032025
  • Former: Jay A. Marcus (2019–2024) — Director of Real Estate
  • Former: Kate Gilmore (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Magnus (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Mendes (2024) — Director of Adult Education
  • Former: Charmaine Marizan (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Bo Ra Lee (2023) — Chief of Staff
  • Former: Aaron Shiffman (2019–2022) — Executive Director of Leap
  • Former: Patricia Conway (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Vincent Decesare (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ronald Zak (2019–2021) — Director of Development & Communications
  • Former: Ann Solomon (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Cristal M. Rivera (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Diana Smith (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Erica J. Gilles (2019) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Peter Tadao Gee (2019) — Board 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

Michelle De La Uz — Executive Director: $279KMichelle De La UzExecutive Director$279KRoy Nielsen Thru 032025 — Director of Finance & It: $205KRoy Nielsen Thru 032025Director of Finance & It$205KWilliam Yates — DIR. of Housing Developmen: $188KWilliam YatesDIR. of Housing Developmen$188KZully Rolan — DIR. of Asset & Prop. Mgmt: $147KZully RolanDIR. of Asset & Prop. Mgmt$147KEmily Blank — DIR. of External Affairs &: $141KEmily BlankDIR. of External Affairs &$141KSarah Rose Batchu — Director of Programs: $140KSarah Rose BatchuDirector of Programs$140KHoward Berner — Real Estate Controller: $127KHoward BernerReal Estate Controller$127K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $279K, to Michelle De La Uz (Executive Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Fifth Avenue Committee Inc

How much does Fifth Avenue Committee Inc give each year?

Fifth Avenue Committee Inc gave $445K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $568K across 7 grants.

What is Fifth Avenue Committee Inc's typical grant size?

Fifth Avenue Committee Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $148,298, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Fifth Avenue Committee Inc give grants?

Fifth Avenue Committee Inc 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 Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).

Does Fifth Avenue Committee Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Fifth Avenue Committee Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Fifth Avenue Committee Inc?

Fifth Avenue Committee Inc reported $13.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.8M.

What is Fifth Avenue Committee Inc's EIN?

Fifth Avenue Committee Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-2475743. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 22, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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