Hope for Youth Foundation Inc
Hope for Youth Foundation Inc is a public charity based in Buchanan, New York. It raises funds for local charitable organizations supporting children and youth in the Hudson Valley, including young people who need physical, emotional, educational, or enrichment support.
Hope for Youth Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Hope for Youth Foundation Inc gave $214K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in New York. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $214,260
- +58.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +35.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,277
- +17.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $981,110
- +7.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (2 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- 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 October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Hope for Youth Foundation Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 8, Buchanan, NY 10511
Website: https://hfyf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
9 open opportunities from Hope for Youth Foundation Inc
Bill Sherry Memorial Scholarship
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Amount
$5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Christine McHugh Memorial Scholarship
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Amount
$5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
HOPE for Youth Foundation Scholarship
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Amount
$5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Hope for Youth Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Yonkers Partners in Education ($20K). Together the top 10 received $137K.
Grant Size Distribution
71 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 71 grants of 71 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation describes its charitable work as focused on the Hudson Valley. All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Hope for Youth Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 19 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $7K first-time, $10K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $62K (2019) to $214K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $214K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yonkers Partners in Education Buchanon, NY | — | $20,000 |
| Peekskill Rotary Foundation Buchanan, NY | — | $18,860 |
| Center for Safety & Change Buchanon, NY | — | $18,500 |
| Hillside Food Outreach Buchanon, NY | — | $15,000 |
| Arc of Westchester Buchanon, NY | — | $12,900 |
| Wild Earth Buchanan, NY | — | $12,000 |
| Careers Support Solutions Buchanan, NY | — | $10,000 |
| Croton Caring Committee Buchanan, NY | — | $10,000 |
| Friends of Karen Buchanan, NY | — | $10,000 |
| Make a Wish Foundation Buchanan, NY | — | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Filing data reports the following amounts:
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $981,110 | $324,754 | $318,897 | $214,260 | 19 | $22,867 |
| 2024 | $916,252 | $247,833 | $249,153 | $134,847 | 14 | $28,052 |
| 2023 | $843,035 | $266,059 | $229,704 | $148,872 | 17 | $24,728 |
| 2022 | $730,091 | $274,442 | $178,345 | $86,180 | 10 | $15,113 |
| 2021 | $732,347 | $300,410 | $219,775 | $99,590 | 11 | $64,818 |
| 2020 | $651,712 | $262,546 | $209,868 | $80,500 | 8 | $85,235 |
| 2019 | $599,034 | $340,405 | $197,688 | $61,500 | 5 | $66,887 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that it was established to promote the health, opportunity, promise, and education of youth. It describes its work as funding local charities, scholarships for local high school students, and programs that promote healthy academic, emotional, or athletic development. Its website also says it supports youth who are ill, disabled, or disadvantaged.
Recent grantees illustrate the range of organizations supported. Yonkers Partners in Education says it helps students prepare for, enroll in, and complete college. Friends of Karen says it provides emotional, financial, and advocacy support to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. BluePath Service Dogs says it provides autism service dogs to children and families. Other 2025 recipients include organizations whose stated missions involve food assistance, services for people with developmental disabilities, employment support, childcare, and help for families in need.
The foundation also lists scholarship programs for graduating high school seniors. Its programs include a general HOPE for Youth Foundation Scholarship for students at specified Hudson Valley high schools, a Thomas J. Witt Memorial Scholarship for Putnam Valley High School seniors, and a Joan Goldstein Scholarship Award for Peekskill High School seniors. The listed award amount is $5,000 where specified. In 2025, the foundation awarded $38,000 in scholarships to 12 seniors from eight high schools and provided $24,000 in second-year scholarships to returning college freshmen.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $214,260. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $20,000, with a median of $10,000.
The largest reported grants included $20,000 to Yonkers Partners in Education, $18,860 to Peekskill Rotary Foundation, $18,500 to Center for Safety & Change, $15,000 to Hillside Food Outreach, and $12,900 to Arc of Westchester. Other listed awards included $12,000 to Wild Earth and $10,000 each to Careers Support Solutions, Croton Caring Committee, Friends of Karen, Make-A-Wish Foundation, NY Presbyterian Hudson Valley, and Ossining Children’s Center.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists James F. Witt as CEO; Bruce Lindenbaum as President; John Burke and Clare Rosen as Vice Presidents; Kelly Maloney as Secretary; and Frank Lucente, Rob Schneiderman, Cathy Montaldo, Mike Dardano, and Mickie O’Connor as directors. The foundation’s website identifies Jim Witt as its founder and CEO.
Hope for Youth Foundation Inc is led by James F. Witt, CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James F. Witt
CEO
President & CEO → CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bruce Lindenbaum
President
Vice President → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Chapman Manzer
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
John Weeks
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ronald Worth
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mickie O'Connor
Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Rob Schneiderman
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Mike Dardano
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Barbara Kerasiotes
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Cathy Montaldo
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Frank Lucente
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
JOHN McCANN
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Clare Rosen
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Joel Greenstein
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
John Burke
Vice President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jerry Layefsky
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Kelly Maloney
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Debra Milone (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Rika Levin (2024) — Director
- Former: Roger Gorevic (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Arianna Hurtado (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Sacci (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Cathy Johansen (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: George Oros (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jenet Ferris (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Carol Unger (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Cliff Heaton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ellen Roth (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Fran Wills (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Janice Shaw (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nancy M. Witt (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Maddie Freed (2020) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Denoia (2019) — Treasurer
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.
Frequently asked questions about Hope for Youth Foundation Inc
How much does Hope for Youth Foundation Inc give each year?
Hope for Youth Foundation Inc gave $214K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $135K across 14 grants.
What is Hope for Youth Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Hope for Youth Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,277, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hope for Youth Foundation Inc that year got $7K on average.
Where does Hope for Youth Foundation Inc give grants?
Hope for Youth Foundation 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 Buchanon, NY (10 grants) and Buchanan, NY (9 grants).
Who are Hope for Youth Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Hope for Youth Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Yonkers Partners in Education ($20,000), Peekskill Rotary Foundation ($18,860) and Center for Safety & Change ($18,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hope for Youth Foundation Inc?
Hope for Youth Foundation Inc reported $981K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $325K.
What does Hope for Youth Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation states that it was established to promote the health, opportunity, promise, and education of youth. It describes its work as funding local charities, scholarships for local high school students, and programs that promote healthy academic, emotional, or athletic development. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hope for Youth Foundation Inc?
Hope for Youth Foundation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check hfyf.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Hope for Youth Foundation Inc's EIN?
Hope for Youth Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3432640. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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