James Lenox House Association Inc
James Lenox House Association ("association") provides housing and quality supportive services to older adults in two residences on manhattan's upper east side: james lenox house and carnegie east house. The association shares common board members with james lenox house inc., which owns james lenox house, and carnegie east house housing development fund company, inc., which owns carnegie east house (CEH). The association provides quality supportive services and rental assistance to residents in economic need. The association is the sole member of carnegie east house, provides it with direct support, and provides its residents in economic need with rental assistance.
James Lenox House Association Inc at a glance
In short: James Lenox House Association Inc gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.0M), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,041,793
- -70.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,041,793
- -70.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,041,793
- Total assets
- $10,207,408
- +19.4% 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 James Lenox House Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Carnegie East House HDFC Inc ($1.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How James Lenox House Association Inc gives
- Giving grew 111% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $301K (2020) to $3.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.0M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie East House HDFC Inc New York, NY | Operations & Renovations | $1,041,793 |
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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 | $10,207,408 | $3,706,433 | $1,997,552 | $1,041,793 | 1 | $300,424 |
| 2024 | $8,550,139 | $1,468,320 | $4,350,066 | $3,484,930 | 1 | $499,510 |
| 2023 | $10,639,991 | $728,966 | $2,131,634 | $1,243,982 | 1 | $12,257 |
| 2022 | $10,873,002 | $1,244,716 | $1,403,188 | $493,000 | 1 | $670,723 |
| 2021 | $11,199,607 | $393,397 | $815,721 | — | — | $10,014 |
| 2020 | $9,450,834 | $1,614,228 | $1,325,536 | $301,330 | Total only | $699,739 |
| 2019 | $10,630,980 | $1,283,467 | $897,593 | — | — | $466,159 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About James Lenox House Association Inc
Based on IRS filings
James Lenox House Association Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $300K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
James Lenox House Association Inc is led by Joseph H. Girven, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 3 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph H. Girven
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$150K (2024) → $151K (2025)
Steven Penaro
President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lane Peace
Development Director
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$76K (2024) → $76K (2025)
Andrew Bonzani
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Stellwagen Connor
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beatrice Broadwater
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Calvin Marshall Mew
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fran Condon
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John D. Zeltin
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Rabstejnek Nichols
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicola M. Heryet
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard J. Haray
Director
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth R. Alward
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William J. Welsh
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William N. Dye
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William T. Sullivan
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Lavelle
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David M. Rubin
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara S. Samuelson
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Trinka
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brigit Hickey
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Haiss
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Marion
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Peace
COO
Ops Risk Manager → COO, 2023
On filings since 2022
36 hrs/week
$92K (2023) → $100K (2025)
Andrew Forbis
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Siegel
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan A. Irwin
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Ellen Johnson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Walter L. Larkin III (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ken Siegel (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Ruth Collier (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Christopher Michael Trinka (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Thru 921
- Former: Helane Richards Peace (2019–2022) — Development Director
- Former: Audrey Da Silva (2022) — Director of Operations
- Former: Erna A Given (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Barbara R Evans (2019) — Director
- Former: Ellsworth G Stanton III (2019) — Director
- Former: John Samuelson (2019) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Rosenberg (2019) — Director
- Former: William C Patterson (2019) — Director
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 $151K, to Joseph H Girven (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about James Lenox House Association Inc
How much does James Lenox House Association Inc give each year?
James Lenox House Association Inc gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.5M across 1 grant.
How large is James Lenox House Association Inc?
James Lenox House Association Inc reported $10.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.7M.
What is James Lenox House Association Inc?
James Lenox House Association Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New York, NY. It holds $10.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does James Lenox House Association Inc operate?
James Lenox House Association Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is James Lenox House Association Inc's EIN?
James Lenox House Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1624148. 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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 30, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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