New Yorkers for Children Inc
New Yorkers For Children Inc. is a New York, New York public charity founded in 1996. It works to improve the well-being of youth and families in the child welfare system, with particular emphasis on older youth aging out of foster care, through direct support and programs developed with foster care agencies, community organizations, and New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services.
New Yorkers for Children Inc at a glance
In short: New Yorkers for Children Inc gave $2.1M across 18 grants in 2024 (avg $115K), mostly in New York. 11% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $2,070,447
- +28.3% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 18
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $115,025
- +28.3% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $91,052
- Total assets
- $11,780,288
- -21.1% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (2 of 18, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (81% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to New Yorkers for Children Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 450 Seventh Avenue 1707, New York, NY 10123
Phone: (646) 257-2930
Website: https://newyorkersforchildren.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who New Yorkers for Children Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Public Policy Lab ($432K). Together the top 10 received $1.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
89 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 35 grants of 89 (39%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s direct services are described as serving young people in and formerly in New York City’s foster care system. In 2024, 81% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in New York State; 9% went to recipients in Washington, DC, 5% to North Carolina, and 4% to Maryland.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is New Yorkers for Children Inc open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 2 of 18 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $45K; repeat grants $124K. How we count
Medians: $45K first-time, $94K repeat.
- 83% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+8%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.2M (2020) to $2.2M (2022). In 2024 it made 18 grants totaling $2.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Lab Brooklyn, NY | The overall goal of the project is to enhance citywide mental health and wellbeing services for youth involved in foster care in nyc. | $431,715 |
| New Alternatives for Children New York, NY | To Support the Post Permanency Support Program | $202,751 |
| Urban Institute Washington, DC | Design and execute a rigorous study that will fill some of the critical knowledge gap around the causal relationship between economic and resource scarcity. | $193,953 |
| Mercyfirst Syosset, NY | To Support the Post Permanency Support Program | $178,722 |
| New York Council on Adoptable Children New York, NY | To Support the Post Permanency Support Program | $117,297 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | Aims to conduct an evaluation of the lifeset program identifying current strengths of and areas for improvement for the program and by better understanding the recruitment, enrollment, and program participation. | $111,485 |
| Not on My Watch Inc Bronx, NY | To support the city's ecosystem of small child welfare organizations who are carrying out direct service, policy change, and/or research work. | $100,000 |
| Foster Care Unplugged Fcup Inc Rockaway Park, NY | To support the mitigrating trauma program and to support the city's ecosystem of small child welfare organizations who are carrying out direct service, policy change, and/or research work. | $96,821 |
| Cora Group Inc New York, NY | To support a comprehensive co-design evaluation of community partnerships. In addition, project aims to pilot and evaluate a new implementation model of high-fidelity wraparound (HFW) services for transition-aged youth in foster care that have histories of extreme trauma and resulting serious emotional disturbances (SED). | $91,136 |
| Institute for a Restorative Future LLC Columbia, MD | To develop and implement a balanced and restorative justice implementation plan | $90,967 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,780,288 | $2,874,990 | $5,367,541 | $2,070,447 | 18 | $289,112 |
| 2023 | $14,939,060 | $8,997,992 | $5,600,926 | $1,614,129 | 18 | $345,544 |
| 2022 | $11,600,613 | $2,661,165 | $4,994,847 | $2,229,997 | 24 | $109,012 |
| 2021 | $13,040,002 | $8,496,131 | $4,209,021 | $1,910,818 | 19 | $55,455 |
| 2020 | $8,366,631 | $5,424,203 | $4,777,407 | $1,194,361 | 10 | $57,325 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
New Yorkers For Children states that its mission is to improve the well-being of youth and families in the child welfare system, especially older youth aging out of care. Its direct programs support young people pursuing college or vocational education and transitioning to adulthood. These include scholarships, academic advising, stipends, technology and school supplies, emergency assistance, career development, and peer support. Payments and scholarships for youth participating in these programs are direct services, not grants to outside applicants.
The organization also pilots programs and makes grants to community organizations. Its website describes the Community Catalyst Fund, evolved from the Small Grants Program, as providing grants and technical assistance to small, New York City-based organizations working with youth affected by the child welfare system; it says most are BIPOC-led and/or led by people with lived experience in foster care. The website also describes post-permanency services for families following adoption or kinship guardianship.
Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Public Policy Lab describes itself as a nonprofit innovation lab that designs policies and programs with government agencies, philanthropies, NGOs, and communities. New Alternatives for Children says it provides services to birth, foster, and adoptive families caring primarily for medically complex children. Not On My Watch says it works to combat human trafficking and domestic violence through education, advocacy, resources, and housing for survivors. These are grantees’ missions, not New Yorkers For Children’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, New Yorkers For Children reported 18 grants totaling $2,070,447. Grants ranged from $15,000 to $431,715, with a median of $91,052.
The largest reported grants included $431,715 to Public Policy Lab for work to enhance citywide mental health and well-being services for youth involved in foster care in New York City; $202,751 to New Alternatives for Children and $178,722 to MercyFirst to support the Post-Permanency Support Program; and $193,953 to the Urban Institute for a study of the relationship between economic and resource scarcity. Other notable awards were $117,297 to New York Council on Adoptable Children for post-permanency support, $111,485 to Duke University to evaluate the LifeSet program, and $100,000 to Not On My Watch to support New York City’s ecosystem of small child-welfare organizations.
The 2024 filing describes a process for resource grants in which a detailed request was vetted and approved by the Administration for Children’s Services before being forwarded to New Yorkers For Children. The organization then prepared a letter of agreement with the recipient; payment followed execution of the agreement and submission of receipts.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2024 filing were Susan L. Burden, President; Denise Maybank, Co-President; Laura McVey, Vice President; Louis Klein, Treasurer; and Susan Gilroy, Secretary. Listed members were John Alderman, Jessica Flayser, Eric Brettschneider, Janel Callon (through March 2024), and Kathryn Conroy (through December 2024).
New Yorkers for Children Inc is led by Alan Yu, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 2 of 26 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Alan Yu
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$193K (2023) → $234K (2024)
Susan L. Burden
President
1st Vice President → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Maybank
Co-President
Member → Co-President, 2023
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yeymi Hoffmans
Senior Director, Finance & Administrator
Senior Director of Finance & Administrator → Senior Director Finance & Administrator, 2022
Senior Director Finance & Administrator → Senior Director, Finance & Administrator, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$108K (2020) → $174K (2024)
Amy Larocca
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Scoppetta
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Hansell
Member
President → Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Myers
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Brettschneider
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Alderman
Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Conroy
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura McVey
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lise B. Evans
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Louis Klein
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Jarecki
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patti Ongman
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roland Estevez
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rona Nelson
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Salvatore Gogliormella
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Gilroy
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abigail James
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janel Callon
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jess Dannhauser
Member Executive Officio
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Flayser
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Seetha Ramachandran
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yves Duroseau
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Ira Golub (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Jennifer H. Mieres (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Kevin Liles (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Brian Moroz (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Dorina Spelman Link (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Sabina Schlumberger (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Scott Posner (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Vanessa Cornell (2020–2021) — 1st Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $234K, to Alan Yu (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about New Yorkers for Children Inc
How much does New Yorkers for Children Inc give each year?
New Yorkers for Children Inc gave $2.1M across 18 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $1.6M across 18 grants.
What is New Yorkers for Children Inc's typical grant size?
New Yorkers for Children Inc's median grant in 2024 was $91,052, and its average grant was $115,025, across 18 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from New Yorkers for Children Inc that year got $45K on average.
Where does New Yorkers for Children Inc give grants?
New Yorkers for Children Inc gives mostly in New York: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (9%) and North Carolina (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (6 grants) and New York, NY (4 grants).
Does New Yorkers for Children Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on New Yorkers for Children Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support the Post Permanency Support Program" (3 grants).
Who are New Yorkers for Children Inc's largest grantees?
New Yorkers for Children Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Public Policy Lab ($431,715), New Alternatives for Children ($202,751) and Urban Institute ($193,953), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is New Yorkers for Children Inc?
New Yorkers for Children Inc reported $11.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.
What does New Yorkers for Children Inc fund?
New Yorkers For Children states that its mission is to improve the well-being of youth and families in the child welfare system, especially older youth aging out of care. Its direct programs support young people pursuing college or vocational education and transitioning to adulthood. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from New Yorkers for Children Inc?
New Yorkers for Children Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check newyorkersforchildren.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is New Yorkers for Children Inc's EIN?
New Yorkers for Children Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3904537. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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