Studentsfirst New York Inc
To speak for New York students who depend on public education for the opportunities they need to succeed.
Studentsfirst New York Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,925,969
- -29.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,400,552
- -46.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,188,958
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Studentsfirst New York Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $250K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fund for the City of New York Inc New York, NY | Grants for Social Welfare Purposes | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,925,969 | $1,400,552 | $2,188,958 | — | — |
| 2024 | $2,714,869 | $2,626,186 | $2,218,734 | — | — |
| 2023 | $2,287,243 | $1,100,485 | $2,253,128 | — | — |
| 2022 | $3,488,320 | $2,861,166 | $2,073,139 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 2021 | $2,677,249 | $1,921,916 | $2,433,505 | — | — |
| 2020 | $3,203,604 | $2,756,241 | $2,399,689 | $250,000 | 2 |
| 2019 | $2,885,595 | $2,787,110 | $2,455,384 | $5,000 | Total only |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Studentsfirst New York Inc
Based on IRS filings
Studentsfirst New York Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Studentsfirst New York Inc is led by Crystal McQueen-Taylor, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 2 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Crystal McQueen-Taylor
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$235K (2022) → $471K (2025)
Joel I. Klein
Chairperson
Chairman → Chairperson, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Christopher Entrikin
Director of Organizing
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $132K (2025)
Colleen Dodman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Senor
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Zied
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Michael Sullivan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Brian Zeid (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Glen Weiner (2019–2022) — Deputy Executive Director
- Former: Jennifer Sedlis (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Michael Nitzky (2019–2022) — Senior Director of Comms
- Former: Tiffany Dufu (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Christopher Entrikin (2019) — Director of Organizing
- Former: Renisha Ricks (2019) — Director of Programs
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 $471K, to Crystal McQueen-Taylor (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Studentsfirst New York Inc
How large is Studentsfirst New York Inc?
Studentsfirst New York Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is Studentsfirst New York Inc?
Studentsfirst New York Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Studentsfirst New York Inc operate?
Studentsfirst New York Inc has awarded grants in New York, Virginia.
What is Studentsfirst New York Inc's EIN?
Studentsfirst New York Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4296699. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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