The Childrens Storefront
Established for educational purposes, the children's storefront is committed to deeply improving the lives of children through early education innovation. Having made a lasting mark on the local education landscape over several decades, the children's storefront is now focusing on high-impact ways to promote the early development of children during their critical first thousand days of life, laying a solid foundation in a child's earliest days for lifelong success.
The Childrens Storefront at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,944,176
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $634,549
- -14.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $177,445
- +124.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,225,200
- +10.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Childrens Storefront funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $185K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Groton School Groton, MA | To Support the Organizations Mission. | $185,000 |
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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 | $4,944,176 | $634,549 | $1,225,200 | — | — | $177,445 |
| 2024 | $5,255,246 | $745,585 | $1,112,875 | — | — | $78,909 |
| 2023 | $5,447,391 | $3,979,170 | $870,657 | — | — | $2,916,042 |
| 2022 | $2,247,943 | $733,570 | $1,183,843 | — | — | $12,232 |
| 2021 | $2,710,589 | $712,105 | $1,060,357 | $185,000 | 1 | $18,113 |
| 2020 | $3,037,593 | $568,104 | $662,050 | — | — | $32,417 |
| 2019 | $3,272,251 | $477,598 | $851,591 | — | — | $9,785 |
About The Childrens Storefront
Based on IRS filings
The Childrens Storefront is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $177K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Childrens Storefront is led by Kelly Adeline Medeiros, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kelly Adeline Medeiros
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $152K (2025)
Lindsey Cosgrove
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert T. Rylee
Chair
Director → Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Moore
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George B. Weiksner
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Turner
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miriam Vega
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Damian Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elsie V. Aidinoff
Vice Chair
Chair Emeritus → Director, 2020
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Orren Alperstein
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Moore
Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Lundgard
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Vincent Casey (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jordan Lippner (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael F. Streicker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Bayles (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Alexis Thomason (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Amy Wu Silverman (2019) — Director
- Former: Edward Miller (2019) — Director
- Former: Holly Peterson (2019) — Director
- Former: Ray A. Cameron (2019) — Chair - Board of Trustees
- Former: Reby B. Gulcan (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Pincus (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 $152K, to Kelly Adeline Medeiros (Executive Director (Outgoing)).
Frequently asked questions about The Childrens Storefront
How large is The Childrens Storefront?
The Childrens Storefront reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $635K.
Where does The Childrens Storefront operate?
The Childrens Storefront has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is The Childrens Storefront's EIN?
The Childrens Storefront's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2940671. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 8, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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