The United Neighborhood Houses of New York (UNH) is a policy and social change organization based in New York City. Founded in 1919, UNH represents 45 neighborhood settlement houses across New York that collectively serve over 765,000 New Yorkers. The organization operates across 800+ sites and employs approximately 24,000+ settlement house staff across its network.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$16.0M
+25.2% YoY
Annual Giving
$4.0M
+69.5% YoY
Grant Count
35
+9.4% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$113K
+54.9% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
UNH's mission is to promote and strengthen settlement houses' neighborhood-based, multi-service approach to improving the lives of low- and moderate-income New Yorkers and the communities in which they live.
The organization achieves this mission through four primary strategies:
- Advocacy for policies, funding, and practices addressing a broad range of issues
- Professional Development through customized professional development and peer learning opportunities for network staff
- Best Practices promotion of innovative and best practices across the network
- Civic Engagement mobilization of UNH members in civic and community engagement
Grantmaking
UNH functions as a grantmaker to its member organizations and the broader nonprofit sector. Based on the most recent financial data:
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
UNH's funding and programmatic focus is concentrated in New York, with particular emphasis on New York City and the surrounding region.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
2024 Financial Data:
- Total Assets: $16,049,006
- Total Revenues: $10,139,104
- Total Expenses: $8,690,590
- Number of Employees: 25
2023 Financial Data:
- Total Assets: $12,819,355
- Total Revenues: $6,188,818
- Total Expenses: $6,249,656
- Number of Employees: 23
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $16,049,006 | $12,819,355 | $13,167,499 |
| Revenue | $10,139,104 | $6,188,818 | $7,465,154 |
| Expenses | $8,690,590 | $6,249,656 | $6,611,914 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $2,185,261 | $684,408 | $774,020 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
123 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
- Executive Director: Ms. Susan Stamler
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYNA SANGER PHD | PRESIDENT | 1 | — |
| ROGER JUAN MALDONADO ESQ | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | — |
| DONNA JOSEPH | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | — |
| MARC S DIELI | TREASURER | 1 | — |
| THOMAS M CERABINO ESQ | SECRETARY | 1 | — |
| PATRICIA M CAREY PHD | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ERIC C ANDRUS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| PAUL BALSER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAREL BENAIM PHD | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MICHAEL BERKOWITZ | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MATTHEW CHUN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ROBERT CORDERO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| THOMAS H GHEGAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CHRISTOPHER HANWAY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MELISSA AASE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ALAIN KODSI | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LEW KRAMER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAVID KUBIE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MARIA LIZARDO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ANN MARCUS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ILENE MARGOLIN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| GARY PAGANO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LINDA RIEFBERG | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ARTHUR STAINMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CHARLES THOMPSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| EILEEN TORRES | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JESSICA WALKER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| AKRAM ZAMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LAWRENCE M GOLAND | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| PAUL MARKS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| RIGUAD YVES NOEL | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CHARLES W WOOD III | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| NAVEEN ZAIDI | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LORIE SLUTSKY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SUSAN STAMLER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $226,737 |
| LYNN APPELBAUM | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $189,225 |
| MARK MCGRATH | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 35 | $170,414 |
| MARIA LONGO | CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMINIST | 35 | $146,566 |
| REBECCA BAILIN | ED / NYUC | 35 | $113,840 |
| NORA MORAN | DIRECTOR OF P&A | 35 | $135,717 |
| ANGELA PERRY | DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SVCS | 35 | $116,414 |
| IRENE LEW | SENIOR MGR OF RESEARCH | 35 | $109,587 |
| TARA KLEIN | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF P & A | 35 | $106,663 |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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