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Turnaround for Children Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 06-1495529 Website

Turnaround for Children advances key insights from educator practice, scientific research and student experience so that together we can create equitable learning environments settings that affirm the strengths, meet the needs and fully develop the abilities of each and every young person.

Turnaround for Children Inc at a glance

In short: Turnaround for Children Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$17,000
-98.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$17,000
-98.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$17,000
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Turnaround for Children Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Arizona State University: $17KArizona State University$17K

The largest 2025 recipient was Arizona State University ($17K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Tempe

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2025) to $954K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arizona State University Tempe, AZContribution of Assets$17,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025—$112$339,167$17,0001$-138
2024$375,588$359,395$1,431,838$953,7501—
2023$2,280,084$3,829,396$7,753,648——$-9,770
2022$7,912,504$4,127,835$6,689,078——$72
2021$10,240,102$6,726,239$6,562,770——$241
2020$9,122,972$10,934,550$7,383,124——$447
2019$5,751,241$5,551,873$9,795,390——$678

About Turnaround for Children Inc

Based on IRS filings

Turnaround for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $17K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Turnaround for Children Inc is led by Brigid G. Ahern, President, CEO & Director since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brigid G. Ahern

    President, CEO & Director

    President & CEO → President, CEO & Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $260K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber PhD

    Director & Founding Chairman

    Founding Chairman & Director → Director, 2022

    Director → Director & Founding Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Roderick

    Chair of the Board

    Chairman of the Board From → Chairman of the Board, 2020

    Chairman of the Board → Chair of the Board, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allen Blue

    Director

    Director From → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Galinsky

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Pittman

    Director

    Director From → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Cantor MD

    Director & Founder

    Senior Science Advisor & Director → Senior Science Advisor, Founder & Director, 2020

    Senior Science Advisor, Founder & Director → Director & Founder, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Gauron

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bethiel Girma Holton

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lashawn Chatmon

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew C. Peskoe Esq.

    Assistant Secretary of the Board

    Director → Assistant Secretary of the Board -, 2023

    Assistant Secretary of the Board - → Assistant Secretary of the Board, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia M. Marmolejo Esq.

    Treasurer of the Board

    Treasurer → Treasurer of the Board, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jillian Griffiths

    Vice Chair of the Board

    Vice Chairman of the Board → Vice Chair of the Board, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (36)
  • Former: Soji Adewumi (2020–2024) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Brian Dugan (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Foreman (2021–2024) — Partnership Director
  • Former: Jeremy Koren (2022–2024) — Director, Marketing & Committee
  • Former: Mensa Ankh Maa (2024) — Partnership Director
  • Former: Supraja Narayanaswamy (2024) — Director
  • Former: David Wasserman (2019–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Stacy Barr (2020–2023) — Vice President & Development
  • Former: Tareq Azim (2020–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Gretchen Livesey (2021–2023) — Vice President & Partner Impact
  • Former: Tami Hill-Washington (2021–2023) — Vice President & Equitable Systems
  • Former: Cathrine Brackenridge (2023) — Partnership Director
  • Former: Joel Scott (2023) — Partnership Director
  • Former: J. Christopher Kojima (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Richard Barasch (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Christina Theokas (2021–2022) — Chief & Applied Science
  • Former: Nora Gomperts (2021–2022) — Chief of Staff
  • Former: Derek J. Smith (2019–2020) — Former Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Katherine Di Pietro (2019–2020) — Vice President Communications
  • Former: Paula Sneed (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Reverend Dwight Davis (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rhonda Gambardella (2019–2020) — Program Director
  • Former: Tanya L. Johnson (2019–2020) — Vice President Program Design
  • Former: Andrew Ellington 'trey' Beck III (2020) — Director
  • Former: Maelle Fonteneau (2020) — Vice President People & Engagement
  • Former: Maria Morota (2020) — Controller
  • Former: Alison L. Avera (2019) — Former COO
  • Former: Andrew Ellingson 'trey'beck III (2019) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Riker (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jackie Bezos (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jinan O'Connor (2019) — Vice President Implementation & Prof. Learning
  • Former: Nora Gomperts Asst Treasurer (2019) — Assistant Secretary & Chief of Staff
  • Former: Richard Barasch Chairman (2019) — Of the Board
  • Former: Sheila Ohlsson Walker PhD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Thomas M. Gambardella (2019) — Program Director
  • Former: Toshie Davis (2019) — CFO

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 2024 IRS filing

Soji Adewumi — Chief Operating Officer: $209KSoji AdewumiChief Operating Officer$209KJeremy Koren — Director, Marketing & Comm: $147KJeremy KorenDirector, Marketing & Comm$147KBrian Dugan — Director, It: $141KBrian DuganDirector, It$141KDawn Foreman — Partnership Director: $125KDawn ForemanPartnership Director$125KMensa Ankh MAA — Partnership Director: $121KMensa Ankh MAAPartnership Director$121KSupraja Narayanaswamy — Director: $103KSupraja NarayanaswamyDirector$103K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $209K, to Soji Adewumi (Chief Operating Officer). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Turnaround for Children Inc

How much does Turnaround for Children Inc give each year?

Turnaround for Children Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $954K across 1 grant.

What is Turnaround for Children Inc?

Turnaround for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in New York, NY.

Where does Turnaround for Children Inc operate?

Turnaround for Children Inc has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Turnaround for Children Inc's EIN?

Turnaround for Children Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1495529. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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