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Union Settlement Association Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-1632530 Website

Union Settlement Association Inc is a public charity based in New York, New York. It provides education, wellness, family, youth, older-adult, mental-health, adult-education, and economic-development programs for East Harlem residents.

Key facts about Union Settlement Association Inc

EIN
13-1632530
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$25,488,594

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$25.5M

-9.9% YoY

Revenue

$27.0M

+0.6% YoY

Net Investment Income

$385K

-32.8% YoY

Expenses

$28.7M

-1.1% YoY

How Union Settlement Association Inc gives

  • 0% of 2022 grantees were also funded in 2021. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2022). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Union Settlement’s mission is to create opportunity in East Harlem through comprehensive programs that help underserved residents improve their skills and build better lives for themselves and their families.

Its programs include early childhood education and family services; afterschool, summer, college-preparation, and job-readiness programs for young people; services for older adults; outpatient mental-health counseling; adult education; and economic-development support for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The organization also describes advocacy efforts related to early childhood education, adult education, older adults, and civic engagement.

Grantmaking

The filings list zero grants for each of the three reported years: 2023, 2024, and 2025. The available information does not describe a grant program for outside applicants.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The organization’s stated program and advocacy focus is East Harlem, New York City. Its website reports operating at more than thirty program locations throughout Harlem.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

New YorkWestport

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M0 grants20191 grants2020230 grants202123 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

253 grants across all recorded years

253<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grant count
2025 $25,488,594 $26,990,113 $28,743,181 0
2024 $28,294,486 $26,819,586 $29,077,459 0
2023 $30,429,631 $29,501,642 $29,967,659 0
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$25,488,594$28,294,486$30,429,631
Revenue$26,990,113$26,819,586$29,501,642
Expenses$28,743,181$29,077,459$29,967,659
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$385,054$572,648$388,414
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Dawn M. Zappetti as chair; Courtney Dankworth and Jagdeep Dayal as co-vice chairs; William Arnold as treasurer; and Robin Sparkman as secretary. It also lists Ed Adler, Jo-Ann Barrett, Eliezer Berrios, David Castelblanco, and Susan Chapman as directors.

The organization’s website identifies Derrick Boone, Psy.D., as chief executive officer.

Union Settlement Association Inc is led by Derrick Boone, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Derrick Boone

    Chief Executive Officer

    Associate Executive Director → Chief Program Officer & Adult, 2024

    Chief Program Officer & Adult → Chief Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2020) → $181K (2025)

  • Sean Wynter

    Executive Director & Youth Development

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2024) → $151K (2025)

  • Dawn M. Zappetti

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Castelblanco

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Drew Warshaw

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Adler

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Chapman

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Hamill

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lateefah Odedina

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Saliq Khan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ariana Younai

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jo-Ann Barrett

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Libby

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Fitzpatrick III

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eliezer Berrios

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Colen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Cruz

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wilfredo Lopez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabrielle Shapiro

    Psychiatrist

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2019) → $209K (2025)

  • Oneida Perez

    Chief People Officer

    Chief Human Resources Officer → Chief People Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2022) → $172K (2025)

  • Rod Amazan

    Nurse Practitioner

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $174K (2022) → $191K (2025)

  • Darlene Williams Chief

    Executive Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $275K (2025)

  • Affreaka Austin Chief

    Program Officer, Families & Youth

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $138K (2025)

  • Altheria Jackson

    Chief Operating Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $171K (2025)

  • Courtney Dankworth

    Co-Vice Chair

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    Director → Co-Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jagdeep Dayal

    Co-Vice Chair

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    Director → Co-Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Sparkman

    Secretary

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Arnold

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (48)
  • Former: Kalaivani S. Duane (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mickie Kerson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ruth E. Pachman (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brad Green (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Darlene Williams (2024) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Ernie Endara Chief Fin- (2024) — Ancial Officer
  • Former: Lijo Varghese Chief (2024) — Financial Officer
  • Former: Williams Lopez (2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Sherman (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Eli Gross (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Kate B. Townsend (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lijo Varghese (2020–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Jennifer Geiling Chief (2022–2023) — Executive Officer
  • Former: Esther Kuykendoll (2023) — Director of Youth Services
  • Former: David Nocenti (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Gina Rusch (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Maxine L. Rockoff PhD (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert V. Edgar (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Elsie Encarnacion (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Reginald E. Harwell (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Erica Donovan Estades (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Katia Pedraza (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kristine Cooper (2022) — Director of Development
  • Former: Lissa Southerland Chief (2022) — Operating Officer
  • Former: Robin Sparkman Director (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Barbara Sternberger (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: David C. Thomas Md Mhpe (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Katherine Bradshaw (2019–2021) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Lissa Southerland (2020–2021) — Associate Executive Director
  • Former: Sheila Wilson Wells (2021) — Associate Executive Director
  • Former: Andrew Schwalm (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Brittley Wise (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Francesca Curtin (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jack Leventhal (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Julio Rodriguez (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Scott Cooper MD (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Susan Puder (2019–2020) — Director of Development
  • Former: Szilvia Szmuk-Tanenbaum (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Eva Berbegal (2020) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Chanda Hill (2019) — Early Childhood Education
  • Former: Helen V. Cantwell (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kate Buford (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kori Hale (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Laura Johnson - Associate (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Martin T. Hamilton (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Reginald E. Harwell Treasurer (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Ricardo R. Granderson (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Richard Bengloff (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 2025 IRS filing

Darlene Williams Chief — Executive Officer (Thru Dec 2024): $275KDarlene Williams ChiefExecutive Officer (Thru Dec…$275KGabrielle Shapiro — Psychiatrist: $209KGabrielle ShapiroPsychiatrist$209KRod Amazan — Nurse Practitioner: $191KRod AmazanNurse Practitioner$191KDerrick Boone — Chief Executive Officer: $181KDerrick BooneChief Executive Officer$181KOneida Perez — Chief People Officer: $172KOneida PerezChief People Officer$172KAltheria Jackson — Chief Operating Officer: $171KAltheria JacksonChief Operating Officer$171KSean Wynter — Executive Director, Youth Dev & Op: $151KSean WynterExecutive Director, Youth Dev &…$151KAffreaka Austin Chief — Program Officer, Families/Youth: $138KAffreaka Austin ChiefProgram Officer, Families/Youth$138K

Contact

Mailing address: 237 East 104Th Street, New York, NY 10029
Phone: (212) 828-6000
Website: https://unionsettlement.org

Frequently asked questions about Union Settlement Association Inc

How large is Union Settlement Association Inc?

Union Settlement Association Inc reported $25.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $27.0M.

What does Union Settlement Association Inc fund?

Union Settlement’s mission is to create opportunity in East Harlem through comprehensive programs that help underserved residents improve their skills and build better lives for themselves and their families. Its programs include early childhood education and family services; afterschool, summer, college-preparation, and job-readiness programs for young people; services for older adults; outpatient mental-health counseling; adult education; and economic-development support for entrepreneurs and…

How do I apply for a grant from Union Settlement Association Inc?

The filings list zero grants for each of the three reported years: 2023, 2024, and 2025. The available information does not describe a grant program for outside applicants.

Where does Union Settlement Association Inc make grants?

The organization’s stated program and advocacy focus is East Harlem, New York City. Its website reports operating at more than thirty program locations throughout Harlem.

What is Union Settlement Association Inc's EIN?

Union Settlement Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1632530. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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