United States Fund for UNICEF
The organization's mission is to relentlessly pursue a better world for every child. Unicef usa advances the global mission of unicef by rallying the American public to support the world's most vulnerable children. Through fundraising, advocacy and education in the united states, that deliver the essentials that give every child a better chance in life
United States Fund for UNICEF at a glance
In short: United States Fund for UNICEF gave $17.3M across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $3.5M), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,277,959
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -44.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,455,592
- +91.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $980,000
- Total assets
- $514,509,936
- +87.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who United States Fund for UNICEF funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children ($15.0M). Together the top 5 received $17.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
48 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 48 (48%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How United States Fund for UNICEF gives
- Giving fell 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.2M (2019) to $54.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $17.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children New York, NY | The unicef usa impact fund for children exists to develop and implement financial solutions to ensure every child is healthy, educated, protected, and respected. We believe truly scalable, long-term impact will only be accomplished when we complement philanthropy by engaging the vast capital pools across financial markets to work for every child. If4c's largest offering is the bridge fund, which uses debt to fast-track critical funding to the field to eliminate cash gaps and provide uninterrupted and expedited access to critical programs for children. | $15,015,418 |
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Baltimore, MD | Funds will be used to publish a comprehensive analysis of mortality trends, coverage, & drivers of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, & adolescent health, as well as nutrition to inform equitable progress to the Sustainable Development Goals. | $1,187,228 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc New York, NY | Funds will be used to support LMICs with HSS through the lens of non-communicable diseases. | $980,000 |
| Avenir Health Inc Glastonbury, CT | Funds will be used for Gates Countdown to 2030 2.0 to provide rigorous analyses on global, regional and country progress on women's children's and adolescents' health and support countries' capacity for data analysis. | $79,085 |
| New York University Stuyvesant Station, NY | Funds will be used to develop a viable approach to generating timely mortality data using mobile phone surveys in low and lower-middle income countries. | $16,228 |
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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 | $514,509,936 | $835,217,861 | $594,076,448 | $17,277,959 | 5 | $4,320,929 |
| 2024 | $275,185,035 | $720,404,955 | $727,680,750 | $16,276,744 | 9 | $7,355,560 |
| 2023 | $295,994,448 | $829,050,932 | $857,921,084 | $11,708,696 | 14 | $3,671,053 |
| 2022 | $445,451,590 | $1,061,946,827 | $995,720,663 | $54,269,382 | 6 | $1,867,956 |
| 2021 | $313,758,367 | $510,721,032 | $479,181,624 | $29,925,693 | 14 | $1,606,215 |
| 2020 | $394,704,546 | $573,865,026 | $588,576,039 | $4,397,529 | 18 | $1,508,991 |
| 2019 | $406,758,577 | $538,517,959 | $520,829,209 | $2,199,198 | 20 | $1,400,615 |
About United States Fund for UNICEF
Based on IRS filings
United States Fund for UNICEF is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $514.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $17.3M. Net investment income was $4.3M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
United States Fund for UNICEF is led by Michael J Nyenhuis, Director, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 14 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael J Nyenhuis
Director, President & CEO
On filings since 2020
54 hrs/week
$494K (2021) → $928K (2025)
Cristina Shapiro-Alster
Chief Strategy Officer & President of If4c
Interim CFO & Treasurer → Chief Strategy Officer & President of If4c, 2024
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$446K (2023) → $487K (2025)
Bernard Taylor Sr.
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2024
Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew S. Hohns
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol J. Hamilton
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ewout Steenbergen
Director
Director → Director & Chair, 2023
Director & Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John O'Farrell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Wilson
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert T. Brown
Director & Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tea Leoni
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philippe Gilbert
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brannigan C. Thompson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glen Baptist
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet E. Truncale
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Giles
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Graboys
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lata N. Reddy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Jones
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Eaton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Helene L Vallone-Raffaele
Vice President - Donor Strategy & Experience
Vice President, Director & Interactive Marketing → Vp-Donor Strategy & Experience, 2021
Vp-Donor Strategy & Experience → Vice President - Donor Strategy & Experience, 2022
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$234K (2019) → $265K (2025)
Kristi Burnham
Vice President - Employee Engagement & Development
Vp-Professional Learning & Development → Vp-Professional Learning & Leadership Development, 2022
Vp-Professional Learning & Leadership Development → Vice President - Employee Engagement & Development, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$211K (2019) → $251K (2025)
Leslie Goldman
Vice President - Global Cause Partnership
Vice President-Global Cause Partnerships → Vp-Global Cause Partnerships, 2021
Vp-Global Cause Partnerships → Vice President - Global Cause Partnership, 2022
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$206K (2019) → $243K (2025)
Shelley Effman
Chief Marketing Officer
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$303K (2020) → $364K (2025)
Brian Meyers
Vp- Philanthropy
Vp-Philanthropy Advancement → Vice President - Philanthropy Advancement, 2022
Vice President - Philanthropy Advancement → Vp- Philanthropy, 2025
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$261K (2021) → $254K (2025)
Michael Klompus
Chief People & Operations Officer
Chief People Officer → Chief People & Operations Officers, 2024
Chief People & Operations Officers → Chief People & Operations Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$251K (2021) → $363K (2025)
Michele Walsh
Executive Vice President & Assistant Secretary
Executive Vice President & Assistant Secretary → Executive Vice President & Chief Philanthropy Officer, 2024
Executive Vice President & Chief Philanthropy Officer → Executive Vice President & Assistant Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
54 hrs/week
$209K (2021) → $457K (2025)
Darla Silva
Chief Program Officer
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$239K (2022) → $333K (2025)
Jessica Leinwand
Clogc-Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel
Assistant Secretary & General Counsel → Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, 2024
Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel → Clogc-Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, 2025
On filings since 2023
52 hrs/week
$307K (2023) → $438K (2025)
Michael S Chen
CFO & Assistant Treasurer
CFO & Treasurer → CFO & Assistant Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
54 hrs/week
$333K (2024) → $362K (2025)
Shannon Congemi
Vice President - Technology
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$234K (2023) → $298K (2025)
Maria Middleton
Controller & Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$201K (2025)
Former officers (40)
- Former: David M. Sable (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Liz Smith (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Henry S. Schleiff (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Renee Cutting (2022–2024) — Chief Philathropy Officer
- Former: Kathleen McDonnell (2023–2024) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Kristan Burnham (2024) — Vice President - Employee Engagement & Development
- Former: Andrew Rhodes (2019–2023) — Chief Info. Officer
- Former: Brett D. Robinson (2019–2023) — Former CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Gary M. Cohen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mindy Grossman (2019–2023) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Dikembe Mutombo (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Margarite Buitrgago (2022–2023) — Interim CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Anucha Browne (2019–2022) — Caeo & Assistant Secretary
- Former: Dolores Rice Gahan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Franklin W. Hobbs (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Hilary Q. Gumbel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John A Herrmann Jr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shahriar Shahida (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sherrie Rollins Westin (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Alpha Conteh (2020–2022) — Vice President Finance & Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Joaquin Duato (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Yvonne J. Graham (2022) — Vice President - Strategic Engage
- Former: Chelsea Peters (2019–2021) — Svp-Regions
- Former: Gabriella Morris (2019–2021) — Senior Vp- Foundation & Corp. Partn
- Former: Ghada Irani (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Esserman (2019–2021) — Former Officer
- Former: Lisa Szarkowski (2020–2021) — Special Advisor
- Former: Caryl M Stern (2019–2020) — Director, President & CEO
- Former: Dikembe Matumbo (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Edward G Lloyd (2019–2020) — President-Unicef Usa Impact Fund
- Former: Jim Barber (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mary Callahan Erdoes (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Lamm (2019–2020) — Director & Chairman
- Former: Robert Manoukian (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Samuel Barron Segar (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President-Development
- Former: Casey Marsh (2020) — Vice President-Regions-West
- Former: Dan Brutto (2019) — Director
- Former: Kristen Jones (2019) — Vice President - Development
- Former: Nelson Chai (2019) — Director
- Former: Rajesh Anandan (2019) — Senior Vice President - Unicef Ventures
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 $928K, to Michael J Nyenhuis (Director/President/CEO). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about United States Fund for UNICEF
How much does United States Fund for UNICEF give each year?
United States Fund for UNICEF gave $17.3M across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $16.3M across 9 grants.
What is United States Fund for UNICEF's typical grant size?
United States Fund for UNICEF's median grant in 2025 was $980,000, and its average grant was $3,455,592, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does United States Fund for UNICEF give grants?
United States Fund for UNICEF gives mostly in New York: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).
Does United States Fund for UNICEF give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on United States Fund for UNICEF's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are United States Fund for UNICEF's largest grantees?
United States Fund for UNICEF's largest 2025 grantees include UNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children ($15,015,418), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ($1,187,228) and United Nations Foundation Inc ($980,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 99% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United States Fund for UNICEF?
United States Fund for UNICEF reported $514.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $835.2M.
What is United States Fund for UNICEF?
United States Fund for UNICEF is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. It holds $514.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is United States Fund for UNICEF's EIN?
United States Fund for UNICEF's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1760110. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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