Nonprofit · EIN 11-2247307
ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $11,209,025 | $10,332,621 | $876,404 | $24,541,573 | $4,213,902 | $20,327,671 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $10,934,402 | $9,767,043 | $1,167,359 | $23,751,204 | $4,874,093 | $18,877,111 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $8,554,527 | $8,187,429 | $367,098 | $22,638,298 | $5,468,456 | $17,169,842 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,253,412
- of which government grants
- $1,889,202
- Program service revenue
- $1,412,593
- Investment income
- $508,391
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,380
- Net income from fundraising events
- $12,440
- Other revenue
- $34,629
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $577,717
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $218,293
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,351,684
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,564,566
- Professional fundraising fees
- $45,000
- Accounting fees
- $132,847
- Occupancy
- $756,588
- Travel
- $2,910
- Depreciation
- $66,245
- Program services (functional)
- $8,349,987
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,269,405
- Fundraising (functional)
- $713,229
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,751,204
- Total assets, end of year
- $24,541,573
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,213,902
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,327,671
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $323,467
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,650,678
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $17,811,523
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,516,148
- Gross receipts
- $27,126,053
- Employees
- 61
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY B SWEET | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $222,626 | $53,124 |
| ANNE KLEIN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,664 | $48,789 |
| JENNIFER C PRINGLE | PROJECT DIRECTOR, LIT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,134 | $53,011 |
| MATTHEW LENAGHAN | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,644 | $32,344 |
| RANDI LEVINE | POLICY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,384 | $19,025 |
| ERIKA PALMER | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,251 | $18,984 |
| ERIC F GROSSMAN | President Emeritus Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE A LEVITT | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL D BECKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BERKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA A DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN FRIEDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY D HARRIS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURA K MONAGHAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON H ORAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN D POLKES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERONICA M WISSEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMITA ALONSO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT DARNALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Whitney Chatterjee | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Victoria Reese | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ashish Shah | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Misti Ushio | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY B SWEET | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $209,970 | $50,637 |
| ANNE KLEIN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,845 | $50,121 |
| JENNIFER C PRINGLE | PROJECT DIRECTOR, LIT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,368 | $50,500 |
| MATTHEW LENAGHAN | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,916 | $29,638 |
| RANDI LEVINE | POLICY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,245 | $18,121 |
| ERIKA PALMER | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,325 | $18,089 |
| ERIC F GROSSMAN | President Emeritus Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE A LEVITT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIET CHAN KING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL D BECKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BERKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA A DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCY FATO | MEMBER (Term 11/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN FRIEDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY D HARRIS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE J HELLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURA K MONAGHAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON H ORAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN D POLKES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA M WISSEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMITA ALONSO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DARNALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Whitney Chatterjee | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Reese | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ashish Shah | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY B SWEET | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $199,039 | $64,507 |
| ANNE KLEIN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,387 | $75,600 |
| JENNIFER C PRINGLE | PROJECT DIRECTOR, LIT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,768 | $73,579 |
| MATTHEW LENAGHAN | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,135 | $48,650 |
| RANDI LEVINE | POLICY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,014 | $31,107 |
| ERIKA PALMER | Supervising Attorney Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,289 | $30,353 |
| ERIC F GROSSMAN | President Emeritus Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE A LEVITT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIET CHAN KING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL D BECKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BERKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA A DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCY FATO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN FRIEDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLEY D HARRIS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE J HELLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURA K MONAGHAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON H ORAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN D POLKES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA M WISSEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMITA ALONSO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DARNALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10001-0000
- In care of
- % MATT DAPOLITO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- maria odom, 151 West 30th Street 5th Fl, New York, NY 10001
- Signed the 990
- maria odom, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 947-9779
- Website
- www.advocatesforchildren.org
- Return prepared by
- WithumSmithBrown PC
Mission
TO ENSURE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR NEW YORK STUDENTS WHO FACE BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS, FOCUSING ON STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS.
Program accomplishments
- CASE ADVOCACY AND PARENT TRAINING- AFC offers a full range of free individual case advocacy and legal assistance to help young people obtain appropriate educational services. In addition, AFC provides training programs to assist and enable New York City parents and young people to negotiate the Department of Education's bureaucracy and receive the educational support they need to succeed. Training also is provided to school districts, child welfare offices, and other professionals to prepare them to advocate for the education-related needs of the children they serve.Expenses $6,535,797 · grants $577,717 · revenue $1,412,593
- PUBLIC POLICY AND RESEARCH- AFC advocates for changes to policy that will improve education for the children we serve. Activities in this program include monitoring the implementation and effects of current policies, producing policy reports, and working collaboratively with other organizations and individuals that share AFC's goals.Expenses $1,441,190
- IMPACT LITIGATION- AFC litigates class action lawsuits and other cases to effectuate systemic reforms of the public school system. The resulting information gathered also assists AFC in monitoring the Department of Education's compliance with the law, which results in the development and implementation of policy that will prevent the same problems from recurring for other children.Expenses $373,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-2247307
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $24,541,573
- Income (IRS master file)
- $27,126,053
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $11,209,025 | $10,332,621 | $24,541,573 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $10,934,402 | $9,767,043 | $23,751,204 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $8,554,527 | $8,187,429 | $22,638,298 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $14,016,276 | $8,025,991 | $17,689,170 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-2247307).
Questions about ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC
- What is the EIN of ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC is 11-2247307.
- Is ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names maria odom.
- Who are the officers and directors of ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $222,626 (KIMBERLY B SWEET, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN OF NY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,209,025, expenses of $10,332,621 and total assets of $24,541,573 at year end.
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