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HEALTH PEOPLE INC

BRONX, NY · EIN 510418243 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE G81 · Voluntary Health Associations · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$2.7M
expenses
$3.1M
net assets
$4.0M
employees
53
program ratio
73%
mission · from form 990

Health education and prevention of chronic disease,empower and train residents of communities overwhelmed by chronic disease including HIV/AIDS to become leaders and educators in preventing ill health, hospitalization and unnecessary death

profile · synthesized from sources

Health People Inc is a Bronx-based nonprofit focused on health education and chronic disease prevention, particularly in communities affected by HIV/AIDS and diabetes. The organization trains community residents to become health educators and leaders. It also provides mentoring services for justice-involved youth and young adults in the South Bronx.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $222K
    Children and Young Adults Mentoring - To provide mentoring to children and a transformative mentoring intervention to serve young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are on probation in the South Bronx.
  2. #2 $202K
    Other programs - various small programs including self care & advocacy providing workshops & lectures to educate community residents regarding chronic disease self care, especially diabetes
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Children and Young Adults Mentoring
Offers transformative mentoring for justice-involved young adults aged 16–24 on probation in the South Bronx, focusing on behavioral change and reintegration into education, work, and community.
Chronic Disease Self-Care Education & Advocacy
Provides workshops and lectures on chronic disease self-care, particularly diabetes, and trains peer support workers to assist patients with asthma and co-occurring conditions.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Diabetes Self-Management & Prevention Programs 1 activity
    • Chronic disease self-care education and peer support
      Conducts workshops and lectures on chronic disease self-care, with a focus on diabetes and asthma; trains staff in diabetes self-management and deploys peer support workers to improve patient outcomes and connect individuals to services for co-occurring conditions.
  • Gun Violence Prevention & Intervention 1 activity
    • Mentoring for justice-involved young adults
      Provides mentoring services to young adults aged 16 to 24 on probation in the South Bronx to reduce criminal behavior and support reintegration through education, employment, and community engagement.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.70M
Contributions & grants$2.66M98%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$43K2%
Other revenue$4K
expenses
Total expenses$3.11M
Program expenses73%
Admin / overhead27%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$2.01M
Grants paid out$3K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$4.23M
Cash$3.03M
Investments$0
Liabilities$236K
Net assets$4.00M
Liquid reserves11.7 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -41.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Christopher Norwood Exec. Director until 5/15/25 40 $91K
board members · 8
  • Andrew Telzak — Board Member
  • Cheryl Merzel — Board Member
  • Frank Maresca — Treasurer
  • Hal Strelnick MD — President
  • Heather Archer-Dyer — Member
  • Melissa Baker — Board Member
  • Robert Morrow — Board Member
  • Socrates Caba — Board Member
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • South Bronx Partner — Location where mentoring services are delivered to justice-involved young adults.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Peer Support Model
    methodology: peer_support_model
    By employing peer support workers, we improve chronic disease outcomes and address co-occurring conditions, because peers with shared experiences build trust and reduce barriers to care engagement.
  • Transformative Mentoring
    methodology: transformative_mentoring
    By using transformative mentoring, we address systemic health and social risks among youth and young adults in high-need communities, because lived experience and relational support enable deeper engagement and lasting behavioral change.