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FUND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 474915755 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE L11 · Housing & Shelter · Medium ($1M-$10M) · communityfund.nyc
revenue
$5.2M
expenses
$3.7M
net assets
$10.1M
employees
11
volunteers
20
program ratio
77%
mission · from form 990

TO ENHANCE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR NEW YORK CITY HOUSING RESIDENTS.

profile · synthesized from sources

An artist-in-residency program that places local artists in public housing developments across New York City's five boroughs to foster community engagement through cultural and artistic programming. The initiative works within NYCHA housing developments, partnering with existing community centers to support resident-driven art projects in dance, visual arts, fashion, and performance. The program runs from 2024 to 2026 and is designed to amplify underrepresented narratives and strengthen community identity.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

From Roots to Arts: Celebrating NYCHA’s Cultural Heritage
20-month artist-in-residency pilot program placing one local artist in each of five NYCHA developments across the five boroughs to co-create public art programming with residents, focusing on cultural heritage, storytelling, and community identity.
activities · 13 groups

What they do

  • Perinatal Support Services 1 activity
    • Connects expecting families in NYCHA communities to health and support resources
      Supports Healthy Start @ NYCHA, a program that connects expecting families living in NYCHA communities to essential resources and support services.
  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
    • Funds resident-led climate action and sustainability projects
      Provides grants to NYCHA residents for community climate action and sustainability initiatives through the Resident Climate Action Grants program.
  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Access Programs 1 activity
    • Funds scholarships for NYCHA residents through the NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship program
      Provides scholarship funds to support NYCHA residents pursuing higher education through the NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship program, investing in the next generation of leaders.
  • Neighborhood Civic Engagement 1 activity
    • Implements participatory budgeting for NYCHA community projects
      Leads The People’s Money 2024/25 participatory budgeting cycle, launching Phase 1: Idea Generation in October 2024 to enable NYCHA residents to submit project ideas addressing community needs.
  • Clean Energy Workforce Training 1 activity
    • Operates the NYCHA Clean Energy Academy for green job training
      Invests in and manages the NYCHA Clean Energy Academy, which provides customized green job training and wrap-around support services to NYCHA residents for employment in clean energy fields.
  • Oral History Collection and Preservation 1 activity
    • Preserves and expands access to NYCHA’s historical archives
      Collaborates on a 3-year initiative to incorporate oral histories from NYCHA residents into the NYCHA archival collection, organizes and catalogs historical assets, and digitizes photographs, documents, videos, and NYCHA Journal newspapers to create a publicly accessible historical collection.
  • Youth Workforce Readiness Programs 1 activity
    • Provides youth development and career pathway programs for public housing residents
      Offers paid programming, education, and leadership development opportunities to youth in public housing, building pathways to careers and higher education.
  • Artist Residencies and Studio Programs 1 activity
    • Supports arts, culture, and community storytelling in NYCHA communities
      Leads A GREAT DAY IN BROOKLYN, an annual festival celebrating arts and culture in Brooklyn, and supports a 20-month artist-in-residence program across five NYCHA campuses in all five boroughs (2024–2026), engaging local artists and hosting community events to inform public art programming. Also founded TRUTHIS Studios, a Brooklyn-based creative collective focused on arts, identity, and community storytelling.
  • First-Time Homebuyer Support Services 1 activity
    • Supports economic mobility and self-sufficiency for NYCHA residents
      Supports NYCHA’s Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program, including the FSS Rent Escrow Program, College Savings, and Rent-to-Save Programs, to increase economic opportunities for public housing residents.
  • Urban Park and Public Space Conservation 1 activity
    • Supports public parkland maintenance in Brooklyn and Queens
      Supports a public-private partnership that maintains 10,000 acres of city, state, and federal parkland in Brooklyn and Queens.
  • Small Business Technical Assistance 1 activity
    • Supports resident entrepreneurship through NYCHArepreneurs
      Provides direct services, education, and support to resident-owned businesses in public housing, with business pathways in food, childcare, and construction.
  • Neighborhood Revitalization Initiatives 1 activity
    • Supports resident-led capital improvements and public space revitalization in NYCHA communities
      Manages capital investments and facilitates participatory planning and co-design processes to improve shared public spaces and neighborhood infrastructure across NYCHA developments based on resident priorities. This includes creating and activating community-designed green spaces at four NYCHA developments in Brooklyn and the Bronx through the Green Space Connections program.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Funds archival revitalization and historical preservation for NYCHA
      Awards a $493,000 grant to revitalize and expand NYCHA’s archival collection, supporting the digitization of photographs, documents, videos, and NYCHA Journal newspapers, and the development of an interactive web-based “StoryMap” showcasing NYCHA’s history across all five boroughs.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$5.16M
Contributions & grants$4.89M95%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$243K5%
Other revenue$25K
expenses
Total expenses$3.73M
Program expenses77%
Admin / overhead18%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$915K
Grants paid out$151K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$10.83M
Cash$8.36M
Investments$0
Liabilities$749K
Net assets$10.08M
Liquid reserves26.9 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -31.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ALEX ZABLOCKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50 $200K
CLAIRE MCLEVEIGHN CHIEF STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT OFFICER 50 $123K
board members · 21
  • ANNIE KOO — DIRECTOR
  • ANNIKA LESCOTT-MARTINEZ — DIRECTOR
  • DIALLO POWELL — VICE CHAIR
  • JEFF LINDOR — DIRECTOR
  • JENNIFER KAMINSKY — DIRECTOR
  • JESSICA SHERMAN — DIRECTOR
  • JOANNE WILSON — CHAIR
  • JONNEL DORIS — DIRECTOR
  • JULIO E CORDOVA — DIRECTOR
  • KAREN BLONDEL — DIRECTOR
  • LISA BOVA-HIATT — DIRECTOR
  • LIZ NEUMARK — SECRETARY
  • MARQUISE STILLWELL — DIRECTOR
  • MATTHEW CULLINEN — DIRECTOR
  • MICHELLE GOMEZ — DIRECTOR
  • REGGIE THOMAS — DIRECTOR THRU EARLY 24
  • ROSINA ABRAMSON — DIRECTOR
  • SIDEYA SHERMAN — DIRECTOR
  • STEPHEN S CORNICK — DIRECTOR
  • SUSAN BEANE — DIRECTOR
  • UKAH BUSGITH — DIRECTOR
relationships · 50

Who they work with

  • AT&T Foundation Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Amazon Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • BFC Partners Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Block, Inc. Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Booth Ferris Foundation Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • CUNY Partner — Partners with CUNY to administer the NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship program.
  • Capital One Foundation Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Center for Justice Innovation Partner — Collaborates with the Fund and NYCHA on the Green Space Connections initiative.
  • Center for Justice Innovation Partner — Previously led public space and engagement initiatives across NYCHA communities in collaboration with the Center for Justice Innovation.
  • Children’s Arts & Science Workshops, Inc. Partner — Hosts the artist-in-residence program at the Bronx River Community Center in partnership with the Fund.
  • Design Trust for Public Space Partner — Manages the Green Space Connections program in collaboration with the Fund for Public Housing.
  • Deutsche Bank Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Douglaston Development Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Enterprise Community Partners Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Ford Foundation Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Goldman Sachs Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Gotham Gives Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Grand St. Settlement Partner — Hosts the artist-in-residence program at the Bushwick Hylan Community Center in partnership with the Fund.
  • Helmsley Charitable Trust Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • JPMorgan Chase Foundation Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • LaGuardia and Wagner Archives Partner — Partners with PHCF to incorporate oral histories and digitize archival materials from NYCHA.
  • Leon Levy Foundation Funder — Provides a $493,000 grant to support the archival revitalization project.
  • Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Funder — Provided a $3.2 million grant to support the Green Space Connections program.
  • M & T Charitable Foundation Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • Mekhtiyev Law Firm, P.C. Funder — Institutional donor providing financial support to the Fund.
  • NYC Civic Engagement Commission Partner — Co-led the launch of Cycle 3 of The People’s Money 2024/25 participatory budgeting process.
  • NYC Department of Youth and Community Development Government — Collaborates through the DYCD Cornerstone Program framework to host artist residencies in NYCHA community centers.
  • NYCHA Partner — Collaborates with NYCHA to deliver programs in leadership development, financial empowerment, community health, and workforce training.
  • NYCHA Partner — Partnered with FUND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING INC to launch Phase 1: Idea Generation for the 2024/25 participatory budgeting cycle.
  • NYCHA Partner — Primary community partner serving public housing residents across New York City.
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strategies · 5

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.

  • Community-Led Leadership and Innovation Incubation
    methodology: leadership_incubation
    By incubating resident-driven initiatives in areas like food access and workforce development, the organization produces scalable, equitable solutions because empowering local leadership fosters innovation that is culturally relevant and community-owned.
  • Cross-Sector Resourcing for Equitable Urban Outcomes
    methodology: public-private_partnership
    By mobilizing financial and institutional resources through public-private and cross-sector partnerships, the organization advances equitable urban development because collaborative investment models amplify impact and distribute power more equitably across stakeholders.
  • Cultural Storytelling and Historical Reclamation
    methodology: cultural_reclamation
    By centering residents and local artists in cultural storytelling and archival work, the organization fosters community identity and dignity because reclaiming shared histories strengthens collective agency and challenges stigmatizing narratives about public housing.
  • Participatory Budgeting and Democratic Governance
    methodology: participatory_budgeting
    By engaging residents directly in municipal budget allocation, the organization strengthens community agency and produces more responsive public spending because participatory budgeting democratizes decision-making and aligns investments with community priorities.
  • Resident-Centered Participatory Design
    methodology: participatory_design
    By involving residents in the design and governance of capital projects and public spaces, the organization produces healthier, safer, and more sustainable community outcomes because resident-led planning ensures solutions reflect lived experience and local priorities.