irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $9.51MTHROUGH OUR FAMILY SUCCESS INITIATIVE, FAMILY COACHES HELP PARENTS DEVELOP THEIR PARENTING SKILL SETS AND CONNECT WITH A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. FAMILY COACHES MEET ONE-ON-ONE TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO PARENTS IN INTENSELY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, INCLUDING STRUGGLES WITH HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND POVERTY. PARENTS ARE WORKING TOWARDS REUNIFYING WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE OR DEVELOPING NEW STRATEGIES TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES SAFE AND INTACT. FAMILY COACHES ALSO LEAD NETWORK SUPPORT GROUPS, VISIT COACHING, PARENTING JOURNEY GROUPS, AND BABY AND ME DEVELOPMENTAL PLAYGROUPS WHERE PARENTS DEVELOP SKILLS AND PROVIDE AND RECEIVE PEER SUPPORT. IN FY2024, WE SERVED 193 PARENTS THROUGH DIRECT COACHING, PARENTING JOURNEY ABD DEVELOPMENTAL PLAYGROUPS.OUR GRAHAM SLAM COACHING PROGRAM HELPS OLDER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS 16 TO 24 YEARS OLD, MANY OF WHOM ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN FOSTER CARE, FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, ACHIEVE POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND ENTER A PATHWAY TO CAREER SUCCESS. IN FY2024, 360 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE GRAHAM SLAM PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HAS DEMONSTRATED STRONG RESULTS WITH 168 OF 21 YEAR OLDS IN GRAHAM SLAM HAVING GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, COMPARED WITH 20% OF OLDER YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE IN NEW YORK CITY WHO AGED OUT OF CARE.OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND PUBLIC HOUSING-BASED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS SUPPORT AND ENGAGED 2,419 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, THE ARTS, ATHLETICS, TUTORING, AND HOMEWORK HELP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PS/MS 123 IN HARLEM, OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROVIDED SUCCESS MENTORS TO ENGAGE FAMILIES AND IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; AND WE HAVE PARTNERED TO SUPPORT AN EXTENDED LEARNING DAY AND PROVIDED SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY. THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH A PREVIOUSLY LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND FAMILY PARTICIPATION AND A DROP IN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.THE HUNTS POINT O.U.R. PLACE FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTER, WHICH WELCOMES FAMILIES INTO A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT STRENGTHENS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NEIGHBORS, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND GIVE BACK, TO LEARN ABOUT AND ACCESS CONCRETE SUPPORTS, AND TO MAKE AND INFLUENCE THE CHANGES THEY WANT TO SEE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE GOALS OF THE FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTER ARE TO HELP STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY BONDS, HELP RESIDENTS CONNECT TO RESOURCES THAT HELP AVERT CRISES, AND TO INCREASE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT INFLUENCE POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING. IN FY2024, WE SERVED 3,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
- #2 $7.49MGRAHAM WINDHAM'S MEDICAID SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICAID-FUNDED CARE COORDINATION TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO NEED FAMILY-BASED FOSTER CARE. WE PARTNER AND FUND EXTERNAL PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL, DENTAL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, AND SOME MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FAMILY-BASED FOSTER CARE. WE ALSO RUN AN ARTICLE 31 CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC THAT PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES WITH GRAHAM WINDHAM, AS WELL AS YOUTH IN THE HARLEM COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN HARLEM, THE BRONX, AND IN BROOKLYN. GRAHAM ALSO DELIVERS HEALTH HOMES CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ANY MEDICAID ELIGIBLE CHILD WHO MEETS ANY OF THE MEDICAL NEED ASSESSMENTS UNDER CHRONIC HEALTH, COMPLEX TRAUMA, SED AND HIV/AIDS. THE PROGRAM ACTS AS THE OVERALL HEALTH ADVOCATES FOR THESE CHILDREN/FAMILIES.
named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
After-School and Summer Programs
Community school programs in public schools and housing developments offering tutoring, homework help, arts, athletics, and mentoring to children and youth, in partnership with schools like PS/MS 123 in Harlem.
Family Success Initiative
Provides family coaches who offer one-on-one support to parents in crisis, helping them develop parenting skills and work toward family reunification or stability. Includes support groups, home visits, and developmental playgroups.
Graham SLAM
Coaching program for youth ages 16–24, many in or aging out of foster care, focused on high school completion, post-secondary education, vocational training, and career readiness.
Medicaid Services
Includes Medicaid-funded care coordination, mental health treatment through an Article 31 clinic, and Health Homes care management for children with chronic health conditions, complex trauma, SED, or HIV/AIDS.
activities · 16 groups
What they do
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Residential Care for At-Risk Youth 2 activities
- Providing foster care servicesProvides foster care services to children and youth in the Bronx, Harlem, and Brooklyn, supporting their safety, stability, and permanency.
- Supporting families through holistic engagement and stabilization servicesProvides family support and empowerment services addressing substance abuse, mental health, intimate partner violence, and parenting challenges; served 234 families in one reporting period and 193 parents through coaching, parenting groups, and playgroups in FY2024. Also partners with seven schools to assist families with peer connections, essential needs, benefit access, and school engagement.
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Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Education 1 activity
- Advocating for child welfare policy reformAdvocated for the passage of the Anti-Harassment in Reporting Act, which eliminates anonymous reporting to the State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, resulting in its enactment in December 2025 under Governor Kathy Hochul.
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Foster Youth Transition Support 1 activity
- Delivering long-term education and career coaching through Graham SLAMProvides comprehensive, long-term education and career coaching for youth in foster care through the Graham SLAM initiative, supporting participants from 8th grade through college or vocational training into living-wage employment by age 26. In FY2024, 360 young people participated, with 168 21-year-olds graduating high school—significantly outperforming citywide outcomes for youth in foster care.
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Outpatient Mental Health Clinic Services 1 activity
- Delivering trauma-informed mental health servicesProvides trauma-informed mental health treatment in Harlem, the Bronx, and Brooklyn using evidence-based therapies such as TF-CBT, MI, and CBT for depression, anxiety, and behavioral issues, including school-based therapy at PS/MS123 and MS424.
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Parenting Education and Support Programs 1 activity
- Developing and scaling parent support models citywideDeveloped the Family Success model, which pairs Family Advocates with parents of children in foster care, now implemented across all 26 foster care organizations in NYC under the name Parents Empowering Parents, contributing to improved family engagement and outcomes.
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Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
- Engaging volunteers in program supportEngages volunteers to support special projects for children, young adults, and families across its service sites.
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Small Business Technical Assistance 1 activity
- Facilitating entrepreneurship and economic self-sufficiencyProvides entrepreneurial training, coaching, and microgrants through O.U.R. Business, O.U.R. Design, O.U.R. Kitchen, and O.U.R. Barbers at O.U.R. Place to promote generational wealth-building in the Hunts Point/Longwood community.
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Youth Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
- Leading coalition-based advocacy to expand youth support modelsPlayed a key role in creating Fair Futures, a coalition of over 100 organizations and youth that successfully advocated for the expansion of the Graham SLAM model and tutoring approach to all young adults in foster care in NYC, securing a $30M city investment to serve over 3,000 young adults annually.
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Youth Workforce Readiness Programs 1 activity
- Offering workforce readiness and job placement supportDelivers workforce readiness programming through Graham WORKS, offering professional mentoring, internships, and job connections for young adults, as well as career coaching at O.U.R. Place Family Enrichment Center in the Bronx.
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Charter School Operations 1 activity
- Operating a special act K-12 schoolOperates the Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District, a K-12 special act school serving approximately 300 day-students from the New York Metropolitan area.
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Comprehensive Community Service Hubs 1 activity
- Operating community enrichment centersOperates multiple community centers including O.U.R. Place Family Enrichment Center in Hunts Point/Longwood and Manhattanville Cornerstone Community Center, providing career coaching, entrepreneurial training, small business incubation, tutoring, arts, sports, afterschool programs, summer camps, ESL classes, and family-centered activities.
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Podcast and Radio Production 1 activity
- Producing public awareness contentLaunched a podcast series titled Graham Studio™ Conversations, beginning with an episode honoring Eliza Hamilton, featuring a conversation between President & CEO Kym Watson and Phillipa Soo.
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Medicaid Health Home Care Coordination 1 activity
- Providing care management for youth with chronic illness or traumaOffers Health Homes care management for children and adolescents with trauma or chronic illness, coordinating medical and behavioral health care and connecting families to social supports.
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Nonprofit Internship Programs 1 activity
- Running paid internship and leadership development programsEngages young adults in career-connected learning and leadership development through the Scholars of Service internship program, launched in 2020 to provide paid opportunities during the pandemic.
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Child Welfare and Protection Services 1 activity
- Scaling evidence-based casework models across New York CityIntroduced Solution-Based Casework (SBC) to New York City in 2011, an evidence-based model focused on pragmatic solutions for families in crisis, which has since been scaled citywide to serve thousands of families through the Family Support system.
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Refugee and Immigrant Resettlement Services 1 activity
- Supporting newly arrived individuals and immigrantsSupported over 2,000 newly arrived individuals at O.U.R. Place Family Enrichment Center and the Stewart Hotel emergency relief center, offering stabilization and integration services.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$67.20M
Contributions & grants$64.99M97%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$2.03M3%
Other revenue$183K
expenses
Total expenses$67.84M
Program expenses83%
Admin / overhead15%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$40.57M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$61.89M
Cash$1.94M
Investments$19.84M
Liabilities$38.20M
Net assets$23.69M
Liquid reserves3.9 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +11.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 11
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| KIMBERLY HARDY WATSON | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 35 | $406K |
| BASIL WEBSTER | CFO | 35 | $291K |
| LAVERN HARRY VP FOR PREV- | ENTIVE, FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION | 35 | $268K |
| BONNIE KORNBERG CHIEF | DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGY OFFICER | 35 | $247K |
| KRISTEN RAGUSA | VP FOR YOUTH SUCCESS | 35 | $243K |
| NICOLE DUBOIS | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | 35 | $230K |
| EDWARD FABIAN | VP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES | 35 | $222K |
| YVONNE YU-TIN CHAN | GENERAL COUNSEL | 35 | $211K |
| SHARMEELA MEDIRATTA | VP FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELLNESS | 35 | $206K |
| PATRICK E GERMAIN | CHIEF PERFORMANCE OFFICER | 35 | $184K |
| ROBERT OSWALD | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | 35 | $173K |
board members · 14
- ADAM HEMLOCK — DIRECTOR
- ALEXANDRA ACKERMAN — VICE CHAIR
- BARBARA MARCUS — DIRECTOR
- EVAN GRAYER — VICE CHAIR
- EYAL SHEMESH MD — DIRECTOR
- GARRARD BEENEY — CO-CHAIR
- GEORGIA WALL — SENIOR VICE CHAIR
- HEATHER MCVEIGH — SECRETARY
- HENRY J CARNAGE — ASSISTANT TREASURER
- INDIA SNEED-WILLIAMS — DIRECTOR
- JACQUELINE ARTHUR — VICE CHAIR
- JENNIFER MACKESY — VICE CHAIR
- JOAN HAFFENREFFER — VICE CHAIR
- JOHN CECIL — SENIOR VICE CHAIR
relationships · 15
Who they work with
- Dune Road Foundation Funder — Funder supporting Graham Windham's mission to serve children, parents, and communities.
- Dune Road Foundation Partner — Funder and partner organization supporting Graham Windham's work with families and communities.
- Elizabeth Hamilton Partner — Co-founder of The Orphan Asylum Society in 1806; widow of Alexander Hamilton
- Fair Futures Coalition — Coalition of over 100 organizations and youth formed to advocate for expanding the Graham SLAM model to all young adults in foster care across NYC.
- Good Shepherd Services Partner — Co-hosted The Reckoning convenings to examine the history and impact of child welfare systems.
- Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District Partner — Operates a K-12 special act school district serving students referred by local school districts across the New York Metropolitan area.
- Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District Partner — Operates the Greenburgh-Graham School District, an intensive K-12 school serving students referred by local districts across the New York Metropolitan area.
- Isabella Graham Partner — Co-founder of The Orphan Asylum Society in 1806, which evolved into Graham Windham
- NY Foundling Partner — Collaborated with NY Foundling to co-develop and advocate for the expansion of youth support models through the Fair Futures coalition.
- NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS) Government — Partnered with ACS to scale the Parents Empowering Parents model across all foster care organizations in New York City.
- PS/MS 123 Partner — Partnered with PS/MS 123 in Harlem to provide community school services, including success mentors, extended learning day, and school-based mental health therapy.
- Phillipa Soo Partner — Collaborated with actress and singer Phillipa Soo on the inaugural episode of the Graham Studio™ Conversations podcast to discuss Eliza Hamilton's legacy.
- The Redlich Horwitz Foundation Partner — Co-hosted The Reckoning convenings to address harm in the child welfare system and promote community-based alternatives.
- Tutu School Partner — Corporate partner collaborating with Graham Windham to support children and families.
- Tutu School Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Graham Windham to support children and families in the community.
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.
- Co-Designed, Community-Centered Practicemethodology: community_centered_practiceBy centering the lived expertise of children, families, and communities in service design and delivery, we produce more effective and equitable outcomes because those most impacted are the true experts in their own needs and solutions.
- Data-Driven Innovation Cyclemethodology: data_driven_innovationBy using a continuous cycle of listening, learning, developing, testing, and implementing, we produce scalable, responsive programs because iterative learning ensures alignment with evolving community needs.
- Family Preservation via Community-Based Alternativesmethodology: family_preservationBy prioritizing family preservation through community-based alternatives to foster care, we produce greater child safety and family stability because keeping families together with targeted support is more effective than removal.
- Systemic Advocacy Through Community Leadershipmethodology: systemic_advocacyBy developing community leadership and advocating for policy reform, we produce systemic change because sustainable equity requires transforming the structures that perpetuate harm in the family regulation system.
- Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Based Therapeutic Supportmethodology: trauma_informed_careBy integrating trauma-informed care with evidence-based therapeutic models like solution-based casework and collaborative problem solving, we produce healing and family stability because these approaches address root causes of crisis while building on family strengths.