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CHILDREN OF PROMISE NYC
BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 830440009 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE I43 · Crime & Legal-Related · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$5.4M
expenses
$5.4M
net assets
$800K
employees
123
volunteers
117
program ratio
83%
mission · from form 990

PROVIDE CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS WITH GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND RESOURCES

profile · synthesized from sources

Children of Promise NYC provides therapeutic and mentorship services to children of incarcerated parents in New York. The organization offers behavioral counseling, trauma-informed support, and one-on-one mentoring to help youth process their experiences and avoid intergenerational incarceration. Programs are designed to foster emotional resilience and expand life opportunities for affected families.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $535K
    THERAPEUTIC SERVICES - OFFERING BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS AND COUNSELING TO CHILDREN OF IMPRISONED PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILY WHERE THEY CAN SAFELY EXPLORE THEIR PAST TRAUMAS, RECOGNIZE THEIR PRESENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MOVE FORWARD TOWARD FUTURE GOALS
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Project Dream: Directing Realities Through Exposure, Access, Monitoring
Provides one-to-one matches between children of imprisoned parents and trained mentors; includes structured trips and activities aimed at breaking the cycle of intergenerational incarceration
Therapeutic Services
Offers behavioral assessments and counseling to children of imprisoned parents and their families, enabling safe exploration of trauma, recognition of present achievements, and goal setting for the future
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Youth One-on-One Mentoring 1 activity
    • Project DREAM mentoring program
      Operates Project DREAM, a one-to-one mentoring program that matches children of incarcerated parents with trained mentors and engages them in trips and activities designed to disrupt intergenerational incarceration.
  • Support for Families Impacted by Incarceration 1 activity
    • Therapeutic behavioral assessments and counseling
      Provides therapeutic behavioral assessments and counseling services to children of incarcerated parents and their families to address trauma and support future goal-setting.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$5.44M
Contributions & grants$5.35M98%
Program service revenue$89K2%
Investment income$5840%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$5.40M
Program expenses83%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising3%
Salaries & benefits$2.70M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$6.01M
Cash$35K
Investments$0
Liabilities$5.21M
Net assets$800K
Liquid reserves0.1 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -6.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Sharon Content PRESIDENT/FOUNDER 40 $262K
board members · 11
  • Andrew Maloney — President
  • Cynthia Henandez — DIRECTOR
  • Darley Charles — DIRECTOR
  • Etienne Douyon — DIRECTOR
  • George Lino — VICE-CHAIR
  • Gregory Mazzanobile — TREASURER
  • Gregory Shultz — DIRECTOR
  • Jason Peltz — DIRECTOR
  • Oma Holloway — SECRETARY
  • Sheri Yan — DIRECTOR
  • Stacey St Rose — DIRECTOR
strategies · 1

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.

  • Trauma-Informed Mentoring and Counseling
    methodology: trauma_informed_care
    By providing trauma-informed therapeutic counseling and trained mentorship, the organization helps children of incarcerated parents process trauma, build self-awareness, and develop future-oriented goals, thereby reducing the risk of intergenerational incarceration because emotional regulation and positive role modeling are critical to breaking cycles of systemic harm.