irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $55KTHE NEW LIFE ATHLETICS PROGRAM PROMOTES ATHLETIC AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH THROUGH BASKETBALL AND OTHER SPORTS ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM OFFERS BASKETBALL TRAINING, TENNIS, AND SAILING TO ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL FITNESS, TEAMWORK, AND RESILIENCE. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH NYC PARKS AND THE CHOSEN BASKETBALL PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE EXPERT COACHING, MENTORSHIP, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SPORTS EVENTS.
- #2 $65KCAMP NEW LIFE AT LAKE CHAMPION IS A YOUTH RETREAT THAT FOSTERS PERSONAL GROWTH, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND SPIRITUAL REFLECTION IN AN OUTDOOR SETTING. THE CAMP OFFERS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HIKING, BOATING, ROPES COURSES, AND TEAM CHALLENGES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, AND RESILIENCE. THROUGH GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND SHARED EXPERIENCES, PARTICIPANTS BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS.
named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Camp New Life at Lake Champion
Youth retreat featuring outdoor activities such as hiking, boating, and ropes courses to foster personal growth, community building, and spiritual reflection
Culinary Arts Initiative
Hands-on program centered on a Teaching Kitchen to address food insecurity and provide workforce training in the culinary arts
New Life Athletics Program
Offers basketball, tennis, and sailing to promote physical fitness, teamwork, and resilience through partnerships with NYC Parks and Chosen Basketball Program
Pathways to Success Program
Holistic youth development program encompassing academic enrichment, STEM, and career readiness for teens aged 12–18
activities · 7 groups
What they do
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Youth Development Programs 1 activity
- Delivering multi-pillar youth empowerment programsEmpowers youth aged 12–18 across New York City through structured programming in five core areas: academics, art, athletics, service projects, and spiritual formation, offered at a consolidated headquarters on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
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Child & Youth Meal Programs 1 activity
- Distributing meals and pantry items to youth and familiesProvides meals directly to youth aged 12–18 and partners with organizations across New York City to distribute fresh meals, pantry items, and resources to youth and their families.
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Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
- Funding transition to grantmaking modelTransitioning from direct service provision to becoming a grantmaking foundation that funds organizations serving young people in New York City.
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Guided Outdoor Expedition Programs 1 activity
- Operating Camp New Life at Lake ChampionRuns a youth retreat at Lake Champion offering hiking, boating, ropes courses, and team challenges to foster personal growth, confidence, teamwork, and life skills through shared outdoor experiences.
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Culinary Workforce Training Programs 1 activity
- Operating a Teaching Kitchen for youthConstructing and preparing to operate a Teaching Kitchen at its Ludlow Street site that will host youth-led cooking workshops, nutritional education, and workforce training for teens in New York City.
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Youth Soccer Development Programs 1 activity
- Operating youth athletics programsProvides youth in New York City with basketball training, tennis, and sailing through the New Life Athletics Program, promoting physical fitness, teamwork, and resilience with expert coaching and mentorship.
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After-School Academic and Enrichment Programs 1 activity
- Providing after-school and college readiness programmingOffers after-school support, college tours, and career readiness initiatives as part of its youth development programming for teens in New York City.
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financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$760K
Contributions & grants$611K80%
Program service revenue$6K1%
Investment income$143K19%
Other revenue$473
expenses
Total expenses$1.68M
Program expenses70%
Admin / overhead20%
Fundraising9%
Salaries & benefits$1.12M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$4.54M
Cash$108K
Investments$942K
Liabilities$65K
Net assets$4.48M
Liquid reserves7.5 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue +46.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD HOFFMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $131K |
| DANA FLEMING | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & FINANCE | 40 | $120K |
board members · 7
- BRENT BOUNDS — BOARD MEMBER
- CHIP DILLON — CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
- DANIEL MARTE — BOARD MEMBER
- DERY RODRIGUEZ — BOARD SECRETARY
- ERIC P HAIMS — BOARD MEMBER
- MARK ATKINSON — BOARD MEMBER
- ZACHARY LEMBKE — BOARD TREASURE
relationships · 8
Who they work with
- Hope for New York Partner — Awarded a $25,000 community grant to support the construction of New Life of NYC's Teaching Kitchen.
- Hope for New York Partner — Partnered with New Life of NYC in The Hunger Collective initiative to address food insecurity.
- Lower East Side community Partner — Community where New Life of NYC first began and to which it is returning through consolidation of operations.
- NYC Parks Partner — Partner in the New Life Athletics Program, supporting youth sports activities with access to facilities and joint programming.
- New Life of New York City, Inc. Government — Federal tax ID (23-7344354) indicates formal nonprofit status under IRS 501(c)(3) designation.
- Rethink Food Partner — Partner organization collaborating to enhance food security for youth served by New Life of NYC.
- The Chosen Basketball Program Partner — Partner in the New Life Athletics Program, providing expert coaching and mentorship for youth basketball participants.
- Young Life Partner — Bill Milliken of Young Life mentored Robert “Bo” Nixon, a foundational figure in New Life of NYC’s story.
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.
- Culinary Arts as Dual Pathway for Workforce Development and Food Securitymethodology: culinary_workforce_modelBy operating hands-on culinary arts programs, the organization creates youth career pathways while addressing food insecurity, because vocational training integrated with real-world service increases engagement, skill retention, and community benefit simultaneously.
- Faith-Based Discipleship as Development Catalystmethodology: faith_based_discipleshipBy integrating daily faith-based discipleship with resource provision, the organization aims to reshape youth identity and behavior, because spiritual formation is believed to produce lasting personal transformation and resilience.
- Holistic, Multi-Pillar Youth Development Modelmethodology: holistic_youth_developmentBy integrating academics, arts, athletics, service, and spiritual formation as interdependent pillars, the organization empowers youth to build a hopeful future, because addressing multiple dimensions of development simultaneously creates compounding, long-term impact.
- Sports and Outdoor Experiential Programming for Character Developmentmethodology: experiential_youth_developmentBy using sports and outdoor adventure activities as vehicles for youth development, the organization fosters teamwork, resilience, and life skills, because experiential challenges combined with reflection deepen personal growth more effectively than classroom-only models.
- Transition to Strategic Grantmaking for Greater Ecosystem Impactmethodology: strategic_grantmakingBy shifting from direct service to grantmaking, the organization seeks to amplify impact across youth-serving organizations, because financial investment in multiple partners enables broader reach and systemic strengthening more effectively than localized programming alone.