named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Individual Therapeutic Mentoring
Mentors meet 1-2 times per week with middle school students during school hours to support goal-setting across five dimensions: school and career, finance, relationships, community, and health and wellness, using an anti-oppressive framework.
Saturday Community Based Activities
Weekly Saturday outings to museums, performances, and cultural events in NYC, fully funded by the organization to expand access to enriching experiences for mentees and mentors.
Small Group Services
After-school small groups focused on peer socialization, healing, and exploration, open to all students in partner middle schools and tailored to mentees’ needs and interests.
Whole Family Academic Advocacy
Provides support to both students and their caregivers through individual and group services focused on academic engagement, family goal-setting, and building social networks.
activities · 13 groups
What they do
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Direct Mental Health Counseling and Support Services 2 activities
- Individual therapeutic mentoring for middle school studentsProvides clinically-supported, one-on-one therapeutic mentoring to underserved middle school students, meeting 1–2 times per week during school hours to support personalized goals, mental health, and developmental challenges. This includes youth with PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
- Mental health and social-emotional wellness supportSupports improved mental health outcomes and social-emotional wellness among mentees, including reductions in symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression, and enhancements in resilience, leadership, and relationships.
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Student Support and Academic Services 1 activity
- Academic engagement and high school readiness supportSupports middle school students in achieving regular attendance, satisfactory academic performance, and positive school engagement to promote successful transition to high school.
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Community Event-Based Giving Programs 1 activity
- Annual community events and outreach initiativesOrganizes annual toy drives, community givebacks, scholarships, and workshops to support local communities, particularly underserved youth and families in New York.
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Gun Violence Prevention & Intervention 1 activity
- Community advocacy to address gun violenceOrganized a 2020 march in Brooklyn to address gun violence in the Black community, mobilizing 500 participants including over 200 youth and community stakeholders.
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Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
- Corporate partnership and employee volunteer programsEngages corporate partners to sustain services and offers volunteer and service opportunities for corporate employees as part of community engagement and program delivery.
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Hospital and Medical Center Support 1 activity
- Grantmaking to support health and wellbeing of vulnerable New YorkersFunds initiatives that improve health and wellbeing, eliminate barriers to care, and bridge gaps in health services for vulnerable populations in New York.
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Program Evaluation and Impact Research 1 activity
- Impact evaluation and theory of change development for mentoring programsDevelops theories of change and conducts impact evaluations for multiple mentoring programs to strengthen program design and measure effectiveness.
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Training and Capacity Building for Trauma-Informed Student Support 1 activity
- Professional development and supervision for social work studentsProvides individual and group supervision and professional development for social work students to practice anti-oppressive clinical skills in school-based settings.
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Youth and Community Research Initiatives 1 activity
- Research publication and dissemination on equity and mentoringPublishes and presents research on equity in mentoring, coalition building, gender and intersectionality in community organizing, participatory action research, social capital in immigrant communities, and anti-oppressive mentoring approaches.
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Youth Cultural and Educational Travel Programs 1 activity
- Saturday community-based youth development activitiesOrganizes Saturday programs that enable youth to explore New York City, build life skills, and access cultural and developmental opportunities, with all costs—including fees, food, and transportation—covered for participating families.
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Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs 1 activity
- Small group after-school mentoring programsRuns weekly after-school group sessions focused on peer connection, socialization, healing, personal growth, and exploration in a supportive environment for middle school students.
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Family-School Engagement Programs 1 activity
- Whole Family Academic Advocacy ProgramPartners with caregivers to strengthen family engagement in students’ education through academic advocacy and support services for both mentees and their families, aiming to improve attendance, grades, and school readiness.
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Organizational DEI Capacity Building 1 activity
- Youth-centered organizational development and values co-creationConducts inclusive, months-long roundtable discussions with youth, families, staff, and board members to co-develop organizational values and guide institutional practices.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.13M
Contributions & grants$1.09M97%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$35K
expenses
Total expenses$1.35M
Program expenses66%
Admin / overhead21%
Fundraising13%
Salaries & benefits$937K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$349K
Cash$198K
Investments$0
Liabilities$39K
Net assets$310K
Liquid reserves1.8 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -15.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA GREENAWALT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $132K |
| CANDICE- BROWN SAUNDERS | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 50 | $107K |
board members · 15
- DAVID RAYMOND — TREASURER
- DEENA HANNA — VICE PRESIDENT
- DIVYA CHHABRA — BOARD MEMBER
- JEFFREY MUTI — SECRETARY
- JORDAN ROMANOFF — BOARD MEMBER
- JOSEPH CATALDO — BOARD MEMBER
- KAREN MINER-ROMANOFF — CO-PRESIDENT
- KRISTEEN MEHTA — BOARD MEMBER
- KRYSTAL TENA — BOARD MEMBER
- LIZ CASAZZA — BOARD MEMBER
- LIZ CEISLER — BOARD MEMBER
- MARCO GOMEZ — BOARD MEMBER
- MAY NAZARENO — BOARD MEMBER
- ROBINSON LYNN — BOARD MEMBER
- TRAVIS JOHNSON — CO-PRESIDENT
relationships · 32
Who they work with
- AVO Construction Partner — Construction and development partner supporting community infrastructure
- BNY Mellon Partner — Collaboration on community impact and philanthropy
- CAC Inc. Partner — Partnership to give back to NYC communities where CAC operates
- Capital One Partner — Partnership focused on financial well-being and community engagement
- Corporate partners Partner — Corporate entities that provide support and participate in volunteer opportunities with The Arthur Project
- DJ McManus Foundation Inc Partner — Shared commitment to justice and humane living opportunities
- GTIS Partner — Real estate investment and development partner
- Harman Family Foundation Partner — Funder supporting programs at the intersection of arts and youth development in NYC
- Marrus Family Foundation Funder — Private foundation in New York providing funding support
- Mayor Eric Adams Government — Destiny Kirk was appointed as a Youth Ambassador for Mayor Eric Adams.
- Mother Cabrini Partner — Inspiration for mission and values related to social justice and service to the poor
- New Profit Partner — Venture philanthropy partner advancing equity and opportunity through social entrepreneurs
- Partner Middle Schools Partner — Collaborates with middle schools to identify and serve students in need of therapeutic mentoring.
- Pinkerton Partner — Funder dedicated to improving lives of young people in low-income NYC neighborhoods
- Project Innovation NBC Partner — Grants partnership supporting innovative nonprofit solutions in NBC markets including NYC
- Prosper Road Foundation Partner — Funder providing educational and mental health support to disadvantaged youth
- Quontic Partner — Community Development Financial Institution supporting financial inclusion
- RBC Capital Markets Partner — Financial services partner supporting organizational goals
- RBC Foundation USA Partner — Funder supporting nonprofits that improve quality of life and promote diversity
- Schools of social work Partner — Partners with schools of social work to recruit and place social work students in field placements.
- Sigma Worldwide LLC Partner — Partner in manufacturing, engineering, and design solutions
- Spark Youth NYC Partner — Funder and technical support provider for emerging youth-development programs in NYC
- Tarter Krinsky & Drogin Partner — Legal services partner supporting organizational needs
- The Good Nation Foundation Partner — Partnership to connect donors with high-performing nonprofits
- The Korda Institute for Teaching Partner — Collaborative leadership and program evaluation partnership through shared board leadership.
- The New Yankees Stadium Community Benefits Fund Partner — Grants collaboration to improve quality of life in the Bronx through civic, educational, health, and cultural initiatives
- The Wellness Classroom Partner — Collaboration to support mental health and well-being interventions in NYC K-12 schools
- William T Grant Capacity Building Grant Funder — Funder supporting organizational infrastructure of small NYC nonprofits serving youth
- Youth Inc Partner — Venture philanthropy partner empowering NYC youth-serving nonprofits
- caregivers Partner — Collaborates with caregivers to support students' educational journeys through academic advocacy services.
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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 and Collaborative Program Designmethodology: community-led_designBy centering the self-identified needs of youth, families, and community stakeholders in program development and decision-making, the organization increases relevance and engagement because solutions co-created with lived experience are more likely to address root causes and drive ownership of outcomes.
- Developmental Timing Intervention Frameworkmethodology: neurodevelopmental-interventionBy focusing on middle school as a neurodevelopmentally sensitive period, the organization maximizes impact on long-term life outcomes because interventions during peak windows of identity formation and brain plasticity can redirect trajectories toward positive health, academic, and social behaviors.
- Relationship-Based Mentoring for Mattering and Developmentmethodology: relationship-based_learningBy using clinically-trained mentors in structured, therapeutic relationships, the organization fosters a sense of mattering in underserved youth, which it believes leads to expanded life opportunities because relational trust during critical developmental periods strengthens identity, agency, and resilience.
- Three-Phase Relational Model for Identity and Agencymethodology: three-phase_mentoring_modelThrough a progressive mentoring journey—'I matter to you,' 'I matter to myself,' 'I matter to the world'—the organization builds self-worth and agency by leveraging relational trust as a foundation for internalized identity and outward empowerment, based on the belief that sequential emotional development drives lasting behavioral change.
- Whole-Family and Whole-Person Support Modelmethodology: whole_family_academic_advocacyBy integrating academic, social, emotional, and familial support within mentoring, the organization promotes sustainable youth development because it views individual growth as interdependent with family systems and holistic well-being across multiple life domains.