irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $5.05MOlder Adult Services: The Neighborhood House is a preeminent provider of programs and services for older adults. Our ultimate goal is to help older adults improve their quality of life, retain their independence and strengthen themselves and the community. We provide a broad range of integrated services for more than 11,000 older adult each year.
- #2 $4.64MEarly Childhood Center: Our early Childhood Center offers very low-income preschool children and their families a full-day, year-round developmentally-appropriate educational and social experience and broad continuum of services in a preeminent setting. Our core philosophy is that we address each child and family individually and tailor our interdisciplinary services to address the full range of strengths and needs so that each child can excel. Children and families benefit from our wonderful teaching teams and social workers and other Lenox Hill Neighborhood House services.
named programs · 6 · from sources
What they call their work
Early Childhood Center
Full-day, year-round preschool program for low-income children ages 3 to 5, offering education, family support, health services, arts, and farm-to-table meals. The program is free to families meeting federal Head Start income and age requirements.
Healthy Foods & Wellness
Provides farm-to-table meals, nutrition education, and cooking workshops for clients; includes in-house food services and community health initiatives.
Homeless and Housing Services
Supports adults who are or were formerly unhoused, including permanent supportive housing through Casa Mutua, and assistance with housing stability and access to social services.
Older Adult Services
Comprehensive services for older adults aimed at improving quality of life, maintaining independence, and strengthening community engagement. Includes social, health, and wellness programs.
The Teaching Kitchen
Training and technical assistance program that helps nonprofit organizations transition to farm-to-institution food service models by serving more fresh, local, and healthy meals without increasing costs.
Visual & Performing Arts
Arts education program for children and older adults, including music, dance, drama, and visual arts, with performances and cultural access through partnerships with NYC institutions.
activities · 12 groups
What they do
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Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
- Community cultural and heritage programmingHosts heritage and history month events, including Juneteenth and Indigenous People’s Day celebrations, book clubs featuring works by Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, panel discussions, self-defense classes, and workshops on disability justice and AAPI elder experiences.
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Youth and Family Cooking Education 1 activity
- Cooking education and nutrition outreachOffers The Teaching Kitchen program, which includes quarterly healthy cooking demonstrations and lessons for parents and guardians of Early Childhood Center students.
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Early Childhood Education & Development Programs 1 activity
- Early childhood education and family supportOperates an Early Childhood Center providing full-day, year-round education and comprehensive social services for 147 low-income preschool children ages 3 to 5 and their families. Includes literacy development through the Letterland curriculum, nature-based learning in a 7,500 sq ft Environmental Playscape, swimming instruction, gym-based exercise, and family workshops in multiple languages.
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Food Policy Advocacy & Nutrition Education 1 activity
- Food systems advocacyAdvocates to ensure food security, promote local procurement in government-funded meals, and advance equity and sustainability in New York’s food systems.
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Comprehensive Community Service Hubs 1 activity
- Integrated human services for low-income and vulnerable populationsProvides social, educational, health, housing, mental health, arts, nutritional, and fitness programs to thousands of individuals annually on Manhattan’s East Side, including support for immigrants and low-income New Yorkers.
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Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
- Meal service and food assistance programsServes over 250,000 meals annually across multiple programs, including three daily farm-to-table meals made with 90% fresh and 40% locally sourced produce. Meals are provided at the Women's Mental Health Shelter, Early Childhood Center, and the Center @ Lenox Hill Neighborhood House.
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Senior Congregate Centers 1 activity
- Older adult servicesOperates as the largest provider of older adult services on Manhattan’s East Side, offering essential services, educational classes, health and wellness programs, recreational activities, and community events to over 10,000 older adults annually. Supported by a dedicated center at Saint Peter's Church on Lexington Avenue.
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Organizational DEI Capacity Building 1 activity
- Organizational leadership development and DEIB capacity buildingFosters peer learning and coaching among organizational leaders to strengthen inclusive leadership practices, supported by annual diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) trainings for all staff, anti-bias and anti-racism training for hiring managers and new employees, and distribution of DEIB resource guides.
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Public Benefits Navigation and Enrollment 1 activity
- Public benefits and healthcare access assistanceProvides direct support to low-income New Yorkers in enrolling in and accessing medical care and public benefits such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP.
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Supportive and Emergency Housing Services 1 activity
- Supportive housing and shelter services for unhoused individualsProvides shelter and supportive housing to over 700 homeless, formerly homeless, or housing-insecure individuals annually, including operation of an 80-bed Women’s Mental Health Shelter at 643 Park Avenue and Casa Mutua, a permanent supportive housing residence in East Harlem.
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Volunteer-Driven Residential Care Support 1 activity
- Volunteer engagement and program supportEngages volunteers across age groups in structured roles including companionship for older adults, teaching assistance in early childhood education, leading activities in shelters, English instruction for immigrants, technology support, and food services assistance.
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Uncategorized 2 activities
- Capacity building for nonprofit food programsProvides a year-long training program, curriculum, kitchen consultations, technical assistance, and professional development workshops to staff from over 300 external nonprofit programs serving more than 35 million meals annually, helping them integrate fresh, healthy, and local food into meal services without increasing costs.
- Historical documentation and institutional memory projectsProduced a history book in 2019 documenting 125 years of community service using archival materials and collaboration with a historian; launched the “130 for 130” project in 2024 to share 130 stories reflecting the impact of its services.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$24.07M
Contributions & grants$21.50M89%
Program service revenue$588K2%
Investment income$2.12M9%
Other revenue$-136K
expenses
Total expenses$23.97M
Program expenses79%
Admin / overhead19%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$16.28M
Grants paid out$76K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$58.47M
Cash$1.62M
Investments$39.30M
Liabilities$3.19M
Net assets$55.28M
Liquid reserves20.5 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -2.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 9
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| Warren B Scharf | Executive Director | 35 | $425K |
| Mark Andermanis | Chief Operating Officer | 35 | $365K |
| Clara Dordulaw | Chief Accounting Officer | 35 | $321K |
| Rachel Bender | Chief Program Officer | 35 | $261K |
| Derek Samuelson | Director of Advancement | 35 | $216K |
| Teresa Stewart | Dir. Early Childhood Center | 35 | $184K |
| Jasmine McFarlane | Deputy Chief Program Officer | 35 | $160K |
| Anthony Snowden | Volunteer Director | 35 | $151K |
| Janette Newman | Deputy Dir. Early Childhood | 35 | $151K |
board members · 16
- Andreea Stan — Director
- Charles S Warren — Director
- Christine Colley King — Director
- David J Greenwald — Director
- Dusty Philip — Director
- Elizabeth P Munson — Director
- Greg Kwiat — Director
- Guy G Rutherfurd Jr — Director
- Hedi H White — Director
- Helene D Goldfarb — Director
- Helene H Tilney — Secretary
- John H Manice — Director
- Joseph Haslip — Director
- Juan A Sabater — Chair
- Margery Baker-Riker — Director
- Neha Motwani — Director
relationships · 26
Who they work with
- Anthony Snowden Partner — Volunteer Director coordinating individual volunteer applications and placements.
- Bilingual Care Partner — Strategic partner supporting services at the Early Childhood Center.
- Black, Indigenous and other People of Color communities Partner — Amplifies voices and centers experiences of Black, Indigenous and other People of Color in programming and community events.
- Common Ground Farm Partner — Evelyn García, Executive Chef & Director of Culinary Programs at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, serves on the board of Common Ground Farm.
- Cool Culture Partner — Partners to provide museum and cultural institution access for children and families.
- Education Development Center, Early Childhood Research Partner — Research partner in early childhood development initiatives.
- Good+Foundation Partner — Strategic partner supporting innovation and family outcomes at the Early Childhood Center.
- Healthy City Kids at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Partner — Strategic partner supporting services at the Early Childhood Center.
- Hunter College Libraries Partner — Collaborated with an historian using the archival collection housed at Hunter College Libraries to produce a history book for the organization's 125th anniversary.
- Joan Benefiel Partner — Events & Partnerships Manager responsible for corporate volunteer opportunities.
- LGBTQIA+ community Partner — Supports and includes LGBTQIA+ individuals in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives.
- LSA Family Services Partner — Strategic partner supporting services at the Early Childhood Center.
- NYU Dentistry Partner — Strategic partner supporting services at the Early Childhood Center.
- NYU Department of Occupational Therapy Partner — Strategic partner supporting services at the Early Childhood Center.
- NYU School of Communication and Speech Disorders Partner — Strategic partner supporting services at the Early Childhood Center.
- New York Center for Child Development Partner — Strategic partner supporting services at the Early Childhood Center.
- New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development Partner — Collaborates on designing a new Science and Math Curriculum for Preschoolers and other research initiatives.
- Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition Coalition — Member organization advocating against policies that impose wealth tests on immigrants.
- SUNY College of Optometry Partner — Strategic partner supporting services at the Early Childhood Center.
- Saint Peter's Church Partner — Co-locates an Older Adult Center at Saint Peter's Church.
- Saint Peter's Church Partner — Hosts an older adult center in partnership with Lenox Hill Neighborhood House.
- Sesame Street Partner — Partners to pilot new learning technologies in early childhood education.
- Weill Cornell Medicine Otolaryngology Partner — Strategic partner supporting services at the Early Childhood Center.
- immigrants and undocumented people Partner — Includes immigrants and undocumented people in organizational diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging focus and services.
- people with disabilities Partner — Engages people with disabilities through targeted programming such as Making Space for Disability Justice discussions.
- unhoused people Partner — Serves unhoused individuals as part of its client community and DEIB focus.
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.
- Client-Level Systems Navigation and Advocacymethodology: client_level_navigationBy directly navigating complex public systems on behalf of clients to secure housing, financial assistance, food, and medical care, the organization achieves equitable access to resources because structural barriers are actively mitigated through personalized advocacy.
- Farm-to-Table and Plant-Based Nutrition as Health Interventionmethodology: food_is_medicineBy delivering fresh, locally sourced, plant-based, and whole foods through a farm-to-table and farm-to-institution model, the organization improves client health and institutional sustainability because nutrition is treated as a clinical and environmental determinant of well-being.
- Holistic, Trauma-Informed, Client-Centered Supportmethodology: trauma_informed_client_centered_approachBy addressing both immediate needs and root causes—such as mental illness, substance abuse, and systemic oppression—through an individualized, trauma-informed, and client-centered approach, the organization promotes long-term stability and well-being because this model respects client agency and aligns interventions with lived experience.
- Individualized Interdisciplinary Family and Child Development Modelmethodology: individualized_interdisciplinary_servicesBy tailoring interdisciplinary services to the unique strengths and needs of each child and family, using research-based and play-based curricula, the organization supports optimal child development because personalized, evidence-informed early education enhances executive function, engagement, and developmental outcomes.
- Settlement House Model for Integrated Servicesmethodology: settlement_house_modelBy co-locating social, educational, health, housing, mental health, and wellness services within a single community-based institution, the organization produces holistic and sustained support for individuals across the lifespan because integrated access reduces systemic barriers and fosters long-term engagement.