WASHINGTON SQUARE FUND

WOODSIDE, NY · EIN 131624213 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · Small ($100K-$1M)

revenue

$502K

expenses

$103K

net assets

$4.7M

employees

—

profile · synthesized from sources

Washington Square Fund is a private foundation based in Woodside, NY that supports programs focused on youth development, particularly for girls and young women. The organization provides grants to nonprofit partners in New York City, with a focus on health education, sexuality and relationships, leadership development, and abuse prevention initiatives.

activities · 7 groups

What they do

Women's Rights and Empowerment Grants 4 activities
- Funding access and support programs for young women
  
  Funds Queens Community House Inc to support access programs for young women.
- Funding girls' health leadership and advocacy training
  
  Funds Global Kids Inc to support the Girls Health Leadership Program, which trains girls in health advocacy and leadership.
- Funding health and wellness programs for girls
  
  Funds Girls Inc of NYC to support the Mind Body Matters program and a program preventing adolescent pregnancy among Latina youth, both promoting health and wellness for girls.
- Funding programs for girls and young women in underserved communities
  
  Funds New Settlement Apartments to support a program serving girls and young women, focusing on empowerment and community engagement.
Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
- Funding peer health educator programming
  
  Funds Red Hook Initiative Inc to support peer health educator programming that empowers youth to promote health awareness in their communities.
Mental Health Research and Services Funding 1 activity
- Funding prevention programs for dating abuse and sexual assault
  
  Funds DayOne to support a program focused on preventing dating abuse and sexual assault among youth.
Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
- Funding youth decision-making and life skills programs
  
  Funds Search & Care Inc to support the iChoose program, which helps youth develop decision-making and life skills.
Community Foundation & United Way Support 1 activity
- Funding youth development programs through Variety Boys and Girls Club Queens
  
  Funds Variety Boys and Girls Club Queens to support sisterhood and brocode programs that serve youth.
Design and Architecture Education Support 1 activity
- Funding youth engagement and career readiness programs
  
  Funds Publicolor Inc to support the Color Club and Next Steps programs, which engage youth in design-based education and career development.
Uncategorized 1 activity
- Funding sexuality and relationship education programs
  
  Funds Harlem Academy to support a sexuality and relationship education program; also funds George Jackson Academy for a similar health and human sexuality education initiative.

financials · form 990PF · fy2024

revenue

Total revenue$502K

Contributions & grants$9030%

Program service revenue——

Investment income$110K22%

Other revenue$392K

expenses

Total expenses$103K

Program expenses—

Admin / overhead—

Fundraising—

Salaries & benefits$0

Grants paid out$275K

balance sheet

Total assets$4.74M

Cash—

Investments—

Liabilities—

Net assets$4.74M

6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +159.1%

leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 12

EDITH MORRILL — DIRECTOR
JENNIFER KIMURA — DIRECTOR, SECRETARY
KATHERINE PALMER — DIRECTOR
LOUISE CHINN — DIRECTOR
MARY-ELLEN WEINRIB — DIRECTOR
NEIL E BOTWINOFF ESQ — DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT
NIKKI WILLIAMS DIETRICH — DIRECTOR
ORQUIDEA CORPORAN — DIRECTOR, TREASURER
ROBERTA CHESLER — DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/25)
SEAN GRAHAM — DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT
SUZANNE L RANDOLPH — DIRECTOR
THERESA LAWRENCE — DIRECTOR

relationships · 11

Who they work with

DAYONE Partner — Recipient of grant funding for dating abuse and sexual assault prevention.
GEORGE JACKSON ACADEMY Partner — Recipient of grant funding for health and human sexuality education.
GIRLS INC OF NYC Partner — Recipient of grant funding for youth development and health programs.
GLOBAL KIDS INC Partner — Recipient of grant funding for the Girls Health Leadership Program.
HARLEM ACADEMY Partner — Recipient of grant funding for sexuality and relationship education.
NEW SETTLEMENT APARTMENTS Partner — Recipient of grant funding for programs serving girls and young women.
PUBLICOLOR INC Partner — Recipient of grant funding for Color Club and Next Steps programs.
QUEENS COMMUNITY HOUSE INC Partner — Recipient of grant funding for programs supporting young women.
RED HOOK INITIATIVE INC Partner — Recipient of grant funding for peer health educators.
SEARCH & CARE INC Partner — Recipient of grant funding for the iChoose program.
VARIETY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB QUEENS Partner — Recipient of grant funding for sisterhood and brocode programs.