irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $11.36MWrap-around services: the myriad of programming that wraps around the "whole" child providing support to the children and families of our early childhood programs and the community. This includes a robust mobile and clinic-based behavioral health center that is made up of mobile behavioral health crisis teams, school-based services and, stand-alone clinical services. Programming also includes preventive services using child-parent psychotherapy modality, nutritional services, equity and justice center, tutoring and afterschool programs, and various family services and training programs.
named programs · 8 · from sources
What they call their work
All Children’s House
Preventive services program providing housing, daycare, and family support to families with children birth to age five at high risk of child protective involvement.
Baked in the Hood
Culinary arts program for homeless adults that began in 1996 as part of ABC’s broader anti-hunger and workforce development efforts.
Bunny’s Garden
Urban garden on East 124th Street where children and families grow their own food as part of ABC’s anti-hunger and nutritional wellness initiatives.
Cody Gifford House
Model program for medically-fragile infants, demonstrating that children previously "boarded" in hospitals can live safely at home with appropriate support.
Cohen Clinic for Children and Families
Article 28 pediatric health clinic embedded in an early childhood program, the first of its kind in New York State.
Fast Break
New York City’s first mobile mental health crisis team for children, providing clinic-, school-, and home-based care to approximately 1,500 children annually through mobile crisis response, four standalone clinics, and school-based programs.
Jerry Loughlin Childhood Asthma Initiative
Pediatric healthcare program ensuring early screening and treatment for homeless children with asthma, stemming from federal court victory.
Merricat's Castle School
National inclusionary preschool model that established the right to integrated classrooms for young children with disabilities through litigation and advocacy.
activities · 12 groups
What they do
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Parenting Education and Support Programs 1 activity
- Deliver family preservation and child-parent psychotherapy servicesProvides Family Preservation services using the Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) model, the first program in New York City to fully adopt this evidence-based approach. Achieved 100% family retention and reduced risk factors in 97% of participating families, while improving protective factors such as parenting knowledge for 91% of families.
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Mobile Mental Health Crisis Intervention 1 activity
- Deliver mental health crisis intervention and school-based servicesOperates Fast Break, New York City's first mobile mental health crisis team for children, providing clinic-, school-, and home-based care to approximately 1,400 children annually. Offers 24/7 mobile crisis response via the 988 hotline for youth aged 0–20, with response times within two hours (or one hour for schools), and operates four free-standing clinics, thirteen school-based licensed clinics, and five school-based mental health programs across Manhattan and the Bronx.
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Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
- Engage volunteers in early childhood and youth programsRecruits volunteers to support early childhood education through activities like playing, feeding, storytelling, and arts and crafts in infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms. Also hosts corporate and organizational volunteer groups for customized service projects in both early childhood and youth programs.
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Youth Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
- Engage youth in leadership and civic developmentSupports a youth-led council that organizes initiatives in college preparation, voter registration, public health awareness, and community volunteering, fostering leadership and civic engagement among program participants.
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Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs 1 activity
- Offer social-emotional learning and mental health support groupsProvides Social Emotional Learning (SEL) groups led by social work interns to help children manage emotions, resolve conflicts, and build coping skills, integrated into afterschool and youth programming.
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After-School Academic and Enrichment Programs 1 activity
- Operate afterschool, summer, and virtual tutoring programs for school-aged childrenProvides academic support, individualized tutoring, and extracurricular activities through an afterschool program and Camp Calvin, a therapeutic summer day camp with cultural field trips. Runs Study Buddies Connect, a virtual tutoring program offering free weekly one-on-one instruction in math and English, supported by trained volunteer tutors and a staff-curated curriculum.
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Early Childhood Education & Development Programs 1 activity
- Provide early childhood education and intervention servicesServes 500 children annually through center-based and home-based Early Head Start and Early Intervention programs for children from infancy to age 5, including play-based learning, developmental screenings, and individualized special education services. Offers speech, occupational, and physical therapy both in-center and at home, with tuition-based enrollment options available for children who do not qualify for public funding.
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Pediatric Primary and Specialty Care 1 activity
- Provide pediatric health services through a clinic-based and mobile modelOperates the Cohen Clinic for Children & Families, the first Article 28 pediatric health clinic embedded in an early childhood program in New York State, providing comprehensive care including wellness checks, immunizations, developmental and mental health screenings, asthma care, and family education for children from birth through age 21. Also provides mobile and clinic-based behavioral health services, including preventive mental health using child-parent psychotherapy, as part of wraparound care for children and families in the New York Metropolitan area.
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Permanent Supportive Housing for HIV/AIDS 1 activity
- Provide permanent and transitional supportive housing for vulnerable familiesOperates permanent supportive housing programs for families living with HIV/AIDS and large homeless families, including Rosie and Harry’s Place and other housing sites, offering wraparound services such as on-site caseworker support for 15 tenants across 8 households. The model has been recognized as the first replicable approach for permanent supportive housing for homeless families affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Community-Based Urban Agriculture 1 activity
- Run community food and nutrition initiativesOperates Bunny’s Garden, an urban garden where children and families grow their own food and learn about healthy eating, supported by a closed-loop farm-to-table initiative that composts kitchen scraps into soil for growing fresh produce used in meals and classrooms. Also distributes 1,000 turkeys annually to families in need during the Turkey Day event.
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Refugee and Immigrant Resettlement Services 1 activity
- Support asylum seekers and provide emergency services during crisesProvides support services to asylum seekers in Manhattan and delivered emergency childcare, food distribution, and mental health support during the pandemic for children of frontline healthcare workers.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Advocate for children's health, disability, and family rights through litigationConducted class-action lawsuits that established legal rights for integrated classrooms for children with disabilities, ended the practice of keeping medically fragile infants in hospitals due to parental incarceration or illness, secured HIV testing and treatment rights for newborns, and won federal court mandates for comprehensive asthma care for homeless children. Also filed litigation to require preventive services like housing and daycare for at-risk families without child protection involvement.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$32.06M
Contributions & grants$25.37M79%
Program service revenue$5.94M19%
Investment income$755K2%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$32.11M
Program expenses88%
Admin / overhead10%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$22.34M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$28.15M
Cash$6.18M
Investments$9.98M
Liabilities$4.93M
Net assets$23.21M
Liquid reserves6.0 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +5.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 9
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| Adam Leczycki | Clinical Director/PSYCHIATRIST | 35 | $336K |
| Gretchen Buchenholz | PRESIDENT/CEO | 35 | $252K |
| Irina Khetsuriani | Child Psychiatrist | 35 | $246K |
| Eri Noguchi | Associate Executive Director | 35 | $234K |
| Matthew Manger | Chief Financial officer | 35 | $201K |
| Julia Reich | Child Psychiatrist | 35 | $173K |
| Christina Miller | Special Educator/Program Dir. | 35 | $168K |
| Marie Nguyen | Chief Program Officer | 35 | $161K |
| Rhonda Abel-Brockett | LCSW/Program Director | 35 | $154K |
board members · 16
- ADAMA BAH — BOARD DIRECTOR
- Amie Nuttall — Board Director
- Anil Stevens — Board Director
- BASIL SMIKE — BOARD DIRECTOR
- Blanche Johnson — Secretary
- DERMOT SULLIVAN — Board Director
- GERALD LOUGHLIN — BOARD DIRECTOR
- Helen Freedman — Board Director
- Joan Lacagnina — TREASURER
- Karenna Gore — Board Director
- MICHAEL Wolitzer — BOARD DIRECTOR
- Meredith Kane — Board Director
- Michael A Nutter — Board Director
- Mitch Bernard — Board Director
- Olga Patino — Board Director
- ROSE STYRON — Board Director
relationships · 19
Who they work with
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Government — Partners with the 988 crisis hotline to provide rapid mobile crisis intervention for children and young adults in Manhattan.
- ACS Government — Receives referrals from ACS workers for families in need of family preservation services.
- Church of the Holy Trinity Partner — Collaborated with ABC to develop a cost-effective emergency food program during the 1980s.
- Facebook Partner — Followed on social media
- Gail Geronemus Partner — Co-founder of the Study Buddies Connect virtual tutoring program
- Instagram Partner — Followed on social media
- LinkedIn Partner — Followed on social media
- Merricat’s Castle School Partner — Collaborates on early childhood education programming where volunteers support classroom activities.
- NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Government — Provides a forgivable loan to fund the supportive housing program.
- National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty Partner — Co-litigated to support the passage of the McKinney-Vento Act, ensuring educational continuity for homeless children.
- New York Project Hope Partner — Partnered with ABC to provide mental health support during the pandemic.
- New York State Government — Designated Pyramid Model implementation program by New York State.
- Peggy Schleiff Partner — Co-founder of the Study Buddies Connect virtual tutoring program
- QUALITYstarsNY Network — Participant in the QUALITYstarsNY quality rating and improvement system for early childhood programs.
- Showtime Photo Booth Partner — Provided a photo spot for the Thanks for Giving 2025 event.
- TCS Partner — Corporate partner associated with the New York City Marathon in which ABC participates.
- TikTok Partner — Followed on social media
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Government — Provides a grant to support the creation of permanent supportive housing for homeless families living with HIV/AIDS.
- YouTube Partner — Followed on social media
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.
- Home-Based Family Empowermentmethodology: home_based_deliveryBy delivering services such as psychotherapy, education, and parenting support directly in the home, ABC strengthens caregiver capacity and child development, because engaging families in their own environment increases accessibility, trust, and the transfer of skills to daily life.
- Housing-First with Wraparound Servicesmethodology: housing_firstBy providing stable housing integrated with medical care and dignity-centered support, ABC enables holistic recovery and long-term stability for families affected by HIV/AIDS, because addressing housing as a foundation allows other health and social interventions to be more effective.
- Integrated Whole-Family Support Modelmethodology: two_generation_approachBy delivering coordinated pediatric, behavioral, educational, and family stability services within the same framework, ABC improves child well-being because addressing multiple interconnected needs simultaneously produces better outcomes than siloed interventions.
- Play-Based, Trauma-Informed Early Learningmethodology: play_based_learningBy using play-based learning within the Pyramid Model framework, ABC supports social-emotional development and school readiness in young children, because developmental growth is most effectively achieved through trauma-informed, engaging, and age-appropriate activities.
- Youth-Led Peer Mentorship and Leadershipmethodology: peer_mentorship_modelBy involving youth in leadership councils and cross-age clubs, ABC fosters ownership, civic engagement, and peer mentorship, because youth-driven structures build responsibility, connection, and sustainable behavior change more effectively than top-down programming.