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SEAMEN'S SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
STATEN ISLAND, NY · EIN 135563010 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Large ($10M-$50M) · seamenssociety.org
revenue
$28.2M
expenses
$29.6M
net assets
$496K
employees
269
volunteers
15
program ratio
86%
mission · from form 990

TO PROVIDE COUNSELING & SRVS. TO CHILDREN & FAMILIES OF NEED IN STATEN ISLAND & BROOKLYN, & TO OPERATE A FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION PRGRM, & A RANGE OF FAMILY SUPP & YOUTH PRGRMS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Seamen's Society for Children and Families provides counseling, foster care, adoption, and family support services to children and families in need across Staten Island and Brooklyn. The organization operates preventive programs, health home care management, and youth development initiatives aimed at improving child safety and family well-being. With a history dating back to 1846, it transitioned from institutional care to community-based services, focusing on foster care, mental health, and family rehabilitation.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $4.55M
    PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS - PREVENTIVE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN STATEN ISLAND, PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18, TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE CHILDREN, WHILE HELPING FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR VALUE IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE PROVIDED SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 361 FAMILIES AND MORE THAN 848 CHILDREN THROUGH OUR FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND FAMILY TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.
  2. #2 $3.04M
    HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE COORDINATION FOR CHILDREN, BOTH THOSE IN FOSTER CARE AND THOSE NOT IN FOSTER CARE, WITH TWO OR MORE CHRONIC CONDITIONS, COMPLEX TRAUMA, HIV, AND SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE SUPPORTED 308 FAMILIES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
named programs · 7 · from sources

What they call their work

Foster Care and Adoption Program
Operates foster care services, including emergency boarding homes and mother-child foster care, along with adoption support in Staten Island and Brooklyn
Health Home Care Management Services
Offers behavioral health and medical care coordination for children with chronic conditions, complex trauma, HIV, or severe emotional disturbances
Healthy Families
Intensive family rehabilitation program providing treatment services to substance-abusing parents with children at risk of foster care placement
Preventive Services
Provides case management, counseling, and referral services to families with children at risk of foster care placement in Staten Island
Psychological Services
Provides mental health evaluations, therapy, and sexual abuse validation services for foster children and their families
Runaway Youth Program
Offers 24-hour crisis intervention, case management, and emergency housing through volunteer Host Homes for teens on Staten Island
Seamen’s Society Scholarship Program
Provides financial aid to youth for college or vocational school, funded through private donations
activities · 7 groups

What they do

  • Medicaid Health Home Care Coordination 1 activity
    • Delivering behavioral health and medical care coordination for children with complex needs
      Provides integrated behavioral health and medical care coordination for families with children who have chronic conditions or complex trauma. Served 308 families in FY2025 and 328 in FY2024.
  • Supportive and Emergency Housing Services 1 activity
    • Offering emergency and community-based youth services on Staten Island
      Operates emergency and preventive programs on Staten Island including 24-hour crisis intervention, emergency housing via volunteer Host Homes for runaway youth, emergency child care during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, and day care services. Acted as sole provider of Emergency Child Care on Staten Island during the pandemic peak.
  • Residential Care for At-Risk Youth 1 activity
    • Operating foster care and preventive placement programs for vulnerable children
      Provides foster care services to hundreds of children annually, including specialized placements for younger children and those with special needs. Also operates preventive services to keep children safely with their families and avoid institutional care. In one year, served 415 children through foster care specifically.
  • After-School Academic and Enrichment Programs 1 activity
    • Providing enrichment, educational, and nutritional support to children in care
      Offers enrichment activities such as summer camps, teen outings, family picnics, homework assistance, tutoring, and learning enrichment to children in care. Also provides nutritional meals and snacks through the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Specific programs served 67 children in enrichment and 10 students in tutoring with 8 tutors.
  • Community Resource Navigation and Support Services 1 activity
    • Providing family support and treatment services to children and families in crisis
      Offers comprehensive family support and treatment services to hundreds of families and over a thousand children annually in New York, particularly those affected by mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, and other crises. IRS 990 data shows service to between 310–361 families and 763–1,300 children annually from fiscal years 2021 to 2025.
  • Parenting Support for At-Risk Families 1 activity
    • Providing targeted preventive health and family support programs on Staten Island
      Runs specialized preventive programs on Staten Island including Healthy Babies to address infant mortality and low birthweight, and Healthy Families to deliver intensive services for substance-abusing parents at risk of losing custody. Also established psychological services to provide mental health care for foster children and families.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Funding scholarships for youth in foster care to pursue higher education or vocational training
      Awards grants through the Seamen’s Society Scholarship program to support young adults aging out of foster care in attending college or vocational schools. Awarded $23,625 in scholarships in one year and has supported 57 scholarship recipients to graduate from college by 2018 through 21 years of programming.
    • Historical operation of Orphan Trains and child placement programs
      Participated in the Orphan Trains program to place older children in homes and apprenticeships in Western communities, reflecting historical child welfare practices prior to modern foster care systems.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$28.24M
Contributions & grants$561K2%
Program service revenue$27.59M98%
Investment income$560%
Other revenue$90K
expenses
Total expenses$29.56M
Program expenses86%
Admin / overhead12%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$16.84M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$14.54M
Cash$15K
Investments$0
Liabilities$14.04M
Net assets$496K
Liquid reserves0.0 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -2.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 9
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DAVID W GASKIN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 38 $274K
DANIEL BARCKHAUS SR. VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS 35 $230K
FELICIA SOODEEN VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS 35 $212K
PHILIP I ZWEIGER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 38 $202K
JOSEPH RODRIQUEZ II CHIEF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 35 $161K
XAVIERA ROMERO SENIOR DIRECTOR 35 $144K
NYEESHA BOLAND-ALI DIRECTOR 35 $143K
KAREN FAUST DIRECTOR 35 $129K
ANDREA MONTALVO DIRECTOR 35 $124K
board members · 11
  • ALISON MALONE — SECRETARY
  • BRIDGET K MCCABE — TRUSTEE
  • CAROLINE FERRERI — TRUSTEE
  • JANET LEE LESLIE — TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/25)
  • JEANNE E RALEIGH — CHAIRPERSON
  • JESSICA KASKEL — TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/25)
  • JOHN M SHALL JR — TRUSTEE
  • JOSEPH CUOZZO — TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/25)
  • NILES FRENCH — TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/25)
  • PETER TESORIERO — TREASURER
  • ROBERT VIDAL II — VICE CHAIRPERSON
relationships · 8

Who they work with

  • Jewish Board of Family and Children Services Partner — Coordinated with the agency to provide Medicaid waiver services to children with Serious Emotional Disturbance on Staten Island.
  • Karen DeGraaf Government — Compliance Officer responsible for coordinating and monitoring compliance activities across the agency.
  • Laura L. Volsario Partner — Co-founded the Robert and Barbara Fitzsimmons Children and Family Fund at Seamen's Society.
  • New York City Administration for Children’s Services Government — Approved the agency to operate mother-child foster boarding home and emergency foster boarding home programs, and awarded highest ratings for Family Day Care and adoption services.
  • Richmond University Medical Center Government — Hosts the former Marshall Cottage building on its grounds through its division, the Staten Island Mental Health Society.
  • Robert J. Fitzsimmons, Jr. Partner — Co-founded the Robert and Barbara Fitzsimmons Children and Family Fund at Seamen's Society.
  • Staten Island AIDS Task Force Partner — Partnered to deliver Supportive Services for Men, providing counseling and therapy for HIV-infected and affected gay/bisexual men and their families.
  • Staten Island University Hospital Partner — Affiliated to provide on-site medical services for foster children at agency offices in Staten Island and Brooklyn.
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.

  • Foster Care and Community-Based Care First
    methodology: foster-care-first
    By prioritizing foster care and community-based small-group settings over institutional care, the organization improves children's well-being and integration, because expert consultation and historical practice demonstrate these environments better support emotional, social, and developmental outcomes.
  • Integrated Care Coordination for Complex Needs
    methodology: integrated_care_coordination
    By coordinating behavioral health and medical care for children with chronic conditions or complex trauma, the organization supports integrated health outcomes, because alignment across systems improves continuity, reduces fragmentation, and addresses the full scope of a child’s needs—especially for those in or transitioning from foster care.
  • Preventive Family Support through Case Management
    methodology: preventive_family_support
    By providing case management, counseling, and community referrals to families with children under 18, the organization improves child safety and well-being, because early intervention strengthens family functioning and prevents escalation into more severe child welfare involvement.
  • Scholarship Support for Foster Youth Education
    methodology: scholarship_support_for_foster_youth
    By providing scholarships to youth in foster care, the organization reduces financial barriers to higher education and vocational training, because access to education promotes long-term stability, economic self-sufficiency, and successful transitions to adulthood.
  • Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Care Model
    methodology: trauma-informed care
    By applying a trauma-informed and compassionate approach, the organization meets the unique needs of vulnerable children and families affected by mental illness, addiction, and domestic violence, because this fosters safety, trust, and engagement essential for healing and long-term stability.