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Graham Windham

Brooklyn, NY · EIN 13-2926426 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Graham Windham reported $67.2 million in revenue and $67.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.84 went to program services, $15.41 to management and general costs and $1.75 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.7% of the total. Government grants made up 88.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $406,267 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 34 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 19% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $68M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $67M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.8%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.4%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.8%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
96.7%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
88.3%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$406,267$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.60%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
346
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.26.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
24 of 24100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$39M expenses · 69.8% of program spending

Graham supports parents in working toward the goal of reunifying with children, and when parents cannot provide for their children's safety, we seek an alternative strong, permanent family through kinship care or adoption. In fy2025, we provided foster homes, case management supports and care coordination to over 900 children in foster care to ensure their safety and well-being. Through family support and empowerment (nyc administration for children's services (acs) family support services), we help families develop the skills and access the support they need to thrive. This also includes…

$9.5M expenses · 16.9% of program spending

Through our innovative graham slam initiative, we provided educational and career coaching to over 400 young adults starting in 8th grade, with the goal of helping young adults enter a living wage career path by 26. Seventy five percent (75%) of young adults ages 21+ in graham slam earned their high school degree, compared with 24% of nyc adults who had been in foster care historically without a coach.graham provided afterschool, summer camp, and work experiences for more than 2,000 children, youth, and their families in harlem and hunts point in the bronx through our beacon and cornerstone…

$7.5M expenses · 13.3% of program spending

Graham provides therapy for approximately 350 children, adolescents, and their parents through article 31 new york state office of mental health-licensed mental health clinics in harlem, brooklyn, and the bronx. Each year, we provide trauma-focused therapy to children and adolescents in our foster care and family support and empowerment services, as well as children and youth who are referred through hospitals or learn about our services in other ways. Eighty percent (80%) of children and adolescents working with our skilled therapists experienced improved mental wellness by the end of…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer, 35.00 hrs/week
$354,998$0$51,269$406,267
CFO
Officer, 35.00 hrs/week
$247,216$0$43,601$290,817
ENTIVE, FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$233,364$0$34,400$267,764
DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGY OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$202,375$0$44,829$247,204
VP FOR YOUTH SUCCESS
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$217,675$0$25,190$242,865
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$217,292$0$12,625$229,917
VP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$208,115$0$14,241$222,356
GENERAL COUNSEL
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$186,661$0$24,356$211,017

34 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Graham Windham (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.7M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$67M$68M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 (amended) ⓘ$67M$68M82.8%$24M$406,267
FY2024 ⓘ$60M$64M83.1%$25M$420,933
FY2023 ⓘ$60M$56M83.6%$28M$395,842
FY2022 ⓘ$58M$50M82.6%$27M$502,891
FY2021 ⓘ$50M$53M84.2%$23M$438,031
FY2020 ⓘ$56M$55M87.1%$22M$431,458

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b24 · 24 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5761
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6297

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
7SECURE LLC
Security services
$946,465
JAMES CORTAZZO ESQ
Legal services
$256,580
BIRCH LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS LLC
Language interpretation services
$198,719
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES
Accounting services
$171,587

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Graham Windham totaling $10,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Graham Windham's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Graham Windham, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Graham Windham's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Graham Windham reported that 82.8% of its $67.9 million in expenses went to program services, 15.4% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Graham Windham pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Graham Windham reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $406,267, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Graham Windham get its money?

Of $67.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.7% came from contributions and grants (including 88.3% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Graham Windham a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 13-2926426 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (amended), object 202622549349301852 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349309775 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349312670 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349314194 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349317706 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349308544 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 13-2926426: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.