Lawyers for Children Inc
Donations deductibleLawyers for Children Inc's network
16 people12 organisationsi16 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M Shapiro Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alan B Abramson | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alan M Klein (also filed as Alan Klein) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Allison Levine-Stillman | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Andrea Marks | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian L Schorr | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Darren Martin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David A Tanner (also filed as David Tanner) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Glenn Metsch-Ampel | Executive Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jacob W Buchdahl | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeremy Fielding | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen J Freedman (also filed as Karen Freedman) | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katrina E James | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mari C Hinojosa | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sara E Nathan (also filed as Sara Nathan) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vaughn Williams | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Schissel | Deputy Director of Litigation | 2025 |
| Barbara Siwula | Administrative Director | 2018 |
| Betsy Kramer | Policy & Special Litigation Project Director | since 2020 |
| Dyane McMahon | Director of Development | since 2023 |
| Gail Shamilov | Former CFO (Thru 07/22) | since 2019 |
| Glenn Metsch-Ampel | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| HAL Silverman | Director of Litigation | since 2018 |
| Linda Diaz | Senior Staff Attorney | since 2018 |
| Margaret Tarvin | Senior Supervising Attorney | since 2018 |
| Marly Gonzalez | Senior Staff Attorney | 2025 |
| Michael Murtagh | Director of Social Work | since 2018 |
| Michael Scherz | Domestic Violence Project Director | 2025 |
| Susan Greenberg | Director of Social Work | 2018 |
| Zonara Asghar | Director of Human Resources | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 March 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Metsch-Ampel | Executive Director | 40 | $219k | $14k | |
| Michael Murtagh | Co-Director, Social Work Practice | 40 | $152k | $27k | |
| Betsy Kramer | Policy & Special Litigation Project Director | 40 | $134k | $39k | |
| Marly Gonzalez | Senior Staff Attorney | 40 | $133k | $39k | |
| Michael Scherz | Domestic Violence Project Director | 40 | $133k | $39k | |
| Anna Schissel | Deputy Director of Litigation | 40 | $126k | $39k | |
| Karen J Freedman | President | 24 | $120k | $29k | |
| John M Shapiro | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Fielding | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian L Schorr | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alan B Abramson | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alan M Klein | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allison Levine-Stillman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Marks | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Darren Martin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David A Tanner | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jacob W Buchdahl | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katrina E James | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mari C Hinojosa | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sara E Nathan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vaughn Williams | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Lawyers for Children Inc
- EIN
- 133202043
- Address
- 110 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, 10013-4116
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Provide free legal and social work advocacy for children in abuse, neglect, foster care, termination of parental rights, visitation, custody, adoption, youth justice and related cases. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I800 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1984
- Principal officer
- Glenn Metsch-Ampel (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1984
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJohn M Shapiro
≥8years on the filingsAlan B Abramson
≥8years on the filingsAlan M Klein
≥8years on the filingsAndrea Marks
Latest return
year to 31 March 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.3m
- Total liabilities
- $4.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $11.8m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 70
- Volunteers
- 17
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.9m | $10.5m | $1.3m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Lawyers For Children, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 1 February 1984
- Registered agent
- Seth D. Gelblum Esq. (city and state not held)