Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation
Donations deductibleUpper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation's network
16 people9 organisationsi16 people and 9 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 (9) 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph J Johnson III Chair | Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amir Kirkwood | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christopher Brown | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dennis Mitchell | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Eleazar Bueno | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Harriet Michel | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin Chavers | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lisa Downing | Director (Until 9/11/23) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Marquis Harrison | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Maurine Knighton | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Smart | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Reema Fakih | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rev Georgiette Morgan-Thomas | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sabrina Stratton | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Teresa Eyring | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Xavier Santiago | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blair M Duncan | CEO | since 2019 |
| Blair Smith | CIO (Outgoing) | since 2019 |
| Cheryl Anhava | Prog. Cultural. Inv. Officer | 2020 |
| Danielle Fleming | Senior Commercial Lending Officer | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Harris | General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Gaffar Mohamed | CFO (Outgoing) | since 2019 |
| Gaffar Mohammed | CFO | 2018 |
| Gina L Bolden- Rivera | SVP & Chief Lending Officer | 2023 |
| Gina L Bolden-Rivera | SVP & Chief Lending Officer | 2024 |
| Kenneth Knuckles | CEO | 2018 |
| Olatunde Oniyide | CFO | since 2022 |
| Verdery Roosevelt | SVP, Cultural Affairs | since 2018 |
| William Chase | Senior Underwriter (Outgoing) | since 2021 |
| William J King | SVP (Outgoing) | 2023 |
| Yahshaanyah Hill | VP. Workforce Opportunity | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair M Duncan | CEO | 37.5 | $571k | $137k | |
| Gina L Bolden-Rivera | SVP & Chief Lend. Officer | 37.5 | $199k | $15k | |
| Yahshaanyah Hill | SVP & Chief Progam Officer | 37.5 | $180k | $37k | |
| Olatunde Oniyide | CFO | 37.5 | $169k | $39k | |
| Nicole E Reiner | Senior Program Officer | 37.5 | $125k | $11k | |
| Danessy Pico | Director HR Operations | 37.5 | $107k | $30k | |
| Dannette Sullivan-Hyatt | Senior Loan Administrator | 37.5 | $100k | $8k | |
| Amir Kirkwood | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brianna McClure | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Brown | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Mitchell | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Eleazar Bueno | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Harriet Michel | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Joseph J Johnson III | Chairperson | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Chavers | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Maurine Knighton | Vice Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Michael Smart | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Reema Fakih | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rev Georgiette Morgan-Thomas | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sabrina Stratton | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Teresa Eyring | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Xavier Santiago | Director | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation
- EIN
- 133808669
- Address
- 55 West 125th Street 11th Floor, New York, NY, 10027-4516
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To sustain the economic revitalization of all communities in upper manhattan through job creation, corporate alliances, strategic investments, and small business assistance. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S310 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1995
- Principal officer
- Blair M Duncan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJoseph J Johnson III
≥8years on the filingsAmir Kirkwood
≥8years on the filingsHarriet Michel
≥8years on the filingsKevin Chavers
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $87.2m
- Total liabilities
- $7.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $79.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $414k
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $883k
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $5m | $4.8m | $202k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
11 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Manhattan Cultural Coumcil | Art engagement program | $354k |
| Apollo Theatre Foundation Inc | To support major capital components for apollo soundstage and the victoria theaters. | $175k |
| Community Impact | $25k | |
| Community League of the Heights Inc | $25k | |
| New York Urban League Inc | $25k | |
| Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance | $25k | |
| Strive International Inc | $25k | |
| Youth Action Programs and Home Inc | Capacity grant | $25k |
| Maysles Institute Inc | Capacity grant | $21k |
| Public Works Partners LLC | Technical assistance support workforce | $20k |
| Workforce Profession | Technical assistance support workforce | $15k |
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.Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation 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
- 14 February 1995
- Registered agent
- Not stated