Free Arts for Abused Children of New York City Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.8m
$964k liabilities
Net assets
$1.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
6.8 years on average
Staff
18
2,034 volunteers
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Dana Finesilver
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Free Arts for Abused Children of New York City Inc's network
11 people3 organisationsi11 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
11 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Finesilver Chair | President, Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Carol Suchman | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Mielke | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Denzil H Wilson | Vice Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Eddie Martinez | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Linda Schaps | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lizbeth Hopfan | Founder & CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Renier Van Aswegan | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Richard Schaps | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sky Gellatly | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Trina Storfer | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brandy Bajalia | Director of Programs | since 2023 |
| Erick Konczyk | Finance Director | 2024 |
| Oliver Pattenden | Chief Development Officer | 2024 |
| Seema Sebnani | Chief Program Officer | 2020 |
| Tashiera Howard | Chief Operating Officer | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizbeth Hopfan | Founder & CEO | 40 | $196k | $21k | |
| Brandy Bajalia | Chief Program Officer | 40 | $145k | $14k | |
| Tashiera Howard | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $103k | $11k | |
| Erick Konczyk | Finance Director | 25 | $79k | $3k | |
| Oliver Pattenden | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $66k | $6k | |
| Dana Finesilver | President, Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denzil H Wilson | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Mielke | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Trina Storfer | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sky Gellatly | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eddie Martinez | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Schaps | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Schaps | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carol Suchman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Renier van Aswegan | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Free Arts for Abused Children of New York City Inc
- EIN
- 133958495
- Address
- 1431 Broadway FL 8, New York, NY, 10018-3629
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Free arts nyc empowers youth from underserved communities through arts and mentoring programs to develop their creativity, confidence, and skills to succeed. The organization is dedicated to leveling the playing field by providing high quality (continued on schedule o)positive mentorship grounded in transformative creative programming. Free art with community organizations throughout the... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I72 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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1997
- Principal officer
- Lizbeth Hopfan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1997
- 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 filingsCarol Suchman
≥8years on the filingsDavid Mielke
≥8years on the filingsLinda Schaps
≥8years on the filingsLizbeth Hopfan
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.8m
- Total liabilities
- $964k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 2,034
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 | $2.5m | $2.6m | Deficit $108k |
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.Free Arts For Abused Children Of New York City, 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
- 25 June 1997
- Registered agent
- Not stated