Harlem Childrens Zone Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$77.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$148.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.33bn
$199.7m liabilities
Net assets
$1.13bn
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
20
7.6y av
Staff
1,611
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Keith Meister
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Harlem Childrens Zone Inc's network
20 people26 organisationsi20 people and 26 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (30) 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
20 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 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Meister Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anita Elberse | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ashok Varadhan | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian Higgins | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Caroline Turner | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Don K Cornwell | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Doug Buckminster | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Eric W Mandelblatt (also filed as Eric w Mandelblatt) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Geoffrey Canada | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kenneth G Langone | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kwame Owusu-Kesse | CEO | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark Kingdon | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Matthew C Blank | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mitch Kurz | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Philippe Laffont | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Witten | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stanley F Druckenmiller | Chairman Emeritus | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephanie Coleman | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Wallis Annenberg | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Zachary J Schreiber | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bessie Wilkerson Thru 0820 | Managing Dir. of Edu. Research | 2021 |
| Betina Jean Louis Thru 0620 | Director of Evaluation | 2021 |
| Betina Jean Louis | Director of Evaluation | since 2018 |
| Connor Fournier | Chief Financial Officer | since 2022 |
| Conrad Pinnock | Senior Advisor | since 2018 |
| Debbie Feliciano-Gonzalez | Senior Mgr, Compl. & Support | 2018 |
| James D Hutter | Chief financial officer | since 2018 |
| James D Hutter Thru 0221 | Chief Financial Officer | 2021 |
| Jazmine Lewis | Chief Strategy Officer | since 2022 |
| Jennifer Klein | Chief Development Officer | since 2020 |
| Justin Maker | Senior Managing Director | since 2020 |
| Karen Sodomick | Chief Communications Officer | 2021 |
| Kwame Owusu-Kesse | Chief Operating Officer | since 2018 |
| Kwame Owusu-Kesse as of 0720 | President & CEO | 2021 |
| Marilyn Joseph Thru 092018 | Manager, Comm. & Parent Eng. | 2019 |
| Michelle Germaine Thru 1020 | MD, Strategic Develop. Ini | 2021 |
| Monalisa Tolbert Thru 0820 | Director | 2021 |
| Muronji C Inman-McCraw Thru 0718 | Dir., Curriculum & Instruction | 2019 |
| Martin Lipp | Director, Communication | since 2018 |
| Michelle Germaine | MD, Strategic Develop. Initiat | 2020 |
| Mindy Miller | VP of development | since 2018 |
| Nana A Annan | Chief Operating Officer | since 2021 |
| Stephanie C Lilavois | Chief Communications Officer | 2023 |
| Teresa Council | MD, Parent\commun.\health(Thru 2/21) | 2022 |
| Tiffany Fountain | Senior Advisor | 2023 |
| Tracey Jenkins | Procurement Officer | since 2018 |
| Troy Smith Thru 1022 | Senior Managing Dir. of Programs | 2023 |
| Wenser J Pierre III | Sr Managing Director of Programs | 2022 |
| Willena Washington | Director, Program (Thru 11/22) | 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwame Owusu-Kesse | CEO | 40 | $1m | $248k | |
| Geoffrey Canada | President | 40 | $816k | $53k | |
| Justin Maker | Former Sr. Managing Dir, HR | 40 | $605k | $69k | |
| Joseph Cordero Thru 0724 | Managing Director, Place | 40 | $523k | $33k | |
| Serina Moya Thru 0824 | MGN Director, HCZ K-12 Afterschool | 40 | $448k | $26k | |
| Jazmine Lewis | Chief Strategy Officer | 40 | $438k | $191k | |
| Michael Pohly | Chief Investment Officer | 40 | $397k | $53k | |
| Jennifer Klein | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $393k | $122k | |
| Ralph Stefano | CFO | 2 | $357k | ||
| Christian Rhodes | Deputy Executive Director | 40 | $353k | $93k | |
| Michelle A Field | Chief Program Officer | 40 | $328k | $28k | |
| Stephanie C Lilavois | Chief Communications Officer | 40 | $314k | $89k | |
| Rebecca Navarro | MGN Director, Early Childhood | 40 | $274k | $77k | |
| Tiffany Fountain | Senior Advisor | 40 | $267k | $59k | |
| Stanley F Druckenmiller | Chairman Emeritus | 1 | $0 | ||
| Keith Meister | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Coleman | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mitch Kurz | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matthew C Blank | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug Buckminster | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alexander Z Cohen | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Don K Cornwell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anita Elberse | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Heard | Board Member (As of 02/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Higgins | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Kingdon | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Philippe Laffont | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth G Langone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric W Mandelblatt | Board Member (Thru 07/02/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Benita Melton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zachary J Schreiber | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ashok Varadhan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Witten | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Harlem Childrens Zone Inc
- EIN
- 237112974
- Address
- 35 E 125th St, New York, NY, 10035-1816
- State
- New York
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P300 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1970
- Principal officer
- Kwame Owusu-Kesse (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1971
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedEDUCATIONHCZ Promise Academy Charter SchoolRelatedEDUCATIONHCZ Promise Academy Charter School II
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKeith Meister
≥8years on the filingsAshok Varadhan
≥8years on the filingsBrian Higgins
≥8years on the filingsCaroline Turner
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
- $1.33bn
- Total liabilities
- $199.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.13bn
- Contributions and grants received
- $70.2m
- Program service revenue
- $120k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $14.4m
- Employees
- 1,611
Grants paid
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy I | Support for academy's educational curriculum | $2.3m |
| Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II | Support for academy's educational curriculum | $1.6m |
| East Lake Foundation Inc | Support programmatic implementation at their local sites. | $950k |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Support programmatic implementation at their local sites. | $950k |
| Oakland Promise | Support programmatic implementation at their local sites. | $18k |