Graham-Windham
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO MAKE A LIFE-ALTERING DIFFERENCE WITH CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO ARE OVERCOMING SOME OF LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES, BY HELPING TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR LIFE: A SAFE, LOVING, PERMANENT FAMILY AND THE OPPORTUNITY AND PREPARATION TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL AND IN THE WORLD.
- Income
- $67.2 million
- Spending
- $67.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 88%
- Employees
- 761
- Volunteers
- 297
- Highest pay
- $406,267, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 62% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2524 of 24 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $39.2 million spent. OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM PROVIDED CASE PLANNING TO 1165 CHILDREN TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING; TO SUPPORT PARENTS AND HELP THEM DEVELOP PARENTING SKILLS; AND, WHEN PARENTS COULD NOT PROVIDE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S SAFETY, SOUGHT AN ALTERNATIVE LOVING, PERMANENT FAMILY. WE PROVIDED: FAMILY FOSTER CARE, TREATMENT FAMILY FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, FOSTER PARENT SUPPORT, AND EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BIRTH PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN OUR CARE TO STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY, AND OVERCOME BARRIERS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE PREVENT REUNIFICATION. OUR CASE PLANNERS USE THE EVIDENCE-SUPPORTED MODELS SOLUTION-BASED CASEWORK AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, ENGAGE FAMILIES IN THE INFANT HOME VISITING PROGRAM ATTACHMENT AND BIO-BEHAVIORAL CATCH-UP (ABC), AND IDENTIFY MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS AND PARTNER WITH OUR MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC WITH THE PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY PLUS MODEL. AS A RESULT OF THESE INTERVENTIONS, THE PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY REUNITE 97 CHILDREN WITH THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMPLETED 95 ADOPTIONS AND LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP PLACEMENTS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS THE HIGHEST PERFORMING OF 26 FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY FOR HELPING CHILDREN LEAVE FOSTER CARE TO REUNIFY WITH THEIR PARENTS AFTER 24 MONTHS AND THE TOP-RANKED FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY FOR HELPING TO FACILITATE ADOPTIONS AND LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP.COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS INCLUDE PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AT RISK OF HAVING ONE OR MORE OF THEIR CHILDREN PLACED INTO 24-HOUR CARE. USING THE EVIDENCE-SUPPORTED SOLUTION-BASED CASEWORK AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING MODELS, 761 FAMILIES RECEIVED IN-HOME PREVENTIVE CASE PLANNING TO HELP THEM SAFELY CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND KEEP THEIR FAMILIES TOGETHER AND STABLE. 98% OF THE FAMILIES THAT GRADUATED FROM OUR PREVENTIVE PROGRAM REMAINED TOGETHER.
- $9.5 million spent. THROUGH OUR FAMILY SUCCESS INITIATIVE, FAMILY COACHES HELP PARENTS DEVELOP THEIR PARENTING SKILL SETS AND CONNECT WITH A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. FAMILY COACHES MEET ONE-ON-ONE TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO PARENTS IN INTENSELY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, INCLUDING STRUGGLES WITH HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND POVERTY. PARENTS ARE WORKING TOWARDS REUNIFYING WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE OR DEVELOPING NEW STRATEGIES TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES SAFE AND INTACT. FAMILY COACHES ALSO LEAD NETWORK SUPPORT GROUPS, VISIT COACHING, PARENTING JOURNEY GROUPS, AND BABY AND ME DEVELOPMENTAL PLAYGROUPS WHERE PARENTS DEVELOP SKILLS AND PROVIDE AND RECEIVE PEER SUPPORT. IN FY2024, WE SERVED 193 PARENTS THROUGH DIRECT COACHING, PARENTING JOURNEY ABD DEVELOPMENTAL PLAYGROUPS.OUR GRAHAM SLAM COACHING PROGRAM HELPS OLDER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS 16 TO 24 YEARS OLD, MANY OF WHOM ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN FOSTER CARE, FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, ACHIEVE POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND ENTER A PATHWAY TO CAREER SUCCESS. IN FY2024, 360 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE GRAHAM SLAM PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HAS DEMONSTRATED STRONG RESULTS WITH 168 OF 21 YEAR OLDS IN GRAHAM SLAM HAVING GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, COMPARED WITH 20% OF OLDER YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE IN NEW YORK CITY WHO AGED OUT OF CARE.OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND PUBLIC HOUSING-BASED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS SUPPORT AND ENGAGED 2,419 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, THE ARTS, ATHLETICS, TUTORING, AND HOMEWORK HELP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PS/MS 123 IN HARLEM, OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROVIDED SUCCESS MENTORS TO ENGAGE FAMILIES AND IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; AND WE HAVE PARTNERED TO SUPPORT AN EXTENDED LEARNING DAY AND PROVIDED SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY. THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH A PREVIOUSLY LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND FAMILY PARTICIPATION AND A DROP IN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.THE HUNTS POINT O.U.R. PLACE FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTER, WHICH WELCOMES FAMILIES INTO A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT STRENGTHENS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NEIGHBORS, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND GIVE BACK, TO LEARN ABOUT AND ACCESS CONCRETE SUPPORTS, AND TO MAKE AND INFLUENCE THE CHANGES THEY WANT TO SEE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE GOALS OF THE FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTER ARE TO HELP STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY BONDS, HELP RESIDENTS CONNECT TO RESOURCES THAT HELP AVERT CRISES, AND TO INCREASE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT INFLUENCE POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING. IN FY2024, WE SERVED 3,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
- $7.5 million spent. GRAHAM WINDHAM'S MEDICAID SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICAID-FUNDED CARE COORDINATION TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO NEED FAMILY-BASED FOSTER CARE. WE PARTNER AND FUND EXTERNAL PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL, DENTAL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, AND SOME MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FAMILY-BASED FOSTER CARE. WE ALSO RUN AN ARTICLE 31 CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC THAT PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES WITH GRAHAM WINDHAM, AS WELL AS YOUTH IN THE HARLEM COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN HARLEM, THE BRONX, AND IN BROOKLYN. GRAHAM ALSO DELIVERS HEALTH HOMES CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ANY MEDICAID ELIGIBLE CHILD WHO MEETS ANY OF THE MEDICAL NEED ASSESSMENTS UNDER CHRONIC HEALTH, COMPLEX TRAUMA, SED AND HIV/AIDS. THE PROGRAM ACTS AS THE OVERALL HEALTH ADVOCATES FOR THESE CHILDREN/FAMILIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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