Hamilton-Madison House Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE IS A NON-PROFIT SETTLEMENT HOUSE THAT HAS BEEN THE PLACE FOR CARE AND CONNECTION FOR THE DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE SINCE 1898. BASED IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE BUT OFFERING PROGRAMMING CITYWIDE, WE PROVIDE EXPERT SUPPORT ACROSS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH OLDER ADULT SERVICES. WE SPECIALIZE IN LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICAL CARE, YOUTH EDUCATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT, AND SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. WE OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMMING, EXPERT STAFF WITH THE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY NEEDED TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, AND INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS TO SHOW OUR COMMUNITY WHAT IS POSSIBLE FROM ONE ANOTHER.
- Income
- $26.2 million
- Spending
- $20.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 4.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 72%
- Employees
- 223
- Volunteers
- 193
- Highest pay
- $266,011, medical director
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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.5 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 48% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 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 (4)
- $7.2 million spent. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICESOUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC IS THE LARGEST OUTPATIENT SERVICE PROVIDER FOR ASIAN AMERICANS ON THE EAST COAST AND THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR MENU OF SERVICES, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN 11 ASIAN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS, INCLUDE: INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, FAMILY, AND GROUP THERAPY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS/DAY TREATMENT; PSYCHIATRIC TESTING, EVALUATION AND TREATMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; SHORT TERM CONSULTATION; PERSONALIZED RECOVERY ORIENTED SERVICES (PROS); 24-HOUR TELEPHONE EMERGENCY LINE; BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PLANNING; AMBULATORY DETOXIFICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; FOLLOW UP BY REGISTERED NURSE; ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION; RELAPSE PREVENTION; D.U.I. EVALUATION AND TREATMENT; PROBLEM GAMBLING TREATMENT AND PREVENTION; AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SOCIAL WORK, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND PSYCHOLOGY, INCLUDING APA-ACCREDITATION SINCE 2015 FOR DOCTORAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS WITH GRACIE SQUARE HOSPITAL.HIGHLIGHTS: HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE HAS OPERATED "CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND CLINIC TREATMENT" ("CONNECT") SINCE JANUARY 2022, EXTENDING CLINICAL SERVICES INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE TO ADD AN EXTRA LAYER OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTS CLIENTS TO GAIN RAPID ACCESS TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL SERVICES. THE CONNECT PROGRAM HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN EXTENDING OUR ROBUST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO THE COMMUNITY, ALLOWING US TO REACH MORE NEIGHBORS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WHETHER AT LOCAL PARKS, SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS OR TO THE HOMEBOUND -- TO ADMINISTER TREATMENT SUCH AS PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT, COUNSELING, LONG-ACTING PSYCHIATRIC INJECTIONS, AND ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, SHELTER AND ALL ASPECTS OF CASE MANAGEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, PEER ADVOCACY SERVICES WERE ADDED TO THE ARTICLE 32 OUTPATIENT ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES (ASIAN AMERICAN RECOVERY SERVICES) TO IMPROVE OUTREACH AND OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION.
- $5.9 million spent. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONFOR MORE THAN 65 YEARS HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE (HMH) HAS BEEN OPERATING LOW- OR NO-COST EARLY CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN TWO MONTHS AND SIX YEARS OF AGE. BEGINNING IN THE LATE 1950S, LED BY SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, HMH OPERATES CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN THE NYCHA ALFRED E. SMITH HOUSES AT 50 MADISON STREET. TODAY, HMH OPERATES A CHILDCARE PROGRAM AND TWO HEAD START / PRE-K-FOR-ALL PROGRAMS ACROSS THREE LOCATIONS IN CHINATOWN / THE LOWER EAST SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, HMH MANAGES AN EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF FAMILY CHILD CARE IN THE HOMES OF CERTIFIED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN. AS OF JULY 2024, HMH OFFERS AN EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM FOR CHINATOWN / THE LOWER EAST SIDE, WHICH PROVIDES INTENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS UNDER THE AGE OF 3. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN, AND TO ENABLE THEIR PARENTS TO FULFILL THEIR ROLES AS PARENTS AND TO MOVE TOWARDS SELF SUFFICIENCY. THIS PREPARES THE CHILDREN FOR CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND EVENTUAL SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.HIGHLIGHTS: EXTENDED VARIOUS FORMS OF SUPPORTS TO PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HEALTH SERVICES, NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE, AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES.
- $4.4 million spent. OLDER ADULT SERVICESHAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE (HMH) PROVIDES A VARIETY OF OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS TO MINIMIZE ISOLATION AND DEPRESSION BY HELPING OLDER ADULTS CONTINUE TO LIVE AS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS BY SUPPORTING FAMILY MEMBERS IN THEIR CAREGIVING ROLES. HMH OPERATES 3 NORCS ("NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES"), 1 OLDER ADULT CENTER; SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS; SOCIAL SERVICES AND ED/REC IN A HUD SECTION 202 RESIDENCE; & 2 CAREGIVER SERVICES SUPPORTING CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS.HIGHLIGHTS: HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE CONTINUED TO REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO SENIORS REMAINING WITHIN THEIR HOMES DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT SOCIAL ISOLATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY FEAR OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT. HMH PROVIDED HOME-DELIVERED GROCERIES/FOOD TO SUCH OLDER ADULTS AND ARRANGED ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR THEM. ADDITIONALLY, SOCIAL SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS WERE EXTENDED TO SOUTHBRIDGE TOWERS ON FRIDAYS, AS THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX HAS BEEN WITHOUT ON-SITE SOCIAL SERVICES FOR MANY YEARS.
- $420,768 spent. YOUTH DEVELOPMENTSINCE ITS RELAUNCH IN 2021, HMH'S LOCAL INITIATIVE FOSTERING TOGETHER (LIFT) YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, BRINGS TOGETHER YOUTH OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AGES 12-18 TO FIND COMMON PURPOSE, EMPHASIZE HARMONY, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE TOGETHER. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS BRINGING YOUTH TOGETHER IN PRODUCTIVE AND MINDFUL WAYS TO REDUCE STIGMAS, BIAS, AND VIOLENCE THAT CAN OCCUR TOWARD EACH OTHER WHEN ALL THAT IS HITHERTO PERCEIVED IS DIFFERENCE AND EXCLUSION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH LIFE-ENHANCING ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY HANDLE EVERYDAY STRESSES AND TO PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE RESPONSIBILITIES AT SCHOOL, WORK, AND HOME. A SIGNIFICANT AND GROWING PROPORTION OF THE YOUTHS' COMMUNITY SERVICE IS FOCUSED ON INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. THESE ACTIVITIES WERE A PART OF A LARGER ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORT TO BRING OLDER ADULTS OUT OF EARLY-PANDEMIC ISOLATION AND PROVIDE SAFE PROGRAMMING SPACES; A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS HAVE BEEN TERRIFIED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS DUE TO COVID AND THE SHARP RISE IN ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIMES. SINCE 2021, THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN FROM 0 YOUTH AND 0 OLDER ADULT PARTICIPANTS TO 30 YOUTH AND 50 OLDER ADULT PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION TO THE LIFT PROGRAM, HMH HOSTS A SUMMER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYCHA TO ENGAGE LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE IN A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS.COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FOOD PANTRYHMH COMMUNITY SERVICES STRIVE TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY PROVIDING NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING RESIDENTS WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE, COMPUTER, AND CAREER SKILLS, AND HELPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS BECOME ACTIVE IN LOCAL BUSINESS, COMMUNITY AND THEIR CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL LIVES. WE ALSO PROVIDE IMMIGRATION CLASSES, ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES, AND WORKSHOPS TO HELP NEW IMMIGRANTS ADJUST TO LIFE IN THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES. HAMILTON-MADISION HOUSE CONTINUES TO ADDRESS LOCAL FOOD INSECURITY, EXACERBATED BY THE SHARP INFLATION OF GROCERY PRICES AND THE EXPIRATION IN MARCH 2023 OF EARLY-PANDEMIC EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL EBT/SNAP "TOP-UP" BENEFITS. HMH OPERATES REGULAR COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRIES AND DELIVERING HEALTHY, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FRESH PRODUCE AND DRY GROCERIES TO THE FRONT DOORS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, WHO ARE TYPICALLY LOW-INCOME, MOBILITY-IMPAIRED OLDER ADULTS. YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FROM THE HMH'S LIFT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAVE PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN PACKING AND DISTRIBUTING PANTRY GROCERY BAGS AS PART OF THEIR INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE.
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 November 6, 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 January 1935.
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 November 4, 2026.
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