New York · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC
FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC (New York) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $79,892 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($43,924). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 89% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $189k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $80k
- Net assets
- $87k
What Friends of the Manhattan School for Children Inc does
Mission
In accordance with our by-laws, the friends of msc parents association seeks to:- facilitate the philosophy and mission statement of the school - promote msc as a kindergarten through eighth-grade school - promote and develop parent leadership, involvement, and volunteerism- facilitate family involvement at our school - facilitate communication between teachers, staff, and parents - provide financial support and resources to the school for the benefit and educational growth of the students- make hybrid and remote learning work for all the students, teachers, and parents- develop a cooperative working relationship between the parents and the staff of the school- provide a mechanism whereby parents can have input into the governance and decision making of the school
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Friends of msc provided strong support for the manhattan school for children (ps 333) throughout fy25, enhancing the educational experience and community engagement for students, families, and staff. The organization underwrote a significant portion of school enrichment by successfully funding nearly half of all programs through its bridge the gap fundraiser, ensuring sustained access to high-impact activities not covered by public funding. Key student enrichment included music programming, access to live arts, field trips and other changes to expand learning beyond the classroom. The greenhouse program continued to deliver hands-on environmental science instruction, reinforcing stem learning with real world applications. Friends of msc also advanced inclusive infrastructure with plans for an accessible playground to extend play and social interaction for all students. Through volunteer coordination, family engagement initiatives, and marquee community events like fall fest and broadway loves msc, the organization strengthened school spirit and parent involvement. Across fy25, friends of msc actively connected families, supported teachers with resources, school supplies, tech…
$193,404 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $193,404.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $260k to $138k (−47%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
97% of FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $8k → $13k.
4 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 89% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
89% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 67% · 2018 100% · 2019 97% · 2020 90% · 2021 100% · 2022 81% · 2023 80% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
89% of FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $8k that is directly attributable, 75% of it comes from funders outside New York, across 3 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $71k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC's revenue fell 51% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,237 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC?
- FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC (New York) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $79,892 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($43,924). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 89% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $79,892 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $43,924 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing