New York · Nonprofit
HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC
HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC (New York) receives grants from 283 organizations whose IRS filings report $545,335,304 to it, the largest being DRUCKENMILLER FOUNDATION ($103,000,000). 158 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $77M
- Funders on record
- 283
- Grants received
- $545M
- Net assets
- $1.1B
What Harlem Children's Zone Inc does
Mission
We enhance the life for children and families in some of nyc's most devastated neighborhoods.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
See schedule ohcz promise academy charter schoolsat promise academy a top-performing k-12 charter school within hcz's cradle-to-career pathway of services we promise to do whatever it takes to get our scholars to and through college. Everything we do from quality instruction to exceptional extracurricular activities to healthy, home-cooked meals is designed to keep that promise.since the opening of hcz promise academy I in 2004 and hcz promise academy ii in 2005, we've made an enormous impact on our young people. We've enrolled nearly 100% of our scholars in college; we've closed the black-white achievement gap; and we've helped our graduates build successful careers and become conscientious citizens.education and youth programspeacemakerspeacemakers partners with harlem's public elementary and middle schools to help unlock that potential in all students.a cut abovea cut above (aca) is an after-school program for scholars in grades k-8 that cultivates a culture of excellence through personal and social development, academic support, health and wellness, stem and arts enrichments, and community service.academy of arts and civic engagementacademy of arts and civic engagement (ace)…
$57,946,880 spentof which $3,139,664 as grants48% of program spendingSee schedule ocollege and career programscollege success officeour scholars may leave the zone to go to college, but the zone never leaves them. College success office (cso) empowers our scholars to succeed in college and earn their degrees so they can embark on fruitful careers and pave the path to social and economic mobility.when scholars get into college, they get the help they need to persist through their post-secondary journey. Our college success office services include: -one-on-one coaching -academic, emotional, and financial support -check ins with scholars to ensure they're progressing along their college journey -visits from cso staff to help scholars establish and maintain relationships with campus and community liaisons over 1,000 scholars currently enrolled in college and over 1900 have graduated from college in the last ten years.
$14,966,966 spentof which $5,159,934 as grants12% of program spendingSee schedule o early childhoodthe baby collegethe baby college promotes the health and success of newborns and toddlers through a nine-week workshop supporting new and expectant parents and caregivers through the ins and outs of early childhood development.the baby college g.r.a.d.s. Early head startthe baby college g.r.a.d.s. (guardians responding and developing strategies) early head start is a year-round, home-visiting program that empowers expectant mothers to deepen their understanding of early childhood development and strengthen parent-child relationships.the three-year-old journeythe three-year-old journey provides lottery winners of hcz's promise academy charter schools with the opportunity to continue to learn, grow, and nurture friendships in the lead up to their admission to promise academy.harlem gemsharlem gems preschools empower our youngest scholars to succeed in k-12 and beyond by building a strong academic foundation and starting them on the path to college and career.
$11,164,493 spentof which $234,385 as grants9% of program spendingHealthy and community programscentral harlem is enriched with community members steeped in rich, unique, and proud history. We are at our best when the people of harlem have economic opportunity and access to the tools and systems that support their wellbeing in every sense.to build up opportunities and access for our community, we have created a broad offering of programs and services that create pathways to self-sufficiency, personal growth, and physical, mental, and emotional health. We also look for every opportunity to strengthen the foundations of our neighborhoods. To us, this means creating opportunities for community members to come together, learn from and with each other, socialize and have fun, and support the broader community. The following community programs are availably to our students: community pridecommunity pride is a program of grassroots, boots-on-the-ground connectors, community builders, and problem solvers devoted to empowering individuals and the community-at-large.healthy harlemhealthy harlem is empowering a culture of health in central harlem by helping thousands of children and families learn how to take better care of themselves, make thoughtful…
$35,732,575 spentof which $5,871,272 as grants$120,000 earned by the program30% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $119,810,914.
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 2020 to 2021, from $744M to $971M (+31%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 10% · 2018 16% · 2019 9% · 2020 7% · 2021 3% · 2022 3% · 2023 14% · 2024 4% · 2025 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
91% of HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (21% 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.
Chief executive
Kwame Owusu-Kesse
CEO
Board chair
Keith Meister
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 61 funders to 118 funders, grant income rose $17M → $66M.
37 of 283 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 16% 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 HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 283 funders by total. 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
HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 19% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
28% 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 HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 57% · 2018 48% · 2019 24% · 2020 36% · 2021 36% · 2022 25% · 2023 25% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
46% of HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
90% of HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $85M arriving through sponsors registered in 21 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
HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $9.5M on record — $9.4M federal, $19k state.
- Department of Health and Human Services$9.4M
- GRANT IN AID$16k
- DEDICATED$3k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
70%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 5 related entities
- Rheedlen 125th Street LLC · disregarded
- Hcz Promise LLC · disregarded
- 168 Titicus Rd LLC · disregarded
- Hcz Promise Academy Charter School · exempt
- Hcz Promise Academy Charter School II · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC?
- HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC (New York) receives grants from 283 organizations whose IRS filings report $545,335,304 to it, the largest being DRUCKENMILLER FOUNDATION ($103,000,000). 158 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC have?
- IRS filings report 283 organizations giving $545,335,304 in grants to HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC, 158 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC?
- DRUCKENMILLER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $103,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE 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.
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 283 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing