Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1933.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
41 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Lisa Gitelson’s $336K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 290 $10–100M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Gitelson | $335,905 | $335,993 | $231,326 | — | — |
| Fatima Shama | — | — | — | $297,266 | $332,289 |
| Alpha Conteh | $257,374 | $260,236 | $253,739 | $71,349 | — |
| Jean Jeremie | — | — | — | — | $258,262 |
| Elizabeth Portland | $250,399 | $251,551 | $245,408 | $233,308 | $226,468 |
| Michael Clarke | $245,384 | $244,129 | $222,221 | $164,129 | — |
| Deborah Asirifi | $242,162 | $233,620 | — | — | — |
| Helen P O'Reilly | — | $180,075 | $236,539 | $212,815 | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Provides free summer experiences for underserved New York City children.
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The fresh air fund's camping programs take place year-round on the fund's sharpe reservation and during the summer at harriman state park. In the summer, 3,500 new york city children learn and grow through immersive outdoor experiences.
The fresh air fund's sharpe reservation in fishkill, ny, has over 2,000 acres of beautiful land with lakes, ponds, streams and hiking trails through the woods. During the school year, over 10,000 people from community and school groups in the tristate region participate in our environmental educational programs.
Approximately 2,000 fresh air children visit rual, suburban and small-town communities along the east coast and southern canada, called friendly towns, during the summer. During the one or two week visits with volunteer host families, children and their hosts form bonds of friendship by sharing personal, day-to-day experiences.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $5.6M | $3.7M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $97.3M | $102.5M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $27.9M | $28.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $137.6M | $145.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $136.4M | $143.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $415K | $415K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $682K | $226K | $381K | $75K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $8.0M | $6.9M | $510K | $601K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $232K | $199K | $14K | $19K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $822K | $689K | $63K | $70K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $642K | $513K | $75K | $54K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $241K | $239K | $30 | $2K |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $608K | $608K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $292K | $292K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.1M | $787K | $228K | $42K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2.3M | $601K | $38K | $1.7M |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $154K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $433K | $419K | $7K | $7K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $128K | $6K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $855K | $822K | $33K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.2M | $2.7M | $109K | $440K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $266K | $131K | $39 | $136K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $23.6M | $17.9M | $2.0M | $3.7M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $21.2M | $23.6M | −$2.4M | $143.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $15.0M | $22.7M | −$7.7M | $136.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $15.6M | $21.5M | −$5.9M | $133.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $17.5M | $19.1M | −$1.5M | $155.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $13.0M | $19.0M | −$6.0M | $129.8M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $21,213,318 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $21,213,318 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,635,891 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $145,001,838 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $143,703,846 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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