Fresh Air Fund
Fresh Air Fund
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About this organization
Mission
Since its founding in 1877, The Fresh Air Fund has provided life-changing summer experiences in the outdoors for children from New York City’s underserved communities. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, The Fund continues to provide safe, fun, engaging and enriching experiences for New York City youth to keep the magic of summer alive through virtual and outdoor programs. Fresh Air children also participate in year-round leadership and educational programs.
About
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. Campers swim and row boats on the lake, stargaze, hike nature trails and learn about animals and where their food comes from at the camp farm and nutrition center. Campers return home with more confidence, new skills and new friends. During the school year, campers are invited to participate in year-round leadership and educational programs through tutoring and mentoring programs. The Fund's academic enrichment and leadership programs provide students with a strong network of support on their academic journey through its Career Awareness Program, the College Connections Programs and its Teen Leadership Programs.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “The fresh air fund provides thousands of nyc children from low-income communities outdoor summer adventures, at no cost to the children or their families, through visits with volunteer host families in rural and suburban communities along the east coast and southern canada and at the fund's six overnight camps in new york's lower hudson valley. fresh air children also participate in year-round academic support and leadership programs.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “The fresh air fund, an independent not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million new york city children from low-income communities since 1877.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of NY, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2020 as 633 3rd Ave, New York, NY, 10017.
- The non-profit has a total of 688 employees, as reported on their form for 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$3,285,884.
- The organization has 29 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1877.
- The organization pays $8,844,837 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $4,821,266 in fundraising expenses.
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