Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$13,912,346

Total expenses

$9,886,602

Contributions and grants received

$13,524,045

Grants paid

$3,409,000

Program service revenue

$180,927

Investment income

$182,802

Other revenue

$24,572

Total assets, end of year

$18,101,127

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,650,818

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$16,450,309

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$8,845,070

Management and general expenses

$626,794

Fundraising expenses

$414,738

Program service expenses (Part III)

$8,845,070

Program services were 89.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2025

• HOUSING: LUW has two types of housing programs:Housing Success: a shelter-based program focused on helping shelter guests find market-rate housing and transition into that housing successfully. Our Housing Success Specialists work intensively with guests to find, move in, and adjust to their new homes/communities. After this initial transition (usually 6 to 12 months), contact is limited.Supportive Housing: for clients with specific qualifying conditions, ongoing case management and financial support is provided to ensure they remain stably housed. Case managers are assigned long-term clients and may support them for years in maintaining their housing and wellbeing. LUW has four supportive housing programs - HOPWA, Ryan White, RAP/OMH, and Turning Point.In 2025, LUW housing programs helped 231 individuals secure and maintain housing.SHELTERS: LUW operates two shelters in White Plains that provide a safe place to stay, nutritious food, case management, counseling, and referral services for single men and women experiencing homelessness. Samaritan House is our 17-bed women's shelter; and Open Arms is our 38-bed men's shelter. Both facilities serve as emergency drop-in shelters with capacity for 20 additional adults. In 2025, the shelters provided 575 individuals with 26,645 nights of shelter and approximately 55,000 meals. All shelter guests receive case management support, employment services, and housing placement services.

  Expenses $7,528,095 · Grants $3,370,000 · Revenue $135,012

• YOUTH SERVICES: LUW helps young people succeed regardless of their background or circumstances. A suite of educational programming gives students the tools needed to break the cycle of poverty and achieve a more secure future. Through our programs, students can overcome learning challenges; improve their core reading, writing, and STEM skills; and receive mentorship from kindergarten through college.KidzLit provides opportunities for elementary and middle school students residing at the Coachman Family Center to receive homework help and participate in fun, collaborative literacy activities that will help narrow reading gaps. After-School Mentoring offers an array of tutoring, enrichment, and college prep activities with the goal of empowering high school students in Yonkers to graduate on time and attend college or other post-secondary training.College & Career Success guides our high school graduates as they navigate post-secondary paths. LUW offers support through College Success Coaches, Job Central Career Specialists, and partial scholarships. Summer Camp provides a recreational and academically enriching summer camp experience for children who are homeless or extremely low-income. Camp is a safe, nurturing place to learn and practice important life skills like swimming but also provides unique experience that fosters both educational and personal growth.In 2025, the program was able to serve 493 youth in our after-school, summer camp, and college success program.

  Expenses $612,670 · Grants $39,000 · Revenue $45,915

• COMMUNITY CENTRAL: LUW has a number of programs designed to engage members of the community who are struggling to meet their basic needs.Graces Kitchen provides free, nutritious breakfast and lunch on weekdays throughout the year; guests are welcome to stay and eat in our dining room or have meals to go. In 2025, Lifting up Westchester served over 55,000 meals including hot meals, to-go meals, and grocery bags.The Charlie Bevier Outreach Team is present at Graces Kitchen and goes out into the community to identify individuals who may be experiencing homelessness but are reluctant to enter a shelter. They seek to build trust and understanding to help individuals access the services they need, including referrals to medical, mental health, and substance abuse resources, and assistance with documentation to access government benefits, housing programs, and job opportunities.Lifting Up Health & Life Skills provides access to wellness, socialization, and creative opportunities that enable guests to receive the physical, mental, and social support they need to thrive. Programs ensure guests have a safe place to engage in meaningful daytime activities.

  Expenses $526,968

• EMPLOYMENT: Earning a living wage is a critical element to create housing stability and build a foundation for economic security. LUW has two employment programs:Job Central provides access to employment services that strengthen job readiness skills and help clients secure living-wage employment, so they can live independently. Services include resume writing and interview support, job search assistance, access to a career closet, and vocational training. Employment Specialists maintain contact with clients and employers for 6-12 months post-employment to ensure retention. Rehousing in Supportive Environments (RISE) is a partnership between LUW and other agencies to serve clients with domestic violence experience. Clients live in apartments and receive wraparound support consisting of case management, counseling, and employment services. LUW serves as the employment services provider. In 2025, the Organization placed 60 clients into employment opportunities.

  Expenses $177,337

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• ANAHAITA KOTVAL

  CEO

  Total calculated

  $250,989

  From this org

  $248,489

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $2,500

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $220,489

  Bonus

  $28,000

  Other

  —not reported

  Deferred

  —not reported

  Nontaxable benefits

  $2,500

  Filer's total

  $250,989

• JESSICA TIMMS

  CDO

  Total calculated

  $135,877

  From this org

  $113,430

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $22,447

  Hours/week

  40

• CARL WILLIAMS

  CFO

  Total calculated

  $127,738

  From this org

  $113,505

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $14,233

  Hours/week

  40

• ROBERT BROWN

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DR DANA BRYANT

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• NEAL SIENA

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• RAVI MITTAL

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DIANE APARISIO

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CALVIN CHIN

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MAMTA MAMIK

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DESPINA KARTSON

  Vice President

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• JOHN MORRISON

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• GEORGE KONTOGIANNIS

  PAST PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ELENA GALLO

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• SANDRA BONILLA

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ANDREW HEATH

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JANINE DAUGHTRY

  President

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• ADIL MISTRY

  Treasurer

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• STEVE GROTH

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• GIUSEPPE SIENA

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KACY BRADY

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ANGELINA COLOMBO

  Secretary

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• JAMIE LYNCH

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ALANI PRINCIPE

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

24 June 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.1

Source object

202631759349300113

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