Forestdale

What Forestdale does

Forestdale, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit child welfare organization founded in 1854, headquartered in Forest Hills, NY, and operating four program sites across Queens and Brooklyn. It delivers a continuum of services spanning foster care placement, preventive family support, integrated pediatric medical and behavioral health (as a New York State Article 29-I Licensed Health Facility), parenting programs for mothers and fathers, youth transition support for adolescents aging out of foster care, and community enrichment through the Community Connection Family Enrichment Center in St. Albans. Core methodology rests on evidence-based clinical modalities including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Attachment Bio-behavioral Catchup, and a proprietary Solutions-Based Casework case management framework.

The organization serves roughly 480 foster youth annually through health services, approximately 300 fathers per year through DYCD-funded Strong Fathers programming, and additional thousands of families across preventive, maternal, youth development, and community segments. Forestdale operates a Guaranteed Income Program pilot that has run multiple cohorts since 2022, providing monthly supplementary income to families at risk of child welfare involvement.

Forestdale's revenue model is a hybrid of government contracts (NYC ACS, NYC DYCD, NYC Health Department), Medicaid billable services through CFTSS licensure, corporate partnerships (JP Morgan, JetBlue, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte), individual donations processed via Network for Good, and event fundraising anchored by an annual Gala. Services are provided at no cost to eligible families. Under Lorraine Stephens, appointed Executive Director in May 2025, the organization is positioned to deepen its government contract base while diversifying through Medicaid billable services and corporate donor development.

Name

Forestdale

Legal name

Forestdale, Inc.

Website

https://forestdaleinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Forestdale is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit child welfare organization founded in 1854 that delivers foster care, preventive services, integrated pediatric health, parenting support, youth development, and a Guaranteed Income Program to families and children across Queens and Brooklyn, NYC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Forest Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute one-time or monthly recurring donations. The organization processes donations through Network for Good/Bonterra platform. Monthly sustaining donors, tribute giving, and Donor Advised Fund contributions are available giving options.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Corporate partners provide grants, program underwriting, cause marketing, employee matching contributions, event sponsorship, and pro-bono/in-kind donations. Current corporate supporters include JP Morgan, JetBlue, Morgan Stanley, and Deloitte.
3. Government Contracts and Grants: Funded by NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) for fatherhood programming, NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS) for foster care services, and NYC Health Department initiatives. Also receives grants from foundations and public agencies.
4. Event Fundraising: Annual Gala events generate significant fundraising revenue, with 2026 Gala raising approximately $400,000. Additional events include Back to School Fair and other community fundraising activities.
5. Material and Financial Assistance Programs: Provides cash and material assistance to approximately 100 fathers annually to reduce financial stress in families, funded through donor contributions and government entitlements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Forestdale is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1854 that delivers child welfare and family services to children, youth, and families in Queens and Brooklyn, New York. Its core offerings include foster care and adoption support, preventive services designed to keep families safely together, family support programs, youth development programming, and fatherhood initiatives, all delivered by a staff of more than 400 multilingual professionals using evidence-based practices and trauma-informed care models.

Product overview

Forestdale is a nonprofit social services organization offering a comprehensive continuum of programs and services for children and families in Queens and Brooklyn, NYC. Rather than a unified software product, Forestdale operates multiple distinct social service programs including Strong Families (Preventive Services and Foster Care), Strong Futures (youth development including Forestdale Scholars and Life Coaching), Strong Mothers, Strong Fathers, and Strong Minds, Strong Bodies (integrated health services). Additional offerings include the Community Connection Family Enrichment Center and Guaranteed Income Program. These programs work together to provide trauma-informed care, parenting support, health services, education assistance, and economic empowerment to families facing crisis, with the goal of keeping families together and helping youth successfully transition to adulthood.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foster Care and Adoption Support Out-of-home care and adoption-related services for children in the NYC child welfare system who cannot safely remain with their families.
• Preventive Services In-home and community-based services intended to keep children safely with their families and prevent entry into foster care.
• Family Support Services Counseling, case management, and supportive services for families involved with or at risk of involvement in the child welfare system.
• Youth Development Programs Programs serving adolescents and young adults, including college-readiness and career-focused programming (such as REACH - Realizing Educational and Career Hopes).
• Fatherhood Initiative Services supporting fathers and father-figures involved in the child welfare system, intended to strengthen family stability and engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 79 students received tutoring support in FY 2024
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Network for Good/BonterracoreTechnology or IntegrationDonor platform used to process all donation/payment transactions on the Forestdale website. Handles credit card and electronic check processing networks for one-time and recurring donations.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Children's Aid Society: One of NYC's largest and oldest child and family services nonprofits, offering foster care, preventive, education, and health programs — directly comparable in mission, scale, and program mix to Forestdale.
• The New York Foundling: NYC-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, behavioral health, and youth development services to children and families, mirroring Forestdale's core program continuum.
• Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA): NYC child welfare nonprofit offering foster care, residential, preventive, and behavioral health services; directly comparable and notably the prior employer of Forestdale's incoming Executive Director.
• SCO Family of Services: Long-standing NYC and Long Island nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, juvenile justice, and family support services — closely aligned with Forestdale's foster care and preventive offerings.
• Graham Windham: NYC child welfare nonprofit founded in 1806, delivering foster care, prevention, education, and youth services with overlapping mission and similar evidence-based program emphasis as Forestdale.
• Rising Ground: NYC-based nonprofit providing foster care, behavioral health, early childhood, and youth development services — a direct competitor for ACS and DYCD contracts in the same boroughs Forestdale serves.
• Catholic Guardian Services: NYC child welfare nonprofit delivering foster care, residential, and family support services; competes for similar ACS-funded foster and preventive contracts as Forestdale.
• Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families: NYC nonprofit offering preventive, foster care, and youth development programs in Brooklyn and Manhattan — overlapping service geography and program types with Forestdale.

Broad incumbents

• Casey Family Programs: Nationally focused child welfare foundation operating across many states with long-term foster care and family services; broader geographic reach but comparable mission and evidence-based practice orientation.

Regional players

• Children's Home Society of California: California-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family services; comparable program model but operates on the West Coast rather than in Forestdale's NYC footprint.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHDPbKZQVDpEx2xYDXCaQOg
• Facebookfacebook.com/forestdaleinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forestdale-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/forestdale_inc
• Xx.com/Forestdaleinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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