AIRnyc

Name

AIRnyc

Legal name

AIRnyc

Website

https://air-nyc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSABAIAM

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Care Coordination & Geriatric Care Management

SECONDARYHSABACAI

Cardiac & Pulmonary Clinical Home Health (e.g., CHF/COPD)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Skilled Nursing & Clinical Home Health

SECONDARYHLAKAAAC

Asthma & Airway Disease Specialty Care

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Allergy & Immunology

SECONDARYHSABACAJ

Diabetes Education & Insulin Management (Home-Based)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Skilled Nursing & Clinical Home Health

Keywords

• Community health services
• Chronic disease management
• Medically tailored meals
• Maternal and child health
• Social determinants of health

Headquarters

HQ city

Bronx

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: AIRnyc operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. The organization received a $550,000 three-year grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to fund community health programs. Additional funding comes from individual donations, corporate matching gifts, stock/securities donations, bequests, and foundation contributions through the Fund for the City of New York.
2. Healthcare Payer Partnerships: Partnerships with commercial health plans, public insurers (Medicare, Medicaid) for program delivery and outcomes-based care

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AIRnyc delivers in-home, Community Health Worker-driven programs that address chronic disease (asthma, diabetes, hypertension, COPD) and maternal/child health in underserved NYC neighborhoods. Core offerings include medically tailored home-delivered meals, health coaching, medication adherence support, doula/maternal support, and culturally tailored public health outreach, all funded via grants, donations, and payer partnerships rather than direct client billing.

Product overview

AIRnyc is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) community health organization that offers a community health worker-driven service model for chronic disease management and social determinants of health. The organization operates city-wide in New York, primarily serving the South Bronx, and focuses on Black and Latinx communities experiencing health disparities. The portfolio consists of five interconnected programs: Fighting Asthma (home-based interventions for pediatric asthma), Chronic Disease Interventions (diabetes, hypertension, COPD management), Maternal and Early Childhood Health Crisis (maternal support), Food as Medicine (medically tailored meals and nutrition guidance), and Public Health Outreach (vaccine access and health screenings). All programs are delivered through Community Health Workers who provide home visits, utilize app-based nutrition guidance, and follow co-design principles where clients help shape program development. The organization was founded in 2009 as a project of the Fund for the City of New York.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fighting Asthma Program Home-based interventions to address severe, uncontrolled pediatric asthma, particularly in the South Bronx. Delivered by Community Health Workers and including proper inhaler usage instruction, asthma-friendly cleaning products, air filters, mattress and pillow covers, and medical appointment reminders for children and families.
• Chronic Disease Interventions Programs helping individuals burdened by chronic diseases including asthma, COPD, diabetes, and hypertension. Services include support improving access to medical care, medication adherence training, medically tailored home-delivered meals, DASH diet coaching, and in-home cooking lessons.
• Maternal and Early Childhood Health Crisis Program Interventions to reduce maternal and child deaths and medical complications for high-risk Black and Latinx families. Includes hospital and at-home support, advocacy with doctors, insurance setup for babies, doula connections, housing help, food resources, and baby items assistance.
• Food as Medicine Program Program using food as a formal component of patient care to address pre-diabetes, diabetes, and hypertension. Provides medically tailored home-delivered meals, food pantry connections, food stamps applications, in-home cooking lessons, DASH diet education, dietary tracking app, and physical activity coaching.
• Public Health Outreach Outreach responding to important public health issues in high-need NYC locations. Services include COVID-19 and flu vaccine outreach, high blood pressure screening, DASH diet education, food pantry connections, housing resource referrals, and diabetes self-management support.
• Community Health Worker (CHW) Service Model AIRnyc's foundational delivery model: a team of Community Health Workers who serve as trusted sources bridging underserved communities and healthcare systems. CHWs meet clients in their homes to address whole-person and family needs, speak 10 languages, and operate in a model associated with a 65% reduction in hospital visits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in hospitalizations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fund for the City of New York (FCNY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCNY serves as AIRnyc's fiduciary partner, providing financial and human resources management. AIRnyc is a program organization under FCNY, which affords access to professional financial and HR teams. Donations are made through FCNY's 501(c)(3) status (Tax ID# 13-2612524).
• Hospitals (NYC area)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitals partner with AIRnyc for community health worker services and referral programs for patients with chronic conditions.
• Commercial Health Plans and Public InsurerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with commercial health plans, Medicare, and Medicaid for value-based care programs addressing social determinants of health.
• Research Departments in UniversitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity research partnerships for evidence-based community health interventions and program evaluation.
• Food BanksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with food banks to address food insecurity and support the Food as Medicine program.
• City, State and Federal AgenciesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency partnerships for public health outreach and community health programs.
• Nonprofits and Community OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with other nonprofits and community organizations for coordinated service delivery.
• NYC Department of Health & Mental HygienecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity health department partnership for public health initiatives and disease control programs.
• Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital association partnership for healthcare system collaboration.
• NYC Health + HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegration into NYC Health + Hospitals' Electronic Medical Record system for asthma home-based environmental pilot program.
• Elevance Health (formerly Anthem)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, supporting community health initiatives.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ChenMed: Family-owned value-based primary care provider for Medicare-eligible seniors with chronic conditions. Comparable value-based care focus on underserved elderly populations with chronic disease management, though operates through clinic-based model at national scale rather than community health worker model.
• Oak Street Health: Large value-based primary care company (acquired by CVS Health) serving Medicare beneficiaries and dually-eligible patients with chronic conditions. Operates a value-based care model targeting similar populations (low-income, chronic disease) but at national scale through a clinic-based rather than home-based CHW model.

Direct peers

• Waymark: Value-based care provider for Medicaid populations using community-based care teams and community health workers to address social determinants of health. Operates similar CHW-driven care coordination and chronic disease management model for underserved populations, directly comparable.
• Pair Team: Tech-enabled CHW-led care model that partners with community organizations and primary care providers to deliver value-based care for Medicaid patients with chronic disease and unmet social needs. Directly comparable model in target population, CHW workforce, and payer contract structure.
• Health Leads: National nonprofit that partners with healthcare organizations to screen patients for social needs and connect them to community resources through community resource specialists. Highly comparable model addressing social determinants of health in clinical settings for similar populations.
• Cityblock Health: Value-based primary care company that employs community health workers to serve Medicaid and dually-eligible populations with chronic conditions and social needs. Operates a CHW-led model in NYC and other markets with similar target demographics (low-income, chronically ill, communities of color), making it a directly comparable CHW-driven peer.

Others

• California Health Foundation: Foundations and community health intermediaries funding CHW programs and chronic disease interventions for underserved populations. Comparable as ecosystem funders and partners in the community health worker value-based care space.
• Project HOPE: Global health and humanitarian nonprofit operating community health programs addressing chronic disease, maternal health, and health disparities. Comparable in nonprofit health mission and community health worker deployment model, though operates at significantly larger international scale.

Emerging players

• Salud Revenue Partners: CHW workforce and care navigation organization serving underserved communities similar to AIRnyc; provides community-based health interventions with cultural competence focus, partially comparable CHW model with smaller scale.

Regional players

• BronxWorks: Bronx-based multiservice nonprofit addressing poverty through housing, education, immigration, and health programs for residents in the same geographic market as AIRnyc. Comparable in serving chronically ill and underserved populations in the South Bronx with similar community-based interventions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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