Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

What Lenox Hill Neighborhood House does

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is a 132-year-old settlement house and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1894, operating on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It provides an integrated array of human services across social, educational, health, housing, mental health, arts, nutritional, and fitness domains, serving more than 16,000 New Yorkers annually between the ages of 3 and 103. The organization delivers these services through five physical locations including its headquarters on East 70th Street, two Older Adult Centers, the Women's Mental Health Shelter at the Park Avenue Armory, and the Casa Mutua Supportive Housing Residence, supported by 161 staff across multiple program departments.

Its programmatic portfolio includes the Older Adult Services, Early Childhood Center (Head Start), Healthy Foods + Wellness, The Teaching Kitchen farm-to-institution training program, Homelessness + Housing services, Policy + Advocacy, Adult Education including ESOL, Visual + Performing Arts (including senior theater productions), and Fitness + Aquatics. The Teaching Kitchen represents a notable scaled methodology, having trained 300+ partner programs serving 30+ million meals annually. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is in-person and human-staff-driven.

The business model is nonprofit and donation-and-grant funded. Revenue streams include individual tax-deductible donations (online, by mail, wire transfer, and Donor Advised Funds), government contracts — primarily with the New York City Department of Homeless Services for the Women's Mental Health Shelter and additional support from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene — and special events revenue, notably the annual Spring Gala. The Older Adult Center membership is free for adults aged 60+, with suggested donations of $1 for breakfast and $1.50 for lunch and dinner. The organization is governed by a 21-member Board of Directors chaired by Juan A. Sabater, with Rachel Bender serving as Executive Director since 2025. The organization holds GuideStar's 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency and Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity status.

Name

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

Legal name

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

Website

https://lenoxhill.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is a 132-year-old nonprofit settlement house on the East Side of Manhattan providing integrated social, educational, health, housing, mental health, arts, nutritional, and fitness services to more than 16,000 New Yorkers annually, ages 3 to 103, across five facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI), Independent Living Community Development & Construction (Senior Housing Developers) (HLADAAAH)

Keywords

• Human services nonprofit
• Settlement house programs
• Older adult services
• Early childhood education
• Community social services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible contributions from individual donors supporting essential programs for low-income New Yorkers. Donations accepted online, by mail, wire transfer, and through Donor Advised Funds.
2. Government Contracts and Funding: Primary funding from New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) for the Women's Mental Health Shelter, with some support from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
3. Special Events Revenue: Annual fundraising events including Spring Gala celebrations that generate community support and donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is a 132-year-old settlement house providing integrated human services—social, educational, health, housing, mental health, arts, nutritional, and fitness—to over 16,000 New Yorkers annually (ages 3 to 103) on the East Side of Manhattan. Programs include two older adult centers, an Early Childhood Center (Head Start), a Women's Mental Health Shelter, the Casa Mutua supportive housing residence, adult education (ESOL and technology), visual and performing arts, fitness and aquatics, and The Teaching Kitchen® farm-to-institution training program.

Product overview

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is a 132-year-old settlement house providing an extensive array of integrated human services to thousands of New Yorkers in need each year, ages 3 to 103, on the East Side of Manhattan. The organization operates as a single unified nonprofit service provider rather than a technology platform, offering multiple interconnected programs including Older Adult Services (with two senior centers), Early Childhood Center, Healthy Foods + Wellness, The Teaching Kitchen® (a farm-to-institution training program), Homelessness + Housing (including shelter and supportive housing), Policy + Advocacy, Adult Education (ESOL and technology), Visual + Performing Arts (including senior theater productions), and Fitness + Aquatics. These programs work synergistically to provide comprehensive support, with food services feeding multiple program areas and arts programs integrated across age groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Older Adult Services Comprehensive services for adults 60 and older through two centers (Center @ Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and Older Adult Center @ Saint Peter's Church), offering daily programming, social activities, fitness, arts, meals, benefits assistance, and case management.
• Early Childhood Center Head Start early childhood education program providing comprehensive developmental and educational services for young children (ages 3-5) and their families, with eligibility-based enrollment.
• Healthy Foods + Wellness Farm-to-table food services providing nutritious meals with 90%+ fresh produce and 40%+ locally sourced ingredients, serving program participants across older adult, early childhood, and shelter programs.
• The Teaching Kitchen® Culinary training program that teaches external institutions to convert their food services to the farm-to-institution model, achieving an 86% carbon impact reduction through plant-based meals.
• Homelessness + Housing Homelessness services including the 24-hour Women's Mental Health Shelter at the Park Avenue Armory for women age 45+ with severe persistent mental illness, and Casa Mutua, a 54-unit permanent supportive housing residence for formerly unhoused adults with mental health diagnoses.
• Adult Education Educational programs including ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes and technology education for immigrant adults and adult learners seeking language and job skills.
• Visual + Performing Arts Arts programming including music, drama, dance, and visual arts for all ages, including award-winning senior theater productions licensed through Music Theatre International (MTI).
• Fitness + Aquatics Fitness programs including swimming, yoga, and other exercise classes offered at the organization's indoor pool and fitness facilities, primarily serving older adult members.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 16,000+ New Yorkers annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Selfhelp Community Services: NYC-based nonprofit operating senior services, affordable housing, and Holocaust survivor support — comparable case management and older adult services portfolio.
• West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing: Manhattan-based nonprofit operating supportive housing for formerly homeless seniors and adults with mental illness — directly comparable to Casa Mutua and the Women's Mental Health Shelter program models.
• Henry Street Settlement: Lower East Side Manhattan settlement house founded 1893 providing integrated human services including senior centers, homeless housing, childcare, and arts programming — near-identical 130+ year model targeting adjacent Manhattan populations.
• University Settlement: 134-year-old NYC settlement house providing early childhood education, older adult services, mental health, and immigrant services — closest programmatic and structural analog to Lenox Hill.
• Educational Alliance: Lower East Side settlement house operating senior centers, early childhood programs, and arts/cultural programming — direct comparable in settlement-house service model, donor base, and Manhattan footprint.
• Goddard Riverside: Upper West Side NYC settlement house with senior centers, supportive housing (including mental health), early childhood, and adult education — overlapping program mix on Manhattan's opposite side.
• Grand Street Settlement: Lower East Side settlement house offering Head Start, older adult centers, mental health, and housing services — comparable service breadth across similar vulnerable populations.
• Project Renewal: NYC nonprofit providing shelter, supportive housing, and mental health services for homeless individuals — comparable mental-health-capable shelter and housing model.

Broad incumbents

• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services: Large NYC nonprofit operating supportive housing, mental health clinics, and senior services across the five boroughs — overlapping mental health and supportive housing programs at much greater scale.
• YMCA of Greater New York: Major NYC nonprofit operating senior programming, aquatics, fitness, early childhood education, and community services — comparable Older Adult Centers and aquatics programming at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lenox-hill-neighborhood-house

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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