Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association, Inc.

What Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association, Inc. does

Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association, Inc. (SHSAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization, founded in 1984 (with roots tracing to the 1904 founding of Stuyvesant High School), that supports students and alumni of New York City's Stuyvesant High School through scholarships, mentoring programs, events, and fundraising. It is governed by a 20-member Board of Directors and operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees out of an office at the school (345 Chambers Street, TriBeCa). Its programs include Alumni Mentoring, Research Mentoring, StuyPrep (a diversity-and-access initiative including BIPOC Youth Summit and HBCU Tours), a Junior Leadership Council for recent graduates, and a scholarships program awarding over 40 awards annually to graduating seniors.

The organization runs on a portfolio of revenue streams: annual membership dues ($50 standard, $25 for retirees and young alumni from the Class of 2016-2020), one-time $1,000 lifetime memberships, tax-deductible donations to the Stuy Fund, scholarships, and a permanent endowment (approximately $4M as of June 30, 2024, with $2M earmarked for scholarships), event revenue from the Annual Benefit for Stuyvesant and regional meetups, corporate sponsorships (Platinum through Sapphire tiers), and a merchandise school store. Its technology backbone is the MyStuy digital portal, which handles membership management, alumni directory access, donation processing, event registration, and a video archive, paired with a Square-based online school store and standard social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn).

The alumni database includes 34,200+ individuals spanning more than a century of graduating classes, and engagement is increasingly multi-regional, with active meetup series in New York City, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and London. Past organizational milestones include the 2014 unification of the Campaign for Stuyvesant and Friends of Stuyvesant into SHSAA, the establishment of a Board of Trustees to oversee the endowment, and the introduction of an Associate Member class that expanded dues-paying eligibility beyond alumni. The 2025 Benefit for Stuyvesant generated over $500,000 in fundraising, and the 2026 edition secured Platinum-tier sponsorships from Citadel/Citadel Securities, Point72, and Diamond-tier support from GoldenTree Asset Management, the IDW Group, and Alfred Lin '90.

Name

Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association, Inc.

Legal name

Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association, Inc.

Website

https://stuyalumni.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SHSAA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit alumni association supporting Stuyvesant High School through scholarships, mentoring, fundraising, and member programs, serving a network of 34,200+ alumni across New York City and regional U.S. and international hubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alumni Association Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Educational Support Services (611710), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC), Alumni Relations & Alumni Engagement Programs (EDALAOAA)

Keywords

• Alumni association services
• Educational nonprofit
• Scholarship programs
• Membership organization
• Alumni events

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues providing voting rights, event discounts, video archive access, and alumni directory access. Dues support the school and Alumni Association operations.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Tax-deductible donations to the Stuy Fund, scholarships, endowment, and designated funds supporting specific programs like athletics, chess, and speech & debate.
3. Lifetime Memberships: One-time $1,000 lifetime membership with special benefits including merchandise gifts and recognition on virtual wall.
4. Event Tickets and Sponsorships: Revenue from annual Benefit for Stuyvesant events, reunion tickets, and corporate sponsorships at various tiers (Platinum, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire).
5. School Store: Sales of Stuyvesant merchandise including apparel, accessories, and commemorative items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association, Inc. (SHSAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports Stuyvesant High School and its community through membership programs, scholarship funds, alumni events, and mentoring initiatives. It connects alumni with current students, raises funds for scholarships and programs, and operates a school store and member portal.

Product overview

Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association operates as a membership-based nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of programs and services centered on alumni engagement, student support, and school advancement. The core offering is the SHSAA Membership program, with both annual ($50) and lifetime ($1,000) tiers providing access to events, the video archive, alumni directory, and voting rights. Supporting programs include the Alumni Mentoring Program connecting students with alumni, StuyPrep for student preparation and diversity initiatives, and an annual Scholarship Fund awarding over 40 scholarships. The organization hosts major events including the Annual Benefit for Stuyvesant and Stuy Reunion Weekend. Fundraising vehicles include The Stuy Fund (general support), the Endowment Fund (~$4M as of June 2024), and named funds like The Abe Baumel Legacy Fund. Additional services include the MyStuy member portal, School Store (e-commerce via Square), and Video Archive.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SHSAA Annual Membership An annual dues-based membership for Stuyvesant High School alumni that grants access to alumni events, networking opportunities, the member portal, and association programs.
• SHSAA Lifetime Membership A one-time, lifetime membership option for alumni providing permanent access to alumni association benefits, events, and the member portal.
• Alumni Mentoring Program A volunteer-driven program that pairs current Stuyvesant High School students with alumni mentors for academic, career, and college-readiness guidance.
• StuyPrep A specialized test preparation program supporting Stuyvesant students, particularly those preparing for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT).
• Annual Benefit for Stuyvesant An annual ticketed fundraising gala supporting the association's scholarship and program funds for Stuyvesant High School students.
• Stuy Reunion Weekend A multi-day alumni reunion event bringing together graduating classes for networking, celebration, and fundraising in support of the school.
• School Store An online and physical retail store selling Stuyvesant High School branded merchandise and apparel to alumni, students, families, and supporters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 scholarships awarded annually to graduating seniors
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Campaign for Stuyvesant (CFS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2014Consolidated with SHSAA in 2014 to unify endowment fundraising activities. Provided $500,000 challenge match for endowment.
• Friends of Stuyvesant (FOS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2014Consolidated with SHSAA in 2014 along with CFS to create unified endowment fundraising. Boaz Weinstein '91 provided leadership for the consolidation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• A Better Chance: National nonprofit placing high-achieving students of color into leading independent and public schools, with alumni programming through college. Comparable to SHSAA's diversity/access mission and alumni-directory engagement infrastructure.
• Prep for Prep: NYC-based K-12 college access nonprofit developing leaders of color through prep-school placement. Overlaps with SHSAA's StuyPrep and BIPOC Youth Summit diversity initiatives on mission, though anchored in placement rather than alumni support.
• TEAK Fellowship: NYC K-12 access nonprofit combining academic enrichment, mentoring, and leadership development for middle schoolers. Compares with SHSAA's StuyPrep pipeline programming aimed at underrepresented students.

Broad incumbents

• Dalton School Alumni Association: Alumni programming for a leading NYC independent K-12 school, with annual fund, reunion, and networking offerings analogous to SHSAA's tiered membership model. Useful comparable for premium-tier alumni programming.
• Horace Mann School Alumni Association: Alumni body for a prestigious NYC independent school with longer-tenured institutional infrastructure and broader fundraising capacity. Comparable in alumni-engagement programming and scholarship models, though anchored in a private-school funding base.
• Columbia University Alumni Association: Large-scale university alumni network with regional clubs, career mentoring, and significant annual fund. Comparable tiered-membership, mentoring, and video-archive programming at a much larger scale, useful for benchmarking mature alumni-engagement economics.

Others

• New York Foundling: Long-standing NYC human services nonprofit with comparable 501(c)(3) status, multi-program structure (education, mentorship, scholarships), and high-profile donor base. Useful for benchmarking nonprofit governance and fundraising scale.

Direct peers

• The Bronx High School of Science Alumni Association: Official alumni body for one of NYC's three original specialized public high schools, running scholarships, mentoring, and events with a similar endowment-based model. Directly comparable given parallel elite STEM school mission.
• Brooklyn Technical High School Alumni Association: Alumni association for Brooklyn Tech, the third original NYC specialized high school. Comparable in membership dues, scholarship funds, and corporate-tier event fundraising for a single elite public school.
• Townsend Harris High School Alumni Association: Alumni network for Townsend Harris, a Queens-based NYC specialized public high school. Comparable in K-12 focused scholarship distribution, reunions, and selective public-school-driven member engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stuyalumni
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stuyalumni
• Instagraminstagram.com/stuyvesanthighschool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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