THE NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOOL
EIN 11-2428403 · Special Education (B28)
What they do
NIS is A NOT-FOR PROFIT SCHOOL THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1976 BY A COALITION of PARENTS, COMMUNITY PEOPLE and STAFF. THE SCHOOL WAS GRANTED AN ABSOLUTE CHARTER BY THE NEW YORK STATE REGENTS to PROVIDE EDUCATION and THERAPEUTIC SERVICES to CHILDREN FROM BIRTH to FIVE YEARS of AGE. NIS BELIEVES IN THE RIGHTS of ALL CHILDREN to GROW and LEARN IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, and THE RIGHTS of PARENTS to HAVE A REAL VOICE IN THEIR CHILDRENS EDUCATION. NIS is WILLING to TRY NEW APPROACHES THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH OUR CHILD-CENTERED PHILOSOPHY. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE EACH CHILD, REGARDLESS of DISABILITY, ETHNIC BACKGROUND or SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS HAS THE RIGHT to DEVELOP to HIS/HER FULLEST POTENTIAL.
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Of every $100 spent, about $87.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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KRISTEN MORANASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MAUREEN ROCKWOODDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION CIRRICULIM INSTRUCTION
DONNA BURNSASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
STEPHANIE ALVARADODIRECTOR OF HR
JAY SILVERSTEINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WALTER STOCKTONCEO
MARY BETH LICHTNEGERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
FRANK LOMBARDIFORMER COO
DANUTA PONIATOWSKICFO AS OF DEC. 2024
JAMES MARTINSENTRUSTEE
STUART GLEIBERTRUSTEE
THOMAS CULLENTRUSTEE
THOMAS KILLEENTRUSTEE
RENA FERGUSONTRUSTEE
NELLA HAHNTRUSTEE
MICHELE M KNAPPTRUSTEE
WILLIAM ARCHERTRUSTEE
JOSHUA D GLEIBERTRUSTEE
LEONARD FEINSTEINTRUSTEE
LEAH-MICHELLE JEFFERSONTRUSTEE
BRIAN BOYLETREASURER
JOHN AICHER ESQTRUSTEE
JAY I ZUCKERMANTRUSTEE
HONORABLE PAUL PONTIERICHAIRMAN
GARY BENCIVENGATRUSTEE
DR JOSEPH MORRISSECRETARY
DR FREDIC WEINBAUMTRUSTEE
DONNA LODUCATRUSTEE
CHRIS MCCANNVICE CHAIRMAN
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1981
- Location
- 221 N SUNRISE SERVICE RD, MANORVILLE, NY 11949-9604
- County
- Suffolk
- In care of
- % MARYBETH LICHTNEGER
- Primary officer
- DANUTA PONIATOWSKI, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BDO USA
- NTEE classification
- Special Education (B28)
- IRS tax category
- Special Education
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes