PoliticsNY and amNY are proud to present the 2025 Nonprofit Power Players list. The leaders highlighted on this year’s list are the driving forces behind a variety of programs and initiatives improving the lives of New Yorkers from all walks of life. Focusing on important issues such as education access, race and gender equity, immigrant justice, affordable housing, food insecurity and more, the 2025 Nonprofit Power Players are vital leaders in the fight for a better New York for all.
In The Media
Successful mental health pilot at risk as city stalls release of promised funds
Irma Garcia-Vargas, who lives with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, struggled to find stable housing and treatment years after she moved to New York. Garcia-Vargas, who
May 18, 2026
