Massapequa, NY

WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN INC

EIN 47-2426333

Health & Wellness Disability Services & Support First responders People with disabilities

Mission

Provides financial assistance, practical resources, and peer support to families of children with disabilities—particularly members of the NYPD community—through grants, information, and community forums.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN INC

WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN INC (operating as NYPD With Arms Wide Open) is a New York-based 501(c)(3) organization founded to support police officers (active and retired) and their families who care for children with special needs. The organization offers a peer support network, education forums, and connects families with medical, legal and therapy specialists to navigate complex care needs. The charity provides direct financial aid and grant programs for durable medical equipment, therapy services, customized mobility solutions, and assistance for families facing extended hospital stays. It also runs scholarship and fundraising activities and maintains application processes for therapy and service grants. WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN is an IRS-recognized tax-exempt public charity (tax-exempt since 2014) with publicly filed Form 990s; recent filings (FY2023) show the organization operating at modest scale while expanding fundraising and community partnerships to increase assistance to families in need.

Notable achievements

Direct financial aid and therapy grants

Operates formal grant programs and application processes to fund accredited physical/occupational therapy, durable medical equipment, customized mobility devices, and hospital-support expenses for families of children with disabilities.

Community programs and scholarship

Established community support meetings that connect families to medical, legal and therapy specialists and operates scholarship initiatives (e.g., memorial scholarship programs) for students connected to the NYPD special-needs community.

Financial milestone (FY2023)

Demonstrated organizational scale in recent filings with fiscal-year 2023 reporting (operating revenue and assets consistent with a small but growing charitable operation), enabling continued direct-support programs.

At a glance

Total assets: $371K
Annual revenue: $167K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 47-2426333
Location: Massapequa, NY
Website: nypdwawo.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Maintains a public charity profile on national charity evaluators and databases and is listed as a registered 501(c)(3) with publicly available Form 990 filings.

Profiled and rated on major charity information platforms with high accountability/financial transparency indicators (charity evaluator profile shows strong accountability metrics).

Selected as a charity partner by community fundraising platforms (included among New York Road Runners’ charity partners lists), providing expanded fundraising and donor engagement opportunities.

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