Annual Impact
Report 2025
info@kidshelpingkidsct.org
March 30, 2026
Dear KHK Families, Friends, and Partners, As I step into the role of Executive Director of Kids Helping Kids, I do so with deep gratitude and a profound sense of responsibility. Reflecting on 2025, I am inspired by what this organization has accomplished together. Celebrating 15 years of empowering youth through leadership development and service is no small milestone. Thanks to the dedication of our volunteers, Kids Helping Kids completed 182 service projects, impacting the lives of 2,620 children. These numbers represent more than statistics — they reflect compassion in action, young leaders stepping forward, and a community that believes in the power of youth to create change. I am honored to build upon this strong foundation. My commitment is to continue strengthening our impact, expanding opportunities for youth leadership, and deepening our connections across the communities we serve. Together, we will ensure that every young person involved in KHK feels empowered, valued, and inspired to lead with purpose. The work ahead is exciting. With your continued partnership and support, we will not only sustain this momentum — we will grow it. Thank you for believing in our mission and in the extraordinary potential of our youth. With gratitude and appreciation,
Edith Targonski Edith Targonski Executive Director
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Alumni Testimonials William Lesoravage "The opportunities that Kids Helping Kids has provided me over the years have been invaluable. From my time as an ambassador, to serving on the leadership executive team, and ultimately joining the Junior Board, I was able to develop and master a wide range of skills, including public speaking, community outreach, and project management. KHK’s mission is truly unique: it empowers young leaders while simultaneously connecting us to, and helping us improve, the communities we live in. In an era when genuine connectedness to others has become a rare commodity, I find that incredibly special."
Amelia Stone “My time with Kids Helping Kids was transformative for my leadership skills and confidence as a young adult. The opportunities to take the reins on service projects greatly improved my project planning, organization, communication, and public speaking skills, all skills that I employ regularly in educational and professional settings. Kids Helping Kids empowered me to believe in myself and my ideas, and helped me build professional connections that have become incredibly helpful, even after graduating from volunteering. Now, on the Junior Board of Directors, I am able to continue developing these professional skills, all while giving back to an organization that I've learned so much from.”
Alice Onorio “Being involved with Kids Helping Kids has had a lasting impact on me both academically and professionally. It has given me hands-on experience leading projects, taking initiative, and collaborating with my peers. This has given me confidence in both the leadership roles I held throughout college and as I start my career after graduation. I am excited to continue serving as a member of the Junior Board of Directors, and to support KHK as it continues to grow and make a meaningful impact in the community.” Check out more testimonials on our website!
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“These numbers highlight our dedication to developing youth leaders, but also motivate us to look toward the rest of 2026 with excitement to continue growing and making a positive impact in the community.” -Katteryn Baez, KHK Program Assistant
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New volunteers in 2025
182 449
Youth-Led Service projects
# of volunteers with 1 > hour of community service
2,620 Children served
Projects Spark a Project
Details Volunteers have the opportunity to propose, plan and lead projects with the support of KHK staff, fostering creativity and collaboration. This year, we successfully executed 170 hours of "Spark a Project" service projects, cherished by volunteers as the most enjoyable, where they are able to create initiatives aligned with their interests.
Catering to volunteers eager to contribute to the community without leading their own projects, this initiative requires no preparation. This year marked the Show Up & Serve execution of 392 hours of "Show Up and Serve” projects, in our collaboration with local organizations. Our Signature projects, characterized by their annual, large-scale nature, have earned a reputation for their impact, typically reaching 300-500 underserved Signature Project children per event. Hope Day, which is a mental health resource fair, attained Signature status due to its widespread popularity and outstanding performance, and came back for a third year in a row.
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Kids Helping Kids
Impact
KHK helps our BGC kids feel empowered when learning from the KHK volunteers. -Sedera Jones Boys and Girls Club of Stamford
In 2025, Kids Helping Kids continued its commitment to community outreach and partnership, living our mission to teach young volunteers to understand the importance of giving back. As a volunteer organization, our dedication to community service is reflected in the completion of 1,663 hours of impactful projects with over 20 local organizations. The logos below represent just a glimpse of the many valued partners we had the pleasure of collaborating with. Our nonprofit exists to benefit the community, and we look forward to fostering even more meaningful connections in the years to come.
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Meet the Board Tom Chiappetta
Bobby Walker, Jr.
Vice President
President
Bobby is the Assistant Head for Student and
Tom is president and founder of Good Sports
Community Life at Greenwich Academy. Prior to this role, he was the CEO of the Boys & Girls Club, Greenwich. Bobby has extensive experience in
Solutions LLC. As a former local sportswriter, he has a life-long career in the sports and media industries, with experience in public relations, sponsorships, special events, consulting and non-profit leadership.
nonprofit management.
Dennis Ladd
Allison Frattaroli
Treasurer
Secretary
Dennis Ladd is a Vice President and Charitable
Allison is a Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Sesame
Planning Consultant at Fidelity Charitable. He enjoys volunteering as a University of Vermont Alumni Admissions Representative and Career Networker, a volunteer-driven community home repair program; and a school mentoring program in Norwalk, CT.
Workshop, the non-profit behind Sesame Street. In her time since graduating from Lafayette College in 2018 with a B.A. in Psychology, she has developed expertise in marketing and TV production, and a passion for volunteerism.
Charles Evangelakos
Dominick Cingari
Charlie is an accomplished wealth manager and founder at Pallas Capital Advisors with over 24 years of experience helping highly affluent families,
Dominick is an owner of Grade A ShopRite, a business that began as a small family grocery store. Dominick has 2 children who are KHK ambassadors and lives in
corporate executives and business owners manage the unique complexities of their financial health and legacies.
Shippan with his wife, Lisa.
Kathy Shoztic
Jackqueline Mclean -Markes
Kathy leads the strategy and operations of the Deloitte Foundation, a US education nonprofit that aims to accelerate innovation and excellence in education to help develop the next generation of business leaders. She serves as a primary liaison between the academic community and Deloitte and leads many national programs and initiatives to help better prepare students for college and careers.
Dr. Jackqueline is the CEO of Mcleansmiles with general dental practices in Stamford and Bridgeport Connecticut. She has resided in Stamford for over 30 years and is married with a daughter. She has a deep passion for service and volunteering and has been serving locally and internationally for over 30 years.
Judy Marzen
Robert J. Smith Robert serves as the Director of Business Development at 4D Vision Gym, where he focuses on scaling the business and identifying new sources of revenue. Before stepping into this role, he spent over a decade in finance, gaining a deep understanding of strategy, growth, and how to create meaningful results. He’s served on various nonprofit boards and committees.
Judy Marzen has her J.D. from St. John Law School. She specialized in securities fraud and class action litigation and handled some antitrust and employment discrimination litigation, as well as pro bono criminal and family law matters.
Jeffery Stella
Ashton has been devoted over 17 years to working with and empowering the youth as a high school paraprofessional, counselor at Stamford’s Boys & Girls Club, and Head coach of JV basketball at Westhill High School.
Jeffrey brings a wealth of experience in leadership, business development, and community service to the Kids Helping Kids board. With a successful career spanning executive roles in the corporate sector and deep involvement in philanthropic initiatives.
Ashton Dominique
Jennifer Kelley Co-Founder Jennifer is the Executive Director at the Greater Lakes Region Children's Auction. After her daughter, Lexi, came up with the idea of creating KHK she helped her from June 2009 to 2020 as Executive Director.
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Meet the Junior Board Lexi Kelley
Arden Lesoravage
Co-Founder, President
Chair
Lexi works at Smartsheet as an Account Executive on the New Business team. She is working with emerging markets/companies across the East Coast to provide a collaboration and work management solution designed to assign tasks, track project progress, manage calendars, share documents, and manage other work in an effort to increase workplace efficiency.
Arden is a legal assistant at White & Case with their Debt Finance group. Arden has been involved with Kids Helping Kids since 2013 and looks forward to continuing to empower youth in her community on the Junior Board.
Ethan Lange
Abby Guilfoyle
Vice Chair Ethan is a Junior majoring in Economics and Political Science at Wake Forest University. Ethan continues to contribute to his community while at Wake Forest where he holds leadership positions in both social and professional organizations. Ethan is thrilled to rejoin Kids Helping Kids on the Junior Board and to continue to help serve the mission of developing young leaders giving back to their communities.
Abby Guilfoyle is from Stamford, CT and currently a senior at Fordham University, majoring in History and English on the PreLaw track. She's been volunteering with Kids Helping Kids since 2013 and served on the Youth Advisory Board. Her favorite KHK event was the Pumpkin Bread Bake Sale.
Sasha Clark Secretary Sasha is a Supply Chain Inventory Planner at the online grocery store, Misfits Market. She graduated from Lehigh University in 2018 with a B.A. in Global Studies along with minors in Marketing and Spanish. She is a KHK alumna who began her involvement with the organization through coordinating the execution of the Handled with Care Boutique project. In her spare time she loves listening to podcasts, running and trying out new recipes.
Zachary Shoztic
Alice Onorio
William Lesoravage
Alice graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2025 with a degree in Biological Sciences. She is currently working as a medical assistant to gain clinical experience before applying to physician assistant programs. Alice has been involved with Kids Helping Kids since 2016 and previously served as a member of the Youth Advisory Council. She is excited to continue her involvement with KHK as a member of the Junior Board.
William is a Financial Analyst at the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) for the US Department of Defense. He has previously worked in Investor Relations at Vanguard Investments and as a staffer within the Parliament of the United Kingdom. William graduated in 2020 with Degrees in Political Science and Economics from Washington College. He has been a member of Kids Helping Kids since 2012. He looks forward to fostering lifelong connections and a commitment to service in his next Chapter with KHK.
Zachary is a Junior Board Member at Kids Helping Kids, bringing a deep personal connection to the organization as both a former participant and passionate educator. A special education teacher in Bridgeport, Zachary works closely with students who would greatly benefit from youth-led service opportunities like those offered by KHK.
Amelia Stone Amelia is an undergraduate student at Northwestern University pursuing a major in Journalism with a double major in Political Science and a minor in Business Institutions and Principles. Amelia’s involvement in Kids Helping Kids began in 2014, and she is thrilled to rejoin Kids Helping Kids as a member of the Junior Board.
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Special thanks to
Corporate Partners, Grantors & Foundations
Dale Kutnick and Laura Gordon Kutnick Foundation Inc.
The Louis J. Kuriansky Foundation, Inc.
WestWind Foundation
Berkowitz & Hanna Charitable Fund
The Craig B. Tate Foundation
Michael Ritter Foundation of Gulf Coast Community Foundation
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In-Kind Donors Alex Cardone Aux Délices Bobby and Rebecca Walker Bonnie and Bob Tuite Bravo TV Cafe Silvium Capitol Theatre City of Stamford Coby Blount Cosmos Nail Salon Cristina Vittoria Crumbl Cookies Curtain Call Dominick and Lisa Cingari Ellie and Steven Wise 45 Fitness George Fox Gorjana Jewelry Greenwich Botanical Center Guiseppe Castagna
Hartford Flavor Company Honey Joe's Jennifer Bentley Kouzina Restaurant LUSH Palmer's Market Pinot's Palette PinStripes @ SONO Mall RPM Raceway Salt Cave of Darien Sesame Place Sky Zone Soul Cycle Ten Twenty Post The BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN LLC Thrillz - Danbury Total Wine & More Town of Greenwich Westover Pizza Zody's 19th Hole
Thank you to our generous community members who donated items to our Handled with Care Boutique, the Gift of Giving and Smiles for School.
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Finances
Funding summary Sources of Funding Activities/Programs 17%
Activities/Programs 17% Private Persons 46.5%
Private Persons 46.5%
Chairtable Sources 24%
Charitable Sources 24%
Corporate 12.5% Corporate 12.5%
Total Funding
$288,015
Total Expenses for 2025 Fundraising 20%
Fundraising 20%
Programming 65%
Management 15%
Management 15%
Programming 65%
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Donors Heroes $2,500+ Anonymous Crashy Andrea Zacher Brown and Clinton Brown Thomas Chiappetta Bill and Trish Evers Dennis and Jennifer Ladd John and Jacqueline Lange Leo and Judy Marzen Jackqueline Mclean - Markes Seth Wohlberg
*We are so grateful for every person who has supported KHK. If we accidentally omitted your name, please accept our sincere apology and let us know.
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We'd like to thank all our donors for their
generous support
Champions $1,000-$2,499
Advocates $500 - $999
Ronald Asaro John & Bess Barnes Mary Barsch Dominick and Lisa Cingari Frank Darrigo Allison Frattaroli Leslie and Paul Kilrain Goudie Kim & J.W. Higgs Jack and Jennifer Kelley Robert Louzan Joseph Mashe Graham Murray Karen & Kenneth Onorio Brett Price Tom Reese Leo Wadhwa and Shweta Relan Maryann and John SanFilippo Kimberly Klepfer & Charles Schenck Janet Schutz Matthew and Kathy Shoztic Ellie and Steven Wise
Adam Szczesny & Marissa Alter Ashton Dominique Belinda Blanchfield & Ella starpoli Bobby & Rebecca Walker Chip Cingari Christianna Van de Wetering Diane & Jeff Urban Diane Mannello Doreen Esposito G&L Kobelski Family Fund Grant Silver Jana Greer Jennifer Leahy Slotkin Joe & Theresa Lombardi Karyn Ward Libby Miller Niamh & Paul Cronin Nicole & Nick Hartman Pamela Fornero and Robert Kulesh Pamela Schmidt-Cavaliero & Robert Cavaliero Paul Filanowski Rick & Claudia Smeriglio Ridhita & Rajat Gupta Robert Glassett Sandra Redden
*We are so grateful for every person who has supported KHK. If we accidentally omitted your name, please accept our sincere apology and let us know.
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Donors Activist $100 - $499 Lori and Daniel Albert Geoff Alswanger Laura Altieri Michael and Janet Ambrosecchio Nelson Andrade Justin Askew Henrik Axelsson Ingrid Bell Amy Belz Nancy and Ramon Bentley Star Bentley Denise Bereton Debbie Bevino Vikram Bhaskar Bruce Block Gina and David Blum Stacy Bone Amanda Boryk George Boyce Margaret Bradley Courtney Burdette Edward Burke Pam Carragher Sarah Chatham Fritz Chery Curt Chesley Frank Chiappetta Patricia and Albert Chiappetta Debi Coles Lisa Comunale Toby Cone Elena and Joseph Coppola Carola Crane Beth Crowe Patricia A Kenyon and Brian Curley Devin Dadigan Louis DeCarlo Margaret Devlin Susan DiPaglia Irene Eddy Jenny Edwards Margarita Esparrago Jessica Falencki Peter Falencki JoAnn Farro
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Julie Faryniarz Dennis and Maria Fedele Glenn Finley Kate Fulk Liz and Michael Garofalo Juri Garone Robert and Laury Gelardi Corey Gildart Denis and Bernie Guilfoyle Thomas Guinta Arlene and Tim Hagarty Peter Hall James Hanley Stanley Hanzlik Karla Harper Margaret Hazlett Thomas Herrmann Stephen Hickey Fiona Hodgson Sally Hughes Marc Jaffe Sonia Johnson Ilya Kaplan Janet Keeler Kevin Kelly Amy Kerekes Kevin Kiernan Steven Klepfer Bethany Horbal & Brian Kluberdanz Jennifer and John Labriola Charlotte Lamb Christina Lampe-Onnerud Janet Lane Jenni Leahy Arden Lesoravage Gerald Lione Robert Loeffler Jeannette LoVetri Terri Lowenthal Jennifer Luders Caitlyn Magee Sheila Mara Judith Marzen
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Kirsten Mastoloni Bob Mazzone William McDaniel Kamele McLaren Fred Mead Sally Merwin Dorothy Minkus-Mckenna Chuck Mosher Lori Mulligan Aimee Muth Michael and Joan Nicholson Adam Noren
Michelle Novak Jenna O'Brien Terence O'Connell Debra O'Connor Michael O'Leary
*We are so grateful for every person who has supported KHK. If we accidentally omitted your name, please accept our sincere apology and let us know.
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We'd like to thank all our donors for their
generous support
Activist $100 - $499 Robert and Kathleen Oriel Kelvin Au and Kristi Patterson Matthew Pelz Kenneth Pierce Gizelle and Maya Dorothy Pilla Deborah Poulard Karen Pritchard Gary Purpura Karen Raidt Sadhvi Ramanan Tene Redmon Elsa Reisman Reina Reyes Lindsey Rhoads Katherine Ritchie Eric and Carly Ritter Dara Kathy Robifker Mary Rockwell Vida Samuel Rick Sanchez
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Joan Scheffold Carol and Cali Schenkel Keren and Ian Schindelman David Schulz Karen Schwartz Richard and Susan Sebilian George Seegers Steven Seifert Zachary Shoztic Rotimi Sijuwade Addie Silva Christine Silver Mark Smith Elizabeth Snyder Chad Spooner John Sutton Dave Torromeo Fatima Zahra Touasaltii Paul Travaglino Masashi Tsutsumi
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Arathi Vaidheesh Amber Visser Savina Waldron Karen T Gault Welt Susan Wilchinsky Andrea Zacher Michael Zilinski
*We are so grateful for every person who has supported KHK. If we accidentally omitted your name, please accept our sincere apology and let us know.
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Meet The Team
Veronica Skrelja
Katteryn Baez
Development Associate
Program Assistant
Kids Helping Kids is proud to introduce our two new staff members. Katteryn has joined KHK to manage all Spark-A-Project initiatives, provide support to our Youth Advisory Council members, and help develop marketing efforts that amplify our mission. Veronica has joined KHK as Development Associate, where she will work closely with the Executive Director to build the revenue needed to fuel the next chapter of Kids Helping Kids.
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In L ov i
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We are deeply grateful to Chip Cingari, Board Member Emeritus of Kids Helping Kids, for his unwavering support and mentorship. From guiding co-founder Jennifer Kelley in the early days to introducing KHK to philanthropic partners and hosting several fundraisers, Chip played a vital role in launching and sustaining our mission. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the entire Cingari family for their continued support and kindness. Chip’s legacy will forever live on through the young people and communities he helped inspire.
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Summer Spark-a-Project
Smiles for School
Handled with Care
Spring Celebration
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Thank You! Become a volunteer today: Come to our orientation meeting and see how you can start volunteering with KHK!
Make a Donation : Allow KHK to continue supporting leaders that are compassionate, confident and resilient. KHK service projects benefit hundreds of under-resourced youth in the community. Make a donation on our website today.
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