Non-profit Leader

Crystal Walthall identifies herself as a “non profit executive, educator, changemaker.”

Crystal is executive director of Faith in New York, an affiliate of the national organization Faith in Action. Multi-faith and grassroots, Faith in New York engages religious leaders and community members in community organizing on such issues as voting and immigrant rights through a lens of faith and justice. Her organization equips these groups with training, resources and legislative analysis. During the pandemic, its work intensified with programs that funders noticed: Her organization grew at a time when many others retrenched; staff nearly tripled. “We dug into what we do well, which is centering the needs of directly impacted communities in defining their own vision for change,” Crystal explains.