Risewell Community Services, Inc.
Lobbying client
RiseWell Community Services, Inc., formerly known as Federation of Organizations, is a nonprofit incorporated in 1972 that provides health and wellness, mental health, addiction recovery, senior and children's services, and housing support across Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. It has filed 12 lobbying disclosures since 2024, lobbying all 51 City Council members citywide through Bolton-St. Johns, LLC on funding for special programs, with $157,500 in reported compensation, and it holds active city contracts worth $62.1 million.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 12
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $172,500
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $62,108,146 · 7 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $73,530,236 · 13 since 2017, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $14,672,221
- Won without a fresh bid
- 56% of contract value · $40,940,808 · 9 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $30,000 · 3 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2025 (3 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $418,429 · Karine Grigoryants, Assistant Medical Director
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Bolton-St. Johns, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding for Special Programs
- Budget - Funding for special programs
- Resolution - Miscellaneous Issues in NYC
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- NY 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing (Group 28) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248800894 $23,426,303
- FY27 NA MHY 695 Supported Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620278800443 $15,276,464
- Assertive Community Treatment, Mental Health, Serv. Dollars Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800210 $11,987,326
- NY 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800154 $8,203,125
- Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248800614 $2,254,928
- Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238803311 $615,000
- Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238803702 $345,000
- Renewal for Supportive Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238800394 · ended 2026 $5,783,470
- FY22 Renewal - Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620228800186 · ended 2024 $2,714,966
- FY22 Renewal - ACT Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620228800187 · ended 2024 $1,117,331
Largest payments, by purpose
The organization's largest individual city payments (roughly $25,000 and up), grouped by purpose, to show what recent money was for. This is NOT a total — smaller payments aren't listed; see “Paid to date” above for the complete amount paid against its contracts. Fiscal years 2020 and later.
- NY 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing (Group 28) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 5 payments $2,109,491
- Renewal for Supportive Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 6 payments $1,152,294
- NY 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing (Group 28) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $680,284
- FY27 NA MHY 695 Supported Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $642,213
- Assertive Community Treatment, Mental Health, Serv. Dollars Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $605,928
- Assertive Community Treatment, Mental Health, Serv. Dollars Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 $472,187
- Renewal for Supportive Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 3 payments $407,462
- FY22 Renewal - Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 2 payments $386,227
- Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 5 payments $250,362
- NY 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $218,750
- Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 3 payments $175,180
- NY 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 $164,063
- Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 $153,198
- FY22 Renewal - ACT Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 2 payments $128,032
- Mental Health Services for Adults Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 2 payments $115,718
- Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $111,308
- Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $47,637
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Frank Padavan 6th Street Residence CM Lee · Dhmh · FY2025 $10,000
- Frank Padavan 6th Street Residence CM Lee · Dhmh · FY2026 $10,000
- Frank Padavan 6th Street Residence CM Lee · Dhmh · FY2027 $10,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Linda Lee FY2025-2027 · 3 awards $30,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Karine Grigoryants Assistant Medical Director $418,429
- Philip Matcovsky President & CEO As Of 8/24 $412,864
- Anthony Angelo Chief Medical Officer $390,715
- Barbara Faron CEO To 08/05/24 $382,219
- Stephen Mccarthy Chief Financial Officer $360,166
- Tracy Ann Falkner Chief Operating Officer $295,542
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +22% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Barbara Faron · 6.25% of revenue $386,141
- FY2021 Barbara Faron · 5.79% of revenue $382,895
- FY2022 Barbara Faron · 6.22% of revenue $389,238
- FY2023 Barbara Faron · 6.19% of revenue $431,299
- FY2024 Karine Grigoryants · 6.04% of revenue $418,429