Good Shepherd Services
Lobbying client
Good Shepherd Services is a New York City multi-service nonprofit that has provided education, youth development, foster care, and supportive housing programs since the 1800s, operating more than 100 sites in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan and serving more than 30,000 participants annually. With 19 filings since 2024 and $479 million in active city contracts as of August 2026, it lobbied citywide through Moonshot Strategies on city budget funding for youth development programs.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 19
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $94,064
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $480,144,418 · 45 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $1,670,944,107 · 475 since 2006, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $1,132,684,445
- Won without a fresh bid
- 62% of contract value · $1,031,304,325 · 360 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $14,789,273 · 291 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $409,422 · Michelle Yanche, Executive Director
- Based in
- New York, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Moonshot Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Advocacy related to funding for youth development
- Budget - Funding for Good Shepherd Services
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).
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800429 $101,555,595
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800387 $73,585,372
- Learning to Work Programs for Young Adults Department of Education · CT104020169655001 $67,038,181
- Learning-to-work programs for YABCS and Transfer Schools Department of Education · CT104020149452722 $38,528,128
- Residential and Aftercare Services for Adjudicated Youth CTH Administration for Children's Services · CT106820258800102 $23,239,545
- LEARNING TO WORK PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULT BOROUGH CENTERS Department of Education · CT104020239356227 $21,868,861
- CMS Violence Prevention Renewal Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801249 $14,256,643
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800024 $12,850,043
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800021 $10,541,042
- FY 17 & 18 Wage Adjustments to LTW contract Department of Education · CT104020169652542 $9,714,326
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.
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 26 payments $18,795,001
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 38 payments $15,913,660
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 18 payments $15,891,036
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 30 payments $13,510,671
- Family Foster Care - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 16 payments $12,094,356
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 37 payments $10,401,233
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 35 payments $10,338,804
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 39 payments $9,408,273
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 25 payments $9,374,810
- GENERAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 12 payments $7,566,597
- Residential and Aftercare Services for Adjudicated Youth CTH Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 14 payments $5,290,634
- Residential Care Services - Extension Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 18 payments $5,149,675
- Regular Residential Care - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 15 payments $5,083,164
- Non-Secure Placement Services Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 19 payments $4,997,255
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 25 payments $4,849,212
- Prevention Services - Family Treatment/ Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 13 payments $4,532,359
- RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 14 payments $4,395,242
- Prevention Services - Family Treatment/ Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 16 payments $4,381,908
- RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 16 payments $4,290,666
- SP- Family Treatment/Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 14 payments $3,967,098
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Crisis Management System Crisis Management System · DOHMH · FY2017 $750,000
- Crisis Management System Crisis Management System · MOCJ · FY2018 $750,000
- Shelter Beds for At Risk/LGBT Youth Shelter Beds for At Risk/LGBT Youth · DYCD · FY2009 $400,000
- Social and Emotional Supports for Students Social and Emotional Supports for Students · DOE · FY2024 $307,000
- Social and Emotional Supports for Students Social and Emotional Supports for Students · DOE · FY2025 $307,000
- Social and Emotional Supports for Students Social and Emotional Supports for Students · DOE · FY2026 $307,000
- Social and Emotional Supports for Students Social and Emotional Supports for Students · DOE · FY2027 $307,000
- Dropout Prevention and Intervention Dropout Prevention and Intervention · DOE · FY2009 $300,000
- Dropout Prevention & Intervention Dropout Prevention & Intervention · DOE · FY2010 $300,000
- The School Of Science And Applied Learning (X300) OST · DYCD · FY2013 $300,000
- THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (X300) Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $300,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · ACS · FY2022 $295,672
- Dropout Prevention & Intervention Dropout Prevention & Intervention · DOE · FY2011 $250,000
- Anti-Gun Violence Initiative - Community-Based Programs Anti-Gun Violence Initiative - Community-Based Programs · DOHMH · FY2015 $250,000
- Anti-Gun Violence - Community-Based Programs Anti-Gun Violence - Community-Based Programs · DOHMH · FY2016 $250,000
- Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative · DOE · FY2016 $207,000
- Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative · DOE · FY2017 $207,000
- Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative · DOE · FY2018 $207,000
- Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative · DOE · FY2019 $207,000
- Social and Emotional Supports for Students Social and Emotional Supports for Students · DOE · FY2020 $207,000
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.
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $233,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2022-2025 · 14 awards $202,000
- Amanda C. Farías FY2023-2027 · 10 awards $180,500
- Kevin C. Riley FY2021-2027 · 10 awards $155,000
- Alexa Avilés FY2021-2027 · 7 awards $145,000
- Lander FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $106,666
- Oswald J. Feliz FY2021-2027 · 8 awards $90,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2026 · 6 awards $84,000
- Cabrera FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $75,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2027 · 4 awards $75,000
- Chris Banks FY2025-2027 · 11 awards $60,000
- Erik Bottcher FY2022-2026 · 5 awards $50,000
- Sandy Nurse FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $50,000
- Ayala FY2020-2025 · 6 awards $30,000
- Rivera FY2020-2025 · 6 awards $30,000
- Treyger FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $20,000
- Johnson FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $20,000
- Menchaca FY2020 · 1 award $15,000
- King FY2020 · 1 award $10,000
- Ritchie Torres FY2020 · 1 award $10,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Michelle Yanche Executive Director $409,422
- Greghan Fischer Chief Adm. & Fin. Officer $323,700
- Victor O Olds Chief Legal Officer $315,734
- Denise Hinds Chief Program Officer, Youth & Fam. Wellbeing $277,307
- Joy Gerber Chief Human Resources Officer $255,834
- Diane Noriega Chief Mission And Leader Officer $237,330
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +25% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Michelle Yanche · 1.57% of revenue $369,710
- FY2021 Michelle Yanche · 1.56% of revenue $371,078
- FY2022 Michelle Yanche · 1.61% of revenue $372,716
- FY2023 Michelle Yanche · 1.63% of revenue $409,422
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $2,153,936
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $985,758
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $938,099
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $830,376
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $409,079
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $392,472
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $379,697
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $379,697