Ohel Children's Home and Family Services
Lobbying client
A Brooklyn-based nonprofit social-services organization founded in 1969 that provides mental health counseling, residential programs for people with developmental disabilities, older adult care, foster care placement, and domestic violence shelter across New York City and Long Island. It filed 45 disclosures since 2024 through ASY Services and Mercury Public Affairs, lobbying 13 council members on city budget allocations for children's services, mental health programs, and city contracts.
- Council members lobbied
- 13
- Filings (since 2024)
- 45
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $442,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $62,772,324 · 15 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $140,937,223 · 121 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $71,732,883
- Won without a fresh bid
- 74% of contract value · $103,919,610 · 105 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $7,885,334 · 191 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $776,687 · David Mandel, CEO
Lobbied these council members
- Eric Dinowitz Council Member, District 11 (Bronx)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- James F. Gennaro Council Member, District 24 (Queens)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Susan Zhuang Council Member, District 43 (Brooklyn)
- Simcha Felder Council Member, District 44 (Brooklyn)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Mercedes Narcisse Council Member, District 46 (Brooklyn)
- Inna Vernikov Council Member, District 48 (Brooklyn)
- Virginia Maloney Council Member, District 4 (Manhattan)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- ASY Services, LLC Lobbyist firm
- Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC Lobbyist firm
- Mercury Public Affairs, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Design and Construction City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Citywide Administrative Services City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Kalman Yeger
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Capital discretionary grants for nonprofit organizations
- Budget - Financial support for charitable work
- Budget - assist budget
- Budget - funding
- Budget - related to children and family services
- Budget - related to contract with NYC for human services
- Budget - related to funds for children's 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).
- FY26 RQM New Contract/Mental Health Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800175 $28,586,148
- CASE MANAGEMENT Department for the Aging · CT112520258800044 $6,728,520
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800444 $5,865,534
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800042 $5,624,103
- FY25 RQM - Supported Housing Single Adults Scattered Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800263 $4,636,193
- Family Enrichment Centers Administration for Children's Services · CT106820258800125 $2,187,500
- PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY Department of Design and Construction · CT185020090021233 $2,030,000
- FY26 RQS Contract Personalized Recovery Oriented Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800191 $2,029,500
- GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH Department for the Aging · CT112520278800503 $1,969,508
- FY27 NAE - Safe Dwelling - Project KANFEI N SHARIM (20units) Department of Social Services · CT106920278800577 $1,032,795
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.
- CASE MANAGEMENT Department for the Aging · FY2026 · 11 payments $2,016,409
- CASE MANAGEMENT Department for the Aging · FY2025 · 11 payments $1,501,750
- CASE MANAGEMENT Department for the Aging · FY2027 · 3 payments $1,153,299
- Furniture and Equipment for initial outfitting Department of Citywide Administrative Services · FY2021 $1,054,000
- Prevention Services - Family Support - BK6 Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 6 payments $1,020,653
- FY23 Renewal for Early Childhood MH Network Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 6 payments $948,338
- Prevention Services - Family Support - BK6 Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 8 payments $930,251
- PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO SENIORS Department for the Aging · FY2024 · 14 payments $859,267
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 15 payments $819,381
- Prevention Services - Family Support - BK6 Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 5 payments $791,196
- GENERAL PRREVENTIVE SERVICES RENEWALS Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 10 payments $788,825
- GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH Department for the Aging · FY2027 $787,803
- Family Enrichment Centers Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 4 payments $759,230
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · FY2027 $751,199
- GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH Department for the Aging · FY2026 · 4 payments $715,984
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 13 payments $700,024
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 14 payments $664,439
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 13 payments $662,983
- Improve mental health & functioning children 5 & under Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 · 5 payments $662,010
- Prevention Services - Family Support Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 5 payments $660,533
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Local DOHMH · FY2009 $225,000
- Local DOHMH · FY2010 $200,000
- Local DOHMH · FY2011 $140,000
- Children Under Five Children Under Five · DOHMH · FY2016 $115,385
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2009 $115,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2010 $115,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2020 $111,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2021 $111,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2022 $111,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2023 $111,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2024 $111,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2025 $111,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2026 $111,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2027 $111,000
- Local DOHMH · FY2012 $110,000
- Local DOHMH · FY2013 $110,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · Dhmh · FY2021 $108,263
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · Dhmh · FY2022 $108,263
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · Dhmh · FY2023 $108,263
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · Dhmh · FY2024 $108,263
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.
- Inna Vernikov FY2022-2027 · 24 awards $328,000
- Deutsch FY2020-2021 · 9 awards $112,500
- Kalman Yeger FY2020-2025 · 11 awards $83,000
- Simcha Felder FY2026-2027 · 5 awards $70,000
- Linda Lee FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $55,000
- James F. Gennaro FY2021-2025 · 5 awards $50,000
- Grodenchik FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $18,500
- Lancman FY2020 · 1 award $10,000
- Kagan FY2023 · 1 award $10,000
- Brannan FY2024 · 1 award $8,000
- Lander FY2020 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- David Mandel CEO $776,687
- Howard Lorch CFO $380,252
- Amy Bierig CAO $328,321
- Eliezer Brazil Camp Director $325,813
- Adam Lancer COO $300,713
- Michael Hoffman CIO $296,754
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +22% 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 David Mandel · 3.68% of revenue $463,253
- FY2021 David Mandel · 3.22% of revenue $563,470
- FY2022 David Mandel · 3.36% of revenue $546,065
- FY2023 David Mandel · 3.51% of revenue $776,687
Where their influence converges
Outside interests connected to this official through more than one independent channel — drawn straight from the records the rest of the site already shows. “Lobbied them” = a lobbying filing that named the member. “Outside spending” = an independent-expenditure committee the interest funds spent in
- Eric Dinowitz It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Farah N. Louis It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Harvey D. Epstein It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- James F. Gennaro It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Julie Menin It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Linda Lee It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 3 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Mercedes Narcisse It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 3 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Rita C. Joseph It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Simcha Felder It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Susan Zhuang It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction