The Doe Fund, Inc.
Lobbying client
A New York City nonprofit founded in 1985 that runs Ready, Willing & Able, a program giving formerly homeless people paid transitional work in street maintenance and sanitation, transitional housing, and job training across 115 miles of city streets weekly; the program has connected more than 15,000 people to jobs, housing, or both. With 15 filings since 2024, it lobbied all 51 council members through Davidoff Hutcher & Citron on city budget appropriations, contract administration, and Intro 1279.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $195,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $1,165,087,631 · 10 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $1,430,338,846 · 44 since 2000, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $534,295,498
- Won without a fresh bid
- 34% of contract value · $487,331,800 · 33 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $8,475,623 · 161 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 16 years (FY2009–FY2027), including each of the last 7
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $1,021,700 · Harriet Mcdonald, Fmr President/CEO To 10/31/22
- HPD housing capital financed
- $62,750,407 · 2 projects · via HPD Local Law 44
- Based in
- New York, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Environmental Protection City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
- Department of Sanitation City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Seeking funding
- Budget - Seeking funding ,contract administration and land use matters
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).
- Allowance Amendment -510 Gates Ave SA Shelter-200 Beds Department of Homeless Services · CT107120201419637 $377,004,058
- Allowance - Single Adults - 400 Beds - Porter Avenue Shelter Department of Homeless Services · CT107120121416261 $320,576,665
- Master Lease Housing Unit @2736 Creston Avenue, BX-63 Units Department of Social Services · CT106920251406992 $234,110,249
- Doe Fund Allowance at SA Gates K 2019 Department of Homeless Services · CT107120201419651 $128,953,506
- Renewal + Allowance FY27 - Harlem Employment Shelter Department of Homeless Services · CT107120248800861 $52,694,076
- Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800095 $28,059,426
- FY26 New Contract Vendor CAR NY 15/15 Congregate Supportiv Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268802495 $12,796,875
- Renewal for Congregate Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268804823 $5,413,850
- BEPA: GI-WKDEV: Professional services to support the NYC Gre Department of Environmental Protection · CT182620268802923 $4,500,116
- CITY COUNCIL FUNDING - BID CONTAINERIZATION PROGRAM Department of Sanitation · CT182720268804461 $978,810
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.
- Allowance - Single Adults - 400 Beds - Porter Avenue Shelter Department of Homeless Services · FY2026 · 19 payments $17,434,735
- DEVELOPMENT & OPERATION OF TRANSITIONAL RESIDENCE. Department of Homeless Services · FY2020 · 16 payments $14,086,869
- COVID-19 Emergency-Short Term Relocation Hotel-Bentley Hotel Department of Homeless Services · FY2023 · 18 payments $13,857,202
- COVID-19 Emergency-Short Term Relocation Hotel-Bentley Hotel Department of Homeless Services · FY2022 · 15 payments $11,704,032
- COVID-19 Emergency-Short Term Relocation Hotel-Bentley Hotel Department of Homeless Services · FY2024 · 15 payments $10,915,821
- Allowance - Single Adults - 400 Beds - Porter Avenue Shelter Department of Homeless Services · FY2025 · 10 payments $10,145,524
- Renewal + Allowance FY27 - Harlem Employment Shelter Department of Homeless Services · FY2025 · 10 payments $9,600,624
- COVID-19 Emergency-Short Term Relocation Hotel-Bentley Hotel Department of Homeless Services · FY2025 · 7 payments $8,594,292
- Renewal + Allowance FY27 - Harlem Employment Shelter Department of Homeless Services · FY2026 · 11 payments $7,940,111
- Allowance - Single Adults - 400 Beds - Porter Avenue Shelter Department of Homeless Services · FY2027 $7,693,338
- Fund COLA/Wage/Admin. OH increases for Harlem Adult Shelter Department of Homeless Services · FY2021 · 13 payments $7,525,095
- Fund COLA/Wage/Admin. OH increases for Harlem Adult Shelter Department of Homeless Services · FY2020 · 11 payments $7,520,266
- The purpose of this contract amendment is to fund short-term Department of Homeless Services · FY2021 · 9 payments $7,256,156
- NYC Cleanup Corp Svcs & JCC Operations Consulting in FY'23 Department of Homeless Services · FY2024 · 8 payments $5,413,243
- Allowance Amendment -510 Gates Ave SA Shelter-200 Beds Department of Homeless Services · FY2027 · 2 payments $5,234,396
- DEVELOPMENT & OPERATION OF TRANSITIONAL RESIDENCE. Department of Homeless Services · FY2021 · 4 payments $5,138,885
- Renewal + Allowance FY27 - Harlem Employment Shelter Department of Homeless Services · FY2027 $5,041,577
- Renewal + Allowance FY27 - Harlem Employment Shelter Department of Homeless Services · FY2024 · 4 payments $4,624,326
- Shelter svcs. for homeless single adults at 520 Gates Ave BK Department of Homeless Services · FY2024 · 22 payments $4,444,828
- Shelter svcs. for homeless single adults at 520 Gates Ave BK Department of Homeless Services · FY2025 · 22 payments $4,220,890
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- BID Containerization BID Containerization · DSNY · FY2026 $261,016
- Ready, Willing and Able CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DHS · FY2023 $250,000
- Ready, Willing and Able CM Speaker · DHS · FY2025 $200,000
- Ready, Willing and Able CM Speaker · DHS · FY2026 $200,000
- Ready, Willing and Able CM Speaker · DHS · FY2027 $200,000
- Local DHS · FY2014 $150,000
- Ready, Willing & Able Speaker's Initiative · DHS · FY2022 $150,000
- Ready, Willing and Able CM Speaker · DHS · FY2024 $150,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · Dhmh · FY2022 $134,793
- The Ready, Willing & Able - Council District 41 CM Mealy · NYC Cleanup · DYCD · FY2024 $125,000
- The Ready, Willing & Able - Council District 41 CM Mealy · NYC Cleanup · DYCD · FY2025 $125,000
- Local DHS · FY2014 $112,500
- Local DHS · FY2013 $112,491
- NYC Cleanup NYC Cleanup · DYCD · FY2016 $103,921
- NYC Cleanup NYC Cleanup · DYCD · FY2016 $103,921
- NYC Cleanup NYC Cleanup · DYCD · FY2016 $103,921
- NYC Cleanup NYC Cleanup · DYCD · FY2016 $103,921
- NYC Cleanup NYC Cleanup · DYCD · FY2016 $103,921
- Local DHS · FY2009 $100,000
- Local DHS · FY2010 $100,000
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.
- Darlene Mealy FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $325,000
- Yusef Salaam FY2026-2027 · 3 awards $89,500
- Althea V. Stevens FY2023-2026 · 4 awards $60,000
- Erik Bottcher FY2025-2026 · 2 awards $35,000
- Perkins FY2021 · 1 award $25,000
- Julie Menin FY2022-2027 · 5 awards $25,000
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers FY2022 · 1 award $20,000
- Carl Wilson FY2027 · 1 award $15,000
- Kallos FY2021 · 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.
- Harriet Mcdonald Fmr President/CEO To 10/31/22 $1,021,700
- John P Mcdonald EVP Of Real Estate $376,469
- Anthony J Mangione Cfao $363,638
- Laurence F Gordon VP Of Housing Development $328,970
- Jennifer Mitchell President/CEO As Of 4/23 $290,656
- Felipe Vargas SVP Of Programs $268,477
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +23% 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 Harriet Mcdonald · 3.64% of revenue $454,326
- FY2021 Harriet Mcdonald · 3.46% of revenue $481,312
- FY2022 Harriet Mcdonald · 5.45% of revenue $1,311,812
- FY2023 Harriet Mcdonald · 5.16% of revenue $1,021,700