The Women's Prison Association and Home
Lobbying client
The Women's Prison Association has worked with women and gender-diverse people affected by the criminal justice system in New York since 1845, providing alternatives to incarceration, supportive housing, reentry services, clinical support and family reunification programs. In city lobbying filings since 2024 the group registered citywide, reaching all 51 City Council members, with 14 filings and $125,000 in compensation paid to lobbyist Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, LLC. The listed subjects were capital budget advocacy and a board or commission determination, not specific bills.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 14
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $135,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $17,432,360 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $103,975,532 · 46 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $82,957,758
- Won without a fresh bid
- 66% of contract value · $68,772,756 · 38 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $10,326,738 · 39 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 12 years (FY2013–FY2027), including each of the last 10
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $179,786 · Joel Copperman, Interim CEO (Through September 2024)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
- Office of Criminal Justice City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
- Mayoralty City agency
- Office of Criminal Justice City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - capital budget advocacy
- Determination of Board or Commission - determination
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).
- FY27 Allowance - Families with Children - Huntington House Department of Homeless Services · CT107120238800560 $11,498,244
- Post-Incarceration- Women's Prison Association- Citywide Office of Criminal Justice · CT112820250000786 $4,576,830
- FY27 WPA ATI NAE Office of Criminal Justice · CT112820278800813 $1,030,036
- Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238803624 $327,250
- PROVIDE SHELTER SERVICES FOR ADULTS AT HOPPER HOUSE Department of Homeless Services · CT107120191401547 · ended 2022 $9,841,667
- SHLTR SVCS FOR FAMS AT HUNTINGTON HOUSE - 347 E. 10TH ST. Department of Homeless Services · CT107120170002941 · ended 2021 $8,001,428
- Standalone Shltr Services for Homeless Singles at Hopper Hse Department of Homeless Services · CT107120141403408 · ended 2018 $7,640,506
- SP- Family Treatment/Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · CT106820160001803 · ended 2020 $7,473,744
- SP - Family Treatment/Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · CT106820120000465 · ended 2015 $5,845,816
- Women's Prison Association- Huntington House Department of Homeless Services · CT107120120004186 · ended 2016 $4,457,014
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.
- PROVIDE SHELTER SERVICES FOR ADULTS AT HOPPER HOUSE Department of Homeless Services · FY2022 · 12 payments $2,184,725
- Discretionary - Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Office of Criminal Justice · FY2025 · 12 payments $1,621,867
- FY27 Allowance - Families with Children - Huntington House Department of Homeless Services · FY2026 · 12 payments $1,554,088
- Post-Incarceration- Women's Prison Association- Citywide Office of Criminal Justice · FY2025 · 11 payments $1,546,039
- Post-Incarceration- Women's Prison Association- Citywide Office of Criminal Justice · FY2026 · 10 payments $1,525,811
- SP- Family Treatment/Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 13 payments $1,492,644
- Post-Incarceration- Women's Prison Association- Citywide Mayoralty · FY2024 · 7 payments $1,482,804
- Post-Incarceration- Women's Prison Association- Citywide Mayoralty · FY2022 · 3 payments $1,427,331
- FY27 Allowance - Families with Children - Huntington House Department of Homeless Services · FY2025 · 7 payments $1,324,387
- FY27 Allowance - Families with Children - Huntington House Department of Homeless Services · FY2024 · 10 payments $1,304,770
- PROVIDE SHELTER SERVICES FOR ADULTS AT HOPPER HOUSE Department of Homeless Services · FY2020 · 10 payments $1,283,470
- PROVIDE SHELTER SERVICES FOR ADULTS AT HOPPER HOUSE Department of Homeless Services · FY2021 · 9 payments $1,167,021
- PROVIDE SHELTER SERVICES FOR ADULTS AT HOPPER HOUSE Department of Homeless Services · FY2023 · 3 payments $1,113,413
- SHLTR SVCS FOR FAMS AT HUNTINGTON HOUSE - 347 E. 10TH ST. Department of Homeless Services · FY2020 · 10 payments $1,097,158
- SHLTR SVCS FOR FAMS AT HUNTINGTON HOUSE - 347 E. 10TH ST. Department of Homeless Services · FY2021 · 11 payments $1,076,439
- Alternative to Incarceration Services Programs Mayoralty · FY2024 · 10 payments $973,093
- FY27 Allowance - Families with Children - Huntington House Department of Homeless Services · FY2027 · 2 payments $953,494
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Mayoralty · FY2024 $895,200
- Prov. of Shelter Facilities for FWC- 347 E. 10th St Round 6 Department of Homeless Services · FY2023 · 6 payments $873,415
- Alternative to Incarceration Services Programs Office of Criminal Justice · FY2025 · 6 payments $867,246
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2023 $895,200
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2024 $895,200
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2025 $895,200
- Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs (Formerly Alternatives to Incarceration, Discharge Planning, and Diversion Programs) Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs (Formerly Alternatives to Incarceration, Discharge Planning, and Diversion Programs) · MOCJ · FY2026 $895,200
- Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs · MOCJ · FY2027 $895,200
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2020 $825,200
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2021 $742,680
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2022 $742,680
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2018 $625,200
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2019 $625,200
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) · Ocjc · FY2014 $431,450
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2022 $152,520
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2023 $149,219
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2024 $149,219
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2022 $120,000
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2019 $107,712
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2020 $107,712
- HIV Prevention - Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions HIV Prevention - Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions · DOHMH · FY2013 $104,000
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2019 $100,000
- Mothers and Families Together (MFT) CM Speaker · MOCJ · FY2027 $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.
- Yusef Salaam FY2024 · 1 award $20,000
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.
- Joel Copperman Interim CEO (Through September 2024) $179,786
- Lisa Debiasi-Imbrescia Chief Human Resources Officer $165,906
- Jennifer C Romelien Chief Program Officer (Through March 2025) $165,047
- Jennifer Clark Chief Stategy And Project Officer (Through Septemb $131,927
- Erica Brittle Director Of Clinical Services $126,746
- Lana Marie Mousa Chief Of Staff $111,719
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +70% 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 Georgia Lerner Outgoing · 6.07% of revenue $191,879
- FY2021 Georgia Lerner · 3.0% of revenue $140,396
- FY2022 (9 mo) Caryn York $232,366
- FY2023 Lisa Debiasi-Imbrescia · 4.74% of revenue $189,084
- FY2024 Joel Copperman · 10.69% of revenue $179,786