Graham Windham
Lobbying client
Founded in 1806 as the city's first private orphanage by philanthropist Isabella Graham, with support from Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, Graham Windham is one of the oldest continuously operating child welfare agencies in the United States, providing foster care, family support, mental and behavioral health services, and youth programming across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. It has filed 18 disclosures since 2025 through The Parkside Group, lobbying 16 council members on capital and discretionary budget funding requests.
- Council members lobbied
- 16
- Filings (since 2024)
- 18
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $72,711
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $223,499,494 · 14 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $967,371,845 · 114 since 1998, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $625,686,852
- Won without a fresh bid
- 67% of contract value · $646,100,567 · 93 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,908,773 · 33 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2017 (11 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $420,933 · Kimberly Hardy Watson, President And CEO
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Lobbied these council members
- Eric Dinowitz Council Member, District 11 (Bronx)
- Oswald J. Feliz Council Member, District 15 (Bronx)
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Justin E. Sanchez Council Member, District 17 (Bronx)
- Amanda C. Farías Council Member, District 18 (Bronx)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- Lynn C. Schulman Council Member, District 29 (Queens)
- Lincoln Restler Council Member, District 33 (Brooklyn)
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Chi A. Ossé Council Member, District 36 (Brooklyn)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Shaun Abreu Council Member, District 7 (Manhattan)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- The Parkside Group, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Erik Bottcher
- Rafael Salamanca Jr.
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Lobbying for discretionary and capital funding
- Budget - Seeking discretionary funds from NYC representatives to support Graham's work.
- Budget - We will support Graham Windham with their policy and budgetary priorities
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 · CT106820278800432 $147,789,600
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800025 $12,840,958
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800026 $12,821,062
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800023 $11,582,389
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800130 $6,677,025
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800063 $6,310,996
- FY27 Beacon ACS Prevention NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800969 $5,452,841
- Manhattan Catchment 2 - Dist 4, 5 Administration for Children's Services · CT106820258800232 $5,163,300
- Bronx Catchment 2 - Dist 8 Administration for Children's Services · CT106820258800231 $5,163,300
- FY27 Cornerstone Community Centers NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800966 $3,162,656
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 · 38 payments $26,461,920
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 28 payments $21,764,037
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 35 payments $18,795,113
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 37 payments $16,993,215
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 36 payments $15,939,364
- Family Foster Care - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 18 payments $15,588,302
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 32 payments $13,235,302
- RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 12 payments $7,022,881
- Prevention Services - Family Treatment/ Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 28 payments $5,595,832
- Treament Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 17 payments $5,099,190
- SFC - Treatment FFC Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 19 payments $4,730,280
- Family Foster Care - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 11 payments $4,121,900
- Prevention Services - Family Treatment/ Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 17 payments $4,099,006
- Treatment Family Foster Care - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 13 payments $3,994,947
- Prevention Services - Family Treatment/ Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 18 payments $3,489,119
- SFC - Treatment FFC Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 12 payments $2,863,250
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · FY2027 · 2 payments $2,606,145
- Prevention Services - Family Treatment/ Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 9 payments $2,219,379
- Beacon Program (Prevention Services) Assignment from DYCD Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 12 payments $2,044,692
- Prevention Services - Family Treatment/ Rehabilitation Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 9 payments $1,904,987
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · ACS · FY2022 $217,452
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2020 $165,000
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2023 $151,585
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2024 $151,585
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2025 $151,585
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2026 $151,585
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2027 $151,585
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2021 $139,311
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2022 $139,311
- Wrap-Around Support for Traditional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Traditional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2018 $90,000
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2019 $90,000
- Foster Youth Transitional Care Foster Youth Transitional Care · Dss/hra · FY2017 $75,000
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2019 $50,000
- CB09 Technology and Ed Center Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2018 $15,000
- Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth Wrap-Around Support for Transitional-Aged Foster Youth · ACS · FY2022 $12,274
- Local Dhmh · FY2018 $10,000
- Local Dhmh · FY2018 $10,000
- Family Engagement Dhmh · FY2019 $10,000
- Manhattanville Intergenerational Program Aging · DFTA · FY2019 $10,000
- “Garden of the Ville” Youth Community Garden CM Levine · Aging · DFTA · FY2020 $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.
- Shaun Abreu FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $57,500
- Perkins FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $32,500
- Levine FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $17,500
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.
- Kimberly Hardy Watson President And CEO $420,933
- Basil Webster CFO $301,065
- Lavern Harry VP For Prev- Entive, Foster Care & Adoption $278,712
- Sharmeela Mediratta VP For Health & Family Wellness $268,684
- Bonnie Kornberg Chief Development & Strategy Officer $257,537
- Kristen Ragusa VP For Youth Success $256,580
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +1% 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 Jess Dannhauser · 5.12% of revenue $438,031
- FY2021 Jess Dannhauser President · 4.6% of revenue $502,891
- FY2022 Kimberly Hardy Watson · 3.96% of revenue $395,842
- FY2023 Kimberly Hardy Watson · 4.3% of revenue $420,933
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
- Althea V. Stevens It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Chi A. Ossé It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Linda Lee It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Rita C. Joseph It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction