Riseboro Community Partnership Inc.
Lobbying client
A Brooklyn-based nonprofit founded in 1973, formerly the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, that manages 3,123 affordable housing units across 147 buildings and runs programs spanning senior services, youth development, food access, and homelessness prevention. With 31 filings since 2024, it lobbied all 51 council members through Bolton-St. Johns and Oaktree Solutions on city funding for affordable housing construction, a Bushwick senior center, and the Black Food Rising food-access initiative.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 31
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $222,924
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $952,116,467 · 29 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $1,266,322,161 · 208 since 2012, incl. expired
- Registered to start later
- $273,098 · 1 contract
- Paid to date
- $348,051,600
- Won without a fresh bid
- 19% of contract value · $237,312,148 · 162 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $9,959,889 · 216 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $615,738 · Scott Short, CEO
- HPD housing capital financed
- $59,701,086 · 1 project · via 990 Schedule R
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Bolton-St. Johns, LLC Lobbyist firm
- Oaktree Solutions Ltd. Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding for health plans
- Budget - Funding for special programs
- Budget - Funding for special programs and assistance
- Budget - Funding for special programs and services
- Budget - securing funding for programs
- Resolution - Miscellaneous Issues in NYC
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).
- Master lease for Homeless @144-02 135th Ave.Qns, NY/192units Department of Social Services · CT106920241408431 $599,402,516
- 25% Allowance - ML for Homeless & At-Risk Persons Department of Social Services · CT106920211418691 $117,894,944
- NY 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258804065 $57,238,950
- COMPASS Programs in Public Schools - Elementary Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801466 $43,448,429
- Prov. of Congregate Supportive Housing NY 15/15 (Grp 31) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268801635 $24,247,688
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS Department for the Aging · CT112520258801499 $21,912,574
- Anti-Eviction Full Legal Represent. Competition Pool BK Department of Social Services · CT106920258800586 $15,908,456
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520278800222 $11,293,506
- Prov of Homebase Homelessness Prevention Network, BK, SA 6 Department of Social Services · CT106920258800503 $10,214,230
- Prov of Homebase Homelessness Prevention Network BK SA3 Department of Social Services · CT106920258800560 $10,211,270
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.
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS Department for the Aging · FY2026 · 12 payments $7,603,145
- Master lease for Homeless @144-02 135th Ave.Qns, NY/192units Department of Social Services · FY2026 · 11 payments $7,365,798
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · FY2026 · 9 payments $7,266,710
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2023 · 17 payments $6,558,609
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS Department for the Aging · FY2025 · 13 payments $6,556,640
- DEL. MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY BKLYN ZONES BK1-9, 16-18 Department for the Aging · FY2022 · 13 payments $6,319,727
- DEL. MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY BKLYN ZONES BK1-9, 16-18 Department for the Aging · FY2023 · 17 payments $6,070,769
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2024 · 13 payments $5,869,950
- DEL. MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY BKLYN ZONES BK1-9, 16-18 Department for the Aging · FY2024 · 10 payments $5,159,703
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · FY2027 $4,136,327
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS Department for the Aging · FY2027 · 2 payments $3,634,167
- Homebase Homelessness Prevention Network - Brooklyn Service Department of Social Services · FY2024 · 20 payments $3,628,371
- Homebase Homelessness Prevention Network - Brooklyn Service Department of Social Services · FY2022 · 25 payments $3,506,855
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2025 · 9 payments $3,397,199
- DELIVER MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · FY2020 · 21 payments $3,351,721
- Homebase Homelessness Prevention Network - Brooklyn Service Department of Social Services · FY2023 · 19 payments $3,150,250
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS Department for the Aging · FY2024 · 4 payments $2,967,206
- Anti-Eviction Full Legal Represent. Competition Pool BK Department of Social Services · FY2025 · 8 payments $2,860,604
- 25% Allowance - ML for Homeless & At-Risk Persons Department of Social Services · FY2026 · 6 payments $2,845,611
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · FY2025 · 6 payments $2,737,041
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers · Dss/hra · FY2022 $400,000
- Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers · Dss/hra · FY2023 $400,000
- Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers · Dss/hra · FY2024 $400,000
- Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers · Dss/hra · FY2025 $400,000
- Low-Income Legal Services for Low-Income and Working-Class New Yorkers (formerly Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers and Legal Services for the Working Poor) · Dss/hra · FY2026 $400,000
- Low-Income Legal Services for Low-Income and Working-Class New Yorkers · Dss/hra · FY2027 $400,000
- Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers · Dss/hra · FY2021 $340,000
- Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers · Dss/hra · FY2019 $300,000
- Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers · Dss/hra · FY2020 $300,000
- Local DYCD · FY2018 $250,000
- Hotshot Vans for Home Delivered Meals Senior Centers, Programs, and Enhancements · DFTA · FY2023 $210,000
- Adult Literacy Initiative Adult Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $198,609
- Adult Literacy Initiative Adult Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $198,609
- NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) · DYCD · FY2027 $198,609
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2020 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2021 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2022 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2023 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2024 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2025 $167,284
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.
- Sandy Nurse FY2022-2027 · 34 awards $594,125
- Jennifer Gutiérrez FY2022-2027 · 42 awards $491,000
- D. Diaz FY2020-2021 · 10 awards $341,250
- Darlene Mealy FY2022-2027 · 20 awards $252,000
- Antonio Reynoso FY2020-2021 · 14 awards $161,000
- Chi A. Ossé FY2022-2027 · 11 awards $115,000
- Ampry-Samuel FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $20,000
- Cornegy FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $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.
- Scott Short CEO $615,738
- Graikelis Morales COO $312,447
- Sandhya Boyd General Counsel $295,863
- Emily Kurtz VP Of Housing $274,336
- Marie Elena Zullo VP Of Education $235,842
- Maria Viera VP Of Community Affairs $233,082
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +88% 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 Scott Short · 3.94% of revenue $503,462
- FY2021 Scott Short · 5.32% of revenue $591,433
- FY2022 Scott Short · 4.16% of revenue $500,372
- FY2023 Scott Short · 4.23% of revenue $615,738
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 Agriculture 10.935 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Program (UAIP) · Natural Resources Conservation Service · Grant $300,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.276 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Grant $250,000
- Department of Agriculture 10.175 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program · Agricultural Marketing Service · Grant $249,998