The Door - A Center of Alternatives, Inc.
Lobbying client
The Door is a Manhattan-based youth development nonprofit founded in 1972 that provides free health care, mental health counseling, legal assistance, housing support, education and career services to roughly 11,000 New Yorkers ages 12 to 24 each year, operating from four city sites including a charter high school and two supportive housing facilities. It holds active New York City contracts worth about $54.7 million, and since 2024 has filed 14 citywide lobbying disclosures worth $87,000 through Bolton-St. Johns LLC, on subjects tied to city budget funding for its programs and special projects.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $93,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $54,657,137 · 12 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $154,395,444 · 137 since 1994, incl. expired
- Registered to start later
- $624,998 · 1 contract
- Paid to date
- $109,031,031
- Won without a fresh bid
- 72% of contract value · $111,284,813 · 109 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $17,473,976 · 101 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $522,510 · Kelsey Louie, Chief Executive Officer
- Based in
- New York, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Bolton-St. Johns, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education 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 of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding in NYC Budget for special projects and assistance
- Resolution - Funding for special projects
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).
- Supported Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620228800171 $12,502,129
- Train and Earn RFP Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258805940 $10,952,550
- Advance and Earn Negotiated Acquisition Extension Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268803773 $7,587,805
- Supported Housing - Congregate Site Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620190001832 $6,562,146
- RHY Drop In Center Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800879 $6,179,940
- Supportive and affordable housing for homeless youths Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620190001246 $6,176,804
- Contract increase and extension Department of Education · CT104020258805535 $1,638,221
- To provide Adult Literacy services. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268803781 $1,344,150
- Prov of immigration legal services Department of Social Services · CT106920268805436 $1,125,000
- SYEP NAQ Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268806282 $393,789
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.
- Advance & Earn Renewal and Allowance Amendment Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 6 payments $2,376,797
- To support Advance & Earn programming citywide Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2022 · 15 payments $1,847,544
- Train and Earn RFP Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 6 payments $1,713,392
- To support Advance & Earn programming citywide Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2021 · 11 payments $1,637,159
- Advance and Earn Negotiated Acquisition Extension Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2027 · 2 payments $1,635,631
- To support Advance & Earn programming citywide Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 · 14 payments $1,570,233
- To support Youth training programming Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 · 15 payments $1,448,898
- Supported Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 8 payments $1,168,071
- Advance & Earn Renewal and Allowance Amendment Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 9 payments $1,148,835
- RHY Drop In Center Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 5 payments $1,124,647
- To support Youth training programming Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 · 7 payments $1,113,803
- Supported Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2024 · 9 payments $1,060,306
- Advance & Earn Renewal and Allowance Amendment Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 · 6 payments $1,033,163
- To support Advance & Earn programming citywide Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 2 payments $915,300
- Runaway and Homeless Services Drop in Center Renewal Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 3 payments $885,873
- Train and Earn RFP Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2027 $884,940
- Supported Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 6 payments $825,296
- OSY - Option 1: Career Development Connect Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 · 13 payments $756,043
- NY/NY III Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2021 · 5 payments $742,626
- Runaway and Homeless Services Drop in Center Renewal Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 3 payments $724,224
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2027 $2,345,571
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2026 $1,805,571
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2023 $540,000
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2024 $540,000
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2025 $540,000
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2026 $540,000
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2020 $510,000
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2021 $510,000
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2022 $510,000
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2018 $370,000
- Unaccompanied Minors and Families Unaccompanied Minors and Families · Dss/hra · FY2019 $370,000
- Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) · Dss/hra · FY2026 $300,000
- Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) · Dss/hra · FY2027 $300,000
- Local DYCD · FY2010 $290,000
- Local DYCD · FY2012 $290,000
- Local DYCD · FY2013 $290,000
- Local DYCD · FY2014 $290,000
- Local DYCD · FY2011 $282,500
- LGBT Community Services LGBT Community Services · DYCD · FY2023 $275,000
- LGBTQIA+ Community Services LGBTQIA+ Community Services · DYCD · FY2024 $275,000
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.
- Ayala FY2020-2025 · 6 awards $60,000
- Erik Bottcher FY2022-2026 · 5 awards $25,000
- Christopher Marte FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $16,000
- Johnson FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Darlene Mealy FY2023 · 1 award $10,000
- Justin E. Sanchez FY2027 · 1 award $7,000
- Althea V. Stevens FY2024 · 1 award $6,000
- Carl Wilson FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Kelsey Louie Chief Executive Officer $522,510
- Michele A Elliott-Bartholomew Associate Medical Director $229,884
- Renee Mcconey Vice President of Healthcare Operations $212,231
- Barbara E Clapp Director of Partnerships $199,000
- Natasha Monchery Managing Director, Human Resources $187,964
- Jonathan J Haseltine Chief Compliance & Operating Officer $185,618
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +22% 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 Eric W Weingartner · 5.85% of revenue $311,299
- FY2021 Tadao Peter Gee · 4.55% of revenue $247,982
- FY2022 Kelsey Louie · 7.18% of revenue $347,728
- FY2023 Kelsey LOUIE · 5.71% of revenue $401,350
- FY2024 Kelsey Louie · 6.09% of revenue $522,510