National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City, Inc.
Lobbying client
NAMI-NYC is the New York City affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, running free peer-led classes, support groups and a helpline for people affected by mental illness and their families, alongside advocacy work. Since 2024 the group has filed 30 lobbying disclosures through two firms, Hollis Public Affairs and The Wright Group NY, lobbying all 51 City Council members on budget appropriations and on legislation to decriminalize mental illness. The organization has also held $6.64M in city contracts since 2015, with $2.62M still active as of August 2026.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 30
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $121,871
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $2,621,216 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $6,637,423 · 8 since 2015, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $3,535,487
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $6,637,423 · 8 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,205,000 · 18 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2024 (4 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $232,489 · Matt Kudish, Fmr Executive Director To 4/2025
- Based in
- New York, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Hollis Public Affairs, Inc. Lobbyist firm
- The Wright Group NY, Inc Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Appropriations
- Budget - Appropriations ; Local Legislation (including introduction) - Advocating for the introduction and passage of legislation that decriminalizes mental illness
- Budget - Appropriations; Local Legislation (including introduction) - Advocating for the introduction and passage of legislation that decriminalizes mental illness
- Budget - securing funding
- Budget - securing funding for programs
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 New Contract Mental Health Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620278800460 $2,621,216
- FAMILY SUPPORT LIASON Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620160000931 · ended 2019 $1,379,697
- Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620210000481 · ended 2023 $801,626
- FY24 Renewal #2-Mental Health Services-NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248800439 · ended 2026 $782,624
- Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620181407997 · ended 2020 $641,301
- Family Support Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620201402016 · ended 2020 $353,959
- NNAM-NYC work with Council District 23 youth & their family Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258802672 · ended 2026 $45,000
- Funding will support programming in Council District 40. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248806117 · ended 2023 $12,000
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.
- Family Support Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 · 3 payments $225,286
- Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 · 4 payments $223,862
- Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2023 · 4 payments $176,818
- FY24 Renewal #2-Mental Health Services-NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 2 payments $170,107
- Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2022 · 4 payments $167,877
- FY24 Renewal #2-Mental Health Services-NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 3 payments $167,347
- Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2021 · 3 payments $159,234
- FY27 New Contract Mental Health Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $116,499
- FY24 Renewal #2-Mental Health Services-NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2024 · 3 payments $111,039
- FAMILY SUPPORT LIASON Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 $63,591
- Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2024 $25,159
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Peer Specialists Support Peer Specialists Support · Dhmh · FY2026 $500,000
- Peer Specialists Support Peer Specialists Support · Dhmh · FY2027 $500,000
- Youth Peer Support Pilot Youth Peer Support Pilot · Dhmh · FY2025 $250,000
- Youth Peer Support Pilot Youth Peer Support Pilot · Dhmh · FY2026 $250,000
- Youth Peer Support Pilot Youth Peer Support Pilot · Dhmh · FY2027 $250,000
- Youth Peer Support CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2027 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2024 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2025 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2026 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2027 $75,000
- Youth Mental Health Support Programming CM Caban · Dhmh · FY2026 $10,000
- Youth CM Lee · Youth · DYCD · FY2024 $7,500
- Youth CM Lee · Youth · DYCD · FY2025 $7,500
- Youth CM Lee · Youth · DYCD · FY2026 $7,500
- Council District 23 CM Lee · Youth · DYCD · FY2027 $7,500
- Council District 40 CM Joseph · DYCD · FY2026 $5,000
- Youth CM Maloney · Youth · DYCD · FY2027 $5,000
- Council District 40 CM Joseph · DYCD · FY2027 $5,000
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.
- Linda Lee FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $30,000
- Rita C. Joseph FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $10,000
- Tiffany L. Cabán FY2026 · 1 award $10,000
- Virginia Maloney 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.
- Matt Kudish Fmr Executive Director To 4/2025 $232,489
- Dorothy Steele Director Of Development $198,787
- Lynnette Verges Chief Operating Officer $176,635
- Rachael Steimnitz Fmr Director Workplace Mental Health $143,226
- Jennifer Reres Director Of Mkting & Comm $130,641
- Karen Varano Director Of Pgms & Svcs $115,370
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 Health and Human Services 93.493 Congressional Directives · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $750,000