Catholic Guardian Services
Lobbying client
Catholic Guardian Services is a New York City nonprofit social services agency rooted in Catholic Charities, tracing its origins to 1898 and taking its current form through a 2013 merger, that serves more than 3,000 individuals and 1,400 families daily through foster care, developmental disability services, mental health counseling, maternity services, and immigration assistance across six offices and 34 residential facilities. With about $211.4 million in active city contracts as of August 2026, and 13 filings since 2024 registered citywide, it lobbies on funding and Medicaid billing for the government-reimbursed programs at the core of its operations.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbyist firm(s)
- In-house
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $31
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $211,373,167 · 6 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $874,248,253 · 52 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $590,690,881
- Won without a fresh bid
- 61% of contract value · $536,959,458 · 40 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $180,938 · 2 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 2 years (FY2022–FY2024); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $524,527 · Mr Craig Longley, Chief Executive Officer
- Based in
- New York, NY
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding for services and billing for Medicaid services
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).
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800451 $146,410,360
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800386 $42,400,616
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800081 $12,658,513
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800072 $7,028,999
- Family Enrichment Centers 3 RFP Renewal #1 Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800508 $2,262,889
- FY27 NA Maternal Child Health Services- New Contract Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620278800348 $611,790
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · CT106820120000003 · ended 2016 $121,882,045
- FAMILY FOSTER CARE- decrease in slots Administration for Children's Services · CT106820170001696 · ended 2021 $108,434,121
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · CT106820248800045 · ended 2026 $104,497,204
- SFC - Treatment FFC Administration for Children's Services · CT106820170001697 · ended 2021 $30,293,005
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.
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 55 payments $24,840,666
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 35 payments $21,580,178
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 43 payments $20,134,849
- FAMILY FOSTER CARE- decrease in slots Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 36 payments $15,129,760
- FAMILY FOSTER CARE- decrease in slots Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 41 payments $14,290,003
- Family Foster Care - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 21 payments $13,979,707
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 24 payments $13,570,227
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 37 payments $8,916,743
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 33 payments $7,716,209
- Regular Residential Care - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 17 payments $4,811,537
- Treatment Family Foster Care - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 17 payments $4,466,541
- Treament Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 20 payments $4,146,859
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 21 payments $3,997,117
- SFC - Treatment FFC Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 15 payments $3,799,581
- SFC - Treatment FFC Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 13 payments $3,711,482
- GENERAL PRREVENTIVE SERVICES RENEWALS Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 13 payments $3,702,316
- Prevention Services - FFT Adaptations Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 12 payments $3,591,686
- Specialized Family Foster Care - Spec Med - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 15 payments $3,557,797
- Residential Care Services - Negotiated A Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 18 payments $3,225,970
- RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 15 payments $3,000,235
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 $160,938
- Family Violence Prevention Program - Council District 18 CM Farias · Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · MOCJ · FY2024 $20,000
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.
- Amanda C. Farías 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.
- Mr Craig Longley Chief Executive Officer $524,527
- Mr Anthony Breidenbach Chief Accounting Officer $315,566
- Ms Caryn J Ashare Chief Program Officer $315,555
- Mr Gary Carter Chief Performance Officer $287,484
- Mr Juan I Jimenez Assist Executive Director Of Finance $261,684
- Ms Sharon R Torres Chief Human Resources Officer $233,290
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +29% 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 Mr Craig Longley · 3.06% of revenue $398,023
- FY2021 Mr Craig Longley · 2.25% of revenue $389,657
- FY2022 Mr Craig Longley · 2.55% of revenue $451,945
- FY2023 Mr Craig Longley · 2.72% of revenue $509,486
- FY2024 Mr Craig Longley · 2.57% of revenue $524,527
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 93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $52,774,873
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $30,290,716
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $25,135,124
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.676 Unaccompanied Alien Children Program · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $19,109,141
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.676 Unaccompanied Alien Children Program · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $16,307,370
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $14,037,051
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.676 Unaccompanied Alien Children Program · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $10,443,275
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.676 Unaccompanied Alien Children Program · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $9,441,372
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.676 Unaccompanied Alien Children Program · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $1,822,543
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.676 Unaccompanied Alien Children Program · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $1,719,758