Yeshiva University
Lobbying client
Yeshiva University is a private Modern Orthodox Jewish university founded in 1886, with campuses in Manhattan and the Bronx. It has filed 30 lobbying disclosures in New York City since 2024, registered citywide and lobbying all 51 council members through Mirram Group LLC on budget funding for university programming and operations, with reported compensation of $314,000. The university also holds $16.3 million in New York City contracts under its own name since 2008, none currently active.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 30
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $335,500
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $16,307,714 awarded since 2008
- Paid to date
- $11,102,023
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $16,307,714 · 28 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,717,000 · 43 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 11 years (FY2015–FY2027), including each of the last 10
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $1,074,961 · Rabbi DR Ari D Berman, Trustee - President
- Based in
- New York, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Mirram Group LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Environmental Protection City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Emergency Management City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Budget Funding Support
- Budget - Budget funding for programming
- Budget - Funding for community programming
- Budget - Matters pertaining to running of university
- Budget - Matters pertaining to the operation of the university and its 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).
- MR Specialty Clinic Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620090000392 · ended 2011 $7,753,056
- Purchase a MRI Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620121408418 · ended 2015 $2,000,000
- CLOSED DUE TO NEW VENDOR ASSIGNMENT Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620111416924 · ended 2016 $1,572,660
- Construct a Green Roof at 1915 Eastchester Ave, BX, NY 10461 Department of Environmental Protection · CT182620131428247 · ended 2014 $503,470
- CHILDREN UNDER FIVE INITIATIVE Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620151403019 · ended 2015 $400,000
- Pediatric MH Rehab, Prevention, and Linkage Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620151400845 · ended 2014 $400,000
- Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620141400903 · ended 2013 $400,000
- Provide Mental Health Support and Services to Children Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620131405978 · ended 2012 $400,000
- MH Services for C & A Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620111446396 · ended 2011 $400,000
- FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC FELLOWS Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620100009253 · ended 2012 $346,478
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.
- Mental health services for Vets to reduce social isolation Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2021 $74,996
- Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2023 $49,547
- To provide mental health service and support Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 $48,412
- Lease: Utilize space in complex to manage, administer and operate various flexible COVID-19 vaccinations. Department of Emergency Management · FY2021 $45,093
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Mental Health Services for Veterans Mental Health Services for Veterans · Dhmh · FY2021 $80,000
- Mental Health Services for Veterans Mental Health Services for Veterans · Dhmh · FY2023 $80,000
- Repair Caf� Mental Health Services for Veterans · Dhmh · FY2018 $75,000
- Mental Health Services for Veterans Mental Health Services for Veterans · Dhmh · FY2019 $75,000
- Mental Health Services for Veterans Mental Health Services for Veterans · Dhmh · FY2020 $75,000
- Mental Health Services for Veterans Mental Health Services for Veterans · Dhmh · FY2022 $70,000
- Rose F Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center DOHMH · FY2015 $50,000
- Local Dhmh · FY2018 $50,000
- Local Dhmh · FY2019 $50,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2020 $50,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2020 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2020 $50,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2021 $50,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2022 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2022 $50,000
- Parnas Clinic CM Velazquez · Community Safety and Victim Services · Dhmh · FY2023 $50,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2023 $50,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2023 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2023 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2024 $50,000
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.
- Velazquez FY2023 · 2 awards $75,000
- Shirley Aldebol FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $75,000
- Marmorato FY2024-2025 · 3 awards $55,000
- Gjonaj FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Carmen N. De La Rosa FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $19,500
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.
- Rabbi DR Ari D Berman Trustee - President $1,074,961
- Andrew J Lauer VP/Secty/General Counsel $661,881
- Ahron Herring Chief Investment Officer $575,288
- Melanie Leslie Dean - Cardozo Law School $529,613
- Noam Wasserman Dean - Syms Business School $526,007
- Patrick Gallagher VP Admin Services $488,307
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +12% 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 Rabbi DR Ari D Berman · 1.95% of revenue $692,046
- FY2021 Rabbi DR Ari D Berman · 1.77% of revenue $805,962
- FY2022 Rabbi DR Ari D Berman · 1.7% of revenue $896,718
- FY2023 Rabbi DR Ari D Berman · 1.96% of revenue $1,074,961
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 Education 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $2,880,530
- Department of Education 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $2,778,157
- Department of Education 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $2,401,140
- Department of Education 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $2,069,622
- Department of Commerce 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance · Economic Development Administration · Grant $1,400,000
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $1,000,000
- Department of Education 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $995,630
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.732 Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $937,832
- Department of Education 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $833,416
- Department of Education 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $800,514
- Department of Education 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $769,944
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research · National Institutes of Health · Grant $736,225
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.213 Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health · National Institutes of Health · Grant $615,433
- Department of Agriculture 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) · National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Grant $594,532
- National Science Foundation 47.074 Biological Sciences · National Science Foundation · Grant $594,125
- National Science Foundation 47.074 Biological Sciences · National Science Foundation · Grant $579,398
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.396 Cancer Biology Research · National Institutes of Health · Grant $564,191
- Department of Education 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $563,401
- Department of Education 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program · Department of Education · Direct payment $563,401
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research · National Institutes of Health · Grant $495,000