Abbott House
City-funded organization
Abbott House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit child-welfare and human-services agency headquartered in Irvington, NY, providing foster care, residential care, non-secure detention, and community-school services (EIN 13-1991946). It holds $91,400,456 in active contracts as of August 2026 with the NYC Administration for Children's Services and Department of Education for programs including Enhanced Family Foster Care, Residential Care Services, and Non-Secure Detention; of its $320,135,132 in all-time city awards since 2010 ($203,336,784 paid to date), 67% ($214,669,471 across 26 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, and it also received a $66,931 City Council discretionary award (Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers, FY2022) via ACS.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $91,400,456 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $320,135,132 · 32 since 2010, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $207,056,801
- Won without a fresh bid
- 67% of contract value · $214,669,471 · 26 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $66,931 · 1 awards
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $260,752 · Kamilah Dowling, Medical Director
- Based in
- Irvington, NY (NY State)
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Education City agency
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).
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800414 $58,224,090
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800384 $16,437,350
- Non Secure Detention Services - Renewal#2 Administration for Children's Services · CT106820258801573 $14,312,988
- FY25 Renewal Community Schools Services - R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258803376 $2,426,028
- Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · CT106820248800041 · ended 2026 $38,697,424
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · CT106820120000001 · ended 2016 $35,102,004
- Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · CT106820170000151 · ended 2021 $34,787,935
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820248800047 · ended 2026 $13,582,231
- Non Secure Detention Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820228802298 · ended 2024 $11,968,256
- SFC - Treatment FFC Administration for Children's Services · CT106820170000406 · ended 2021 $11,421,722
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 $66,931
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.
- Kamilah Dowling Medical Director $260,752
- James Kaufman Chief Executive Officer $256,871
- Abbie Relkin CFO $216,924
- Bebsy Estefan Psychiatrist $196,853
- Justine R Christakos Assistant. Executive Director $195,040
- Antoinette S Grant Director/Social Services $190,892
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +9% 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 James Kaufman · 3.71% of revenue $264,720
- FY2021 James Kaufman · 3.39% of revenue $256,860
- FY2022 Kamilah Dowling · 2.97% of revenue $271,565
- FY2023 Kamilah Dowling · 2.82% of revenue $260,752