Barrier Free Living Inc

City-funded organization

Barrier Free Living is a nonprofit founded in 1981 that serves people with disabilities and Deaf survivors of domestic violence, based in New York City. Its programs include Freedom House (an emergency domestic-violence shelter), Secret Garden (community-based counseling), and supportive and permanent housing through Freedom Village and BFL Apartments. It holds $34 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (2 contracts) with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of Homeless Services, and Department of Social Services, including "Congregate Supportive Housing" ($31 million, a negotiated contract) and "Prov of Non-Residential Prgm Support Svcs Citywide" ($3 million, an RFP award), part of $85 million awarded across 25 contracts since 2006 ($54 million paid to date). 88% of that lifetime contract value ($75 million across 22 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid; the organization also received $32,562 in City Council discretionary funding across 5 award years between FY2009 and FY2022 (none in FY2026), and its CEO Cynthia Amodeo was reported at $200,361 in compensation in the FY2023 IRS Form 990 filing.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$34,123,943 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$84,702,441 · 25 since 2006, incl. expired
Paid to date
$53,631,279
Won without a fresh bid
88% of contract value · $74,513,498 · 22 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$32,562 · 5 awards
Funding history
Funded 5 years (FY2009–FY2022); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$200,361 · Cynthia Amodeo, Chief Executive Officer
Based in
New York, NY

Holds contracts at

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).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed -11% 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.

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

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