Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation
City-funded organization
Breaking Ground (formerly Common Ground) is a New York City nonprofit that develops and operates permanent supportive and affordable housing for homeless and formerly homeless New Yorkers, running street outreach programs and nearly 4,500 units of housing citywide. Its NYC contracts, funded by the Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, cover supportive housing and SRO services; it holds $15.6 million in active contracts as of August 2026 and has been awarded $63.8 million across 13 contracts since 2011. 100% of that contract value was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, through government/legal mandate and renewal awards rather than open competition.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $15,599,914 · 3 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $63,848,403 · 13 since 2011, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $51,303,758
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $63,848,403 · 13 contracts
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $656,013 · Brenda Rosen, President & CEO
- Based in
- New York, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
- Department of Social Services 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).
- Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800092 $7,113,971
- Prov. of SRO Services at 255 West 43rd, New York NY 10036 Department of Social Services · CT106920228802241 $6,316,252
- SRO Services at 202-212 West 24th Street, NY, NY 10001 Department of Social Services · CT106920228802273 $2,169,690
- PROVIDE OUTREACH SEV FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN BKLYN/QUEEN Department of Homeless Services · CT107120140000151 · ended 2017 $25,887,772
- Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620140000891 · ended 2017 $7,267,872
- PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS SINGLE ADULTS Department of Homeless Services · CT107120160002566 · ended 2021 $5,446,205
- FY23 Renewal of Supported Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238800359 · ended 2025 $2,194,319
- Supportive Affordable Housing, Medical & Psychiatric Hospita Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620180002462 · ended 2018 $2,098,039
- Housing for Persons at Risk Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620120000122 · ended 2012 $1,809,554
- COVID19 & on-going Bed Rate Increase Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620200000273 · ended 2022 $1,374,613
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.
- Brenda Rosen President & CEO $656,013
- Kevin Moran CFO $415,906
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +15% 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 Kevin Moran · 0.22% of revenue $40,398
- FY2021 Kevin Moran · 0.2% of revenue $39,354
- FY2022 Kevin Moran · 0.19% of revenue $43,787
- FY2023 Kevin Moran · 0.19% of revenue $47,221
- FY2024 Kevin Moran · 0.18% of revenue $50,231