Bridging Access to Care
City-funded organization
Bridging Access to Care is a Brooklyn nonprofit headquartered on Church Avenue in Flatbush, providing mental health treatment, substance use and harm reduction services, HIV/AIDS care, and supportive housing; it was founded in 1986 as the Brooklyn AIDS Task Force and took its current name in 2012. It holds $17.1 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (4), all with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, part of $46 million awarded since 2012 across 14 contracts with DOHMH and the Department of Youth and Community Development. 48% of contract value ($22 million across 11 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, mostly renewals and a negotiated extension of its supportive housing contracts. The organization has also received $2.4 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009 (54 awards), largely for its 'Ending the Epidemic' HIV program, most of it steered by Council Member Farah N. Louis ($154,000 since FY2021). Its CEO, Nadine Akinyemi, was paid $237,366 in FY2024, per the organization's IRS Form 990.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $17,119,433 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $45,563,027 · 14 since 2012, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $28,804,807
- Won without a fresh bid
- 48% of contract value · $22,069,373 · 11 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,589,428 · 56 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 15 years (FY2012–FY2027), including each of the last 12
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $237,366 · Nadine Akinyemi, Chief Executive Officer
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development 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).
- Renewal for Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248800147 $8,780,200
- FY Renewal for Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800105 $6,499,857
- Supported Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620278801212 $1,670,626
- Support Food Pantries Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268801617 $168,750
- Mental Health Services / Supportive Housing (group 2) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620191410981 · ended 2023 $10,062,560
- Scattered-Site Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620201403421 · ended 2024 $9,539,415
- Renewal for Supportive Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238800180 · ended 2026 $3,986,190
- NY 15/15 Scatter Site Housing and Supportive Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620181403860 · ended 2022 $3,891,679
- Housing Opportunity for People Living with AIDS Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620130002252 · ended 2013 $350,000
- Outreach and community engagement for MPV services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238804636 · ended 2023 $200,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- HIV/AIDS Pathways to Care HIV/AIDS Pathways to Care · Dhmh · FY2027 $215,812
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2023 $166,389
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2024 $166,389
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2025 $166,389
- HIV/AIDS Pathways to Care (Formerly Ending the Epidemic and HIV/AIDS Faith Community Based Initiative) HIV/AIDS Pathways to Care (Formerly Ending the Epidemic and HIV/AIDS Faith Community Based Initiative) · Dhmh · FY2026 $166,389
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2022 $133,736
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · DOHMH · FY2017 $128,736
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2018 $128,736
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2019 $128,736
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2020 $128,736
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2021 $102,406
- HIV/AIDS - End the Epidemic HIV/AIDS - End the Epidemic · DOHMH · FY2016 $99,936
- HIV Prevention - Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions HIV Prevention - Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions · DOHMH · FY2014 $92,000
- HIV/AIDS Faith and Community Based Initiative (formerly HIV/AIDS Faith Based Initiative) HIV/AIDS Faith and Community Based Initiative (formerly HIV/AIDS Faith Based Initiative) · Dhmh · FY2025 $49,423
- HIV/AIDS Pathways to Care (Formerly Ending the Epidemic and HIV/AIDS Faith Community Based Initiative) HIV/AIDS Pathways to Care (Formerly Ending the Epidemic and HIV/AIDS Faith Community Based Initiative) · Dhmh · FY2026 $49,423
- HIV Prevention - Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions HIV Prevention - Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions · DOHMH · FY2013 $46,000
- Food Box Distribution CD#45 CM Louis · Food Pantries · DYCD · FY2025 $45,000
- Food Pantry and Senior Food Box Program CD# 45 CM Brooklyn Delegation · Food Pantries · DYCD · FY2026 $41,691
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2022 $32,653
- Public Health Funding Backfill Public Health Funding Backfill · Dhmh · FY2020 $32,184
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.
- Farah N. Louis FY2021-2027 · 11 awards $174,000
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.
- Nadine Akinyemi Chief Executive Officer $237,366
- Anthony Marotta Chief Financial Officer $167,776
- Jennifer Tine Chief Program Officer $152,153
- Maya Buchhalter Registered Nurse $122,593
- Esther Obanero-Ogedengbe Director Of Informatics And IT $107,889
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +86% 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 Nadine Akinyemi · 2.76% of revenue $192,716
- FY2021 Nadine Akinyemi · 3.26% of revenue $195,854
- FY2022 Nadine Akinyemi · 3.16% of revenue $221,480
- FY2023 Nadine Akinyemi · 4.27% of revenue $231,459
- FY2024 Nadine Akinyemi · 4.81% of revenue $237,366
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 93.829 Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $4,000,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $3,428,707
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $2,180,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $1,944,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $1,934,356
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $1,000,000
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $419,140
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $341,237
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $330,955
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $321,456
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $310,625
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $309,757